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Houston, Texas Area

Mechanical system design and testing of industry standard servers from concept to production; planning the design, testing, and tooling phases of mechanical/power systems• Working together with support groups including electrical teams, manufacturing, service, marketing, vendors to creatively solve design challenges• Develop sheet metal parts for stage/progressive die manufacturability and plastic parts for injection mold manufacturability using Pro/Engineer, working closely with Asian based tooling vendors throughout the design, tooling and quality control process to ensure the highest quality end product• Developed complex mechanical board layouts and review corresponding electrical outputs from Allegro in Pro/Engineer• Coordinate a team of engineers and technicians in thermal testing and solution development including fans, heat sinks, and baffle designs• Stay informed and proficient with the latest tools and technologies in the field as well as with competitive designs See less

Houston, Texas Area

• Mechanical system design and testing of industry standard servers from concept to production; planning the design, testing, and tooling phases of mechanical/power systems• Working together with support groups including electrical teams, manufacturing, service, marketing, vendors to creatively solve design challenges• Develop sheet metal parts for stage/progressive die manufacturability and plastic parts for injection mold manufacturability using Pro/Engineer, working closely with Asian based tooling vendors throughout the design, tooling and quality control process to ensure the highest quality end product• Developed complex mechanical board layouts and review corresponding electrical outputs from Allegro in Pro/Engineer• Coordinate a team of engineers and technicians in thermal testing and solution development including fans, heat sinks, and baffle designs• Stay informed and proficient with the latest tools and technologies in the field as well as with competitive designs

Houston, Texas Area

Mechanical system design and testing of industry standard servers from concept to production; planning the design, testing, and tooling phases of mechanical/power systems• Working together with support groups including electrical teams, manufacturing, service, marketing, vendors to creatively solve design challenges• Develop sheet metal parts for stage/progressive die manufacturability and plastic parts for injection mold manufacturability using Pro/Engineer, working closely with Asian based tooling vendors throughout the design, tooling and quality control process to ensure the highest quality end product• Developed complex mechanical board layouts and review corresponding electrical outputs from Allegro in Pro/Engineer• Coordinate a team of engineers and technicians in thermal testing and solution development including fans, heat sinks, and baffle designs

Poughkeepsie Ny

Led a team of designers and draftsmen, providing them with technical and design direction for incorporating system level design requirements and cost reduction improvements on mainframe computers in development and production. • Designed new Open Systems Mainframe in sheet metal using CATIA and CADAM. Completed project ahead of schedule, resulting in a $3 million dollar savings to the company.• Designed fan plenums allowing greater serviceability and 20% lower part cost.• Innovated new laminar bus design reducing parts by 50% and greatly enhancing the overall quality.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelors Of Science, Information Technology

Associate Of Science (As), Mechanical Design And Drafting Cad/Cadd