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Saline, Mi, Us

Saline Lectronics, a leading domestic contract manufacturer, has completed its AS9100 Certification for the fifth year in a row, and this year received a Best-In-Class distinction. The company is now certified to AS9100 Revision C, the fourth and latest release of the AS9100 standard, which takes in the revised requirements of ISO 9001:2008 and nearly 100 additional criteria specific to the aerospace industry. Additional quality certifications include ISO13485, ISO9001 and ITAR is Registered. SLI provides Electronic Contract Manufacturing to the commercial medical, aerospace and telematics industries by delivering exceptional quality and value in order to achieve long-term, successful partnerships with our clients.

Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering Design and Development for small to medium sized companies. Specialized in working with start-up organizations and the design for manufacturing.

Warminster, Pa, Us

(Havis Purchased LEDCO facility 2/2009)•Directed and reviewed the activities of the six person engineering group while leading the design (using SolidWorks), documentation, prototype, test, and production release of rugged mobile computer docking, motion, and mounting / support equipment used in law enforcement / emergency, military, and commercial vehicles.•Provided product design leadership and engineering infrastructure training to the engineering department in preparation for the current ISO 9000 certification.•Responsible for providing mechanical engineering support of new and legacy product to the Production, Materials, Quality, Marketing, and Sales Departments.

Mechanical Design & Consulting Engineer (Advance Group) 2004-2006•Responsible for the design, documentation and manufacture of assembly and test fixtures for the Automotive, Aerospace, Inspection Equipment, Office Machine, and Pharmaceutical Industries.•Provided product design and engineering infrastructure consulting services to various industries.Product Development Manager (EnCel) 2004-2005•Managed a small multi-disciplined engineering department in a privately held company developing alternate energy products based on Alkali Metal to Thermal Electric Conversion (AMTEC) technology. •Responsible for the mechanical design of all AMTEC systems, including system packaging, prototype builds, assembly procedures, documentation control, and manufacturing outsourcing.

•Consulted on various projects/designs including automotive radio enclosure, high-end audio equipment enclosure, industrial equipment enclosure, machine design, and injection molded parts.•Contracted on-site at Visteon Corporation, Allen Park, Michigan, (8/2002-1/2004 through Manpower Professional) as primary mechanical engineer responsible for the Ford MY05 radio enclosure/ packaging, electrical interconnect and heatsink designs. Program consisted of 26 unique radios for thirteen car lines with a total annual production exceeding 1M radios. Commonized or eliminating over 15 mechanical parts and redesigned others reducing the radio cost by $2 to $3, depending on the type.

Beaverton, Oregon, Us

ESI Vision Products Division, Ann Arbor, Michigan•Managed a multi-disciplined engineering department of up to 12 members, consisting of System, Electrical, and Test Engineers, Electrical and Mechanical Designers, Configuration Control Manager and Documentation Supervisor.•Program Manager/Mechanical Engineer for all 2D/3D optical sensor designs, generated detailed project plans, monitored multiple site resource loading, conducted weekly status meetings and presented monthly progress reviews to upper management.•Mentored design and documentation personnel. Developed an efficient team capable of producing high quality, cost effective, custom mechanical and electro-mechanical designs.•Personally supported the division with all mechanical engineering efforts including new product design and development, prototype procurement and testing, domestic and over-seas customer/sales support, and liaison of new products to Manufacturing.•Managed outside design activities/interfaced with sub component suppliers to assure quality/delivery.•Responsible for implementing ISO procedures used to guide product verification testing and reports. Instituted standardized documentation formats and ISO procedures used in all mechanical, electro-mechanical and opto-mechanical designs and documentation.

•Responsible for the mechanical design, development and testing of a new generation, cost reduced (~20% COS), chain and belt drive garage door openers and related products.•Designed, scheduled and monitored the progress of a new garage door opener transmitter case and electronics from concept to manufacturing release. Mechanical design utilized AutoCAD and Pro/ENGINEER solid models to minimize tooling time and reduce time to market. A 20% COS reduction was realized by eliminating complex mold slides and many costly assembly operations.

Aeroquip Real Time Engineering, Ann Arbor, MichiganEngineering Manager 1996-1997•Supervised 2 Engineers, 3 Designers, 1 Technician and 2 Machinists in the design and production of rapid prototypes for internal and external customers, including engineering services to the Automotive Industry as a Tier One supplier.•Scheduled and tracked all project activities including project quotation, prototype design and build, documentation, tooling design and approval, delivery and follow-up.Aeroquip Corporate Technology Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MichiganConsulting Engineer 1995-1996•Assisted in the design, FEA analysis, prototype build and testing of a new pre-purged valve system used in the ultra pure process gas delivery system by the semiconductor manufacturing industry.•Developed a hose fatigue indicator for hydraulic hose/coupling applications (US Patent 5,731,523).

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EXABYTE CORPORATION, Ann Arbor Research and Development, Ann Arbor, MichiganSenior Engineering Manager / Senior Engineer 1993-1995•Supervised a Staff Engineer, 3 Designers, a Detailer and an Intern Engineer in the mechanical design of a 1" high - 8 mm / ¼" back-up tape drive for high volume production.•Scheduled/monitored project activities, part design and cost, prototype evaluation, documentation, tooling design and approval, design verification testing, and manufacturing transfer to Colorado.•Worked with suppliers across the U.S.A., South Korea, Japan, China and Singapore.Principal Mechanical Engineer (EVEREX SYSTEMS, INC.) 1991-1993•Supervised two Designers. Responsible for the design and development of the cartridge loading mechanism and head positioner components of the 1GB half-high ¼" tape drive.•Design responsibility for injection molded parts, zinc/aluminum die-castings, sheet metal stampings, precision turned metal components, connector selection, PCB topography/mounting, external subsystem plastic and sheet metal enclosures, power supply/fan selection and cable designs.

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•Directed a Design Engineer, co-op Engineer and a Tool Designer. Responsible for project scheduling, design/build prototypes, documentation, design verification testing, tooling/component costs, vendor liaison, and manufacturing/customer support.•Project Leader & Lead Mechanical Engineer for the Mercury replacement Disk Drive Unit, the Memorybank mass storage subsystem, the Gigarack 19" rack mount disk drive enclosure, and the PCB/photo-tool inspection fixture.•Designs met established specifications for performance, shock/vibration, temperature, acoustic noise, and Safety Agency Compliance. Designed sheet metal, precision machined, fine-blanked, steel investment and aluminum investment/die cast, injection molded, structural foam, multi-layer flexible and wire cable, & connectors for products requiring: electro-mechanical mechanisms, PCBA and optical component packaging, EMI shielding, air filtration and cooling systems, and shipping containers.

Mse, Mechanical Engineering

Bse, Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering