Lou Zwaga

Experience

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  Pertron Controls / Square D

  Jun 1985 - Jan 1987

  Field Service Engineer

  • Implement engineering changes on spot and seam weld control unit circuit boards• Provide weld control start-up assistance at body tooling OEMs and assembly plants

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  Chrysler Group LLC

  Feb 1986 - Apr 1988

  Process Engineer

  • Spotweld, arcweld and studweld capital equipment purchase and install• Weld consumeables inventory development and control• Weld quality maintenance

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  Diamond Star Motors

  Apr 1988 - May 1991

  Staff Engineer, Production Engineering

  • New model and minor model change production process development for stamped component sub-assembly and underbody production areas• Manufacturing and maintenance support• Equipment uptime ~ reliability improvement• Assembly quality and weld quality improvement

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  Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

  May 1991 - May 2016

  • Manager to production engineers and vehicle systems specialist.• New model and minor model change production process development for trim, chassis and final production• New model and minor model change budget development and maintenance• Capital equipment design, build, installation / modification• Process reliability and throughput improvements• Man hour and raw material cost development and control• Project scheduling for staff• Performance management of staff• Class B Underground Storage Tank Operator• Resource Conservation Recovery Act "RCRA" Trained• Selected member of plant decommission team Show less • Immediate supervisor to seven engineers and two mechanical designers.• New model and minor model change production process development for sub-assembly, body in white and outer panel production• New model and minor model change budget development and maintenance• Capital equipment design, build, installation / modification• Body accuracy and weld quality development and control• Service part assembly process development• Project scheduling for staff• Performance management of staff• In house equipment design group manager Show less

  • Manager, Assembly Engineering, Production Engineering

    Nov 2015 - May 2016

  • Manager, Assembly Engineering, Production Engineering

    Mar 2013 - May 2016

  • Supervisor, New Product Development, Production Engineering, Assembly Engineering

    Jul 2006 - Mar 2013

  • Branch Manager, Production Engineering Body Assembly

    May 1991 - Jul 2006
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  Alto-Shaam, Inc.

  May 2016 - Mar 2017

  Manufacturing Engineering, Manager, Assembly
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  WS Packaging Group

  Apr 2017 - Aug 2017

  Buyer, Maintenance
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  Eagle Mechanical Inc.

  Aug 2017 - Jan 2020

  Service Manager
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  Rivian

  Jan 2020 - May 2022

  Senior Planning Coordinator
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  ICR Services

  May 2023 - now

  Sales Engineer / Business Developmemt

  Contract sales engineer developing and supporting customers.Provide industrial automation repair services for most manufacturing automation.Sell refurbished robots, automation components, spare parts for all manufacturing segments.