Engineering and Operations Leader
Apr 14, 2026
- Engineering and Operations Leader with more than 30 years’ experience and bringing strengths in injection molding and heavy gauge thermoforming manufacturing.
- Most recently, he has spent 5 years leading heavy gauge thermoforming engineering, while maintaining strong injection molding world foundations built over nearly two decades. His background includes directing engineering, tooling, maintenance, automation, and assembly functions across multi-site manufacturing organizations.
- His impact includes:
- 50% reduction in overall plant scrap, delivering $2M in annual cost savings
- 30% reduction in key product scrap through tooling redesign and process optimization
- 40%+ improvements in production efficiency through assembly automation and work cell redesign
- Launch of 200+ new profitable projects per year, generating $5M in new annual sales
- Oversight of $40M+ in capital investments supporting growth and modernization
- Why now? His current organization when through a couple rounds of reorganization in recent history, and he was caught up in the latest reduction. He is now targeting a senior engineering leadership role where he can provide strategic direction, technical leadership, and organizational alignment, rather than a purely day-to-day operational role — though he remains fully capable of hands-on engagement when needed.
- Based in the Upper Midwest, he is open to relocation and actively targeting opportunities in the Southwest or Southeast, including Texas and Tennessee, while remaining flexible for the right role.
- If you need a strong Engineering Leader to lead your plastics manufacturing footprint, please reach out! I’d love to put you together!