Gregory Schmidel Email & Phone Number

Work e-mail gmhickman@tycoelectronics.comWork phone 336-665-3227 - 1 -

I reported to him)Work e-mail smorgan@precisionstampingsinc.comWork phone 951-845-1174 x213Quality Tool, Inc.Joe Snelick Former Owner (I reported to him)Cell phone 972-948-8423Tyco ElectronicsBarry Burkepile Core Die Engineering Manager (I reported to him) Cell phone 336-406-6511Tyco ElectronicsScott Lapraik‎ Core Manufacturing Engineering Manager (I.

East Hanover, NJ

• Communicating with all departments to fulfill their tooling requirements in an efficient manner.
• Scheduling and Assigning tasks to Tool Makers and Apprentices.
• Responsible for all purchasing activities for Tool Room
• Reduced Department Tool Scrap Rate to under 1 Percent.
• Increased Wire EDM Uptime by over 50 Percent
• Implemented P.M. and assigned specific responsibility to individuals for each machine.

• Temporary position performing the duties of the Operations Manger while he was out on extended leave. Activities included:
• Overseeing and communicating to Production, Plating, and Quality Managers the company objectives.
• Assigning tasks to Tool & Die Makers and Tool Fabrication personnel.
• Scheduling of personnel involved in stamping and plating.
• Provide quotes for new product.
• Maintaining records for Environmental and Safety agencies.

• Implemented and maintained company quality system
• Responsible for all purchasing activities
• Scheduled production personnel activities to meet customer requirements.
• Monitored shipping and receiving activities to assure quality standards and delivery schedules are met.

• Provided engineering support to a Lean Manufacturing team in the Stamping Department that:-Reduced set-up time by 75%.-Increased machine utilization by 22%
• Directly responsible for providing cost justifications and driving the acquisitions of equipment and materials for reducing costs.
• Coordinated installations and training for newer technology systems-Heavy interaction with machine vendors for installation and repair work.
• Led multiple in-sourcing and out-sourcing activities for plant.
• Assigned as the main Tyco Engineering contact for stamping vendors producing Spartanburg Global Product Line parts
• Acted as the facilities administrator of the Die and Assembly Engineering data management system for both tooling and manufacturing equipment databases.

• Started new stamping operation for company
• Procured presses, equipment, and tools necessary for departments
• Hired required personnel
• Established procedures for stamping and die maintenance personnel
• In-sourced multiple dies from vendors
• Established die design standards

• Responsible for all engineering activities in the high speed stamping division
• Engineering customer contact
• QS 9000 coordinator
• Implemented CAD design in the high speed stamping division
• Established design standards for high speed dies

• Die Build, Die Design, Die Maintenance, and Stamping Production
• Responsible for all production and tool activities involving high speed stamping
• Set production and tool schedules
• Established standards for new die designs
• Implemented quick change methodology that reduced set up time from 2 hours to under 30 minutes
• On apprenticeship committee with direct responsibility for the training of stamping tool and die apprentices.

• Completed 10,000 hour Federal Apprenticeship and certified as a Tool & Die Maker
• Designed new dies and die modifications