Geoffrey Mcdowell Email & Phone Number

Montreal, QC, CA

Montreal Area, Canada

• Selection / installation of new technology to enhance productivity
• Implement a proactive mainteneance program to reduce downtime.
• Develop and document maintenance procedures through improved record-keeping and review
• Improve skill level of maintenance team through mentoring and training programs

Montreal, Canada Area

• Specialties:
• Material handling systems and plant design for plastic molding or food industry
• Rubber and silicone rubber molding
• Compression molded thermoplastics
• Recovery / recycling of thermoplastics
• Recycled plastic composites

St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, Canada

• Process engineering for extrusion molding of EPDM and Silicone rubber profiles
• Managed production expansion through relocation of existing line to a new larger facility
• Designed layout for infrastructure (electrical, controls, water, air, ventilation ) for expansion into new facility
• Contracted and supervised installation of production and infrastructure equipment
• Managed installation and testing of new-build production line imported from Europe
• Managed production of extruded profiles with a team of up to 6 operators

Montreal, Canada Area

• Plan, manage and track mold-making operations for a company specialized in rubber molds for Tier-1 automotive suppliers.
• Enhance communication between work centers: Engineering, CNC machining, Conventional machining and Hand fitting.
• On-floor management of work in process to ensure smooth flow and recovery from set-backs.
• Implementation of a new Non-Conformity reporting program as part of a strategy towards continuous improvement.
• Review and reconfigure existing ERP software usage for more effective non-conformity analysis

Montreal, Canada Area

• Development of a silicone rubber molding line for the production of over-molded silicone appliances with an elevated level of realism - directed at the medical simulation industry.
• Production manager for silicone-based human chest appliance manufacturing.
• Project manager for new products and production process R & D.
• Simulated skin, muscle & bone serving the medical simulation, opera/theater, and film industries.

Montreal, Canada Area

• Specialties:
• Material handling systems and plant design for plastic molding or food industry
• Compression molded thermoplastics
• Thermokinetic mixers ( GELIMAT tm )
• Recovery / recycling of thermoplastics, tire fluff, agricultural waste
• Recycled plastic composites

St-Laurent, Qc, Canada

• Designed a full range of plastic composite shipping pallets and all required production tooling
• Project manager for new products, customer products, and all mold development.
• Developed an improved thermokinetic compounder ( GELIMAT tm type )
• Conducted extensive R&D with alloys of recycled plastics
• Laid out three line compression molding factory. Managed heavy machinery installation, electrical & mechanical infrastructure.
• Supervised operations & maintenance training.

Dorval, Qc, Canada

• Developed innovative recycled thermoplastic-composite process for mixed and contaminated feedstock —Thermokinetic compounding or TKM.
• Investigated recycled-thermoplastic composites with organic and synthetic fibers.
• Specialized waste recovery through valorization

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Researched and developed a LASER-based angular position encoder
• Specialized in measurement instrumentation, computer-based data acquisition and industrial process automation
• Developed pedagogic experiments in measurement systems and implemented electronic control upgrades to mechanical laboratory systems.