Jay Shoemaker Email & Phone Number

Michigan, United States

Problem solving for the injection molding industry with simulation and training. Emphasis on iMFLUX simulation. • Identify molding problems for part and tooling designs. Solutions provided with an emphasis on cost avoidance.• Simulate conventional and iMFLUX molding processes comparing the benefits of iMFLUX.• Train customers engineers to simulate iMFLUX and advise how to simulate their own parts. • Help customers interpret and consume simulation results.

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Part of a engineering design and manufacturing technology department. Introduce students to manufacturing, primarily with plastics.-- Part of a team that teaches: o Introduction to plastics materials and processes o Plastics tooling, concentrating on injection molding. o Advanced plastics processing-- Faculty advisor for senior projects, a two-semester class working on a single research project or product. Projects include: o Designing, building, and running a flying disk mold. o Designing and building a mold to demonstrate plastic properties of different plastics. o Designing and building a mold to demonstrate underflow in plastic parts. o Simulating the Heat Transfer Coefficient and how it is used in Moldflow. o Validation of shrinkage and warpage on large Automotive parts. o Designing thermoforming tooling via 3D printing. o Venting for injection molding through 3D printed cores o Developing an program for organizing and manipulating data from molding trials.

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Headed the iMFLUX’s simulation department supporting the mold shop and R&D organizations, plus prospective and current iMFLUX customers by running simulations to show the benefit of the IMFLUX process. • Developed methodologies for simulating the iMFLUX process in Moldflow. All commercial injection molding simulations software is not designed to simulate iMFLUX. These methodologies were used internally and by customers to show the benefits of iMFLUX.• Simulated the injection molding process both conventional and iMFLUX to determine the benefits of iMFLUX, supporting:• Sales – Working with sales and prospective customers the benefit of iMFLUX, saving time and the costs of multi-day molding trials.• Research & Development – Validating how well simulation can predict the benefits of iMFLUX to continue to improve the simulation methods and iMFLUX process. Simulation work validated the benefits of the iMFLUX process including pressure savings 20% to 50%, clamp force savings up to 20%, part weight savings between 0.5 and 4%, and cycle time savings up to 15%.• Customers – Work with customers to help set up and simulate an iMFLUX process themselves.• Wrote a 4- chapter, 190 page training manual, including theory and practice on how to simulate the iMFLUX process. This manual helps all who need to simulate the iMFLUX process on how the process works, the sensitivity of inputs and how to interpret results. In 8 weeks, the manual was delivered to over 15 companies.• Conducted both online and in person training classes on how to simulate iMFLUX for 5 companies in 6 weeks using the training material developed.• Conducted three internal training courses for running Moldflow for new users so they could interact with customers better.• Developed API’s that worked with Moldflow’s user interface Synergy, and Excel. These tools allow for faster and deeper interpretation of results allowing the simulation group to answer detailed and specific questions better.

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Worked on a team of 12 creating, updating, and maintaining help topics for Autodesk’s Fusion 360 CAD software product. Updated and maintained all Moldflow training materials for worldwide distribution to Autodesk offices and resellers. Graded, and updated all Moldflow certification exams.• Updated and maintained all the Moldflow training materials totaling about 1800 pages and about 1000 PPT slides covering 4 classes. The material is updated for each release of the software. A team of four trainers reviewed the material and determined what needed updating, revising, added or removed. The training material was made available worldwide.• Owned the Moldflow certification program, which has 3 levels and 11 variations across the 3 levels of exams. Updated and maintained all Certification exams. Proctored the exams given in the US and graded all Moldflow Certification exams given worldwide. From inception to July 2020 about 7300 exams were given. The Expert certification (the highest level) is required by some companies so all vendors doing simulation must be certified to work on their parts.• Collaborated with subject matter experts to write and update help topics used by customers to aid in their understanding of the product workflows and use. Wrote help topics for: • Autodesk Fusion 360. • Autodesk Fusion Teams. • Autodesk Fusion Lifecycle.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Worked on a team developing Moldflow’s user interface design for new features. Updated and maintained all Moldflow training materials for worldwide distribution to Autodesk offices and resellers. Graded, and updated all Moldflow certification exams.• Updated and maintained all the Moldflow training materials totaling about 1800 pages and about 1000 PPT slides covering 4 classes. The material is updated for each release of the software. A team of four trainers reviewed the material and determined what needed updating, revising, added or removed. The training material was made available worldwide.• Owned the Moldflow certification program, which has 3 levels and 11 variations across the 3 levels of exams. Updated and maintained all Certification exams. Proctored the exams given in the US and graded all Moldflow Certification exams given worldwide. From inception to July 2020 about 7300 exams were given. The Expert certification (the highest level) is required by some companies so all vendors doing simulation must be certified to work on their parts.• Assisted the Autodesk Moldflow Support team as a subject matter expert on Moldflow. Helped with unusual Moldflow workflows and explained background and theory to the support team and customers.• Worked on the DOE capabilities of Moldflow. Determined for every analysis type of variables that could be changed and what results were available to view. Wrote a description of how the result data was obtained and used.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Worked on a team developing Moldflow’s user interface design for new features. Updated and maintained all Moldflow training materials for worldwide distribution to Autodesk offices and resellers. Graded, and updated all Moldflow certification exams.• Updated and maintained all the Moldflow training materials totaling about 1800 pages and about 1000 PPT slides covering 4 classes. The material is updated for each release of the software. A team of four trainers reviewed the material and determined what needed updating, revising, added or removed. The training material was made available worldwide.• Owned the Moldflow certification program, which has 3 levels and 11 variations across the 3 levels of exams. Updated and maintained all Certification exams. Proctored the exams given in the US and graded all Moldflow Certification exams given worldwide. From inception to July 2020 about 7300 exams were given. The Expert certification (the highest level) is required by some companies so all vendors doing simulation must be certified to work on their parts.• Assisted the Autodesk Moldflow Support team as a subject matter expert on Moldflow. Helped with unusual Moldflow workflows and explained background and theory to the support team and customers.• Developed the User interface for Autodesk Moldflow Synergy and Autodesk Moldflow Communicator. Both products existed but needed to convert the functionality from the old interface to the new Autodesk standard ribbon interface. Used my domain knowledge to fix some workflow issues to make it easier for users to run Moldflow.

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Worked on a team of 3, training customers on the use of Moldflow. Authored, updated and maintained all Moldflow training materials for worldwide distribution to Moldflow offices and resellers. Graded, and updated all Moldflow certification exams.• Authored, updated, and maintained all the Moldflow training materials totaling about 1800 pages and about 1000 PPT slides covering 4 classes. The training is divided into Theory & Concepts, and Practice. Many customers have indicated this is the best training material they have used. The material is updated for each release of the software. The training material was made available worldwide.• Conducted Moldflow training classes up to 40% of a work year. These classes were in Moldflow offices and customer sights. The classes ranged from beginning to advanced.• Owned the Moldflow certification program sense its inception. It has 3 levels and 11 variations across the 3 levels of exams. Updated and maintained all Certification exams. Proctored the exams given in the US and graded all Moldflow Certification exams given worldwide. • Assisted the Moldflow Support team as a subject matter expert on Moldflow. Helped with unusual Moldflow workflows and explained background and theory to the support team and customers.• Was the first Moldflow support engineer in the US. Handled problems for all customers in the US and Canada. Most problems were workflow and results interpretation related.