Dennis Miller Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States

Programming and process development for laser cutting, welding, and drillingExperience working with high power QCW fiber lasers up to 20kWPrecision cutting and welding of components for aerospace, energy, medical devices, fluid power, electronicsLaser drilling for turbine blades, vanes, combustors and other componentsCylindrical and shaped holesPrecision programming for multi-axis laser processingTurnkey development and teaching of production laser processes for end users worldwide.CAD/CAM Software:• CENIT FastTRIM• CENIT FastSUITE Edition 2• AlphaCAM• Rhinoceros

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Remote support and training for new fabrication center for Otto Bock HealthCare – Salt Lake City - on an on-call basis during contract periodDirectly involved with support of milling strategies and CNC machine troubleshooting for production departmentRemote support for fabrication software installation issues, updates, and training for department of 14 customer service coordinators / supervisors

Plymouth, Mn Usa

Developed CAD processes and trained within a staff of 10 in Minneapolis in various production software applications. Specific CAD/CAM applications included: Rhino5, RhinoCAM,,ProfiCAM, TracerCAD, and CimatronDeveloped custom knowledge bases for machining operations, and standardized CAM software tools during transition training of our new fabrication staff of 12 in Salt Lake City.Provided development, support, and training for globally distributed company developed CAD/CAM software systems used in production centers for design of lower extremity prosthetic sockets, custom shaped lower extremity cosmetic covers, and custom contour wheelchair cushions. Travel to various global sites was sometimes required. Provided internal technical training necessary to support our external customers during software releases.

Plymouth, Mn Usa

Responsible for the development, set up, training, calibration, maintenance and repairs of two German 5 axis CNC milling robots with 840D Sinumerik drives.Created customized maintenance and repair manuals specific to these machines, allowing technicians to more easily train and make specific repairs, and eliminating machine down time.I was instrumental in the sourcing, development, and setup on four Fadal TRM 4 axis CNC machines at our sister branches in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia. I was also responsible for the on-site training of the production staff on these machines.I designed and built milling fixture systems to streamline CAD model carving of custom ankle foot orthotic models, speeding up CNC machining time, and eliminating excess waste through strategic design of raw material models.

Plymouth, Mn Usa

Developed and managed Microsoft SQL Server databases, creating customized stored procedures, queries, and functions for data mining in conjunction with custom designed graphical user interface (GUI).Reworked company's custom production software application, transitioning architecture as necessary to keep application up to industry standards. Various applications used: Microsoft Visual Basic 6, C#.Net. Worked in a team development setting during company's latest production planning software development initiative, collecting specific design criteria requirements based on management and user input. Software was front end user interface for creation of customizable configurator design of specific prosthetic, orthotic, and seating devices. The software also allowed full visibility to production work flow processes during fabrication from receiving to shipping. Developed / maintained C#.Net based job status website for customers, sales reps, and managers. Created custom software to allow technicians to design/create customized CNC router programs for drilling hole patterns in cushion attachment boards for wheelchair mounting, saving technician time, eliminating alignment and spacing errors, and increasing overall department efficiency. Developed reporting templates using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) within Microsoft Excel / Word / Access, by which administrative staff could continue to deliver a high level of quality reports with very minimal initial trainingProvided training of SAP reporting to assist management in business decisions. Provided marketing department assistance through development of interactive PDF forms and reporting to assist in strategic marketing strategies.Designed cataloging software system for over 10,000 custom prosthetic liner models in order to alleviate production down time during a planned 1,300 mile warehouse relocation, ultimately allowing for a more systematic physical model management strategy at the new location.

Plymouth, Mn Usa

Supervisor of work flow of custom contoured wheelchair cushions, involving direct customer contact, CAD processing of digitized data, CAM carve file creation – through the carving process to the final shipment of the finished custom cushions ready for wheelbase installation.

Plymouth, Mn Usa

Supervised prosthetic device service department for all US customers. Performed diagnostics, service, and maintenance on modular prosthetic knee joints and myo-electrically controlled upper prosthetic systems. Responsible for design, setup, and maintenance of department database. Provided customer technical support and worked closely with branches in Austria and Germany regarding service information and international shipments.