Accomplished Program Manager with over 10 years experience in defining, directing, developing and launching all new projects on time and on budget. Extremely versatile coordinating products with other functional departments, simultaneous engineering with customers, customer engineering approvals, manufacturing and product engineering services. Able to work under pressure with diverse designers, engineers and manufacturers.
Project Manager
Accomplished Program Manager with over 10 years experience in defining, directing, developing and launching all new projects on time and on budget. Extremely versatile coordinating products with other functional departments, simultaneous engineering with customers, customer engineering approvals, manufacturing and product engineering services. Able to work under pressure with diverse designers, engineers and manufacturers.
Skills Offered
• Design/Development
• Cost estimates
• PPAP, PFMEA, and QS9000
• Customer centric • Product manufacturing
• Software knowledgeable
• 360 Degree development
• Qualify vendors
Computer literate in MSC/Patran, MSC/Nastran, MSC/Fatigue, Windows 98, Windows XP, MS Office, Solid Works and FEM based applications.
Professional Experience
PREMIER PLASTICS CORPORATION, Franklin, WI 2008 – 2009
Privately held, custom and proprietary plastic thermo former manufacturer.
Program Manager
Develop new business for both the custom and proprietary plastic business ranging from children toys, production pallets and in line trays. Manage engineering, tooling, and scheduling of all new custom and proprietary products. Oversee and manage engineering meetings, purchasing and develop budgets.
Key Contributions:
• Consult, negotiate and quote new designs from development through first run production.
• Direct, design, coordinate, and develop new projects
• Identify and develop structural designs in the roto-molding, blow-molding and thermoforming processes.
• Develop multi-faceted marketing program for selling structural steps into the marine market.
• Efficient implementation of project changes.
• Effectively manage customer relationships.
PLASTICRAFT CORPORATION, Darien, WI 2002 – 2008
Privately held, roto and blow molding custom plastic manufacturer.
Sales/Engineering Manager
Developed new custom business opportunities to help reduce the seasonality of current orders within current customer basis. Consulted and quoted new and existing manufacturing jobs. Oversaw customer relations and manufacturing challenges. Lead weekly production meetings and oversee and schedule new product development.
Key Contributions:
• Increased sales 20% each year.
• Create quality controls for mass production processes, lean manufacturing and PPAP.
• Managed design and tool making of new molds in both roto-molding and blow molding.
• Develop and implement test plans for major customers.
• Implement inspection processes and procedures.
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RADIO FLYER INC. Chicago, IL 1999 – 2002
Privately held Toy manufacturer “Home of the Original Little Red Wagonâ€..
Product Development Manager
Developed fail proof system for developing, designing and manufacturing safe toys from either the USA or overseas. Integrated several systems to prevent any toy products from requiring recalls and ensured the safety of the products developed by Radio Flyer designers.
Key Contributions:
• Managed a $300,000 budget.
• Created, directed, and oversaw production of 18 high volume new toys and packaging.
• Managed designers and engineers in the USA and seven different manufacturing sights in Asia.
• Led weekly product development meeting.
• Trained Radio Flyer personnel to use Microsoft Office Suite of tools.
The MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation (MSC) Chicago, IL 1996–1999
Software provider for the engineering and design community.
Senior Application Engineer
Responsible for technical presentations for selling engineering software to automotive and earth-moving agriculture markets within the Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan territory along with John Deer, Tower Automotive and Caterpillar.
Key Contributions:
• Increased sales from $400 thousand to $1 million.
• Trained new application engineers.
• Supported MSC/Patran, MSC/Nastran, and MSC/Fatigue on hotline.
• Installed MSC software and network licensing at client sites.
• Trained customers in MSC/Patran, MSC/Nastran and MSC/Fatigue.
• Designed and presented software seminars.
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corporation, (MCAIR) St. Louis, MO 1987–1996
McDonnell merged with Boeing Aircraft Company and builds both fighter and commercial aircraft.
Project Engineer
Supported FEMWTS along with CGSA in the Independent and Research Department of MCAIR .
Key Contributions:
• Supported hotline calls for MSC/Nastran, Computer Graphics Structural Analysis and MSC/Patran.
• Designed and taught UNIX training classes to transition VAX/VMS users to UNIX.
• Developed finite element analysis software for mass property and structural engineers.
• Created procedures using FORTAN and C for pre- and post-processing of finite element analysis using
graphical and structural routines.
• Educated user group community in the finite element analysis and estimation software.
Education:
M.S., Engineering Mechanics - University of Missouri-Rolla
B.S., Engineering Mechanics - University of Wisconsin-Madison
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