Manager Quality Assurance

Robert A. Vinson

SUMMARY

Technical manager experienced in a variety of industrial machine building and steel fabrication businesses. Able to extract information from ERP systems and databases to gain insight and add value to existing operations. Gained respect and trust of coworkers creating an environment where change was possible. Applied Lean principles with outstanding results. Focused on the safety of employees and customers.

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Team Development

• Leading Change

• Driving Results

• Mechanical Engineering

• Lean Manufacturing

• Fabricating and Welding

• Influencing People

• Decision Making

• Communication

• Excellent computer skills

• Continuous Learning

• Custom Machine Design

• Optimism

• Strong Follow-Up

• ERP and related systems

• Outsourcing

• Six Sigma Green Belt

• Punching and Forming

WORK EXPERIENCE

BESTEN EQUIPMENT, Inc., Solon, Ohio 2006 – 08

Manufacturer of structural steel framed machines for the glass / fenestration industry. Equipment varies from simple relay logic to complex computer controlled systems of machines including a self-produced 6-axis robotic applicator.

Manufacturing Manager - Reporting to VP Finance (Truseal Technologies) and responsible for Engineering, Purchasing, Scheduling and Plant Management.

• Increased production of the most complex machine by 2.5 times without increasing headcount by focusing production and engineering on their most important tasks.

• Developed a 12-month production plan to guide sales representatives’ and customer expectations. Plan included machine upgrade schedule.

• Led LEAN training initiative training 90% of the shop and office personnel. This led to multiple projects including one that reduced shop supplies by 35% while increasing availability using a Kanban system.

• Coached and trained personnel on teamwork and interpersonal skills, reducing unplanned interventions by 80%.

• Created a price book with equipment descriptions helping sales better understand the product line.

• Developed and certified CE versions of equipment leading to a 200% increase in sales to European market.

MAGNUS EQUIPMENT, Willoughby, Ohio 1999 – 05

Manufacture of immersion type industrial parts washers. Machines are mainly stainless or carbon steel sheet-metal fabrications with electric, hydraulic and pneumatic components. Ranging from simple pneumatic or relay logic machines to highly automated multistage systems.

Operations Manager – Reporting to General Manager, responsible for Engineering, Purchasing, Scheduling and Plant Management.

• Reduced time to manufacture by 45% by prioritizing design process and cultivating a close relationship with plant manager

• Successfully supervised $3M worth of installations in large manufacturing plants in the US and abroad.

• Integrated engineering and manufacturing of two acquisitions in 18 months.

Engineering Manager – Reporting to General Manager, responsible for Design and Manufacturing Engineering.

• Directed five person engineering staff responsible for over 150 machine designs over four years.

• Developed product price book with four major product lines leading to quicker quotation turnaround. Decreased time to update pricing by 75%.

Manufacturing Engineering Manager – Reporting to Plant Manager, responsible for plant and manufacturing engineering.

• Reworked routing process leading to standard layouts and better shop floor control while reducing time to create routers by 30%.

ST. LAWRENCE STEEL, Corp., Streetsboro, Ohio 1996 - 99

St. Lawrence Steel is involved in the design and manufacture of wear resistant fabrications. These large steel weldments are used in many industries including; glass, recycling, steel and paper.

Engineering Manager – Reporting to General Manager, responsible for engineering design, manufacture and quality assurance.

• Directed four person engineering department responsible for custom applications of wear resistant materials to customer equipment.

Engineering – reporting to Engineering Manager

• Led quality assurance initiatives to validate that raw materials and finished products met design specifications.

CAST NYLONS, Ltd., Willoughby, OH 1996

• Design engineering of static and spin molding equipment for the production of Nylon 6/6 bearing material.

CLAMCO Corp., Cleveland, OH 1995 - 1996

• Design engineering of plastic packaging equipment.

STICKER Corp., Willoughby, OH 1993 - 95, 96

• Design Engineering of custom plate and pipe fabrications for water-cooled equipment.

• Developed new water headers that greatly extended product life.

• Created new tools to enhance cost estimation and quoting.

DANA Corp., Spicer Light Axle Division, Syracuse, IN 1992 - 93

• Manufacturing engineering for high-volume machining.

LEAN and SIX SIGMA

Lean Executive Leadership at University of Kentucky

Lean Six Sigma training from Villanova University

Six Sigma Greenbelt from Villanova University

Lean Process Improvement Training from Kent State University

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Lake County Manufacturing Roundtable, Founding Member 2009 – Present

Toastmaster International, Chagrin Valley Toastmasters, President 2008 – Present

SKILLS

Extensive experience with multiple CAD and CAM packages including AutoCAD, FastCad and NC Polaris with exposure to SolidWorks and Inventor.

Visual Manufacturing and JobBOSS ERP systems

EDUCATION

Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, Ohio 1997

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, Ohio 1992

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