Cleve Hardcastle

Cleve Hardcastle is an accomplished Senior Tooling Engineer at Vision Plastics, Inc. since September 2024, bringing a wealth of experience in tooling and mold design. Prior to this role, Hardcastle served as Business Development Manager for Tooling Sales at Custom Mold & Design from October 2022 to September 2024, and as Senior Tooling Engineer at Freudenberg Medical from April 2016 to October 2022. Additional experience includes positions as Plastic Tooling Engineer at Rainin Instrument LLC and Senior Engineer at MAG INSTRUMENT INC., where Hardcastle specialized in product design, mold design, and R&D technology. Earlier career milestones include roles as Senior Moldmaker, Shop Foreman, Journeyman Moldmaker, and Moldmaker across various companies within the industry. Hardcastle pursued education at California State University, Fullerton, San Diego City College, and San Diego Miramar College.