John R Fromel

Experience

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  General Motors

  Jun 1994 - Jun 1998

  Managed a team of engineers and technicians responsible for design, build and external supply base management of plastic injection molds and metal stamping dies for delivery to high-volume production manufacturing operations. Improved on-time production part/tool availability at vehicle launch from 6% to 100%. Reduced tool delivery lead time by 33%. Developed minimum of 5 new suppliers per year. Initiated supplier conferences to share process technology improvements and promote team building. Responsible for $3.2M budget, P&L of lab operations, manufacturing strategy, tool cost management and direct customer interface. Delivered $900K - $2.4M annual positive operating income. Improved lab’s delivery performance from 88% to 100%. Delivered 10,000 consecutive on-time orders. Implemented QS-9000 and successfully passed qualification audit.

  • Injection Mold & Metal Stamping Tool Engineering Supervisor

    Aug 1996 - Jun 1998

  • Engineering Prototype Build Supervisor

    Jun 1994 - Aug 1996
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  Delphi Automotive Systems

  Jun 1998 - Jun 2009

  Directed $3M budget and global team of 30+ engineers and technicians in Europe and China to revitalize printed circuit board technology design and development. Drove global manufacturing and distribution channels to accelerate product commercialization to meet customer demands. Validated designs that reduced costs 15% and allowed for 20% increased product content. Spearheaded global partnership with Delco Electronics. Led commercial team to win Ford design competition securing $7M business at 16% OI and 24% ROI. Developed strategy for product line’s future competitiveness through electronics integration. Managed portfolio rationalization and closed product line gaps to drive growth. Identified, recruited and promoted top performers to create a customer-driven, market focused infrastructure. Show less

  • Global Marketing and Pricing Manager - Connection Systems

    Jan 2006 - Jun 2009

  • Global Capital Manager

    Jan 2003 - Dec 2005

  • Engineering Manager - Power Distribution Center Product Design & Supply Base

    Jun 1999 - Dec 2002

  • Engineering Manager - Electrical/Electronic Products & Process Design

    Jun 1998 - Dec 2002
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  Laird Technologies

  Jun 2009 - Oct 2009

  Sourcing & Supply Chain Manager - Interim Site GM

  $635 million dollar global EMI, Thermal Management, Antenna and RF Systems supplier Managed global team and a $17M raw material and finished goods annual buy in North America for EMI and Thermal Management Device products and technologies. - Initiated process to establish second sources on key materials to leverage supply base and lower costs. - Managed supply base through customer volume requirement increases to maintain on-time delivery of key raw materials.

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  Rockwell Automation

  Oct 2009 - now

  Manage a global team of 140+ Engineers and Partners responsible for providing the following shared design services to Rockwell Automation's Business Units:1) Chemistry and Materials Engineering2) Product Performance Testing3) EMC Testing4) Product Compliance Engineering5) Component Engineering Manage a global team of 140+ Engineers and Partners responsible for providing the following shared design services to Rockwell Automation's Business Units:1) ASIC Engineering (Application Specific Integrated Circuits)2) FPGA Engineering (Field-Programmable Gate Array)3) Mechanical Design Packaging4) Product Compliance Engineering5) Printed Circuit Board Design6) Signal Integrity & EMC Analysis7) Design Documentation

  • Director of Engineering - Product Qualification Services

    Sept 2017 - now

  • Director of Engineering - Design Services

    Oct 2009 - Sept 2017