Don Cohick Email & Phone Number

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Warminster, Pennsylvania, United States

Quakertown, Pa.

Huntingdon Valley, PA

Founded in 2005, JPMC has emerged as a leading manufacturer of bone screws, plates, instruments and more in the medical device industry. With our newly expanded State of the Art 62,000 square foot manufacturing facility, a vast list of CNC manufacturing equipment and unwavering commitment to quality assurance, JPMC pursues the goal to be the best by far.

West Chester

• Lead and manage cross-functional team, including purchasing, maintenance, materials department, drafting, tool design, automation engineering, and tool room with 19 direct reports, 19 in-direct reports, 2 contractors.
• Saved $250k annually by implementing and sustaining consistent engineering practices across several groups.
• Implemented and sustained lean manufacturing as well as Just in Time (JIT) principles through small machine footprint, leading to more machines per person.
• Managed 30% reduction in supplier nonconformance rate by becoming liaison between supplier and quality.
• Created savings of $200k annually by utilizing Turtle and Hughes for procurement of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) items.
• Helped prioritize issues that arose and met “go-live” date by leading and managing implementation of ARIBA purchasing system for 300-user population and escalated issues as needed.

West Chester, Pa.

• Provided leadership for team of engineers to research, design, and implement state-of-the-art equipment, processing, JIT principles, and lean manufacturing. Managed 18 direct reports. Led and managed additional.
• Provided continuous improvement by utilizing Training within Industry (TWI), lean methodology.
• Established and led team of engineers that worked with Research and Development groups to pilot manufacturing of new designs, ensuring ease of manufacturing.
• Reduced floor space and headcount by creating and leading team of engineers to design small machine footprint with high-speed machining process flow.

West Chester, Pa.

• Accountable for production of medical devices, including external fixation, instruments, and implants. Maintained zero backorder status. Managed 13 direct reports and 38 indirect. Assessed and implemented new product.
• Sustained highest production results by leading and managing production line business units.
• Served as liaison between engineering staff and production staff, ensuring timelines and priorities were met.

West Chester, Pa.

• Managed department engineering projects in medical device manufacturing environment. Led and managed manufacturing engineers and engineering technicians.
• Eliminated redundancy by harmonizing product lines globally post acquisition.
• Reduced floor space and headcount, leading to significant cost savings by implementing machine consolidation.

West Chester, Pa.

• Established vendor relationship for products produced off-site. Identified and implemented in-house production for externally created product.
• Complied with guidelines and processes, ensuring production staff was compliant with regulations and requirements when producing product.

West Chester, Pa.

Process Engineer for Hybrid Frame, Ex-Fix product and Graphic Case Modules. Hybrid Frame and Ex-Fix are Medical Devices used to hold a bone in place while it heals. A Graphics Case Module is a tool box for the surgeon that holds almost everything he/she needs for the surgery. Product Manufacturing Engineer for Hybrid Frame, Ex Fix and Graphic Case Modules..

Pottstown, Pa.

Manufacturing Engineer working on the Chucker and screw machines in a automotive machine shop environment. Justified a new bar machine to replace screw machines. Updated current processes for cost savings.

Canton, Pa.

Manager of N/C Programming and C.N.C. department. Manager/Supervisor of eight-person Multi spindle screw machine area.

Muncy, Pa.

Programmed 3 axis machines, Coordinated N/C Programming activities, Designed jigs and fixtures for machine shop, sheet metal shop and foundry using a Cad system.

Williamsport, Pennsylvania Area

Programmed 2 axis machines, Designed jigs and fixtures, Supervised 2nd shift.

Bachelor’S Degree, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, 3.6

Activities and Societies: Internship with the college to maintain the machine shop. Worked 30 hours a week to clean and maintain metal.

Associate’S Degree, Tool Design Technology, 3.6