Plastics & Polymer Technology

Tim Frymoyer

Master's of Engineering and Management Student, Case Western Reserve University

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Tim Frymoyer is currently pursuing a Master's of Engineering and Management from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH.

Ryan Snyder

Engineering Coordinator, Plastics Department, Honda of America Mfg., Inc.

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"Honda has been a very good place to work [....] I have had many good opportunities for growth and have gained a lot of experience with large tonnage (1,500-4,400 ton) injection machines and robotics (3-, 5- and 6-axis robots)."

"Here at Honda's Marysville Auto Plant, Plastics manufactures (in-house) primarily bumper fascias and dashboard instrument panels for the Honda Accord and Acura TL, as well as ATV fenders for Honda's bike plants in South Carolina and Ohio. My primary job responsibilities include process/project engineering for new molds and new equipment, as well as daily process optimization of existing molds."

"One thing I have learned already is how close knit the plastics industry can be. Many of the contacts I made while at Penn College and West Pharmaceutical Services, I still utilize today."

Nancy Dippolito

Materials-Process Engineer, Fenner Drives

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"Upon earning my associate's degree in Plastics and Polymer Technology, I was recruited through [Penn College's] Career Services by the DuPont Company. I worked at DuPont while finishing my bachelor’s degree during the evenings and weekends [....] Currently, I am employed as a Materials-Process Engineer with Fenner Drives."

DuPont Career Highlights:

• Polymer based thin film coatings, formulations, and applications projects
• Flexible photopolymer printing plate (Flexography) project
• Integrated sealing technology of the fuel cell development project
  • Obtained first US Patent
• Developed strong leadership, problem solving, technical, communication, and organizational skills

Fenner Drives Career Highlights:

• Development of manufacturing processes
• Milling polymer based pigmented coatings
• Vacuum deposit coating and metal sputtering
• Designed laminated gasket material and assembly process (US Patent)
• Run statistically designed experiments
• Installation of pilot equipment
• Project costing and procedure writing

Steve Lacock

Research Engineer, Arkema Inc.

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"I have learned in research you need to know how to, and be willing to do anything and everything. I do everything from meetings with our business VPs, traveling to see customers, to driving fork-lifts. I am in charge of keeping our equipment running, up to date and up to snuff. I am also in charge of purchasing all new process equipment. I hire [four] co-op's per year, on a six month rotation. All this while helping to [develop] a new business within the AtoGlas family. I am also leading the effort in developing our ability and knowledge in processing areas that are new to our business."

Tim Chapman

Production Engineer, Mississippi Polymer Technologies, Inc.

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"I have attended two colleges since [Penn College] and none have come even close to comparing with it."

"My title is Production Engineer in the Finishing Department [....] I have set up a machine shop, an ammunition test range, and a pelletizing/packaging line since I've been at MPT. Early in my MPT career, I was responsible for developing processing parameters for Parmax®. Later on I moved into special projects such as ammunition development and testing, armor development and testing, and finally into equipment selection and setup. Along the way, I set up a machine shop on site and became the company's unofficial designer of extrusion dies, injection molds, compression molds, and various jigs and fixtures needed by the Processing Lab, Chem Lab, and Chemical Plant. I am currently working with Smurfit Stone and Gala to develop packaging and pelletizing systems for our materials."

"While at Penn College, I worked at General Cable as an Engineering Co-op and later as a Process Engineer. During this time I apprenticed under a great engineer who taught me much about the wire and cable industry. While at GCC [General Cable], I optimized product packaging and designed tooling for the extruder crossheads. I also learned about screw and barrel measurement and hard facing materials that can make a screw and [b]arrel combo extremely durable."

Phillip Marchioni

Senior Tooling Engineer, West Pharmaceutical Services

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Phillip Marchioni is currently Senior Tooling Engineer with West Pharmaceutical Services. Prior to this, he was a Process Engineer. He was also a Tool Engineer and a Process Engineer with Truck-Lite company.