Jim Koski Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Lester Prairie, Mn

• Coordinate and supervise New Product Development team, Automation Engineering Department• Interface with suppliers for purchasing and maintenance needs• Interface with customers to understand project and business requirements• Direct engineering project efforts• Support CAPA and continuous improvement efforts• Responsible for all facility and asset maintenance• Support of construction project - new 35k square foot addition in Lester Prairie (2018) including facility and equipment layout, warehouse racking and infrastructure design• Support of 3 USA manufacturing plants for engineering, maintenance, and tooling• Responsible for overseeing purchase and project management of new Assembly Machines, Molding Equipment, and associated equipment• Served as interim Safety Manager and led safety committee in 2016, including launch of a learning management solution for safety instructional videos• Supported Illinois facility with on site management support during plant manager vacancy• 6 to 9 direct reports, leading approx. 25-30 technical department employees and engineering interns

Dassel Mn

 Contract Engineering services for local vehicle cab manufacturer Labview test stand development for electrical testing of plug and play crane cab Procedure development for build of operator consoles using Lean Manufacturing principles Quote and budget development for test portion of OEM project

Dassel, Mn

• Leader of fabrication and assembly operations – 3 direct reports and overall team of 25• Develop and implement company’s strategic plans as part of the leadership team• Establish and manage P&L budgets • Initiated lean manufacturing training and rollout of 5S and Kanban floor inventory• Led implementation of job scheduling based on material availability and time standards for manual capacity planning. ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Instigated daily collaboration meetings with Sales/Customer Service• Introduced KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) including productivity and on time performance• Leader on the implementation team for Epicor ERP system• FCC Compliance Officer for wireless spectrum licensing• Led Operations teams (manufacturing, engineering, purchasing) in VP of Operations role

• Leader of product development team for clock and notification systems including wired master and system clocks, UHF wireless clock and signaling system, Power over Ethernet clocks, and Wi-Fi clocks• Implemented weekly one-on-one meetings with direct reports. Delegated responsibilities to challenge and develop individuals. Assessed performance and provided specific and timely feedback.• Selected and developed high quality design partners including firmware and web development work• Coordinated compliance efforts for UL (product safety) and FCC (spectrum licensing for UHF band)• Established and managed engineering and R&D budgets

•Project Lead Engineer for 2 electronic components programs•Directed and coordinated various engineering groups (electrical, software, mechanical, testing etc.) internally to ensure that the specifications and timing of the customer were met•Worked with the various internal groups, Program Management and the Customer to establish timing and program milestones•Led weekly team meetings with Engineering and Manufacturng and conducted regular program reviews by Engineering management•Represented the Engineering team at internal and external quality audits, and worked to ensure the product team followed QS-9000 / ISO TS-16949 and the company’s product development system•Evaluated Feasibility of customer designs, reviewed engineering drawings and specifications, and communicated required changes to the customer and/or applications engineers. •Worked with suppliers and company manufacturing plants to ensure manufacturing feasibility and maximum efficiency•Traveled to global manufacturing plant and assembly sites in support of prototype builds for Ford, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, and Nissan product launches•Created and maintained program Bill of Materials, Design FMEA, and open issues list

•Instrument Panel Steel Structure (Cross Car Beam) and various dashboard plastic parts design•Worked with the customer to establish design requirements and review specifications•Directed various designers and internal support activities as required to meet program timing and customer requirements•Developed GD&T for component drawings and prepared DFMEA's and program documentation to QS-9000•Managed prototype builds and interfaced with other engineers and outside suppliers to solve packaging issues and confirm design feasibility

•Tooling Engineer for plastic parts. •Specified and followed the purchase, design, and build of injection molds, vibration & sonic welding equipment and tooling, dimensional check fixtures, environmental test equipment•Worked to resolve manufacturing and tooling issues and traveled overseas to support launch of new plant in Thailand.•Tracked program costs for project team, prepared purchase orders, approved payment for tooling & equipment, and negotiated tooling costs with suppliers and internal purchasing activity

HVAC Design Engineer - design of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Plumbing systems for buildings (large commercial and institutional)Building Load Calculations, AutoCAD Design, Energy Analysis, Mechanical Equipment Selection and Layout, Cost Estimating

Prototype Build Engineer -- Door Systems (contracted to GM Cadillac Luxury Car Division)Coordinated and expedited the assembly and testing of prototype doors and test bodies