David Stephens Email & Phone Number

Guelph, Ontario

• Management of the production department. • Schedule, plan and prioritise activities required to meet production. • Develop workflow and processes. • Creation and maintenance of process instructions and documentation. • Coordinator of continuous improvement of products and the manufacturing processes. • Initiated quality assurance procedures and product inspection processes, resulting in dramatic reduction in defects and improvements in quality. • Management and sourcing of inspection gauges and tools, improving the manufacturing process. • Design, development, assembly and testing designs of high pressure gas release devices. • Design custom workstations and fixtures improving product quality and production output. • Modify and redesign of existing products for manufacturability and assembly. • Maintain drawing data base, update models, bill of materials and drawings. • Design analysis for manufacturing, optimisation, and cost reduction. • Conduct Failure Modes Effects Analysis process. • Source new tools and equipment to improve quality and reduce cost. • Source and management of suppliers.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Designed multiple award winning, high-end LED lighting products, for use in the movie, television and theatrical industries. • Implemented new manufacturing processes, improving product manufacturing and quality. • Designed and developed aluminium castings, aluminium extrusions and sheet metal components. • Designed complex mechanical assemblies integrated with the electrical components of the lighting systems. • Sourced parts, components, fixtures and material from outside vendors. • Used 3D printers and rapid prototyping methods to bring products to markets faster, and compete in the LED marketplace. • Initiated the use of CNC equipment, to control accuracy of production parts and the reduction of cost. • Introduced new tools and machinery reducing cost, improving quality while bringing products to market faster in both R&D and manufacturing stages. (ie. CNC equipment, automated saws, Shear, Brake Press, etc,). • Designed custom machines, workstations, and fixtures improving product quality and production output. • Prepared detailed drawings components and assemblies for outside vendors and internal production. • Delivered documentation, analyses and reviews to meet the technical and project requirements. • Supervision and support to R&D department, machine shop and production departments. • Maintained drawing data base and Bills of Material for projects. • Scheduled and prioritised individual activities required to meet or exceed the production deadlines.

Mississauga

• Design, research, development, and prototyping of new products. • Supported product manufacturing by developing methods, processes, and purchasing of machinery/tooling. • Created reports and presentations for capital expenditures. • Field Technical Representative and Technical Support for installation, training, trouble shooting, problem solving, warranty evaluations and repair to products produced by Construction Specialties. • Specialist in expansion joint, skylight/smoke vent and Solar Motion products and applies expertise to conduct warranty evaluations and investigations. • Primary contact for recommending control packages, wiring schematics, and coordinated end user, installers and electrical professionals to make systems fully operational. • Programmed sun tracking control, and final product and building commissioning. • Project Manager for successful electrical certification of controls for controllable sun shading with Intertek and the ESA. • Design, Project manager and supervised highly technical installations: • Award winning architectural facade Humber College, • Fire barrier and expansion joint cover installation Vancouver Convention Center and GTAA Airport Parking Garage. • Exterior Venetian blind installation Vancouver General Hospital.

• Managed the Engineering Department and production floor in the construction of side loader garbage trucks. • Developed new body designs and styles, including structural, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems for the chassis modification, cab modifications and truck body, • Developed new right hand drive cab conversions and introduced new control and electrical systems ton interface with chassis manufacturer’s CAN-BUS communication system. • Dealt with the pneumatic and hydraulic systems, valving, cylinder design, chassis layouts and chassis modifications for the purpose of mounting the bodies. • Upheld product quality by clear direction and guidance to production floor staff. • Listened to customers and gathered requirements to create new components/ and features. • Helped customers troubleshoot and diagnose issues / identify fixes so they could resume work fast. • Coordinated sourcing of products and production of components from outside vendors, to improve factory output. • Creating new Operator and Service manuals.

• Designed and developed the body for the LM2000 Front End Loader Garbage Truck. • Managed the continuous improvement for the Front End and Rear End Loader bodies. • Redesigned and updated design for the Rear End loader Garbage Truck. • Headed up the design and managed the introduction of the Dual Stream Rear End Loader, a divided truck body constructed for the transportation of two forms of waste, one side to containing wet or recyclable waste while the other side to contained general residential waste. • Developed welding processes, fixturing, and work order processing. • Conducted final product inspection to identify flaws, initiate fixes and approve completion and shipment of product. • Design of pneumatic and hydraulic systems, valving, cylinder design, chassis layouts and chassis modifications for the purpose of mounting the bodies. • Wrote the Front End Loader and the Rear End Loader manuals.

Mechanical Engineering Technologist - Design, Mechanical Engineering Technology Design

High School

High School

Mechanical Engineering

Meacanical Engineering Technician, Mechanical Engineering Technician