David Banfield

Company Overview: Installation of off grid solar home systems, solar pool pumps, solar pool heater modules.

• Created marketing campaigns to attract new customers.
• Provided direction and guidance to employees.
• Developed and implemented strategies to increase customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Managed daily operations of business, including hiring and training staff.

Company Overview: Metal/Plastic Part Fabrication/Custom Injection Molding Startup

• Responsible for the overall operations of facility including Manufacturing, IT, QC, Maintenance, Shipping, and Customer Service departments. Tasked to manage growth, improve manufacturing operations, and startup custom injection molding facility.
• Ensured the company’s viability and profitability.
• Monitored external and internal key indicators that affect the business and incorporated them into driving the operations.
• Provided manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, material cost, reviewing production schedules, estimating future requirements for proactive outcomes.
• Lead production, planning, logistical, and equipment/facility activates to ensure KPIs are achieved.
• Maintained a culture of customer focus, fiscal responsibility, and high performance through example, communication, and staff oversite.
• Initiated plans to improve employee motivation and productivity.
• Executed plans to reduce labor cost, improve employee training and safety.
• Managed fiscal activity including budgeting, reporting, planning, for operational areas.
• Developed capital needs assessments and recommended investments.
• Created and sustained a safe, organized, and clean operating environment that promotes workflow.
• Created and implemented continuous improvement activities to ensure saving in cost and reduced waste.
• Established department objectives aligned with corporate goals and objectives.
• Created and maintained organizational policies that promote productivity and quality assurance.
• Reviewed reports related to production output, labor costs, quality control issues, in order to make informed decisions about operations.
• Provided leadership to staff by motivating personnel, resolving conflicts and fostering a positive work environment.
• Set clear goals for area managers and implemented systems for measuring results in support of optimal decision making.
• Reviewed financial statements and sales or activity reports to measure productivity or goal achievement.

Company Overview: Custom injection molder serving automotive, medical, electronic Industries.

• Monitored performance metrics to ensure that established objectives were met or exceeded.
• Negotiated contracts with vendors, suppliers, customers, and other stakeholders as required.
• Resolved escalated customer complaints regarding product and service quality or delivery delays.
• Identified opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiencies across all areas of operations.
• Provided direction to staff on all aspects of operational processes.
• Reviewed financial statements for accuracy and completeness prior to submitting them for approval by executive leadership team members.
• Established key performance indicators for measuring operational success.
• Set clear goals for area managers and implemented systems for measuring results in support of optimal decision making.
• Developed and deepened relationships with functional leadership to interconnect revenue generation initiatives with day-to-day operations.
• Responsible for the overall operations of the Ohio and Juarez plants as well as P&L, managing growth, making improvements to facilities, and building a strong team at each division.
• Lead the team to find solutions for production problems relating to materials, processes, and tooling.
• Oversee current and new programs by managing the team to develop new processes, designing tooling, automation, machinery and developing production controls.
• Manage new equipment purchases, ensure satisfactory operation of the equipment, and arrange for others to be taught how to use the equipment properly.
• Ensure assigned facilities have the resources necessary to meet company goals and objectives.
• Provide overall leadership for technical, administrative, and managerial support and guidance for direct and indirect reports.
• Work on an international basis with company personnel, customers, and suppliers including multiple time zones with travel domestically, Mexico and Asia.
• Develop written policies and procedures for the operation of the company so the company will be able to grow profitably.
• Provide plans to improve the organization, including time frame and costs involved.
• Develop operating budgets to increase profitability for both short- and long-term growth.
• Supports customer relationships proactively to deliver overall customer satisfaction.
• Strong business management experience with a commitment to leading by example.
• Ability to teach, train, and develop staff both from a technical perspective and professionalism.
• Manage costs, BOM audits, cost analysis, inventory management, and CAPEX.
• Drive operational efficiencies, develop business management systems, and establish/meet KPI’s.
• Analyze actual labor, material, and overhead costs against established budgets.

Company Overview: Custom injection molder serving automotive, medical, electronics.

• Personally responsible for entire operation in El Paso and report directly to Executive Vice President located in Newton Falls, OH.
• Responsible for 5 direct report managers in Tooling, Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Shipping.
• Extensive evolvement with new and existing customers providing engineering support in part design, material selection, mold construction, and mold design.
• Responsible for maintaining a workable budget and showing profitability monthly.
• Provide continued planning for company’s growth with the addition of new customers, equipment, and processes.

Company Overview: Custom injection molder serving automotive, medical, electronics.

• Personally responsible for entire operation in Las Cruces and report directly to corporate president located in Saegertown PA.
• Responsible for 5 direct report managers in Tooling, Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Shipping.
• Extensive evolvement with new and existing customers providing engineering support in part design, material selection, mold construction, and mold design.
• Responsible for maintaining a workable budget and showing profitability on a monthly basis.
• Provide continued planning for company’s growth with the addition of new customers, equipment, and processes.

Company Overview: Custom injection molder serving automotive, medical, electronics.

• Supervise and direct tool room, production, quality, and maintenance. 2nd in charge of all company business reporting directly to the General Manager.
• Outsourced all new tooling and engineering changes.
• Extensive evolvement with new and existing customers providing engineering support in part design, material selection, mold construction, and design changes.
• Responsible for all new programs providing part and mold quotations, supervision of mold design and build, sampling, and PPAP qualifications.
• Personally responsible for all project management and planning conforming to QS9000 standards.
• Management Representative for QS9000.

Company Overview: Custom injection molder serving automotive, cell phone, and consumer Products industries. Secondary operations of pad printing, sonic welding, And vibration welding.

• Supervised and directed four-man tool room in mold repair and preventative maintenance.
• Supervised and directed Process Engineers.
• Outsourced all new tooling and engineering changes.
• Extensive evolvement with new and existing customers providing engineering support in part design, material selection, mold construction, and design changes.
• Responsible for all new programs providing part and mold quotations, supervision of mold design and build, sampling, and PPAP qualifications.
• Redesigned and implemented six stage project planning program which conformed to QS9000 Procedures. This program included detailed checklists, FMEA’S, Design of experiments, part and tooling design reviews, preliminary manufacturing, quality, and logistics plans, and continuous Improvement plans.
• Increased annual tooling sales from $25,000 to over $2,500,000 in two-year period with Profit margins exceeding 35%.
• Successful management and launch of 30 + new tooling projects per year into production.
• Managed multi part programs for major automotive customers which involved traveling to Japan and Taiwan to supervise and direct mold build and qualification.

Company Overview: Custom injection molder serving automotive, electronics, and consumer Products industries. Secondary operations of pad printing and sonic welding.

• Supervising six-man toolroom for mold repair and preventative maintenance.
• Outsourcing of all new tooling and engineering changes.
• Maintaining a profit margin of 20% or more on all new tooling orders.
• Directed and organized all new customer programs which included.
• Outsourcing and approving all new mold designs.
• Completion of all tooling and part quotes.
• Supervision of new mold construction.
• Sample qualification of molds.
• Design and setup of assembly, pad printing, and sonic welding applications.
• Extensive evolvement with design engineers of customer base in order to produce parts with a simpler design and easier moldability.

Company Overview: Custom injection molder serving automotive, appliance, and consumer Products industries.

• Completed mold and part quotations for entire customer base.
• Extensive customer involvement providing engineering support in materials, process conditions, mold design and construction.
• Supervise off-site engineers at major customer locations.
• Personally responsible for coordination and progress of new jobs from design stage through production approval.
• System administrator for Unix manufacturing system used for engineering, production and general office.
• Implemented and installed computer aided manufacturing system to link all departments Together for purchase orders, bom’s, quality plans, press data, shipping, and inventory.
• Completion of Hurco CNC machining certificate for setup, programming and operation of Hurco CNC knee mills.
• Re-organized and supervised off-site engineer program which involved placing a project engineer Inside of General Electric to assist engineers in part design, material selection, and cost reductions On all new and existing projects.
• This program allowed AMI to become the leading supplier to GE and generated an additional Three million dollars in sales in a two-year period.

Company Overview: Custom injection molder serving automotive, appliance, electronics, and consumer Products industries.

• Responsible for setup, operation, and troubleshooting of Injection molding machines.
• Completed three internships with this company while earning my degree.