David Cusumano Email & Phone Number

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.

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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Managed outside design activities/interfaced with sub component suppliers to assure quality/delivery.

• 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.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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).

US

• 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.

CA

• 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.
• 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.

Mse, Mechanical Engineering

Bse, Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering