Robert Criger - Mba Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

At JBM Packaging, we look at things differently. We exist to help solve our customers’ toughest packaging challenges. Our manufacturing capabilities include printing, folding, cutting, adhesive application, and other packaging processes. We serve diverse markets across commercial, consumer products, medical, and retail categories. Looking at a finished envelope or package, you may not realize all of the technology, testing, and innovation involved in creating it. We have an Innovation Team dedicated to customer-focused product advancements. And each team member has a voice in our collaborative process – whether it’s an idea for a new product innovation, waste elimination, improved manufacturing process, or a more effective way of completing projects.With more than 35 years in the print and packaging industry, we create a broad range of unique packaging that adds value to our customers’ products. Over the years, we’ve manufactured over 30 Billion envelopes and packages!

Cincinnati Ohio

Our mission at Charlotte's Heart is three-fold. We are dedicated to:Organize blood drives in the tri-state area in memory of my daughter Charlotte. The story we provide is an example of how we don't realize the importance of donation until we are on the receiving end.Bring awareness to the dangers of the flu and encourage families to get their flu shots regularly.Provide support for the families of children experiencing medical hardships. With our experience, we hope to help other families with the same kind of gifts we received from family and friends. We know what it feels like to spend weeks in a medical facility and we know what helped us make it through. Though we hope no other family has to experience these things, if they do, we know we can help.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Senior Manufacturing/Process Engineer and project manager with extensive, hands-on experience with all the departments within manufacturing and operations. As a manufacturing consultant this has allowed me to help customers by designing sourcing and materials plans, warehouse and inventory processes, shop floor layout, processing, inspection, and shipping. I have 20 years of experience in fields such as process improvement, cost reduction, machine acquisition and installation, facility design, and expansion. I have the ability to adapt to new assignments and projects is a key asset as I provide engineering and manufacturing support to TechSolve’s Advanced Machining group. Furthermore, my experience as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps assigned to an Aviation Logistics Squadron gives me a unique perspective on special manufacturing and defense related projects.Key Contributions and Accomplishments:• Managed a successful Research Project into the production impact to American machine shops from legislation such as the EU’s restriction of hazardous substances directive.• Initiated a Calibration and Gage Control Program to locate and updated required gaging necessary to successfully complete R&D projects and any future production plans requiring inspection and traceability. • Managed 1.3M reverse engineering project to allow for the extended lifespan of rotary pumping equipment.• Designed and specified necessary equipment to construct a production facility for all aspects of personal protective equipment supply and sourcing.

Lebanon, Ohio

This position was a mix of traditional manufacturing engineering and project management. On the traditional side I dealt with line improvements, process improvement, equipment upgrades and equipment replacement/purchases. On the project side I deal with project bidding, contractor supervision and budget monitoring. In 2016 I managed the completion of a 74,000 sq. ft. facility expansion, followed by a new 100,000 sq. ft. facility for new products as the internal project manager. This included bid negotiation through building construction, utilities installation and state inspection. I held weekly punch list and scheduling meetings along with hosting production and progress tours for our corporate teams and senior management.Key Contributions and Accomplishments:• Coordinated and supervised an $850,000 plant expansion in coordination with the city and county inspectors, production, and maintenance departments. Initial scope and project approval were reserved for the home office in Japan, I had approval authority for all contractor work to include structure, water, air, and electrical.• Coordinated and Supervised a $1.4 million plant construction project for a new product line. Consulted with the construction contractor and specified feed power size with the city, also consulted and modified the initial scope to match desired factor of safety and production capacity for a high-pressure boiler system. Initial scope and project approval were reserved for the home office in Japan, I had approval authority for all contractor work to include structure, water, air, and electrical.• Led a cost reduction project in the form of downtime reduction through chemical testing to reduce the loss of $1.5 million in production stoppage. The first phase successfully reduced the loss by 50%.

Mt. Orab Ohio

This position had several aspects. The first and most standard was traditional manufacturing engineering including cost reductions, routing creation, process improvement and machine evaluations. As a tool designer I dealt with outside suppliers for new and improved tooling for upgrades and efficiency improvements. I also designed and routed tooling fixtures and handled all of the outside contracting for any sub-processes. The third aspect was in the project management role. That role included an ongoing project to improve the purchase, storage and kan-ban of the shop tooling and the tool room.Key Contributions and Accomplishments:• Designed machining tooling and fixtures in coordination with the machine operators, programmers, process engineers, and QA inspectors. Fixtures were utilized both in the machining and inspection process.• Created and maintained the shop-floor layout utilized for facility planning, capital equipment installation, and process and flow evaluation.• Initiated and controlled a plant wide tool control/tool management overhaul program to address 600 hours of lost time per month attributed to discontinued tooling and outdated processes.

Marshalltown, Iowa

I joined Fisher Controls as a Manufacturing Engineer II and accepted the role of Cost Reduction Coordinator. We were able to realize a cost reduction of 2.5 million dollars through a variety of projects including the outsourcing of shipping container construction, tool control and vending, and process changes for assembly utilizing improved tooling and methods. I spent the following two years as the nuclear department buyer/planner and was given control of the manufacturing portion of an R&D project designing a series of packages for the containment area of nuclear power plants. Key Contributions and Accomplishments:• Coordinated with Design Engineering by attending and hosting update and modification meetings where I received the final designs and incorporated them into the production process. As an R&D project it was not incorporated into any of the cells but was a standalone entity. I was responsible for the procurement of over 300 supplier parts and in-house machined parts to construct 45 control valve assemblies of various sizes, the cell assignments for the machined parts, design for manufacturing corrections, assembly, testing, inspection plans, and packaging and shipping.

Grinnell Iowa

Group Manager who oversaw machine line operations and operators of roll-formers and wood shaping machines. Controlled production planning, material procurement, parts for assembly, assembly, inspection, paint/packaging, and shipping.Key Contributions and Accomplishments:• Coordinated third shift development – hired and trained 26 people who, within five months, outperformed first shift quality and quantity standards – resulted in training methods being adopted corporate wide• Reduced winter energy consumption by 30% – reclaimed fumes from production

I finished my enlistment as the Aviation logistics squadron 11, squadron NCO. I handled the administrative needs of the squadrons personnel's training, leave, promotion and movement orders. This included the scheduling and budget reporting for the 347 Marines and sailors in the aviation division. I also received the MOS classification as a marksmanship instructor and hosted training for our Marines prior to their annual re-qualification. Prior to that assignment I was an Electro/Optical test station operator for F-18 FLIR.Key Contributions and Accomplishments:• Quality Inspector (shop and flight-line) for 3 separate weapons systems containing 18 shop replaceable assemblies each housing 3 to 80 circuit boards, 80 digital video channels, gimbals, and infra-red black bodies. The equipment was externally mounted and required to function properly in high-speed flight and during high-G turns. • Dispersed Technical Publications Librarian responsible for the updating and maintenance of 36 separate equipment manuals containing 25,000+ pages. Commendation received.• Deployed independently to Okinawa Japan to join VMFA-115 and improved their flight-readiness from 25% to 95%. Commendation received.• Security Clearance held at the level of Secret and controlled the combination to the classified documents and flight data vault for the avionics division.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science Engineering Technology, Manufacturing