Kevin Eckerich 104 South Ashlyn Drive Clayton, NC 27527 Home:

919-550-7696 Cell: 919-412-1291 Education Conestoga College *

Degree IMM (Industrial Mechanical Machine) * P.L.C. (Programmable
Logic Controllers) * Welding both Arc and Mig * Pneumatics and
Hydraulics * Auto Cad level 2 * Spanish level 1 * German level
1 Employment History Cooper Standard Automotive Senior Tooling
Engineer/ Program Engineer Relocated to North Carolina June 2002 -
Present Primary Duties * Twenty plus years extensive knowledge of
OEM chassis and body components consisting of the manufacturing of
EPDM, TPR, TPV rubber extrusion and molded components. * Roll
forming, stretch bending and metal stampings. * Responsible for
developing new products by assisting in the design, testing, (DFMEA -
FMEA) pricing, purchasing of components and tooling to meet the
customers needs. * Manage Engineering and Cost estimating group in
preparing preliminary and production cost for development and
production. * Responsible for program design status including time
lines, coordinating regular design reviews, and providing design
status updates. * Review product design for compliance with
engineering principles, company standards, and customer contract
requirements. * Provide support to manufacturing in the operation
and improvements to new and existing equipment. * Knowledge of
customer requirements, product design, and design requirements. *
Ability to interact and effectively communicate with outside
suppliers, customer engineers, corporate engineers, sales, as well as
interacting with the hourly production work force and internal
management. * Review and maintain bi-quarterly ISO meetings with
staff and departments to conform to industry needs and standards. *
Develop new and best practices for primary and secondary production
groups. * Co-ordinate technology exchange teams with internal
manufacturing facilities world wide. * Lead 6 Sigma, Greenbelt
teams to provide support and information for studies on scrap
reduction and performance. * Supervise Engineering, Tool Room, and
Maintenance teams * Provide scheduling and co-ordinate preventive
maintenance programs. * Lead quality control in 8D request for
internal and external customer requirements. * Provide production
summary reports for daily review with Quality, Engineering and
Production groups. Cooper Standard Automotive (Canada) Program
Engineer January 1999 - June 2002 Primary Duties * Co-ordinate
Corporate and Divisional Program Management to ensure P.S.O. for
transparent launches. * Develop standards and procedures for the
engineering and technical work performed in the department. *
Consult and negotiate with customers to prepare specifications,
explain proposals and present engineering reports. * Participate in
the design, development and inspection of projects. * Confer with
customers and other members of the engineering team to conduct
research and determine project requirements. * Provide input into
product design where it must be tailored to suit the customer needs.
* Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work
activities with other departments. * Track program progress, open
issues and time lines. * Ensure divisional representation at
customer meetings and design reviews. Cooper Standard Automotive
(Canada) Program Launch Rep - Technical Liaison October 1996 -
January 1999 Primary Duties * Provide engineering/technical support
to customer production, engineering, quality control, reliability and
inspection groups at either our manufacturing or customer locations.
* Represent the company at engineering, quality and other customer
meetings/functions on current and future programs. * To participate
as a key member of the launch team and utilize one's skills and
resources available to ensure a successful launch. * Lead and
assist manufacturing development of new programs with the customer
and internal groups. Cooper Standard Automotive (Canada) Industrial
Maintenance (Millwright) August 1989 - October 1996 Primary Duties
* Repair and rebuild rubber extrusion equipment, presses, automated
metal forms, heaters, and compressors * Installation of piping
water, air, and gas. * Full tool room capabilities: machining,
milling and turning. References available upon request