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Business Development/Account Exec. (Sales) Experience:➢ 20+ years experience in the mechanical engineering services industry. Account Executive with technical knowledge of the Product Life-cycle Management PLM. Experience growing and maintaining $6 million in annual revenue.➢ 3 years as Account Executive (Sales) maintaining a good customer relationship. Expanding the business with new customers and new divisions within existing customers. Over $6 million is gross sales for accounts. Over $2.6 million in new business in 2019.Technical Experience:➢ 10 years’ experience with management of drafting, engineering, and prototype projects successfully, on time, within budget, and maintain customer satisfaction.➢ As a part of my engineering manager duties I was responsible for every aspect of project completion, list includes but is not limited to; project proposals/quotes, workload forecasting, resource balancing, employee reviews, managing multiple projects/teams, meeting set profit goals, invoice approvals in/out, purchase order approvals in/out, customer relations, project scope/timeline, work assignments, overseeing design concepts, presenting concepts to the customers, design/drafting reviews, and prototype build oversight.➢ Prototype build experience includes maintaining milestones, communicating build specifications, prototype testing, working with outside suppliers (local and remote), and customer communications.➢ Experience with Pro\ENGINEER R18 thru CREO 5.0 (15,000+ hours), Solid Works 2005-2013, Solid Edge (minimal), AutoCAD R10 thru 2002 (proficient) with extra Raster Design module, and GTX V6.0. I have a vast understanding of 3D design practices, 3D modeling, 2D drafting/detailing, GD&T, ANSI Y14.5M – 1982, ASME Y14.5M – 1994, and MIL-STD-100E – 1991 drafting and design standards.➢ Off-Highway Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4 Interim, and Tier 4 Final Engine Installation (Repower). Direct and remote mounted converter style transmissions and hydrostatic systems. Stationary and mobile equipment for air compressors, power generation, and power units. For Sakai, JLG Industries, Cummins Inc., Grove, and Ditchwitch (Toro).➢ Experience with machined component design, sheet metal, weldments, sub-assembly, top-level assembly, and design layouts.Interests: FamilyOutdoors for leisure and Field to ForkLearning

Listed skills include Metal Fabrication, Sheet Metal, Pro Engineer, Solidworks, and 12 others.