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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Cincinnati, Oh

Technical lead for engineering department, mechanical and controlsMentor and provide technical leadership in providing for customers’ needs, internal and externalGuide engineering staff in solving design and build challengesDevelop, establish and maintain standard designs and design methodsMaintain the Engineering Design ManualMaintain SolidWorks and SolidWorks PDM, creating and maintaining workflows and custom automation to streamline processes and establish and maintain consistencyDevelop and lead engineering training initiativesInternal Auditor – ISO 9001-2015

Cincinnati, Ohio

Led Ransohoff sales team three of four years, exceeding territory forecastsManaged sales opportunities from start to completion, including 18 states including southeast, south, Midwest and the west coast

Cincinnati Area

Project managed $5 - $6MM / year in custom capital machinery for Chrysler, ZF, Nexteer and others, including design, build, installation, service and job costing while fully responsible for schedule, labor and material budgetsSWAT Team Leader focusing on problem solving, service, warranty and aftermarketImplemented Solidworks EPDM including custom workflow(s) and workflow automationSolidworks User Group Leader, focusing on efficient design practices and use of the software

Manage configurator group w/ 5 direct reportsProject Manager for company wide mission critical Configurator Integration project, reducing off-line configured product by over 50% while adding previously non-configured product lineIntegrated new configurator w/ existing ERP system to process orders downstream, and with Solidworks to build the 3D model and create output drawings for the shop floorManaged the development and implementation of a comprehensive maintenance program at Basco Engineering Products (formerly Addis Glass Company)Managed procurement, installation and implementation of a laser etching machine to etch logo onto door hardware, including fixture design and fabricationDeveloped software to automatically download templates to laser etching machine, saving time and promoting consistencyDeveloped a camera interface software program to automatically take a picture of product at any on of three stages on the manufacturing floor to verify dimensions and included components, saving $15K in 3rd party resources and hardwareSupport Operations, Purchasing and Customer Service w/ updates to configurator, product development, bills of materials and pricingImplemented new process for developing installation manuals, reducing editing time by 50%, promoting accuracy and consistencyManaged design and implementation of a versatile linear transducer based glass drilling fixture at Basco Engineered Products, promoting accuracy, speed, consistency and most of all quality.

Project managed $4 - $5MM / year in custom automated assembly and test equipment for the medical, automotive and general industries including machine and fixture development, build, installation and start-up, service and job costing while responsible for labor, material budgets and scheduleTypically ran eight or more projects at a time, serving as primary customer contact in a partner role from order acceptance through installation and beyondMentored, oversaw and developed design group as they applied to my projects, focusing on design initiatives, organization and staying on taskParticipated in multiple cross-functional 3P events, succeeding in “leaning-out” equipment as proposed while getting manufacturing involved in the proposal and design processesWorked closely with and overaw purchasing and manufacturing to procure materials and components, qualifying and partnering with vendors in an effort to improve quality and business for everyoneProvided support to IT infrastructure, including maintaining servers, configuring and setting up new hardware, wired and wireless networks, VPN, backup processes, Exchange and SQL Servers

Project managed $3 - $4MM / year in custom machinery for Ford, Honda and others, including design, build, installation, service and job costing while fully responsible for schedule, labor and material budgetsProjects included high pressure deburring equipment, precision cleaning equipment for common rail diesel components and general conveyor and material handling equipmentHead of Information Systems Department w/ two direct reportsImplemented Symantec Ghost Server, reducing IT Administrative costs by 50% by minimizing downtime in the event of failureImplemented Terminal Server to host legacy applications to be replaced by new ERP system, reducing IT Administrative costs by 25%Implemented Microsoft ISA Server for network security and administrationEstablished specifications for computer hardware and software company wideAdministrated complete IT infrastructure including users, databases, email and data processesDesigned and project managed $1 - $2MM / year in custom parts washing machinery for Ford, ZF, Caterpillar, and others, including design, build, installation and serviceDeveloped product installation and operating instruction formatsDeveloped consistent departmental directory structures complete w/ security protocols, promoting paperless processes, document security and integrityDeveloped and administrated Engineering internal intranet websiteAdministrated internal Bill of Material System, improved, modified and debugged as necessary (VB & Microsoft Access 97)

Head of Information Systems Department w/ two direct reportsImplemented new, company wide ERP SystemImplemented Symantec Ghost Server, reducing IT Administrative costs by 50%Implemented Terminal Server to host legacy applications to be replaced by new ERP system, reducing IT Administrative costs by 25%Established specifications for computer hardware and software company wideAdministrated Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, RRAS, IIS, Exchange 2000,and SQL Server 2000

Project managed $1 - $2MM / year in custom parts washing machinery for Ford, ZF, Caterpillar, and others, including design, build, installation and serviceDeveloped consistent departmental directory structures complete w/ security protocols, promoting paperless processes, document security and integrityDeveloped and administrated Engineering intranet siteAdministrated internal Bill of Material System, improved, modified and debugged as necessary (VB & Microsoft Access 97)Developed Volatile Organic Compound Database to track daily VOC usage and report to the EPA, saving $1K’s in outside contracting and fines (VB & SQL Server 2000)Developed product installation and operating instruction formatsDeveloped products and processes based on lean manufacturing concepts and one piece flowInternal auditor for ISO-9001, QS-9000 & ISO-14001 quality systems

Developed Quality Database to house most aspects of the ISO-9001, QS-9000 & ISO-14001 quality systems, promoting document organization (Microsoft Access 97)Established engineering & manufacturing standards for quality control, consistency and cutting costsEstablished Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA) in process, design & equipment