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Versatile engineer with design, manufacturing, and project management skills seeking opportunity to develop products from concept to completion. Experienced with injection molded plastic part design, 3D printed additive manufacturing, and electromechanical assemblies. Adept at creating process documentation, informational graphics, and training presentations.
Core Strengths and Expertise:
> Product Development
> Injection Molded Plastic
> SolidWorks
> DFM and DFA
> DFAM (Additive manufacturing and 3D printing)
Achievements:
> Re-engineered consumer product making it stronger, easier to mold and assemble, as well as, incorporating new features. Sales volume of new version increased by 300%.
> Cemented relationship with major customer by developing fourteen new part designs, creating more than sixteen new product versions, and managing the construction of eleven injection mold tools.
> Partnered with The Coca-Cola Company to deliver innovative post-mix valve from prototype to production. Tracked progress of 5 manufacturing sites, 4 test labs, 16 outside vendors, and 10 engineers to ensure product met performance and reliability standards.
> Developed medical sharps disposal bin and accessories with functional improvements and backward compatibility with existing product line.
> Increased production capability of complex battery back-up unit by 125% with design update and process modification.
> Improved reliability and reduced cost of new printer with a patented index sensor, which took advantage of new technology to replace a complicated mechanical linkage.

3D Models

Experience

  • Senior Design EngineerBoldly Go Design, LLC·Self-employed2022年7月——现在1 yrs 3 mosKernersville, NC, United StatesMechanical Engineer focused on creating parts and assemblies to take your concept from an idea to a finished design. Converting prototypes and sketches into 3D CAD models and formal drawings, for quoting, prototypes, and production parts.
  • Senior Project EngineerBright Plastics·Full-timeJun 2022 – Jul 20221 mosGreensboro, NC, United StatesDeveloped product designs and managed tool construction for industrial, medical, and consumer products.
  • Engineering ManagerBlue Ridge Industries·Full-timeDec 2010 – Jun 20165 yrs 6 mosWinchester, VA, United States管理的三个注意事项neers, product design and tool construction for more than 50 customers. Worked with resins such as ASA, ABS, PC, PP, and Glass-Filled Nylon.
  • Senior Design EngineerNexergy·Full-timeAug 2006 – Mar 20103 yrs 7 mosCentennial, CO, United StatesManufacturer of custom battery packs for a wide range of industries.
    Developed battery pack designs and assembly processes using lean manufacturing principles. Wrote procedures, regulatory documentation, and customer proposals.
  • Manufacturing EngineerCognitive Solutions, Inc.·Full-timeJun 2000 – Jun 20066 yrsGolden, CO, United StatesManufacturer of light industrial, desktop, and portable thermal transfer printers.
    修改一个d documented printer designs to meet specific customer requirements. Supervised implementation and benchmarking of new production processes.
  • Process EngineerCoorsTek·Full-timeJul 1998 – Jun 20001 yrs 11 mosGolden, CO, United StatesManufacturer of advanced, technical ceramics.
    Led and worked on continuous improvement teams to increase yields and implement cost savings for products used by the automotive, aerospace, and other industries.
  • Senior Technical Writer / Mechanical EngineerRay Publishing, Inc.·Full-timeOct 1997 – May 19987 mosWheat Ridge, CO, United StatesResearched, wrote, and edited articles on composite materials and manufacturing processes, including stories on satellites, phenolic materials, composite tooling methods, and computer-aided autoclave control.
  • Project EngineerLancer Corporation·Full-timeFeb 1994 – Sep 19973 yrs 7 mosSan Antonio, TX, United StatesManufacturer of post-mix soft drink dispensing equipment and accessories.
    Managed development and introduction of electronically controlled, adaptable mixing and dispensing valve for The Coca-Cola Company. Created and conducted project status, business proposal, and technical training presentations.
  • Design EngineerFlowdata, Inc.·Full-timeAug 1988 – Nov 19935 yrs 3 mosRichardson, TX, United StatesManufacturer of positive displacement flow meters and instrumentation packages for industrial and sanitary applications.
    Designed products and components. Produced technical and marketing publications.

Education

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering1984 – 1988