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Devens, Massachusetts, Us

Develop new products and improvements to legacy designs, targeting end user experience, cost targets, and appropriate DFMA for production (quality & cost focused), fixtures, gauging, materials, and finishing requirements utilizing SolidWorks.

Melbourne, Florida, Us

Served as member of product development staff supporting mechanical teams in creation of new technology initiatives and advancements. Utilized variety of Mechanical Design skills, specifically in development of high technology weapon-mounted, helmet-mounted and hand-held military products, bringing projects from concept to production. Developed and integrated opto-mechanical and electro-mechanical components, subsystems, RF electronics and antennas, including packaging of both rigid and flexible circuits and related electronic interconnects.Engineered product for harsh environments, including shock, extreme temperature and immersion.Designed molded plastic and machined metal parts, taking consideration of size, weight and Design to Unit Production Cost (DTUPC) requirements.Performed rapid prototyping of parts and assemblies, fulfilling user concept demonstration requirements. Mastered machine shop knowledge including milling and lathe operation, leveraging design experience.Leveraged written and verbal communication by practicing active listening and use of interpersonal skills.Mentored design staff and new hires in 3D CAD including company best practices.

Dorset, -, Gb

Provided frontline management of individual projects, priorities, deadlines and deliverables for a team of 6 Mechanical Designers/Engineers within the group.Coordinated and directed mechanical engineering projects including staffing for the simultaneous development of 9 digital transmitters and 3 digital receivers ensuring all initiatives and processes conformed to all policies and objectives.Decreased programming time by 30-60% by establishing capability of electronically sending CAD data to CNC machining center for in house part fabrication.

Dorset, -, Gb

Established and implement policies and procedures regarding document storage, sharing, transmission, and destruction. Evaluate existing document management systems and procedures to determine current effectiveness and efficiency. Identified and recommend improvements.Defined, documented, implemented and enforced procedures for creating part, assembly, drawing and presentation files using parametric based 3D CAD software, increasing productivity 20% by creating and validating model files.Established and documented protocols for departments CAD data management and backup strategies achieving 0% data loss since inception.

Dorset, -, Gb

Designed and manufactured miniature wireless audio and video communication products for law enforcement, military and intelligence communities.Developed 100% of designs for briefcase, rack mount, suitcase, miniature portable and brick receivers, including body worn and portable transmitters, antennas, tactical repeaters and tracking systems.Initiated, defined, created and maintained a library of standard 3D CAD parts with attributes for re-use in new designs resulting in a 15-50% decrease in product design cycle times.

Dorset, -, Gb

Evolved company from 2D based mechanical design to 3D parametric based environment, facilitating transition, reducing time while also improving accuracy 10-fold.