Engineering Manager

Ronald J. Rotondo

**** ***** *** ** ***********: U.S.

Coon Rapids, MN 55448 Email: *********@*****.***

763-***-**** (cell)

Objective

To continue to grow professionally in a challenging technical engineering management position.

Professional Profile

An accomplished and versatile Engineering Leader with proven success and strengths, including: Staff leadership, project management, strategic planning, and Lean Product Development knowledge. Directed mid to large-scale projects by effectively coordinating between cross functional teams and departments. A dynamic team player with excellent communication skills, and an innovative problem solver. Known as a coach, mentor and leader with the ability to prepare individuals for future leadership roles. Motivated, with a clear ability to assess and prioritize work strategies while promoting the company’s core mission and vision.

Experience

1992 – 2008 Pentair Technical Products - Hoffman Enclosures, Inc., Anoka, MN

2005 – 2008: Design Team Supervisor (Principal Engineer)

 Managed, coached and mentored the engineering department staff of 15 engineers, designers and drafters.

 Responsible for recruiting talent, performance reviews and managing disciplinary plans.

 Led the enterprise level implementation of the Lean Product Development principles.

 Increased innovation with more patent activity.

 Decreased time to market by an average of 20% to 30%.

 Developed and led effective Product & Process events that simultaneously integrated the product development process with the manufacturing methods.

 Implemented FMEA, Production Preparation events and Standardized Work checklist.

 Established a subject matter expert system to manage pertinent technologies.

 Implemented the process for conducting lessons learned and knowledge transfer events.

 Developed and presented the Lean Product Development training to all functional groups.

 Incorporated a visual project schedule board and stand up status meetings to drive accountability.

 Modified engineering department office space to foster team work and communication.

 Established an “innovation room” for teams to develop future ideas.

2002 – 2005: Design Team Leader (Principal Engineer)

 Supervised a design team of 3 to 5 engineers and drafters.

 Product manager for all team projects unitizing Microsoft project.

 Resolved design issues on existing product.

 SME for enclosure market specifications, enclosure standards and product technology.

 Worked closely with the marketing team to determine product roadmaps.

 Conducted voice of customer investigations and was the technical expert at trade shows.

 Presented new product training for representatives and distributors.

 Led the RoHS conversion team.

 Industry subject knowledge expert for control enclosure design and application.

1992 – 2002: Design Engineer

 Created conceptual designs of enclosure doors, sub panel mounting systems and pole mounting kits.

 Led the concept, design and implementation phases for enclosure and accessory product development.

 Provided work direction for Designers, Drafters and Lab personnel.

 Managed the weekly design team meetings, managing schedules, resources and testing.

 Directed activities with UL and NSF agencies to achieve new sanitary enclosure product rating.

 Interfaced with suppliers to maximize capability, ensure part quality and deliverability.

1982 – 1992 Honeywell Inc. Avionics Division, Minneapolis, MN

1988 –1992: Development Engineer

 Designed mechanical top-level packaging for pressure transducers and flight control systems.

 Designed a flexible circuit interconnect between a transducer and the printed wiring board.

 Developed test fixtures for flight control boxes.

 Designed 3D flexible printed wiring circuit assemblies to interconnect 4 gyros with the support electronics.

 Investigated and resolved production problems on existing product.

 Directed the work of drafters and technicians.

 Worked on a piloted co-located team project that resulted in the lowest number of ECO’s and rework for any new product launched in that division.

1984 –1988: Production Engineer

 Designed the build process of flight control bench testers, chassis assemblies and adapter cable tester.

 Developed tooling and fixtures to streamline the manufacturing process.

 Implemented cost reductions that also reduced defects, which in turn saved 15% cost in the production process.

 Incorporated ECO’s into production floor layouts.

 Controlled quality defects using statistical quality control methods.

 Implemented the automatic cable wire stripper cell that produced Mil-Std quality striped wires from a program. With a 15% savings in labor and rework, this cell was reproduced in several departments throughout Honeywell Avionics.

Position: Student Intern – Production Engineering (1982 –1984)

 Incorporated layout changes to resolve production problems.

 Designed production tooling and interfaced with Design Engineering Department.

Education

Master of Science Degree, Technology Management, University of St. Thomas, Mpls., MN, 2009

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 1985

Professional Recognitions and Awards

Savvy Consortium, Lean Product Development Group, Member/Presenter since 2007

Medical Device Certificate, Anoka Technical College, 2009

Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis training, QC Inspection Services, Inc., 2008

Hoffman Talent Management program, since 2002

US Patent D517507 with Hoffman Enclosures for “Sanitary enclosure”, wall mount enclosures

US Patent D539762 with Hoffman Enclosures for “Sanitary enclosure”, free stand enclosures

US Patent 5638648 with Hoffman Enclosures for “Windowdoor stamped radius”

Sanitary Design course, Cornell University, 2005

Guest presenter at the IEEE Los Angeles chapter meeting

Anoka Technical College, Leadership/Visionary Courses

Engineering in Training (EIT), 1985

Leadership & Community Involvement

Cub Scouts of America – Den Leader (2006 - Present)

Coon Rapids Soccer Association – Coach (2006 - 2008)

Minnetonka Yacht Club – competitive sailboat racer

Welch Village – Ski Instructor both group and individual lessons

Church volunteer

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