A little About Me
Passionately Pursing New Adventures, Self-Improvement, and Leaving the World Better than I Found it.
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Career Profile
Manager and technologist with 3 years of experience developing teams and integrating cutting edge technologies in small and medium sized companies in the aviation and heavy industrial sectors. developed and leveraged additive manufacturing technologies and culture for a total cost savings over $3 million. Managed a value stream with $50 million in annual sales and a team consisting 35 members.
Core competencies include leadership, technology integration, culture development, talent development, design for additive manufacturing, design for manufacturability, lean manufacturing, product design Ops Management / Green Belt Lean & Six Sigma / Safety / Quality Improvement / Cost Reduction / Innovation / Workflow Optimization / Lead Time Reduction / Global Supply Chain & Logistics / Customer Service
Career Highlights
• Managed a value stream with $50 million in annual sales and a team consisting of 35 members.
• Responsible for over $3.5 million in total cost savings over career.
• Introduced additive manufacturing to a heavy industrial tools company
• Lead the production launch of a $3 million product line.
Professional Experience
Enerpac Tools Group (Formally Known as Actuant) May 2017 – Present
Manufacturing Technology Manager, Enerpac – Columbus, WI. (February 2020 - Present)
Directly Overseeing the continued growth of the Additive Manufacturing Work Cell to expand its composite throughput by an order of magnitude. Leading the development and integration of Direct Laser Metal Sintering (DLMS) technology for Enerpac’s hydraulic product lines. Wrote the business plan for deploying both additive and subtractive manufacturing methods for Enerpac’s Columbus location.
Value Stream Manager, Enerpac – Columbus, WI (November 2018 – February 2020)
Primary manager of operations and lean deployment within the hydraulic pump assembly value stream with $50 million in annual sales. In less than 9 months delivered $50 thousand in cost productivity savings. Developed and implemented an Additive Manufacturing work cell to provide a low cost, rapid production solution to supply chain issues.
Successfully completed one value stream map which resulted in reducing lead times on a product line by 80%. Resulting in $250 thousand in additional annual revenue.
Supervision Experience: Direct Supervision of 30+ employees which included 2 salaried direct reports, 10% improvement in safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics. 1+ year of shop floor supervisory experience.
Implemented a T3 program to improve employee onboarding experience which resulted in a 50% improvement to overall employee engagement, and resulted in the improvement of DPPM by 30%.
Developed culture of designing for additive manufacturing to expand utilization of cutting edge technology.
Product Engineer, Enerpac – Columbus, WI (May 2017 – November 2018)
Deployed Additive Manufacturing technologies in a production environment to solve a global part shortage that supported over $2 million dollars in revenue over the course of 6 months. o Earned “Actuant’s Commitment to Excellence Award” for outstanding contributions.
Responsible for over $500k in cost savings projects.
Championed first 3D printer for rapid prototyping at Enerpac. o Served as technical expert for selecting a machine, setting up it up, and maintaining the printer.
Printed 30 parts in the first month of ownership to save the company over $10,000.
Developed standard work instructions for a global team to integrate 3D printing capabilities.
Earned “Actuant’s Commitment to Excellence Award” for outstanding contributions.
Lead the redesign of 6 product lines and coordinating the efforts of a global team to bring them to market.
Worked closely with multiple functional groups including quality, safety, sourcing, customer service, and other engineering groups to solve problems and support the business.
Northern Lights Laser June 2016 – August 2016
Manufacturing Engineering Internship - Delano, MN
Improved tool paths for CNC machinery to reduce the scrap-rate and run time of the jobs.
Developed standard work processes and conducted training sessions to promote consistency of parts.
Designed and built a 3 axis CNC rotary deburring tool to improve consistency and reduce process time in the main work flow.
PBC Linear December 2014 – August 2015
Research & Development Engineering Internship, 3D Platform – Roscoe, IL
Improved the design of production 3D printed components to increase their printability and functionality.
Created an instructional video series to train new customers on the operation of the 200 Series Workbench Classic
Conducted research to determine settings for 8 materials that were offered as new products to customers.
Developed printing techniques for high flow nozzles that decreased printing time as much as 300%.
Woodward Inc. June 2014 – August 2014
Test Engineering Internship – Rockford, IL
Conducted Environmental Certification Testing for aircraft engine controls for the Boeing 737, 747, 787 and the Airbus A320.
Responsible for more than 20 FAA certification tests which included writing test procedures, overseeing the tests, analyzing results, and writing reports to communicate the results to the team lead.
Education, Professional Training, and Certificates
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN
Certified Lean & Six Sigma Green Belt, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Skills
3D CAD Solid Modeling - SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, PTC Creo Parametric.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in Creo Simulate and ANSYS Workbench -thermal, linear/nonlinear.
Programming in Python, C++ and MATLAB, PLC’s - Allen Bradley, Arduino.
Michael J. Rosplock 938 E. Johnson St. michael.rosplock@gmail.com Madison, Wisconsin 53703 Mobile: 815-742-8995