Amy Schantz, PMP

Experience

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  General Dynamics

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1991

  Design Engineer

  Aircraft Structural Design, Military Fighter/Attack planes - F16 and A12.

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  DuPont Polymers Technology

  Jan 1991 - Jan 2003

  Manage Hytrel® product developments.Maintain product integrity within global production units.Key AccomplishmentsDeveloped robust manufacturing process to produce Active Membranes® film and laminate.Played key technical role in engineering and installation of Underwater Melt Cutter at new $100MM manufacturing facility.Developed and maintained good customer relations by helping customers run their processes with our products. Maintained technical integrity and operation of 23MM pound/year continuous operation polymer facility.Coordinated compounding facility operations. Cost savings $60M/yr in new packaging system; 10% yield and uptime improvement with dry face melt cutter technology upgrades. Managed $20MM Nylon spinning machine capital project from pre-project approvals through construction.Coordinated relocation of composite bike wheel productions facility from Newark, DE to Asturias, Spain.Developed and installed new spinning machine prototype technology in Chattanooga, TN.

  • Product Specialist

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2003

  • Technology Engineer

    Jan 1996 - Jan 1999

  • Project Engineer

    Jan 1991 - Jan 1996
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  Hockessin Soccer Club

  Aug 2006 - Aug 2012

  Instructional Director

  Volunteer Position to manage Instructional Program for 1000+ participants on 70+ teams. Coordinate volunteers such as coaches, assistant coaches, field marshals, parking attendants, and concessions to ensure successful seasons. Help with website updates to manage and improve information flow.

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  Klockner Pentaplast Americas

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2014

  Consultant, PET Extrusion Technology

  Evaluate PET extrusion processes and recommend improvements for optimum IV control.

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  Klöckner Pentaplast

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2019

  Design/install/commission $16M machine using 100% post-consumer recycled material to make food packaging materials. Manage team of engineers over 4 manufacturing sites.Develop and manage 3-year capital budget for 4 North American sites.Develop and manage productivity cost savings budget for 4 North American sites. Define manufacturing and technology best practices, drive implementation, and share lessons learned across plants for the KP group. Provide a cross-functional and cross-plant view of current performance, establish standards to improve product quality and consistency, provide direction and guidance on manufacturing methods, and accelerate results in the plants. Manage current technology and best practices, and develop leading edge technology to position kpA as a world leader in PET products. This person acts as a conduit among Business Managers, Technical Managers, Quality, Production, Operations, Engineering, and Customers.

  • Project Manager

    Oct 2017 - Sept 2019

  • Project Manager, Technology Expert / Engineering

    Oct 2017 - Sept 2019

  • Global Extrusion Technology Manager

    Jul 2016 - Oct 2017

  • PET Technology Manager

    Sept 2014 - Jun 2016
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  Emerson

  Sept 2019 - now

  Lead a global, cross-functional team of developers and engineers. Collaborate with Product Management, Sales, Manufacturing, and Business Leadership to generate and execute global business strategy, focused on delivering increasing results with innovative products while maintain the core customer base. Develop and execute software stabilization plan, delivering a 50% reduction in customer casesImplement hiring strategy to address a $15M software modernization planEstablish a customer-focused mindset, addressing long-standing product gapsLeader, Women’s Impact Network Develop, manage, and execute new product developments – Programmable Logic ControllersUsing Scaled Agile Framework methodology, organize and prioritize team execution to maximize business impactLeader, Women in STEM

  • Vice President Engineering and New Product Development

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Software Director, Controls & Software

    Oct 2021 - Sept 2023

  • Program Manager

    Sept 2019 - Oct 2021