Marty Rodriguez Email & Phone Number

El Monte, Ca, Us

Executive leadership - responsible for Engineering and Maintenance

Chestertown, Maryland, Us

Develop Engineering’s KRAs that align with corporate objectives.Responsible for overall leadership and management of Product, Process and Field Engineering, Drafting, Quality and CNC Programming accounting for eighteen people, nine direct reports including two managers, and two US locations.Manage the New Product and Process Development processes.Conduct detailed analysis of each NPD project to establish metrics and assess overall development performance.Establish a Supplier Scorecard system to assess, track and improve vendor qualityTeam with VP of Operations to move Dixon’s Eagle division from Providence, RI to Houston, TX.Team with VP of Operations to manage the Chestertown, MD facility for 6 months while redefining manufacturing leadership roles and responsibilities. Develop Engineering Dashboards using Smartsheet to create transparency and consolidate important information.

Chestertown, Maryland, Us

Overall responsibility for Product and Process Engineering, Drafting and Test Lab including ten people in two US locations. Developed the Boss division's first Process Engineering groupDeveloped and implemented Drafting department metrics

Chestertown, Maryland, Us

Technical responsibility for oldest and largest product line within DixonDesign and develop the Crimp Steam product lineInvestigate how crimping (a reduction process) affects the overall dimensions of the material being reduced, leading to the creation of an Excel-based tool for approximating this behavior.

North East, Md, Us

Examine manufacturing and business processes for bottlenecks, disconnects and redundancies. Draft and implement procedures to improve the informational workflow between engineering and production, resulting in reduced rework and scrap.Train manufacturing personnel on advanced polymer fusion and air welding techniques. Evaluate new process technologies and techniques.Use Solidworks to design tools and create new shop floor layouts to improve material flow.

Avondale,, Pa, Us

Formulate aqueous-based fluoropolymer (PFA, ETFE, and ECTFE) coating systems, enhancing our Coated Products capabilities.Develop a film adhesive for Field Service for use in customers applications where our typical system was unacceptable, generating >$100K revenue.Research, develop and implement new process technologies accounting for >$1M of revenue resulting in three adhesive systems, two coating systems, a track welding system, and an induction heating coating repair system.Manage engineering interns, evaluate resumes, interview candidates, coordinate projects, on-boarding and training, mentor through projects, review results, direct project close-out, and conduct exit interviews.Develop fluoropolymer and stainless steel wire mesh welding processes, train and qualify personnel in the USA, UK, and China facilities.Develop an automated track welding system for the bonded liners process, reducing labor by 50%Manage large-scale projects, >$500k, which included travel to China.Conduct failure analysis for lined and coated equipment. Use Solidworks and AutoCAD to design manufacturing tools and chemical handling equipment.

Newark, Delaware, Us

New Product Development Engineer – BiopharmaceuticalDevelop, and evaluate designs for Single Use fluoropolymer storage containers at cryogenic temperatures.Lead sterilization studies for Single Use storage containers and tangential flow filters.Lead development efforts to find an FDA approved bonding agent and technique to adhere a thermoplastic elastomer to a surface modified fluoropolymer.Develop and evaluate designs for tangential flow filters for “Single Use” applications.Formulate and evaluate phase inverted composite membranes for tangential flow filters.Research process technologies for bonding fluoropolymer membranes to external structure.Technical member of cross-functional teams assembled to evaluate, define, and redefine design controls for New Product Concepts and their Design History File.Applications, Process, and New Product Development Engineer – Architectural FabricsDevelop a fiber that minimizes light transmission when contaminated.Manage all R&D efforts and “Fitness for Use” testing to balance mechanical properties, improve seam strength, simplify manufacturing, etc., This work resulted in the final design of fabric that covers Wimbledon’s Centre Court and Patent #8,349,747 B2 – issued January 8, 2013 “High Seam Strength Architectural Fabric.”Lead process development efforts for extrusion and inspection, reducing finished goods scrap by 50%.Establish and manage supplier specification program – two external suppliers, three internal suppliersEvaluate raw material changes to determine the effects to processing and finished goods attributesDesign test fixtures for tensile testing architectural fabric materialsSupervise contract manufacturing personnel during extrusion and inspection process

Avondale,, Pa, Us

Manufacturing / Project Engineer 2002 – 2006 Research and develop new adhesives, bonding techniques, and create procedures for bonded liner program. Travel to UK and serve as technology transfer lead for a metal wire reinforced coating system Manage multiple projects at any given time, ranging from 10K to 250KEstablish and manage fluoropolymer air welding certification programs, improving the quality and reliability of bonded and loose-lined products. Design powder-coating fixtures, reduce labor and material waste by >$40K and improve cycle time by four days. Apply Lean Manufacturing techniques reducing cycle times by 65% for the Day Tank product. Design storage tanks, pressure vessel, columns, and accessories in accordance with or certified to ASME Section VIII Division I and API 620 standardsDesign various vessel accessories and column internals Applications Engineer 1998 – 2002Supply detailed quotes for polymer lined and coated industrial and chemical processing equipment, provide technical assistance to sales and customers, create detailed drawings, bills of materials and routings, research and development, project management, and leading a technology transfer.Develop vendors and second source suppliers to improved quality and reduce lead times Serve as Technical Lead for supplier qualification audits, leading to primary supplier status.Develop and administer “Specialty Products” training for staff, sales associates, and customers.

Bs, Engineering Technology

Bs, Mechanical Engineering