Michael Morando Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Diamond Bar, California, US

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, US

• Procure and assist in developing new tooling and providing DFM feedback for NPD and sustaining product lines for plastic injection, compression, rubber, LSR and metal products from MSA approved vendors.
• Work directly with MSA molding and tooling vendors to acquire RFQs on tooling, piece price, lead time and quality expectations for MSA supplied parts and tools.
• Manage 5-year CAPEX spending for manufacturing engineering project portfolio for NPD and sustaining for Murrysville, Jacksonville and Cranberry production facilities.
• Work cross functionally with sustaining, NPD and process engineering to validate new and existing injection molding tooling at Murrysville facility.
• Manage and develop the MSA Inkjet process for helmet logos including fixturing and process improvements for logo appearance and performance.

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, US

• SQD engineer for all plastic and rubber components at MSA. Have assisted on PCB, UIs and flex cables for LUNAR and coating development for H1 and V-Gard visors.
• Work cross-functionally with NPD/Manufacturing Engineer and Sourcing to develop sustaining product lines and new product lines at vendors of MSA of all plastic and rubber commodities.
• Develop vendor’s quality systems to be up to par with MSA’s standards and expectations for quality.
• Manage and administer all of MSA’s Supplied Part Approval Process (SPAP) documentation for all plastic and rubber sustaining and NPD parts.
• Work with sustaining engineering and manufacturing to re-design existing part lines and manufacturing processes to be up to MSA’s standards and expectations.
• Manage and develop multiple rotational co-ops’ engineering, project management, independent working and problem-solving techniques.

• Developed new, standardized delamination test for vinyl sidings.
• Continuously improved processing parameters of 52 extrusion lines using SPC.
• Monitored and recorded part quality daily to meet customer specifications and needs.
• Analyzed scrap rates to determine percentage of lost material and improvement areas.

• Investigated flow induced crystallization factors of PEEK, PET, and PP.
• Researched degradation, stress growth and rheological properties of PET.
• Performed atomic force microscopy (AFM) on sheared PP samples to research FIC effects.
• Studied cellulose reinforced polypropylene samples using transmission light microscopy, (TLM).

Tokyo, JP

• Researched carbon black nucleation effects on polypropylene and polyethylene resins.
• Performed X-Ray fluorescent (XRF) tests on PE and PP samples for determining zinc content.
• Helped improve extrusion system on seven extrusion lines using company software.
• Ran design of experiment studies using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) on LDPE and PP.

Master'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

Engineer’S Degree, Polymer/Plastics Engineering