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Responsibilities for Bill of Materials, drafting, problem solving for products on the product line, as well as consulting with production on new products. Coordinate with vendors for prototyped parts and for evaluation on introduction into the production line. Independently developed design innovations to improve marketability of product line.—Facilitate changes or standards to insure quality in the product as well as support on the production line to prevent disruption on the flow of production.—Reduce defects and simplifying FRP laminate, electrical, and plumbing systems. Evaluate and select new products through multiple vendors of similar products either because of poor reliability, requests from sales, or obsolescence. Set up criteria for selecting the best item such as testing in-house or through independent labs, history (Percentage of warranty returns), history with company on delivering product, and cost of the item.—Develop in house standards, or helped with the development of the standard, including the design of the forms.—Design many component that improved the safety, added enhanced features, and/or improved the salability of our products.—Develope all plumbing drawings and diagrams for build books and production standards for instillation. Worked with the vendor on build sheets and developed revision criteria to insure quick and accurate changes. In addition, setup documents to use in owner’s manual and Digital versions used with Dealer network.

Assigned as Product Engineering Manager with responsibilities for Bill of Materials, drafting, problem solving for products on the product line, as well as consulting with production on new products. Coordinate with vendors for prototyped parts and for evaluation on introduction into the production line. Independently developed design innovations to improve marketability of product line.—Communicated effectively with multiple departments to facilitate changes or standards to insure quality in the product as well as support on the production line to prevent disruption on the flow of production. Assigned projects to insure effectiveness in reducing defects and simplifying FRP laminate, electrical, and plumbing systems. Developed cross-reference charts to help production, customer service, QA, and other departments for quick check of correct options for our products.Developed in house standards. Delegated to manage the Engineering office in the supervisor’s absence. Provided timely, courteous and knowledgeable response to information requests. Designed many components that improved the safety, added enhanced features, and/or improved the salability of our products. Developed all plumbing drawings and diagrams for build books and production standards for instillation. Worked with the vendor on build sheets and developed revision criteria to insure quick and accurate changes. In addition, setup documents to use in owner’s manual and Digital versions used with Dealer network. Developed all electrical schematics and all panel designs with vendor. Developed drawings for build books, owner’s manuals, and standards for the production line. Insured all electrical meet all NMMA/ABYC requirements. Setup documents to use in digital versions with dealer network and customer service.