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Joseph Kinder

Springboro

Summary

Dynamic Applications Engineer III at United Grinding, recognized for optimizing production processes and enhancing customer support. Leveraged technical troubleshooting and data analysis to drive efficiency improvements, achieving significant cycle time reductions. Delivered impactful training sessions, fostering cross-functional collaboration and elevating team capabilities in advanced grinding technologies.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Applications Engineer III

United Grinding
06.2013 - Current
  • Served as a go-to technical expert within the organization on multiple occasions, providing timely guidance and input during critical decision-making moments.
  • Assisted sales teams with pre-sales technical support, helping close deals with prospective clients effectively.
  • Delivered comprehensive training sessions on new technologies, increasing team knowledge and capabilities.
  • Optimized customer specific part processes to be used for mass-quantity production and/or single job, high value projects.
  • Experienced in all forms of material grinding including tool steel, ceramics, carbide, magnetic material and various hard metal.
  • Experienced in various size and tolerance holding, grinding parts that range from 0.1" in diameter and as large as 12.0." Typical part tolerances range from 0.002 microns and as large as 0.010 microns.
  • Traveled 75% + to visit customer facilities for machine installation, advanced training and process development to help customers achieve cycle time requirements and optimize the grinding machine and area.
  • Visited clients to determine feasibility, analyze requirements and provide solution suggestions.
  • Supported software integration and implemented maintenance enhancements.
  • Provided exceptional customer support, addressing client concerns and providing timely resolutions to technical issues.

Education

Associate of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
06-2014

Skills

  • Production support
  • Efficiency improvement
  • Solutions development
  • Performance optimization
  • Data analysis
  • Customer support
  • Technical troubleshooting
  • Quality assurance
  • Requirements analysis
  • Database management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Debugging techniques
  • Software testing
  • Studer Cylindrical Grinders
  • Manual Machining

Languages

Spanish
Professional Working

Timeline

Applications Engineer III

United Grinding
06.2013 - Current

Associate of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Sinclair Community College