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Chadd Bernier

Fitchburg,MA

Summary

Meticulous Plastics Engineer with an aptitude for developing process improvements and implementing initiatives to increase efficiency and quality in a fast paced manufacturing environment. Driven to create highly effective processes and teams to increase company success. Looking to bring advanced plastics knowledge and leadership experience to an exciting new company with future opportunities for growth in operations/engineering management

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Plastics Engineer

MilliporeSigma
05.2024 - Current
  • Serving as the plastics engineering subject matter expert on MilliporeSigma's global Engineering & Technology team.
  • Uniting plastics engineering talent throughout the organization and leading knowledge sharing and process alignment activities.
  • Project manager of multiple new mold development projects, championing them through process development, and IQ OQ PQ validation activities.
  • Leader of process technology advancement initiatives with a focus on plastics technology for projects around the globe.

Senior Process Engineer

STIHL Inc.
06.2019 - 05.2024
  • Began at STIHL as a process engineering intern in 2019, quickly promoting to senior process engineer in 2021
  • Successful capital project management from specification and quoting to installation of new machinery valued at over 10 million dollars
  • Review of mold designs and simulation data to advise the procurement group of any modifications necessary before mold sampling
  • Corrective action coordinator for all issued quality notifications for over 200 unique injection molded parts in the 40-650 ton range
  • Creation of databases, user forms, and reports using Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic for high-level KPI monitoring and process improvement
  • Created repeatable and reproducible injection molding processes using DOE and Scientific Molding principles to take 52 molds from project inception to full production and market release
  • Coordination with project management, planning, quality, tool&die, and production on complex projects involving injection molding automations, and secondary assemblies involving both operator and robot piloted stations
  • Operation of complex injection molds to include: 1-32 cavities, hot runner systems with up to 24 zones, sequential hydraulic cores, sequential valve gating, metal insert overmolding, nitrogen gas assist, and TPU overmolding
  • Interviewing and hiring of process technicians, set-up technicians, and interns.
  • Establishment of departmental injection molding safety standards, dryer throughput monitoring systems, mold repair incident reports, shift reports, mold preventative maintenance procedures, processing, and robot teaching
  • Creation and maintenance of work instructions for over 250 active injection molds in accordance with ISO 9001 & 14001 standards
  • Experience extending outside of injection molding includes vibration welding, infrared welding, and extrusion blow molding processes

Data Systems Administrator

United States Marine Corps Reserve (ret.)
01.2018 - 01.2024
  • Rank: Sergeant | E-5
  • Billets: Data Chief & Platoon Sergeant
  • Responsible for the training, performance evaluation, and mentorship of 26 direct reports
  • Platoon Sergeant duties encompassed the overall accountability management of over 120 Marines

Education

Bachelor of Science - Plastics Engineering

University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, MA

Skills

  • SolidWorks
  • Autodesk Modlflow
  • RJG eDART
  • SAP
  • MS Excel
  • MS VBS
  • BARCO
  • Minitab
  • ISO 9001 & 14001
  • GD&T

Certification

  • Master Molder I
  • Secret Security Clearance
  • GD&T
  • iMFLUX
  • Yushin Robots

Timeline

Plastics Engineer

MilliporeSigma
05.2024 - Current

Senior Process Engineer

STIHL Inc.
06.2019 - 05.2024

Data Systems Administrator

United States Marine Corps Reserve (ret.)
01.2018 - 01.2024

Bachelor of Science - Plastics Engineering

University of Massachusetts Lowell

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