Keith Bloomer, MBA, PMP

Experience

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  Kadel Engineering

  Feb 1989 - Jul 1996

  Sales Engineer

  Technical Sales Engineer in the cryogenics industry. Custom designed liquid nitrogen and liquid helium containers to meet the needs of customers. Customers included the research industry and electronics industry.

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  DeVilbiss Healthcare, LLC

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Project Engineer
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  General Electric Medical / Marquette Medical

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Product Development Engineer

  • Led cross-functional project teams in the development of new medical products. • Assist other departments in sustaining current products.• Participated on a rewrite team for division Product Life Cycle Process Manual to shorten time to market for new products and to meet FDA design controls.• Released five new products in less than one year.• Chaired multi-functional team that developed and improved divisional technical processes.• Conducted training sessions for divisional personnel on new Product Life Cycle Process Manual. Show less

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  SOL, Inc (Solar Outdoor Lighting)

  Mar 2000 - Apr 2010

  • Management responsibilities included Quality, Applications Engineering, Safety, and Facility Management.• Member of SOL’s leadership team and Strategic Planning Team.• Proven track record working with suppliers to reduce cost and improve quality of incoming materials.• Project lead of team update SOL’s Quality Management System to ISO 9001:2008 standards successfully obtaining Certification in March 2010.• Managed Application Engineering Team whose duties included:o Reviewing customer RFPs and RFQs and designing solar lighting systems that meet or exceed customer requirements.o Creating customer lighting layouts to determine best product to meet customer requirements.o Creating Pricing Presentations and Engineering Submittals Packageso Maintaining a 24/7 technical support line for customers to assist with technical problems and installation on new products.• Managed SOL’s Quality Team and Quality Management System• Assisted SOL’s Manufacturing Team in maintaining SOL’s MRP system Show less • Management responsibilities included Quality, Applications Engineering, Safety, and Facility Management.• Member of SOL’s leadership team and Strategic Planning Team.• Proven track record with streamlining operations, increasing efficiency in manufacturing processes, and working with suppliers to reduce cost and improve quality.• Project team member for implementation of MRP software to streamline Sol’s business operations.• Created new manufacturing facility layout, increasing production capacity 33% without increasing workforce.• Project lead of team to implement ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System at Sol Inc., successfully obtaining Certification and Registration in February 2005.• Implemented Lean Manufacturing Techniques and Training with the following results.o Reduced average time in product labeling and packaging by 37% per work ordero Changed product packaging methods on one product resulting in $6.25 saving per item.o Eliminated factory floor motion wastes, reducing average motion over 220,000 feet annually.o Reduced average time in product labeling and packaging by 37% per work order.o Increased assembly capacity of new LED luminary from 40 units per day to 100 units per day. Show less

  • Quality and Applications Engineering Manager

    Nov 2009 - Apr 2010

  • Plant Manager

    Mar 2000 - Oct 2009
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  Comlux America

  Oct 2010 - Jul 2011

  Planning Supervisor
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  Awareness Technology, Inc.

  Jul 2011 - May 2012

  Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor
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  Sol, Inc.

  Mar 2012 - Aug 2014

  Technical Services Manager
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  Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC

  Aug 2014 - now

  • Senior Project Manager

    Jul 2018 - now

  • General Manager

    Aug 2014 - Jul 2018