Richard H. Cook
Dick has a great and unique balance of breadth of experience and substantial depth.
Breadth areas:
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28 years experience between GM, Papermate, Gillette and P&G
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Technical areas: manufacturing, assembly, injection molding, extrusion, metal forming and machining, gaging, product development
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Industry, Boy Scouts, Church, town government
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Leadership experience: 18 years P&G / Gillette, 6 years lay leader at St. Stephen's Church, 11 years with the scouts (Cub Master and Scout Master) in the US and the UK, 2 years on the Town of Scituate Advisory Board
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Positions held, Manager, Group Manager, Associate Director, Director, Treasurer, Senior Warden, Scout Master, Vice Chair Advisory Board
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BS in Mechanical Engineering: MIT
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MBA: Babson College
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Law School (in progress): Concord Law School
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International experience: Lived in India, UK and US, Travelled for work in Germany, Poland, Russia, China, India, Mexico, Brazil, Visited Italy, Turkey, France, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, Belgium, Austria, Holland, Morocco, Ireland, Canada, Japan, Switzerland
Depth Areas:
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New Product Development: 14 years
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Process Development: 8 years
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Manufacturing: 6 years
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Organizational development: several significant projects, affecting 60 - 10,000 people,
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Coach to senior executives, managers and clergy: Mentor to many
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Project technical execution: led several Implementations of New Products, responsible for projects up to $200mm.
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Co-authored book
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Helped develop and delivered training programs on Diversity, a mentoring program and a technical recruiting and development program
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Have a network of expert colleagues in topics such as statistical methods, strategy development, various quality initiatives.
Charles Kiricoples
Charlie brings a balance of comprehensive experience in R&D and Implementation to
any problem-solving situation. He is also the inventor of four US Patents, numerous trade secrets, and innovative experimental design techniques.
General:
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35 years of in-depth industrial experience: Process and Product (P&P) Development, and Product Design in the Gillette Blade Group and PaperMate/Liquid Paper, and the Gillette / P&G Cartridge and Razor Group.
Technical Areas:
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New and improved P&P Development, and new and improved P&P Implementation, with manufacturing area concentrations in multi-cavity injection molding, plastic extrusion, high-speed product assembly, unique instrumentation R&R, and Product and Process assessment and DOE.
Positions held:
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Assistant Production Manager; progressive engineering levels through Principal Engineer.
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BS in Mechanical Engineering: Northeastern University
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MS in Mechanical Engineering: Northeastern University
International Experience:
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Traveled, variously, for problem solving, production start-up, and teaching to England, Mexico, France, Italy, Germany, and Poland.
In-depth areas:
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New Process Development and Implementation: 10+ years with Gillette Blade Group - Advanced Process Development.
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New Product Development and Implementation: 25+ years with Gillette / P&G Cartridge and Razor Group and PaperMate / Liquid Paper.
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Industrial DOE: Integrated standard and innovative DOE techniques for Product Design, P&P Development, and Consumer Testing and Evaluation to optimize capability and minimize waste. Methods for assessment of equipment and process prior to production start.
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Technical Project execution: As Razor Group Leader, led product implementation of MACH3 Razor; responsible for the mechanical design and product implementation of the VENUS-Disposable Women’s Razor.
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Strategic and Organizational development: Lead contributor to the Gillette Engineering Group’s optimization efforts; lead contributor to the Product & Component Engineering optimization of strategic and tactical operations.
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Coaching / Teaching: Personal and group coaching / teaching from newly degreed to experienced professionals, influencing areas spanning the individual’s daily interactions through complex engineering activities. Developed and taught, locally and internationally, a four-day seminar on industrial experimentation for P&P improvement.
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