Dennis Hooper Email & Phone Number

Clovis, Ca, Us

Fresno, California, United States

Sr. Engineer/Advanced Development/Electric Motor Development/R&D Machine Shop ManagerResponsibilities include power wheelchair motor development. Activities included designing, testing manufacturing and measuring and maintaining high quality motors. Managing machine shop where I am responsible for making engineering prototype parts and assemblies. Technical advisor for all engineering projects in Fresno from design, testing thru manufacturing. I also serve as an engineering advisor for purchasing and manufacturing for VAVE cost reductions. Advanced development engineer responsible for developing new ideas and projects.

Fresno, California, United States

Sr. Engineer/Electric Motor Development/R&D Machine Shop & Test Lab Manager Responsibilities include power wheelchair motor development. Activities included designing, testing manufacturing and measuring and maintaining high quality motors. Managing machine shop where I was responsible for making engineering prototype parts and assemblies. Test lab manager my responsibilities included testing wheelchairs and components to applicable test standards. Working with outside test houses to perform additional testing, writing test reports and performing test failure analysis. I was also the Sunrise Medical representative at the ANSI-RESNA test standards meetings.

Fresno, California, United States

Sr. Engineer/Electric Motor Development Responsibilities include power wheelchair motor development. Activities included designing, testing manufacturing and measuring and maintaining high quality motors.

Fresno, California, United States

Product Support Engineering Manager Responsibilities include managing/directing product support engineering group; redesigning existing products for cost reductions and product enhancements. Additional responsibilities include controlling dept. budgets, managing the manufacturing aspect of new power product launches, implementing engineering design changes relating to manufacturing. Responsible for troubleshooting problems with fit form and function of parts, wheelchairs. I also helped to develop a motor quality tester that we installed at the motor vendor to improve quality and durability

Fresno, California, United States

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer/Value Stream Manager Responsibilities include managing and directing 35+ people in power assembly and fabrication. Additional responsibilities include controlling dept. budgets, managing the manufacturing aspect of new power product launches, process flow improvements, time studies, writing and maintaining work instructions, and implementing engineering design changes relating to manufacturing. Responsible for troubleshooting problems with fit form and function of parts, for wheelchairs, and assembly lines. Training associates on new products and processes.Accomplishments: • Introduced into production four new power chairs and two new seating systems.• Dropped work in process and warehouse inventory 39% by assisting in the implementation of 5’S and lean manufacturing principals in the fiscal year 2000.• Implemented $400,000.00 in cost reductions. • Assisted in the development and introduction of brush-less motors for powered wheelchairs.• Created CAD drawings for all of existing tooling punches, notchers and dies, improving speed, accuracy of repair, and replacement of existing tools.• Developed sound test enclosure for motor drives along with sound level specifications for motor drives and chair noise levels. These specifications and test enclosure are now the standard for all our manufacturing plants.

Fresno, California, United States

Responsibilities include designing specialized modifications for wheelchairs, writing DCA’s, estimating cost and time for design modifications.Duties include drawing prints, populating and maintaining database for specialized modifications.

Incline Village, Nevada, United States

Combustion Engineer Responsibilities included designing, developing and testing lightweight diesel enginesDuties include machining parts, testing engines, assembling engines, maintaining journals on engine development, analyzing engine data, and drawing/designing parts Accomplishments:• Successfully demonstrated a diesel aircraft engine for the Outrider program. Was rewarded with a 1.2 million dollar contract to deliver 10 engines. • Designed & developed a proprietary electronic fuel injection system for lightweight diesel engines. • Achieved industry leading diesel engine performance of 1.2 lbs/hp

Reno, Nevada, United States

Project EngineerResponsibilities include developing cold-start systems for water-fuel emulsions, emissions testing and developing water-fuel-emulsions