Plastics Engineer
Project Manager
Manager of major projects in large operating environments targeted to support manufacturing of new and current engineering products. Effectively managed available resources to understand and validate cost estimates. Provided clear and concise project updates in written and verbal forms to cross functional teams. Facilitated team meetings, presented project schedules, risk management issues and budget expenditures.
Core competencies:
Microsoft Project expert Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, PV and DVP&R
MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel R &D, Engineering drawings APQ , CP & CPK, SPC, PLC, CMM, GD&T
AutoCAD & Mold Flow Analysis Fluent Spanish, English & Portuguese Products Validation / Design Verification
Employment History
In House Sales Representative - Westgate Resorts, Orlando, FL 05/2010 - Current
• Sold additional properties to existing timeshare owners.
• Delivered more than $ 1 million dollar in sales and maintained a 25% VPG.
• Acquired excellent sales techniques and presentation skills.
Marketing Director-Florida Kids Living Inc., Kissimmee, FL 08/2008 - 04/2010
• Promoted sales and supported the development of ads for local businesses.
• Developed and implemented marketing and business strategies.
• Generated a new clientele list to promote magazine.
Product Development Engineer-Hi Stat Manufacturing, Sarasota, FL 01/2005 – 04/2007
Lead engineer to produce Fluid Level Sensors for the automotive industry.
• Prepared engineering drawing changes and wrote test specifications.
• Supported Six Sigma projects to minimize production costs.
• Main liaison between FORD assembly plants and production lines.
• Implemented new assembling lines in China to facilitate the transfer of equipment.
New Products Engineer- Ford Visteon Corporation, Sandusky, OH 11/1999 – 8/2003
Main engineer for various multi-million automotive programs dedicated to build Air Cleaner Systems.
• Wrote and presented engineering projects reflecting cost and budget requirements, suitable materials, available resources, project timelines and Gantt charts.
• Incorporated new processes following Lean Manufacturing methodology to improve existing operations. Modified tooling design to improve injection molding processes.
• Prepared engineering documents to control manufacturing and product delivery.
• Implemented controls to improve product quality and minimize production scrap.
• Conducted toll gates and monitored vendor’s product quality.
• Managed prototype development, supervised mold first run and tooling reviews.
Education
BS in Plastics Engineering- University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 09/1994-06/1999
Certificates and Awards
• Florida Real Estate License – DBPR 08/2010
• ISO/TS 16949 02/2008
• Visteon Quality Award – Explorer AIS High Mileage 5/2002
• 1st Prize -Student Paper Award – ANTEC 1999 06/1999
Plastics Experience
Design and Development
• Worked directly with design engineers to identify customer needs, part characteristics, packaging, and production capabilities.
• Specified design requirements for optimum performance. Developed DFMEAs.
• Identified special and critical characteristics to maintain part dimensions.
• Prepared prototype parts and performed required testing for evaluation.
• Prepared DVP&R in conjunction with manufacturing and production teams.
Materials
• Identified and recommended thermoplastic materials to use on injection molding processes based on specific applications.
• Utilized ASTM and ISO Standards to evaluate physical and chemical properties of sample materials.
• Developed test matrices, testing conditions and specifications. Tracked results and presented reports.
• Utilized various materials including: Nylons, PC, PP, ABS, PEEK, PE, and PVC.
• Researched styrenic compounds and presented results at 1999 ANTEC plastic conference.
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