Matthew Hoops
Lake City,Minnesota
Summary
Innovative automation expert with 23 years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing robotic and automation systems for sheet metal components. Proven track record of system performance, increasing production efficiency, and increasing member safety.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Engineer Supervisor – Automation
Hearth and Home Technologies
Lake City , MN
2022.06 - Current
- Daily management of project team resources (in-person / electronic / phone interaction) to ensure that the projects meet targeted criteria and timelines
- Create, communicate, and align timelines
- Prepare and update project status documents and lead meetings
- Provide teams with information, resources, and decision records that eliminate waste and promote progress
- Identify critical path items and ensure that all barriers to projects are identified and removed quickly
- Directly working with product management to ensure the needs of the customer and manufacturing are considered in the final product
- Assists engineers with issues and acts as a secondary ring of defense regarding product design, agency standards, and materials/resources as needed
- Lead RCI events
- Responsible for managing the performance of direct reports
- Oversee the continual skill development of direct reports
- Responsible for ensuring appropriate staffing level and participating in the interviewing/selection process to find the right candidates for new and replacement positions
- Development and maintenance of lab facilities and equipment
- Continuous improvement of Automation processes
- Develop equipment cost estimates
- Review capacity plans.
Adjunct Instructor – Solidworks
Minnesota State College Southeast
2022.06 - Current
- Conduct multiple Solidworks classes
- Develop, deliver, and review the course material and the syllabus
- Provide feedback and support to students
- Create curriculum and assignments
- Create instructional videos
- Keep up to date with technological advances.
Machine Build Engineer
Hearth and Home Technologies
Lake City , MN
2010.06 - 2022.06
- Interface in person with tooling, engineering, and production staff for design requirements
- Design, develop, implement, and manage specialized machines
- Design, develop, implement, and manage robotic cells, mainly Fanuc brand
- Complete automated equipment design with Solidworks and AutoCAD software
- Perform FMEA events for equipment
- Write JSA’s and LOTO’s for all completed machines
- Perform simple to complex force, strength, and other mechanical calculations
- Perform mechanical and hydraulic design
- Coordinates machine assembly encompassing electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and safety systems
- Produces assembly and part drawings on site, specify purchased components and verify designs
- Programs and uses the CNC mill, lathe, surface grinder, and other tooling machines to produce project requirements
- Works with vendors on component specifications
- Actively participate in Rapid Continuous Improvement Projects
- Collaborate with internal customers including product line/focus factory management, design engineering, and manufacturing engineering
- Duties involve some confidentiality and delayed detection of error with a high impact on the organization (scrap exposure, product quality, cost, safety, ability to ship product to customer within promised timelines, etc.).
Business Owner
Accurate Machine LLC
2010.01 - 2018.12
- Complete industrial machine design from top down
- Drafting and design services
- CNC machining services
- Fabricating services such as welding, water jet cutting, and laser cutting.
Tool and Die Machinist
Hearth and Home Technologies
Lake City , MN
2010.06 - 2014.06
- Program and use CNC mill, lathe, EDM, surface grinder and other tooling machines to produce project requirements from part drawings
- Disassemble, troubleshoot, repair, and assemble stamping/forming dies
- Manufacture new dies
- Design new stamping/forming non progressive dies
- Removal and reinstall of dies in related equipment
- Set-up and operate all tool area equipment grinders, mills (manual & cnc), lathes (manual & CNC), EDM, heat treat oven, presses, CMM, drill presses, etc
- Work flexible hours and some weekends as needed
- Work required overtime as scheduled
- Adapt to continuous improvement driven change with a positive attitude
- Follow all safety rules and regulations
- Follow all quality standards
- Operate MIG and Stick welders
- Machine parts from print to specified tolerances
- Program in Mastercam
- Design in Solid Works or AutoCAD for die design and print maintenance
- Spec tooling and calculate required tonnages
- Support production maintenance with equipment tooling issues.
Extrusion Die Maker
Cli-ma-tech
- Read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and specifications to determine the requirements for creating or repairing tools and dies
- Use precision measuring instruments, such as micrometers, Vernier calipers, and gauges, to ensure accuracy and precision in the manufacturing process
- Set up and operate machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, grinders, and drill presses, to create or repair tools and dies
- Use computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software to design and create tooling
- Weld and fabricate components as needed
- Troubleshoot and diagnose problems with existing tools and dies and recommend repairs or modifications as needed
- Maintain tools and dies, including sharpening blades and replacing worn or damaged parts
- Collaborate with engineers and other manufacturing professionals to ensure that tools and dies meet specifications and production requirements
- Follow safety protocols and maintain a clean and organized work environment
- Keep up to date with new technologies and techniques in the field, and continuously improve skills through training and professional development.
Education
Electronics Engineering Technology B.S., Programming Essentials, Programming in C++, Fundamental Properties of DC and AC Circuits and Lab, Digital Electronics and Lab, Technical Project Management, Physics I and II, Calculus I and II -
Grantham University
12.2023
Mechatronics classes, Industrial Electricity, Electrical Controls and Apparatus, PLC 1, PLC 2, and PLC 3, Systems Troubleshooting, Drafting and Design AAS, Minnesota State College Southeast, Winona, MN, 08/01/2008, 04/01/2012, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Inventor, Mechanisms, Print reading for CAD design., Geometric Tolerancing, Manufacturing processes for CAD deseing. -
Dakota County Technical College
05.2017
Machine Tool Technology diploma program, Blueprint reading., Manual and CNC machining classes, Precision measuring classes, GD & T, Advanced CAM/CAD -
RCTC
04.2003
Skills
- Technical Direction
- Project Scoping
- Estimating and Bidding
- Relationship Building
- Project Estimation
- Performance Evaluations
- Team Collaboration and Leadership
- Schedule Management
- Project Management
- Engineering Design
- Design build
- Cost Estimation
- Process Improvement
Certification
- MRA Leadership
- Solidworks Simulation
- Solidworks Surfacing
- Solidworks Sheet Metal
- Solidworks Weldments
- Solidworks Essentials
- Solidworks Advanced Parts
- Solidworks Advanced Assemblies
Additional Skills
- Project Management
- Solidworks
- AutoCAD
- Fanuc robots
- UR robots
- Manual lathe
- Manual mill
- CNC mill
- CNC lathe
- Wire EDM
- Press brake
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Power Point
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Outlook
- Mechanical Design
- EOAT Design
- DFM
- MasterCAM
- Rapid Prototyping
- Mig welding
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Project Engineer Supervisor – Automation
Hearth and Home Technologies
2022.06 - Current
Adjunct Instructor – Solidworks
Minnesota State College Southeast
2022.06 - Current
Machine Build Engineer
Hearth and Home Technologies
2010.06 - 2022.06
Tool and Die Machinist
Hearth and Home Technologies
2010.06 - 2014.06
Business Owner
Accurate Machine LLC
2010.01 - 2018.12
Extrusion Die Maker
Cli-ma-tech
Electronics Engineering Technology B.S., Programming Essentials, Programming in C++, Fundamental Properties of DC and AC Circuits and Lab, Digital Electronics and Lab, Technical Project Management, Physics I and II, Calculus I and II -
Grantham University
Mechatronics classes, Industrial Electricity, Electrical Controls and Apparatus, PLC 1, PLC 2, and PLC 3, Systems Troubleshooting, Drafting and Design AAS, Minnesota State College Southeast, Winona, MN, 08/01/2008, 04/01/2012, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Inventor, Mechanisms, Print reading for CAD design., Geometric Tolerancing, Manufacturing processes for CAD deseing. -
Dakota County Technical College
Machine Tool Technology diploma program, Blueprint reading., Manual and CNC machining classes, Precision measuring classes, GD & T, Advanced CAM/CAD -
RCTC
- MRA Leadership
- Solidworks Simulation
- Solidworks Surfacing
- Solidworks Sheet Metal
- Solidworks Weldments
- Solidworks Essentials
- Solidworks Advanced Parts
- Solidworks Advanced Assemblies
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