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Automobile Industry Paint, Moldings Expert Consultant
Expertise in manufacturing industry project management, development engineering, program management, dry paint suppliers, quality control and material handling, design, prototype and production tool build, machine build, secondary equipment, and injection molding and thermoform.

This associate offers specific expertise relative to solid and metallic mold in color, dry paint process development, body side molding, front and rear fascias, vacform process sheet stock, dry paint high gloss color match body side moldings, extruder line set-up, thermoformers, dies, tooling, materials, robot trim in place for form in color, exterior body sides and fascias, and injection molds.

Additional experience and specialization includes vacform tools, match metal trim dies, secondary equipment, research and development, tool and sample tryouts, Taguchi Studies, molding and tooling evaluation, team-oriented leadership, communication and effective customer interaction, project development, direction and leadership from conception to production, timeline set-up and tool design follow-up , tool build in prototype and production, mold tryouts, team meetings, design CAD project engineers, tool build and material source

PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Automotive, Machine & Tool, Manufacturing, Plastics

EDUCATION
B.S., Mechanical Engineer/Plastics, (American Motors / GI Bill), Ferris State, Big Rapids, MI

Additional Training:
Ford Motor Company/General Motors Quality Control & Material Handling Seminars
Statistical Process Control Course - Oakland University
Plastic Technology Course - Michigan State University Associates
Dr. Deming Seminar - Ford Motor Company
J.I.T. Training - General Motors GM 30 Program
Synchronous Manufacturing Course - Ford Motor Company
Project Management Course - Oakland University
Business Administration Course - St. Clair Community College
Conducted Taguchi Studies (D.O.E.)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.

Providing project management, mechanical engineering, plastics expertise, automotive industry paint and moldings consulting and related expertise to a variety of clients.

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Consultant, Development Engineer and Program Manager, Dry Paint Suppliers

GM, DCX, Ford, Guardian Automotive, Sport Rack, Mayco Plastics,
Active in Design, Tool Build (Prototype & Production) Machine Build, Secondary Equipment, Training of personnel. Dupont, G.E., A. Schulman, Dorrie, Avery, Kurtz Hastings, Rexam
Mold in Color (eliminate Flow Lines)

Program Manager and Consultant to dry paint suppliers with on-going program

Injection Molding and Thermoform, Mold in color - solid & metallic
Chrysler Neon PL 2000 Program - 2002 & 2003 form in color
Developed dry paint process for body side molding, front and rear fascias. Developed vacform process sheet stock, dry paint high gloss color match body side moldings. Set-up extruder line, thermoformers, dies, tooling, materials, robot trim in place for form in color.

Program Manager / Project Engineer, Research & Development, LDM Technologies, Auburn Hills, MI

GM Olds Bravada Body side molding fascias (wet paint) 16 tools, check fixtures & secondary equipment. GM 325 S-10/GM Sonoma, GMC 330 Jimmy 4 Door exterior body sides and fascias, 42 injection molds, 8 vacform tools, match metal trim dies and all secondary equipment. Chrysler Neon PL front fascia Dry Paint Research & Development Program.

Process Technician, Lapeer Fabrication, Inc. (Division of Voplex Corp.)

Tool and sample tryouts, Taguchi Studies, molding and tooling evaluation problems, instructing and training molding personnel

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

R&D Neon Product and Process Development
GM 330 / GMC 325 Body Side and Fascia Dry Paint Program
GM 330 Sport Fascia / two-tone dry paint / developed single sub-gate system for wet and dry paint for front and rear fascia and body side moldings
Developed vacform process and trim for deep draw, reverse draft. Pass parting lines in sheet, 125 up to 250
Ford Explorer Front Fascia in dry paint (prototype)
Chrysler Neon FL - front fascia (Textron)
Chrysler Neon PL - rear fascia (Magna Decoma)
Vacform process - chrome inserts for exterior trim
Chrysler Neon PL - front and rear fascia - mold in color, solid and metallic
Chrysler/Mayco - extruder line - pilot facilities - thermoform for thin and thick sheet stock - robot trim in place
Guardian - form in color, thermoform / injection mold
Sport Rack - developed and built test tooling for thermoform

HONORS AND AWARDS
SPE
GM 330/GM 335 Exterior Body Side Trim & Front Fascia Dry Paint Inserts in dry paint from prototype to production

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