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Daniel Ford

Manufacturing Engineer
Blackwood,NJ

Summary

Experienced Manufacturing Engineer familiar with all facets of a production environment. Specific expertise includes extrusion and polymer processing along with all aspects of wire and cable production as well as quality control. Able to identify cost savings and product improvement opportunities, enhance profitability and productivity, as well as solve challenging technical, process-flow and resource-limitation issues utilizing lean six sigma methodologies . Extensive experience with product development both from the product design and process implementation standpoints. Responsible for managing CAPEX projects. Work well with all levels of management, production staff, clients, and suppliers, as well as being a skillful relationship builder.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications

Work History

VP of Engineering

Copperweld
Pennsauken, NJ
01.2016 - Current
  • Aligned organizational objectives with company mission to increase business growth and integrate work strategies.
  • Resolved issues and implemented actions based on production and quality reports while keeping the safety and well being of staff paramount.
  • Spearheaded cross-functional initiatives across departments to achieve business goals for bottom-line profits.
  • Developed relationships with suppliers to reduce costs, and improve the quality of finished products.
  • Core team member of two large projects including a $20,000,000 revenue residential product line, and a company wide consolidation project projected to save the company $1,200,000 annually.

Service Engineer

Niehoff Endex
Swedesboro, NJ
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • Provide complete technical support for all non-ferrous wire drawing product lines both on site and remotely throughout North America.
  • Training, technical documentation, overhaul and rebuild, new machine commissioning, process improvement.
  • Developed new line layouts working with customers to produce the most effective solution for their needs.
  • Engineer custom solutions for unique products and processes.

Manufacturing Engineer

Seminole Wire
Pennsauken, NJ
01.2008 - 01.2014
  • Used lean manufacturing principles to develop, evaluate and improve manufacturing methods; resulting in greater than 90% uptime and less than 3% scrap rate.
  • Developed a quality assurance department to ensure all products exceeded industry standards, and integrated checkpoints and inspections at key intervals throughout the manufacturing process.
  • Implemented a new product feasibility review process to ensure the most efficient and fastest path to producing new items.
  • Applied project management metrics and tools in oversight of engineering and manufacturing projects and program services

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
01.2013 - 12.2016

Associate of Science - Engineering

Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ
01.2009 - 12.2011

Skills

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Certification

ISO9001:2008 Lead Auditor

Timeline

ISO9001:2015 Internal Auditor

06-2022

VP of Engineering

Copperweld
01.2016 - Current

Service Engineer

Niehoff Endex
01.2014 - 01.2016

IWCS Extrusion for Wire & Cable

11-2013

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Rowan University
01.2013 - 12.2016

ISO9001:2008 Lead Auditor

04-2011

Associate of Science - Engineering

Camden County College
01.2009 - 12.2011

Manufacturing Engineer

Seminole Wire
01.2008 - 01.2014
Daniel FordManufacturing Engineer