Expert Details
Plastic Injection Mold Design and Troubleshooting
ID: 722825
Iowa, USA
Expert is well known among engineers for major medical corporations for his expertise in plastic injection mold design. He has much experience in critiquing high cavitation, high volume, fast cycling, runnerless molds. He is also skilled in designing for low maintenance.
Expert is a nationally recognized expert in mold manufacturing and is listed as inventor on a patent for fully automating mold insert manufacturing. He
orchestrated the design/building of cell #1 of the Mega-Cell in Buffalo Grove, IL. He has been invited to speak nationally on the subject. Multiple
articles have been published on the project. Expert wrote a full-length book on mold information and identification, which has been taught at the
University of Massachusetts at Lowell, TMA in Chicago, and Singapore Polytechnics.
Expert spent time initiating automation at a prominent prototyping company in Michigan. Expert is sole consultant for a California company recently featured in a prominent industry periodical.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2005 | Degree: None | Subject: Tooling Engineering | Institution: None |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2004 to 2011 | Employer: (Eponymous) Consulting | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert is responsible for all aspects of the business. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2004 | Employer: The Tech Group | Title: Director | Department: Tooling Engineering |
Responsibilities:He was responsible for developing automated mold manufacturing both in the U.S. and in Singapore operations. He was the primary troubleshooter for mold issues in all North America plants. He has three patents registered with the USPTO. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1997 | Employer: Tech Mold | Title: General Manager | Department: Tooling |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for all aspects of productivity for Tech Mold. He initiated an apprenticeship program and installed robotics. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2014 | Employer: Rexam/Berry Plastics | Title: Business Unit Leader | Department: Mold Manufacturing Unit |
Responsibilities:Responsible for P/L and all aspects of the operation, from sales to Program management to mold design/manufacturing. Created Mega-Cell automation on site. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to 2016 | Employer: Matrix 4 | Title: Director Tooling/Engeering | Department: Molding operation |
Responsibilities:Revised assembly areas for productivity, analyzed transfer tooling, coordinated new tooling needs, troubleshooting for molding issues |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1998 to 2004 | Country / Region: Singapore | Summary: Expert was responsible for mentoring the personnel of a prominent Singaporean mold company. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a member of SPE. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has authored one publication, and has two registered patents and one process patent in the publication stage. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert has taught classes based on the book he authored. He has given seminars on the people side of transitioning to automation. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert has troubleshot injection molds, and is experienced in designing molds for maximum productivity and minimum maintenance. |