Jon Bram Email & Phone Number

Grantsburg, WI

St. Croix Falls, WI

After working in the injection mold industry for many years, I started Grand Design & Engineering. Since the beginning, I have worked with many molders and tool shops on a wide variety of plastic injection, die cast, & thixo molding projects.As the owner of a small company, it is my responsibility to look for new customers while continuing to provide.

23581 Johnson Road, Grantsburg, WI 54840

As General Manager I guided the company through day-to-day operations while working towards our long term goals. It was my responsibility to manage all sales efforts, human resources & safety programs, inventory management, IT service, and the production of all departments. In addition, I reviewed and maintained the companies financial statements, managed.

23581 Johnson Road, Grantsburg, WI 54840

While Production Manager, I was responsible for managing the schedule of all departments to ensure deliveries were met while quality was maintained. This included Engineering, Fabrication, Automation, Purchasing, Shipping/Receiving, and Inventory departments.

23581 Johnson Road, Grantsburg, WI 54840

Engineering at D.R. Tech, Inc. involved the design of custom automation equipment made for the Dairy industry. I worked closely with customers to design equipment/systems that met their needs while also satisfying state and federal regulations for the dairy environment. I was responsible for specifying all materials, communicating design and project status.

Vadnais Heights, MN

As Engineering Manager at MME, it was my responsibility to manage the full staff of mold designers and detailers. This included interviewing, hiring, performance reviews, etc. I would review new a prospective projects for tooling/molding concerns, troubleshoot tools/designs/part, and create/maintain the company tooling standards. I reviewed/approved all.

Grantsburg, WI

During my position as a Designer at Ultra Tool, I designed plastic injection molds (prototype, short run, high production, new concept) for the automotive, communication, and consumer products industries. I also worked with the customers to manage the details of the projects and communicated status reports.

West St. Paul, MN

This position consisted of designing prototype and short run injection molds (many insert molds) as well as working with customers and professional design firms to bring molding considerations into the design process as early as possible.

Circle Pines, MN

As the Senior Design Engineer I was responsible for reviewing all mold designs, both internal and external. I also managed all outsourced tooling.