Ronald Keith

Responsible for (3) shift Molding area & Process department. Responsible for (3) man Tool Room. Responsible for all Engineering needs in Molding Area. Tool approval program. Optimize molding process. Recommend, & coordinate, new equipment installation. Responsible for all tooling, from concept to obsolete. Implement tooling refurbishment program. Organize tooling support suppliers. Implement molding process, training program.

/ E.C.S. (Process / Tooling Engineer) (Company buyout, Plant closure) Responsible for (3) shift Molding area & Process department. Responsible for all tooling, from concept to obsolete. Implement tooling refurbishment program. Organize tooling support suppliers. Implement tooling P.M. program. Implement molding process, training program. Optimize molding process. Resistance welding experience. Viscosity Curves. Reduce labor through automation.

Moved 60% of business to Mexico) 2 Plants, 3 Shifts, 145 People, 32 Injection Molding Machines. Maintain 95% Efficiency both plants. Process Optimization. Viscosity Curves. 1% Internal scrap. Less than 500 PPM's. Reduce labor through automation. Monitor profit & loss through sales per employee. Approve tool designs.

Down sized by 40%) 3 Shifts, 105 people, 26 Injection Molding Machines. Coordinate design & fabrication of new tooling. Perform D.O.E. Process Optimizations. Monitor cycle time reductions, cost reductions. Facilitate new customers for improved customer base. Facilitate PPaP approvals. Maintain tooling files. Maintain 95% efficiency. Reduce labor through automation. Monitor profit & loss through net molding dollars.

Foreman Tool and Mold Inc. (Program Manager) (Project completed) Coordinate tool design & fabrication. Submit, & achieve, PPaP approval. Tooling Manager Duties. Quote new projects. Facilitate tooling repairs to customer owned tools. Establish controlled process. Tooling improvements/Process changes for cycle time reductions. Evaluate, & recommend, molding equipment purchases. Reduce labor through automation, for continuous improvements. Interface with vendors, and customers.

Plant closure) Responsible for (6) man tool shop. Optimize molding process. Recommend, & coordinate, new equipment installation. Responsible for all tooling, from concept to obsolete. Operate with in tooling budget. Implement tooling refurbishment program. Organize tooling support suppliers. Implement molding process, training program. QS 9000. Compression, & transfer molding. Tooling Manager Responsibilities. Quality Assurance Manager Responsibilities. Industrial Engineering responsibilities. Quoting new jobs. Reduction in secondary operations. Evaluate, & redesign customer owned tooling, for cost reductions through cycle time reductions.

Attend weekly tool meetings with sales group. Track tools. Sample D.O.E. Maintain with in tooling budget. PPaP submittals. Customer, run at rates. Training of new process technicians. Establish part Quality standards. Scrap & cycle time reductions. Tooling approval. Thermoset, & thermoplastic, materials. Vendors, & suppliers, interface.