Cory Dillon, Cwi Email & Phone Number

Valley, Ne, Us

Valley, Ne, Us

Valley, Nebraska, United States

•Develop mechanical and structural designs for multiple product lines, with emphasis on linear product improvements.•Redirected the Design Technician team to become a cohesive, effective unit by implementing various leadership techniques.•Works closely with Product Management to guarantee NPD and product improvement projects are completed on time and within budget.•Restructured the Design Technician group to increase throughput and improve product development timelines.•Provide leadership and technical support to team, internal, and external customers.•Responsible for the development of Engineering Best Practice procedures and design validation standards.•Drive technical design reviews and provide practical, constructive input on the design.•Coach, mentor, and inspire colleagues to ensure that work is thorough and consistent among all team members.•Develop design of experiments on Irrigation products to establish facts, draw conclusions and make recommendations to the Product Management team.•Responsible for the development and growth of the Global Design Technician team.

Valley, Ne

•Supervise daily operations of design technician group.•Provide leadership and technical support to team, internal, and external customers.•Work closely with support staff personnel to assist staff with achieving goals.•Coach, mentor, and motivate colleagues to ensure accuracy in all work.

Greater Omaha Area

•Project team leader responsible for scheduling and monitoring workflow of the design team to meet milestones for projects.•Work with in-house consulting engineers to assure specifications are met.•Develop and implement design for future and existing product lines.•Collaborate with Manufacturing to ensure that designs are feasible and are manufactured in the most efficient manner.•Responsible for the development of Engineering Best Practice procedures and design validation standards.•Attend technical design reviews and provide input on design.•Develop and justify Engineering Change Request (ECR) for existing and future products

Valley, Ne

•Design and manage construction of custom manufactured equipment, including material handling, industrial trucks, welding, & other various pieces of machinery.•Build 3D models and develop drawings using Autodesk Inventor.•Develop estimates and conceptual designs for custom equipment for multiple divisions.•Create Safety Risk Assessments for custom machinery.•Establish and distribute operation and maintenance manuals for custom machinery.•Project manager for facility and construction projects on the Valley, NE operations: -Schedule, manage, and monitor facility projects from inception through completion.•Energy Savings Team Leader for the Valley, NE Facility -Achieved 35% reduction in electrical cost on the compressed air system using new technology and best management practices. -Assign projects to individuals on the Energy Savings Team. -Develop projects to reduce site energy consumption.

Lenexa, Ks

•Gathered and analyzed information from clients to develop detailed estimates for construction projects.•Developed 3D models of underground utilities for construction documents using Inventor.•Consulted with engineering design firms and construction personnel to establish accurate prices on power plant construction.•Developed preliminary schedules for concrete placement on potential projects.

Greater Omaha Area

•Worked with multiple levels of plant personnel to implement and develop FMEA's to establish Preventative Maintenance (PM) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) plans.•Designed safety components for plant manufacturing equipment using AutoCAD.•Dealt directly with third party engineering firms and general contractors on current and future project.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

•Designed custom tooling for the manufacture of various hydraulic couplings.•Revised and redesigned tooling to allow easier assembly of pneumatic couplings.•Tested hydraulic and pneumatic couplings to confirm they met design criteria.•Initiated and documented standard procedure painting of John Deere couplings.

Master'S Degree, Engineering/Industrial Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Engineering Student Advisory Board Member

Mechanical Engineering