G.W. "BUD" SPONSELLER349 Holladay CourtLoveland, CO 80537

(970) 613-1482; budsponseller@hotmail.com; (C) (970) 689-2303

Several years of increasing responsibility and achievements in manufacturing. The last ten years have been inEngineering & Manufacturing Management, Project Management and Sales, which involved the supervision andtraining of individuals involved in Engineering, Plastics production and Sales. Special skills:• Decoupled Molding, RJG • Rigorous Mold Qualifications• Product Development • Rapid prototyping programming• Team Building and Training • Process Improvement

WP Instruments ISO 9001-2000 2008 to 2009A custom manufacturer specializing in thermoplastic injection molding, precision machining and contract assembly.Senior Development Engineer

• [mplemented 5S program• Set up, maintained and programmed FDM Rapid Prototyping Area• Expanded customer base through Trade Shows and Advertising

Parkway Products [SO 9001-2000 2007 to 2008A custom injection molder specializing in thermoplastic injection molding, thixomolding and contract assembly operations.Manufacturing Manager

• Improved on time delivery from 34% to 95%+• Achieved 3 consecutive record production quarters• Established contract manufacturing assembly area

Mountain Molding, LLCISO 9001-2000 2002 to 2007A custom injection molder specializing in the medical industry, providing tool building, secondary and distribution capabilities. Theyalso have customers in consumer products and the electronics industries.Engineering Manager

• Manage engineering and tool room functions• Achieved record tooling sales the first full year with the organization & each succeeding year• Extensive use of Cad for part quoting and tool design review

Crystal Die and Mold, Inc. ISO 9001 200J to 2002A custom molder specializing in Thin Wall molding and Value Added for the Automotive, Communications and Electronics industries.Sales Manager

• Developed cost effective US and off shore Tooling vendor base• Increased customer base by 40% in the first 6 months

Armin Molding Corp. [SO 9001 2000 to 2001A custom molder specializing in 2 shot molding for the appliance, consumer goods and medical industries.Business Development Manager

• Personally responsible for $1.2 million of new customer sales.• Provided Engineering Development expertise with new customers

Intertech Plastics, Inc. 1999 to 2000A custom molder providing a diverse variety of injection molded and blow molded products.Director of Sales / Engineering - Managed Sales, Engineering, Tool Room, Customer Service and Sales Representatives.

• Personally responsible for $4.2 million of new customer sales in 15 months• Direct and establish contracts with three outside Sales Representative Firms

Trend Technologies, Inc. (formerly PLASCO, Inc.) [SO 9002 1995 to 1999A custom molder providing close tolerance and cosmetic parts worldwide to the computer and medical industries.Process / Project Engineering

• Introduce and Develop Design Review process• Trained personnel in RIG Decoupled Molding to achieve 11PPM defect status• Established guidelines for rigorous process qualification and document control

Teledyne Water Pik, a division of Teledyne, Inc. (Water Pik Technologies) ISO 9001 1989 to 1995A $300 million, ISO 9001 registered, manufacturer of professional dental and personal care products such as Water Piks, UltrasonicToothbrushes, Dental Articulators, The Original Shower Massage and Water Filters.Senior Injection Molding Engineer / Support ManagerLead personnel involved in the meeting of KPI's and Kaizen efforts. Managed departments doing Scheduling, Purchasing and Inventory

Control, Process Engineering and Maintenance.• Managed efforts of24/7 30 machine Injection Molding department• Process improvements in excess of25 million seconds of reduced cycle time.• Lead contract negotiations with major resin suppliers• Cut machine downtime by 60% in 12 months.• Facilitated development of Preventative Maintenance Program.

The Hoover Company, A Division of May tagManufacturer of vacuum cleaners and borne care products. Engineering and Supervisory positions in Thermoplastics, Thermosets, Blowmolding, Extruding, Automation, Bar-coding, Design, Assembly, Die casting and Quality Control.

EDUCATIONPlastics Technology, 2-year program, Akron University, Akron, Ohio

FDM Rapid Prototyping, Insight Training - Stratasys - Minnesota - 2009Taught QC to SPC, Troubleshooting Injection Molding, Tryouts & Qualifications for SPE - 1999

Instrumentation & DARTNET for Automated Process Control - RJG - Michigan - 1997Advanced Injection Molding II and Process Control, RJG, Associates - Michigan -1996

Window Study and D.O.E. -General Electric - California -1996Systematic Injection Molding and Process Control, RJG, Associates - Colorado -1995

Kaizen Training and Creative Thinking -1995Good Manufacturing Practices - 1994

ISO 9001 -1993Quick Mold Change Engineering, University of Wisconsin - 1989

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTInstructor - Advanced Plastics Technology - Front Range Community College -1994 - 1999

Veteran Scouter, Eagle Scout, Silver Beaver AwardSilver Member Society of Plastics Engineers

Society of Manufacturing Engineers Senior Member