Frank Engel Email & Phone Number

United States

• Lead engineering teams through development cycle from prototype to manufactured product• Manage new resale product evaluation and integration process• Manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously• Ensure product requirements and specifications are maintained throughout development• Conduct finance reviews to ensure new products meet margin goals and proforma estimates• Lead team meetings and track tasks and project milestones• Participate in design reviews and failure analysis (FMEA)• Facilitate lab requests for design validation testing (DVPR) and resale evaluation• Initiate and track procurement, cost, and lead time of pilot components to hit project milestones• Create and approve engineering drawings and change requests• Engage engineering and quality to develop inspection criteria for new product components• Work with regulatory engineering to ensure required testing is executed and documented• Create and maintain bills of materials and features and options hierarchy

• Served as point technician for high profile customer product evaluation• Engaged quality department to isolate and define product issues and suggest possible solutions• Analyzed large datasets to present quality trends internally and to customer quality teams• Calibrated and certified instruments in accordance with laboratory accreditation• Evaluated competitor product performance and reported on results

Merrillville, Indiana, United States

• Calibrated and certified instruments in accordance with laboratory accreditation• Provided customer support for both in-house and on-site calibration services

Hammond, Indiana, United States

• Managed the production of specialty gas products• Supervised the analysis of raw materials and finished products• Participated in production meetings and weekly safety teleconferences

South Bend, Indiana

Senior Chemist, March 2014 – October 2017Chemist, August 2012 – March 2014• Produced specialty gas mixtures to meet end-user specifications• Performed trace and compositional analysis of raw materials and finished products• Engaged production, shipping, and sales to meet customer requests and quoted lead times • Employed knowledge of specifications and packaging requirements for hundreds of products• Conducted cost assessments for specialty products and determined feasibility of custom requests • Maintained contacts with manufacturers for installation and troubleshooting of analytical equipment• Developed and improved methods for specialty gas product analysis• Conducted quality assurance reviews and released product for distribution• Maintained regulatory compliance for food and drug product testing• Supported internal audit teams and maintained readiness for regulatory and 3rd party audits • Provided training and peer assistance to other plant personnel