Wilfred H.

Wolf
210 Carl Drive, Apt. D6
Hot Springs National Park, AR
Cell: 501-276-2567
E-mail: wwf1769e@westpost.net

SUMMARY
Very innovative, talented automation development engineering professional with s
olid experience in leading development programs that resulted in concrete, cost-
effective manufacturing solutions. Excel in R&D for developing high speed manufa
cturing technologies which led to increased plant productivity, shortened produc
t time-to-market and improved product quality. Superb visualizer, designer, inv
entor, analytical trouble-shooter in complex situations. Great out-of-the-box th
inker. Recognized as a team player. Also an outstanding procurer, coordinator, p
lant auditor, bench marker, new technology developer, technical writer and proje
ct leader. Committed to maximizing bottom line results and company initiatives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WOLF TECHNICAL CONSULTING, Park Ridge, Illinois/Hot Springs, AR 2005 to Present
Independent contractor; technical consulting practice that is devoted to advisin
g its clients in the area of manufacturing and automated assembly technology imp
rovements, development and implementation:
Senior Engineering Consultant
* Assumed key role in advancing my clients' automated assembly and other manufac
turing technologies and provided enabling leadership and facilitation in making
their dreams a reality. Assisted in developing strategies and plans for moving
forward with clients' businesses. Provided guidance for growing clients' busine
sses by showing them how to work more efficiently, smartly and cost effectively
without resorting to offshore manufacturing in low wage countries.
With years of high-speed automated equipment engineering expertise, these are so
me of the consulting tasks taken on with clients:
* Automated Equipment Design and Build
* Manufacturing Engineering
* Microminiature Component Assembly Automation
* Product Design for Automation Assistance (design for manufacturability)
* Application Engineering
* Value Engineering
* Industrial Engineering
* Manufacturing Technology Development and improvement
* Product development
* Program & Project Management
* Vendor Selection
* Automation Program Facilitation and Coordination
* Project Management for Manufacturing Efficiency Improvement projects:
* Project Coordination
* Process Re-engineering
* Facilitation
* Technical Writing / Work instructions for equipment and manufacturing processe
s
MOLEX INCORPORATED, Lisle, Illinois 1990 to 2005
Global manufacturer of electronic, electrical and fiber optic interconnection de
vices that serve the power, automotive, appliance, consumer electronics and tele
communications sectors.
Automation Development Engineer
Assumed a leadership role from Molex's Corporate Headquarters in advancing and m
aintaining Molex's worldwide automated assembly and machine vision technology to
the cutting edge.
* Results Award recipient for fiscal year 2002 for outstanding contribution deve
loping a unique manufacturing techniques for assembling microminiature component
s.
* Received PATENT award in 2004 for special design features on land grid array c
onnectors which significantly reduced time and materials to manufacture.
* Contributed to the increase of product sales by a minimum or $7 million annual
ly in 1991 from connectors manufactured on 22 assembly systems single handedly p
rocured, tested and delivered within a 1.5 year window. Achieved by procuring sy
stems from US vendors for overseas divisions. Tasks included preparing detailed
machine specifications, cost-justifications, sourcing vendors, purchasing, track
ing, and continuous technical communications between overseas entities and US ve
ndors. Conducted test runs for qualifying the equipment using SPC methods prior
to shipping.
* To avoid possible loss of customer, worked closely with two teams, solved proc
ess-related problems that saved $30 million per year in potential lost revenue,
and assured the business. Spearheaded a mission to Molex Shanghai to determine r
oot causes and provided technical solutions were implemented within three weeks.

* Saved millions of dollars by finding the highest quality, cost effective manuf
acturing and machine vision solutions by defining to the entities which systems
to standardize on purchasing. Conducted several benchmarking activities to deter
mine the best in class machine vision systems on the market for the price and ou
r applications. Developed standard proven approach for benchmarking, testing and
analysis method.
* Created manufacturability and process recipe solutions for a new type of produ
ct which later generated $2 to $3 million in annual revenues. Developed several
new and unique manufacturing solutions never before attempted for manufacturing
an LGA (Land Grid Array) socket with micro miniature, loose-piece, encapsulated
contacts. This needed unique solutions and new technologies to make the socket v
iable and manufactureable. Performed R&D. Conducted technology searches, vendor
searches, lab tests. Developed process elements and recipes for the manufacturin
g line.
* Conducted multiple assembly department development audits in worldwide Molex p
lants. Saved the divisions millions of dollars by recommending best practice sol
utions for deficient areas. Followed up until recommended actions were completed
.
* Increased Molex's overall productivity and quality by identifying best in clas
s assembly technologies. To this end, planned, coordinated, produced and hosted
two worldwide assembly development conferences in Japan and Lincoln NE where wor
ldwide Molex assembly experts presented and discussed their best assembly proces
s technologies developed and used in their entities. Championed the technology t
ransfers of the best assembly technologies and best practices to all entities in
need. Published the meeting minutes and followed up on all action items.
TAMPO TOOL INC., Schaumburg, IL 1988 to 1990
Leading manufacturer of custom pad printing and decorating equipment.
Engineering Manager
Headed a small Design Engineering department which designed custom pad printing
equipment for a large variety of applications including printing automotive dash
board knobs, Barbie doll faces, graduations on syringes, golf balls, etc.
* Developed new concepts and designs for high speed, state of the art, precision
parts handling and indexing systems for multicolor, "continuous" rotary printin
g applications. Mechanical drives with complicated gearing and belt drives were
used. Drives were inherent to those used on rotary printing and packaging machin
ery. The majority of equipment was custom designed, but standard printing equipm
ent was also developed. These precision machines print with a registration accur
acy of plus or minus .001 inch. Some examples of printing applications: Print gr
aduations on outer diameters of medical syringes at rate of 500/minute; print tw
o rows of golf balls two colors and separate balls into respective discharge chu
tes (balls numbered 1 through 4); Automotive dashboard knobs; taillight lenses;
Barbie doll faces; etc,
* Led the engineering team in development of several new printing equipment stan
dards, increasing overall sales by approximately 25%.
* Developed several custom equipment including large, complex, carousel-type pri
nting machines for decorating plastic Downy bottle necks for Procter and Gamble.
* Increased design process productivity 30% by setting up and transitioning the
design team from board design to AutoCad. Set up standards and procedures for us
e on CAD.

CRESTWOOD MACHINE COMPANY, Schaumburg, IL 1984 to 1988

Custom machine builder of cam-driven automatic assembly machines.
Project Leader
Developed machine and station concepts for machine designers within a project. M
anaged the projects and respective teams. Designed my own machines and machine s
tations as in parallel.
* Responsible for creating concepts, engineering layouts, details and parts list
s for large scale, one of a kind, automatic assembly machines. Supervised Detail
ers, Designers and other Engineers on projects which were under my jurisdiction.
Coordinated documentation package and monitored overall design process while ge
nerating my own machine design layouts and concepts. Also assisted in the develo
pment of lengthy project proposals, both written and pictorial.
* The majority of machine projects included the automatic assembly of electronic
components such as card edge connectors, switches, I.C. lead frames, etc. These
machines were mainly in line machines rather than indexed dial rotaries.
* The in line machines utilized "walking beam" devices, servo or cam driven, for
indexing piece parts through machine from point to point in an in line manner.
Cycle rates varied from 30 to 600 assembly cycles/minute, depending on type of p
roduct. Most mechanical motions were derived from rotary cams. The later project
s included development of the latest state of the art high speed terminal insert
ion machines ("stitchers") for a variety of electrical interconnect devices.
* Multi axis servo drives were later utilized for maximum flexibility and to min
imize set up time for various product sizes whose insertion patterns can be var
ied in any possible combinations
* Developed the first high-speed servo powered contact stitching machine.
* Developed standards and analytical methods for designing rotary mechanical cam
s.

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS (CORTRON DIV.), Elmhurst, IL 1980 to 1984

Manufacturing division that manufactured computer and word processor keyboards.
Manufacturing Engineer (Automation Specialist)
Designed, fabricated, built, plumbed and wired, a variety of extremely cost-effe
ctive, automated equipment for the assembly of computer keyboards and key switch
es.
* Searched and initiated plant manufacturing efficiency opportunities: Initiated
, proposed, justified and implemented successful in-plant assembly automation pr
ojects and solutions.
* Saved ITW millions of dollars by identifying a variety of automatable manual o
perations and by designing and building the respective automated assembly soluti
ons.
* Built assembly machines in-house. Most were completed in 6-10 weeks, and paid
for themselves in less than two months.

MID-WEST AUTOMATION SYSTEMS INC., Wheeling, IL 1979 to 1980

Leading builder of custom cam-driven high-speed assembly systems.
Project Engineer
Total responsibility for design of custom precision assembly machines, from conc
ept to completion. Responsibilities included creating original machine designs a
nd generating complete detailed layouts of overall machine and subassemblies as
well as detailing of piece parts and tooling. 25% of the time was spent in shop
during construction and debugging phase.
.

KIWI CODERS CORPORATION, Wheeling, IL 1973 to 1979

Leading builder of custom printing and high-speed code dating equipment.
Machine Design Engineer
Total responsibility for design of custom precision assembly machines, from conc
ept to completion. Responsibilities included creating original machine designs
especially for the connector industry
* Responsible for the designing and detailing of standard and custom continuous
rotary type code dating and printing equipment.
* Wrote numerous machine manuals on the various equipment (for custom as well as
standard equipment)
* Projects ranged in size from small, simple machines weighing a pound to large,
intricate machines weighing up to ten tons.
* The majority of machines were custom designed for special applications. Some t
ypical applications included:
* Machines to print a date code on the bottoms of beverage cans at a rate of 150
0 cans per minute
* Printing specifications and coding stripes around the circumference of 105 mil
limeter artillery projectiles
* Printing customer logo and UPC code on corrugated cartons.
Borg Warner Research Center, Des Plaines, Illinois 1972 1973
Testing laboratory for automotive, compressor, transportation and farm implement
parts.
Metallurgical Lab Technician
Responsible for conducting a multitude of physical tests on metal parts for the
automotive and farm implement industry. All of the tests and experiments that I
conducted were in to one or more of the following categories: Tensile; shear; fa
tigue; heat treatment; micro hardness traverses; mounting, lapping and polishing
cross sectioned parts; etching; microphotography. All tests were meticulously d
ocumented. Documentation included statistical and graphic representations of tes
t results. The data was later used for further analysis and was included in scie
ntific reports.

Vapor Corporation, Niles, Illinois 1972

Leading manufacturer for pneumatic door operators and heating systems for the tr
ansportation industry (e.g. for buses trains etc)
Draftsman
Responsible for creating new parts drawings and revisions to existing drawings o
f mechanical assemblies and details (pneumatic door operators) for the transport
ation industry. Some designing of electromechanical devices.
Metal Stamping and Manufacturing Go., Melrose Park, Illinois Draftsman (Part tim
e) 1970 1971
Responsibility for creating drawings of stamped parts and progressive die sets.
Some progressive die design (simple products).