Brian Keim Email & Phone Number

Wooster, Oh, Us

Orrville, Ohio, United States

Wooster

Designer and Manufacturer of small scale air compressors, feed water pumps, and detail components for the Live Steam model engineering community. Products serve private and commercial miniature railways in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, New Zealand, and Australia.

Wooster, Ohio

Allocate and manage Sr Product Engineers to develop new products report weekly project KPI'sManage and support existing production products.Provide technical support for machine shop and outside suppliers of machined components.Manage Engineering Drafters and assign ECN and project work.Coordinate with Global Product Line Managers and support strategic product line strategy. Manage Engineering Change Notice process.Member of company IP committee responsible to review recommend or reject patent application filings.

• 2 Patent applications, 1) Publication number US20150209605 2) Application number 15066427 + Divisional patent application GB1609396.5).• One patent granted in UK, Publication number GB2524378, October 18, 2016, Nozzle with Radial Spray Jet Capability.• Over $850K verifiable cost savings to date for Akron Brass• Reduce the cost of existing products and to minimize the cost of new products being developed. • Drive cost reduction projects on new and existing products and focusing on reducing waste and increasing value through the application of Kaizen principles. • Engage component suppliers to identify design modifications and reduce cost and increase value. • Develop new and customized products from customer requests• Direct and support Marketing, Assembly, Manufacturing, and Quality functions.• Developed technique to objectively evaluate spray straightness for handline nozzle.• Recognized with a corporate level Making a Difference Award from a new product design

Wooster, Ohio

• Managed six major customers, 68 active products, with a total annual sales volume of $41M.• Managed program launch timing, status updates, and post launch design changes.• Led Feasibility Reviews with Customer, Design, and Manufacturing Engineers to design for manufacturability.• Generated new product quotations and identify cost saving opportunities.• Developed detailed product analysis to determine optimum manufacturing point of product in the US, Germany, or Mexico to maximize value and profit.• Led all design, manufacturing, and commercial related issues to support product launch using an APQP format.• Develop and maintain Process Flows, Control Plans, and PFMEA’s throughout the products life cycle. • Collect, compile, and issue PPAP documentation to customer.• Drive post program launch VAVE process improvements and cost saving measures in hot forging, cold forming, and machining through Lean and Kaizen workshop exercises.• Lead Corrective Action Teams as necessary to implement irreversible permanent corrective actions when a ‘spill’ occurs. • Maintain company TS 16949 compliant Quality Policy and Procedures.

 Provide technical assistance in deep hole and high velocity drilling applications directly to customer through application analysis, product failure, and troubleshooting analysis. Initiate conceptual design, feasibility, pricing, and delivery of application specific tooling and new tool products. Travel to customer facilities to design, test, or troubleshoot complex or high profile projects. Prepare, travel to, and present technical product proposals to Engineering staff at customer facility showcasing product cost effectiveness as well as our ability to meet emergency production demands.  Managed projects in Europe, Japan, and Israel from initial concept stage to production operation stage. Review and approve processing of special product purchase orders. Responsible for final review and approval of customer drawings and detailed manufacturing drawings for customer orders. Served as a technical resource to provide direction to Design and Manufacturing departments. Perform technical education training seminars for distributors and customers.  Responsible for writing technical papers describing chip formation, machinability, and proper tool selection criteria for domestic and international clients. Responsible for continuous improvement of standard and special design product.  Responsible for resolving customer complaints and maintaining customer satisfaction. Responsible for new product idea concept submission, design, and testing.  Author of various department operating procedures and work instructions