In addition to physical product development, I also work on the development of software solutions and the direction of company business workflows to increase efficiency and improve the scalability of the company business model.Major Accomplishments:Implemented Salesforce CPQ and converted to lightning to move away from uncontrolled quoting in Quickbooks Enterprise | 2019Built and implemented a sales requesting system on top of Salesforce CPQ for standard requests to the operations team for drawings, installation quoting, samples and custom engineering needs | 2019Built and implemented a sales commission calculator on top of Salesforce CPQ | 2020Built a custom project management module in Salesforce for tracking critical activities in a project based environment to move away from an excel based spreadsheet | 2020Led the creation of a public web based CAD library collaborating with marketing, engineering and a 3rd party software development firm | 2021Project lead for the implementation of GoldFinch ERP/MRP and Accounting Seed financial Seed, both Salesforce Applications, to replace Quickbooks Enterprise entirely | 2022

I am the lead product design engineer responsible for the conception, development and delivery of new products to meet company business goals focused on auditorium and lecture hall furniture systemsRoles:Conceptualize, ideate and plan new product ideas to meet company business goalsDesign components for the production of prototypes for feasibility testing and direct the build of prototype assembliesIterate and improve product designs to meet production and cost requirementsDirect testing procedures using third party companies to validate product performanceCreate product documentation and component CAD documentsManage a global supply chain to ensure proper quality control and cost control of component partsDirect the implementation of new product deliveries with the production team to ensure understanding of assembly methods, quality control measures and discover opportunities for continuous improvementCollaborate with the project engineering team to set up bill of materials, 2D CAD assets and engineering resources to expediate the use of new products in project applicationsCollaborate with Marketing to create visualizations (renderings), sales specifications,, installation instructions and sustainability documents

Product engineer in the Engineering Development Program at John Deere. First rotation as a product validation engineer at the Intelligent Solutions group in Urbandale, Iowa.

Body Process Quality Audits, Data Logging Automation, Resolution of Process Malfunction