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Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

Responsible for managing and overseeing the engineering function for the entire organization including mechanical, electrical, software, and manufacturing engineers. Prioritizing opportunities and creating product designs that allow us to position ourselves as the frontrunner in the HVACR service industry.

Eden Prairie, Mn

Lead Design Engineering team to design, validate and produce: creative, cost effective and profitable products for many markets; including automotive, heavy duty, off-road, oil and gas, power generation and consumer use.Direct strategic initiatives for the company to drive growth, improve profitability, and establish market positions. Drive creativity and protect IP via patent filing and management.Review, approve and resource all engineering projects. Manage regulatory certifications of products and designs (CSA, UL, CE etc.)Plan and manage budgets, headcounts and tools for department.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Eden Prairie, Mn

Manage the Development Engineering team in creating new heating and cooling technologies for the heavy duty, automotive and electric vehicle markets.

Eden Praire, Mn

Responsible for the Idle Free product line. Designing and developing new products utilizing battery power for HVAC needs of over-the-road truckers. Our goal is to create a greener world by reducing emissions and keeping drivers comfortable for safer roads.

Eden Prairie

HVAC development and design for the Idle-Free product line, helping create a greener world by reducing emissions and keeping drivers comfortable for safer roads.

Minneapolis, Mn

- Conceptualize, design and develop, in coordination with cross-functional teams, new and enhanced products, parts, applications and processes for commercial HVAC equipment.- Conduct prototyping and testing of new designs, interpreting test data and recommending improvements and/or corrective actions based on test data.- Oversee the transition from design into Manufacturing, including any necessary documentation, training, and testing required for implementing new or changed designs.-2nd level support for Sales, Manufacturing and Service to assist our customers in procuring and maintaining the best products possible.

Minneapolis, Mn

- Conceptualize, design and develop, in coordination with cross-functional teams, new and enhanced products, parts, applications and processes for commercial HVAC equipment.- Conduct prototyping and testing of new designs, interpreting test data and recommending improvements and/or corrective actions based on test data.- Oversee the transition from design into Manufacturing, including any necessary documentation, training, and testing required for implementing new or changed designs.

Minneapolis, Mn

Technical Support and Service of large packaged rooftop (Valent) units.Expertise in mechanical and controls support and problem solvingAided engineering in implementing design changes and field solutions

Burnsville, Mn

• Learned field installation and problem solving in constantly changing environments.• Served as lead Marble installer. Delegating tasks to team members, finding solutions on and off site, tackling the tough jobs.• Communicated with customers and job supervisors to ensure complete customer satisfaction is achieved.

Minneapolis Minnesota

• Learned valuable skills that can be applied to improving implementation of design in the field.• Expanded technical skills of design, prep, fabricating, detailing, and finish work.• Managed projects independently of contractor for extended periods of time.

Mendota Heights, Mn

• Utilized leadership skills by coaching and teaching 15 high school athletes the skills and knowledge of the game of soccer. • Identified the individual players’ skills to form a cohesive team, helping the athletes improve individually and as a team.

Burnsville, Mn

• Tested Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Accelerometers for improvement on design (mechanical and electrical).• Designed packaging for the Accelerometer component of the chip in a team environment.• Part of teams for long term accelerometer design and new Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) design.

Burnsville Mn

• Operated Oscilloscopes, ohm meters, signal analyzers, and function generators to perform lab bench tests. Also, did testing over pressure, temperature and vibration to document how the gyro reacted.• Gathered information of the gyros reactions to help redesign the circuit for the gyro.• Created test systems and converted testing programs to function with updated hardware and software