Nick Siefers

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING
Responsible for the $8 million design and manufacturing operation. Oversaw and optimized in-house production, research and development, quality, shipping/receiving, and maintenance. Managed a team of 27 and served as the HR manager.

• $100,000 in annual bottom-line savings accomplished by designing and implementing a labor metric accountability system that streamlined the number of employees working in each area to cut cost-per-part 22% and improved equipment uptime.
• $58,000 saved annually by conceiving, executing, and maintaining a master production schedule database and methodology based on targeted product launches and deadlines.
• $48,000 in yearly labor cost savings obtained by originating and installing the first preventative maintenance system for the startup helping to grow the program across the manufacturing facility and reduce equipment downtime 37%.
• 50% ROI realized in the first year on R&D testing by conceiving and installing new $70,000 urethane chemical processing equipment.
• 12%+ reduction in the capital budget gleaned by strategically evaluating budget line items for four manufacturing R&D departments and eliminating inefficient items.

• $972,000 in yearly sales attained by presenting technical seminars, lectures, and training across the U.S. as well as in China, Japan, and Korea to broaden customer product knowledge.
• $203,000 saved by sourcing multiple bids per project to minimize cost and negotiating the largest equipment bid and installation project.
• $45,000 in annual savings reached by serving as the HR manager for the 27-member production team to conduct staff enrollments, audits, performance evaluations, and communicate with the staffing agency to optimize plant employee levels.
• $30,000 yearly savings generated by creating and promoting employees into five new team leader positions to support team members and assess production schedules, quality, labor per part, and part-per employee hourly goals.
• $20,000 saved in annual lost productivity by instituting weekly cross-functional team meetings between sales, marketing, R&D, and manufacturing to review projects, current designs, and upcoming schedules to keep 50+ new SKUs on pace for production building and release.
• 5X ROI gained by designing and establishing the company’s first shipping / receiving productivity goals with an initial investment of $500 for tracking software and hardware.

SENIOR CHEMICAL DESIGN ENGINEER & ENGINEERING MANAGER
Led design, R&D, and manufacturing operations. Supervised a team of 21. Applied lean six sigma data analysis techniques to design cutting-edge materials, parts, and processes.

• $250,000 in annual savings cultivated by applying DFSS and lean concepts such as DMAIC, gage R/R, control charts, DOE, histograms, process capability, multiple linear regression analysis to reduce process part-to-part variation 20%.
• $140,000 in yearly savings garnered against price gouging as the onsite purchasing manager to solicit bids for raw materials used in production, conduct lab tests and pilot plant testing, then scale up to larger production batches.
• $105,000 in additional annual revenue found via optimization of processing parameters to minimize 2nd line quality products 2.5% by maximizing chemical reaction kinetics / thermodynamic properties for chemical reactors through unit calculation of ideal urethane fluid flow and heat / mass transfer.
• 10% to 15% decline in downtime fostered to increase identification of possible failure mechanisms by crafting process control plans (PCPs) and failure modes / effects analyses (FMEAs) for critical chemical facility equipment and processes per ISO 9000/9001 regulations.

• $70,000 in savings grasped by fabricating manufacturing parts and CNC / plastic injection modeling with 3D CAD using flexible behavior modeling, advanced assembly, and Visual Basic to temper costs.
• 40% total growth rate of units sold in five years achieved by optimizing material performance with analytical techniques using atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscope, frictional analysis, JMP design of experiments, and chemical formula substrate manipulations that resulted in new technology.
• 24% boost in the percentage of acceptable first-line product reaped within two years by performing gage R&R studies on equipment to qualify for use.

SENIOR RESEARCH ENGINEER
Conducted research tests and analyzed data to recommend possible specification changes.

• Co-authored the ball motion study industry research publication through the application of six sigma statistical analysis techniques and multiple manufacturer cooperation that standardized measurement of the rotational kinetics of a bowling ball to reduce manufacturing product testing 20%.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
Designed cost-effective geometric shaped parts via 3D CAD modeling. Test rotational kinetics of designs using sensor telemetry technology to achieved performance targets.

• $38,000 in YOY sales revenues secured by creating a chemically synthesized polymer to enhance frictional aspects of ball motion performance as part of the R&D, testing, packaging, and marketing to launch a revolutionary product to market in less than two years.