Rory Kump

Rory Kump

Operations Supervisor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Territory Account Manager

  • Education

    • Drexel University

      2003 - 2007
      Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi Honor Society Hess Scholars UG Research Fellowship -Participated in the Hess Scholars Program with Dr. Bradley Layton. The project was to design a human powered street cleaning device.-Graduated Magna Cum Laude in Mechanical Engineering-Belonged to Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society

    • Omega Studios' School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences

      1997 - 1998
      Certificate Program Comprehensive Recording Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Intern/Assistant Engineer Fundamentals of audio recording and live sound techniques and musical production. Digital music production and editing.

  • Experience

    • McKesson Bio-services Corporation

      Nov 2000 - Jul 2003
      Operations Supervisor

      Oversaw production and shipment of biological specimen collection kits. Improved efficiency by creating a work-flow that reduced the overall movements of assembler, resulting in over a 50% increase in production.Managed the purchasing and organization of inventoryConducted interviews and training of new hiresComposed, revised, and maintained standard operating procedures.

    • Wayne Automation

      Feb 2005 - Sept 2005
      Draftsman/Assistant Engineer

      Updated detailed drawings in Auto-CADAssisted in the modification of existing high speed, packaging machinery according to customer specificationsAssisted in new machine design, including mechanical motion cams and linkages, servos, and vision systemsParticipated in debugging phase of automation machinery

    • Synthes

      Feb 2006 - Sept 2006
      Product Development Engineer

      Adhered to strict FDA guidelines for product design, validation, and testingAuthored and executed test protocols for mechanical testing of prototypesParticipated in design optimization and review meetings that required coordination between product development engineers and manufacturing engineers.Created parts’ assemblies and drawings with Pro EngineerPerformed tolerance stack analysis to ensure proper part function as well as efficient material usage

    • Ives Equipment Corp

      Sept 2007 - now

      -Account management from the plant level to the corporate level-Develop relationships with plant managers, plant engineers, project engineers, project managers, safety managers, maintenance personnel, and purchasing agents in order to grow the business-Apply engineering principles to applications in order to solve industry specific problems in food, pharmaceutical, chemical, mining/aggregate/cement, oil and gas, power, and original equipment manufacturing.-Provide engineering support in the form of submittals, drawings, and other documentation-Work with internal management to develop annual growth plans for each product line.-Maintain expense reports, mileage reports, project tracking reports, and customer development plans Show less •Executed various tasks in a technical sales, applications engineering, and support role for a tri-state region (Southern New Jersey, Delaware, and Eastern Pennsylvania) specializing in process control instrumentation for the industrial and environmental markets•Reviewed plans and specifications to determine extent of product offering.•Provided submittals to engineering with all relevant exceptions for review, which required engineering judgment and good communication skills.•Applied extensive knowledge in flow meter technology (i.e. electromagnetic, ultrasonic, vortex, coriolis, positive displacement), level indicating and transmitting technology (i.e. ultrasonic, microwave radar, capacitance, hydrostatic pressure), pressure and temperature indicating and transmitting technologies, and valves (e.g. on/off, diverting, modulating, etc). Show less

      • Territory Account Manager

        Nov 2013 - now
      • Inside Sales and Applications Engineering

        Sept 2007 - Nov 2013
      • Inside Sales Engineer

        Sept 2007 - Nov 2013
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Engineer In Training (EIT)

      National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
      Nov 2007