Expert Details
Rubber Processing, Tires, Retreads, Tire Repair, Manufacturing
ID: 732837
Florida, USA
SUMMARY OF WORK EXPERIENCES
• 37 years with Continental Tire as Plant Product Development Manager, Plant Process Development Manager
• 12+ years as International Development Leader. Assigned as Continental plant development leader for: Mexico two plants, South Africa plant, Ecuador plant, India two plants
• Project leader: Multi-Million $ Truck Tire production expansion, Passenger and Light Truck tire expansion in Mexico, sale of one of two Mexico plant, Expansion of South Africa processes and products, Expansion of India Processes and products
• Team Builder: People working as a team to reach common goals is a must have for daily success. Team Building includes management, engineers, production operators, maintenance.
• Continuous Improvement Projects are required to maintain plant quality and cost
• Customer Satisfaction improvement is required to allow increased production.
• Customer satisfaction examples: Continental MT Vernon plant OE approval, Mexico major OE approvals, India JD Powers award.
• Manage of Florida prison Retread Truck tire plant.
• AutoCAD 3D product and process design
• Army veteran with skills in troop training ROTC cadets, recruits
Specialties: Rubber and Textile Processing
Manufacturing Consultant - Tire Repair and Retread Consultant -
Quality & Cost Improvement Consultant - Rubber Manufacturing
Mechanical Engineer - Rubber Process Engineer - Quality Engineer - Sales
Improve manufacturing quality and cost - HR Skills - Tire & Retread improvement - Sales
Example of Rubber Process Lines with deep knowledge:
1. Hot Feed, Cold Feed, Pin Cold Feed
2. Single Extruder lines for precision tolerances
3. Dual, Triple, Quad Extrusion Lines
4. Roller Head Lines
5. Assembly Lines
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1972 | Degree: Mechanical Engineer | Subject: Mechanical Engineering (with Honors) | Institution: University of Missouri-Rolla |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2014 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Owner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Rubber processing consultant and managementExpert's areas of expertise: Tire retread Mining Rubber Components Rubber and Textile Mats Textile Conveyor Belt Rubber Mixing Tire Recycling and Crumb Rubber Extruder and Barrel Rebuild Extrusion Tooling Rubber Extrusion and Calender Process Review for ISO Quality and Cost |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2014 | Employer: Amer-Life Health & Life Insurance | Title: Insurance Agent | Department: |
Responsibilities:Broker for Health, Life and Annuity sales• Produced Sales in Annuity, Health & Life |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2013 | Employer: Aflac | Title: Sales Agent | Department: |
Responsibilities:Supplemental insurance• Increased Increased Sales each • Produced Sold Policies to small industrial businesses • Achieved Fast Start Reward |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2013 | Employer: Pride Industry | Title: Retread Plant Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Managed retread plant inside Avon Park Correction Location.• Increased Sales about 10% • Produced Improved quality retreads • Achieved Customer satisfaction |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2009 | Employer: JK Tyre | Title: Plant Manager, Technical Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Banmore, India plantImproved quality and cost. Active ISO approval. • Increased Customer Quality and Cost • Produced new products for India customers • Saved Company cost for defective products • Achieved Customer satisfaction |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2007 | Employer: Continental Tire. SLP, Mexico | Title: Process & Product Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:San Luis PotosiSLP, Mexico plant • Increased production from 9,000 per day to 20,000 per day • Produced Quality tires for US & Mexico markets • Saved Cost & Quality with product and process improvements • Achieved GM, Ford, Dodge, etc customer approvals |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2002 | Employer: Continental Tire | Title: Manufacturing Specialist | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Increased Assisted our international plants to improve quality & cost• Produced Increased sales • Saved Cost for defective product • Achieved Travel about 1 million miles each year |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to 1998 | Employer: Continental Tire | Title: Product Manger Passenger and Light Truck Tires | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Increased Production from 10,000 to over 20,000 per day• Produced Improved Quality & Cost • Saved Cost from improved quality and reduction in manufacturing cost • Achieved Increased OE sales |
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Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Certificate, Accounting, University of North Carolina, 1974 Certificate, Business Law, Renk Lake College, 1983 Certificate, Project Management, York Tech College, 1999 Certificate, Spanish, Private Teacher, 2003 |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Auto Cad, 6 Sigma, Quality, HR Management, People Development, Shop Floor Training, Equipment Startup, Product Development, Product Field Work, Customer Relationships, Accounting & Finance, Spanish |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Spanish |