Cory Mast
Apple Creek,Ohio
Summary
Dedicated professional with a proven track record of learning new industries and skills. Eager to embrace challenges that lead to personal and professional growth. Committed to providing a strong work ethic individually and within a team environment.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Certification and Testing Engineer
ProVia LLC.
Sugarcreek, OH
03.2019 - Current
- Guided the initiation, maintenance, and enhancement of Provia's internal fire, thermal and structural certification process.
- Participated in conferences including Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA), Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA), Advancing Standards Transforming Markets (ASTM) and National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) to support industry engagement and adapt to industry changes, both short and long-term trends. This also promoted engagement with industry testing and test standard modifications.
- Directed internal testing projects, overseeing all phases of planning, testing, and certification processes.
- Conducted thorough root cause analysis to identify and resolve field issues, enhancing product reliability.
- Acquired knowledge of vinyl and entry door products through hands-on testing processes. Assisted in ordering products via EntryLink and installing them. Learned product functions by participating in various testing procedures.
Application Engineer
ProVia LLC.
Sugarcreek, OH
01.2018 - 03.2019
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and address issues within aluminum and vinyl product lines
- Produced AutoCAD layouts illustrating custom placements of insulated glass grids, CMRs, and handsets based on customers' specifications.
- Executed Entrylink improvements aimed at resolving production and BOM issues, enhancing communication with customers and internal teams.
Application Engineer
Allied Machine and Engineering Corp.
Dover, Ohio
12.2012 - 01.2018
- Lead continuous improvement projects to correct processes by reducing scrap rates and increasing associates overall performance in the effort to change to further meet customer expectations
- Provide technical support for metal cutting applications (Drilling, Boring, Threading and Reaming) by focusing on customers in the regions of Central and Southern USA
- Travel to conduct field tests across a range of industries including Aerospace, Automotive and Heavy Equipment by providing direct on-site technical support for Customers and Field Engineers
- Provide training to Field Engineers, Distributors and End Users through Allied-sponsored seminars that helped boost the organization’s presence in their particular regions
- Responsible for determining product failure, including returned product inspection and initiating raw material or finished inventory compliance verification
- Initiate special product Design, Quotation, and Manufacturing to meet specific customer needs
Quality Technician
Allied Machine and Engineering Corp.
Dover, Ohio
05.2012 - 12.2012
- Complete in-process and receiving inspections
- Work Instruction development and maintenance
- Customer complaint inspection
Season Laborer
City of Wooster
Wooster, Ohio
05.2010 - 08.2011
- Provided park maintenance by mowing, weed eating, painting, and urban forestry
Education
Bachelor of Science - Applied Technology and Sustainability
Kent State University
Kent, OH05.2013
Associate of Applied Science - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Kent State University
Tuscarawas05.2013
Timeline
Certification and Testing Engineer
ProVia LLC.
03.2019 - Current
Application Engineer
ProVia LLC.
01.2018 - 03.2019
Application Engineer
Allied Machine and Engineering Corp.
12.2012 - 01.2018
Quality Technician
Allied Machine and Engineering Corp.
05.2012 - 12.2012
Season Laborer
City of Wooster
05.2010 - 08.2011
Bachelor of Science - Applied Technology and Sustainability
Kent State University
Associate of Applied Science - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Kent State University
Training and Other
- Essential Skills for Managing Projects (1.4 CEUs) - Kent State University Stark
- Residential Certified Simulator Exam - NFRC
- Dale Carnegie - Sales Essentials
- Dale Carnegie - Customer Service Essentials
- Application Engineering Scoring and Advancement Kaizen Team - Allied Machine and Engineering
- 2011 Golf Team - Kent State University Tuscarawas