Patrick Sheppard Email & Phone Number

2919 S. Grand TraverseP.O. Box 1520Flint, MI 48507

Detroit, MI

Schaumburg, Illinois

Sterling Heights, Michigan

Oversee, monitor and measure the entire activity level of the OEM Sales Division of Mahar Tool. Functional Duties and Responsibilities:Oversee entire activity within OEM commodity management.Ensure that cost saving goals and objectives are being met for OEM Division Programs.Take part in assembling the short and long term goals and initiatives with the.

Greater Detroit Area

• Directly responsible for all Crank tooling for integration program on 3.6L PentaSTAR Chryslerengine
• Coordinate supply chain for machine "run off" in Spain, Japan, and Mexico
• Technical support of machine "run off" activity to achieve CPK and PPK targets
• Provide technical update as well and supply chain timeline presentations to Engineering Manager as well as Senior Staff within Chrysler AME
• Responsible for product sales throughout program launch
• Responsible for invoicing and pricing negotiations with purchasing through Chrysler bankruptcy

Greater Detroit Area

• Oversee entire Inventory Control and Technical Specialist activity within the Transmission group
• Organized and oversees new program/product launches at customer locations.
• Organized launch-related deliverables with timelines, such as the development of the Item Plans,item set ups within Mahar systems, obtaining customer signed inventory liability, and timing of appropriate inventory.
• Directly responsible for ramp down of inventory in plant and at Mahar tool, for all outgoingproducts at customer locations.
• Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with plant management
• Presents all activity in Tool Management meetings with plant management and corporate purchasing

Greater Detroit Area

• Coordinate tool tests with ME's, tooling suppliers and Production provide test tools and tool testresults.
• Focus on cutting tool optimization by providing technical assistance and troubleshooting potentialtooling issues as well and root cause analysis for variance in tool usages
• Cost savings initiatives through competitive quoting and blanket ordering
• Provides cost analysis on current and new tools in cost per piece reports.
• Introduced and facilitated regrind/repair program on durable and perishable tooling
• Implemented processes to improve customer disbursement process in order to conduct total quality tool management

Greater Detroit Area

• Responsible solving customer manufacturing applications meeting specific requirements to providecost savings and productivity.
• Educating both internal and external customers on manufacturing products (Milling, DrillingTurning etc).
• Operating and programming CNC mill/lathes for education demonstrations and customer projects.
• Develop marketing videos and product demonstrations for trade shows

Greater Detroit Area

• Working with sales team and distributors to achieve sales growth targets for key products
• Provide education on new products to customers, distributors, and direct sales staff
• Involved in R&D activities with development team in Sweden
• Responsible for introduction and management of milling products / promotions
• Developed product and technical catalogs
• Supporting technical sales staff in application needs of products and development of custommanufacturing cutting tool solutions

Greater Detroit Area

• Responsible for incremental growth of targeted accounts
• Exceeded annual sales growth target by 200K - 2001/168K - 2002
• Working with sales team and distributors to achieve sales goals
• Provide education programs and implementations to customers and distributor
• Involved in R&D activities with development team in Sweden on Mold an Die industry toolingsolutions

Greater Detroit Area

• Responsible for pre and post sales activities in demonstrating CAD/CAM products.
• On site as well and classroom training
• 2D, 3D, 5 Axis CNC Cutter path
• Wire EDM
• Mold and Die design
• On-site technical support of CAD/CAM software

Dryden, MI

• Responsible for assigned jobs:
• 3D and 2D Programming for VMC
• Operation of Machines (Manual and CNC)
• Project tracking and customer service interaction
• Entry level sales

Executive Negotiations

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering

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