This professional is a highly experienced and skilled mechanical design engineer with a strong background in program management and team leadership. They have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and have worked in various industries such as home improvement, window systems, and entrance systems. They have also held positions as a production and engineering manager, program leader, and engineering manager. Their career goals include continuing to advance in their field and taking on more leadership roles, such as a design manager or production manager. They are open to new opportunities and are interested in industries such as manufacturing, construction, and engineering.

• Create proposed processes and concept layouts. • Design structural platforms render technical assistance to installation personnel and maintenance group. • Make material selection, part takeoffs, request for quotes and purchase requisitions. • Travel to domestic and foreign customer locations. • Evaluate field installations to include best practice and process improvement applications. • Prepare schedules, charts, graphs and maintain current updates. • Generate, administrate and track department budget and schedule. • Prioritize, schedule, assign, guide or lead engineering department team members. • Participate in project team meetings as required. • Assist or train department team members. • Follow proper safety procedures and understand the obligation to safeguard others in all work environments or conditions. • Maintain high level of professional workplace interaction with associates and customers. • Accurately communicate directly or indirectly with senior management and project managers. • Provide technical support to manufacturing and customers. • Write technical documentation and service manuals. • Conceive, develop, design, test and implement mechanical layout drawings for equipment installation using computerized 2D and 3D software.

Pho-tonics calibration test equipment for light emitting devices; where light wavelength measurements are a critical to the success of the product technology. My expertise extended from research through the development of AutoCAD & SolidWorks 3D design modeling, request RFQ and build product prototypes to aid manufacturing and enable innovation in the aerospace & defense, industrial, life sciences and scientific research. Research and design electro-mechanical instruments across a uniquely broad range of pho-tonic technologies; optical materials processing, acousto-optics and electro-optics, fiber optics, precision optics. Work closely with department heads to provide engineering support to increase productivity and repeatability of state-of-the-art calibration equipment, creating solutions to streamline calibration product reliability processes, where light wavelength measurements are a critical to the success of the product. Create BOM via “SysPro” MRP software, secure RoHS compliant documentation and generate ISO product files, contributing to a successful team environment.

Sales and installation distributor of impact resistant window and sliding doors systems, replacement roofing products and kitchen cabinet refurbishment. Perform in home presentations and product sales to residential home owners.

Manufacturer of custom high end impact resistant sliding doors and window systems, supported design creations, point of contact with outside customers and engineering officials, representing company interests with interpretation of technical documents and advised product test protocols with engineering support. Analyzed technology, resource needs to plan or assess the feasibility of developing new products maintaining hands-on approach, ensuring minimum staffing levels, JIT and on-time customer deliveries and commitments. Facilitated design creations, implemented development, generate Engineering Change Orders, enact all product certification processes to conform to current industry protocols and maintained all certification documentation. Complied with federal, state, local and International legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; advising customer on product, service, or equipment adherence to requirements, advising on needed actions. Participated in the development of innovative structural improvements via 3D modeling, SolidWorks , AutoCAD and structured cost of manufacturing programs. Liaison as acting program engineer/manager with upper management and certification entities. Collect field data to recommend equipment, tools, product training or engineering changes to achieve efficient manufacturing goals and optimizing production processes. Validate and document in-house prototype tests performed on development products. Research and finalize patentable Intellectual Properties, create installation documents with BOM, detailed product drawings, fabrication processes and SOP procedures. Administered production individuals with quality training, researched procedures for experimental materials and assisted with quality audit programs and inspection processes.

Manufacturer of commercial entrance door systems, provided design and test processes for new automated electro-mechanical products. Developed production and test processes for new automated electro-mechanical products. Maintained manufacturing and United Underwriters Laboratory test process documentation and implemented engineering change notices. Developed and administered dealer training programs, business case analysis, capital equipment plans, and justifications for corporate division investment. Sourced domestic and global parts suppliers and delivery scheduling aiding structural improvements to new aluminum profile system for use with North American product markets via 3D modeling, SolidWorks and AutoCAD drawing files, engineering structural capability with cost of manufacturing program. Participated with off shore engineers in creating cost effective product designs and JIT fabrication processes. Created installation documents, Bill of Materials, process flow charts, detailed assembly drawings, fabrication processes and SOP procedures used in production manufacturing. Inspected prototype components, first time product fixtures, progressive sheet metal forming templates and hole piercing punch dies using gage blocks, sine plates, micrometers, calipers, precision location measuring/optical metrology measuring devices. Validated in-house lab tests performed on development products. Provided monthly progress reports to upper management identifying gateway and stage review progress.

Manufacturer of custom garage doors and high performance integrated severe weather protection products. Mentored technical sales function as liaison between partnered manufacturing - distributer companies and sales teams. Analyzed technology, resource needs to plan or assess the feasibility of project. Generated customer service requirements by establishing personal rapport with customers and started and chaired Sub-council for DOE energy ratings council representing company interests with technical and engineering support to procure newly developed product with energy ratings values. Initiated JIT program leadership maintaining hands-on approach, ensuring staffing levels, on-time customer deliveries and manufacturing commitments involving MRP program budgeting, procurement of all required sub components and major assemblies, purchase of manufacturing equipment, staffing and set-up of fabrication lines, product business plan, market area sales strategy, outside sales staff marketing plan, building code requirements, product pricing, sales category multipliers, distributor training plan, advertising and marketing, establishing parameters to enhance product performance that contributed to the company’s goal of continued sales growth and market dominance. Complied with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; advising customer on product, service, or equipment adherence to requirements, advising on needed actions. Facilitated design creations, implemented prototype development via 3D modeling, SolidWorks and AutoCAD drawings, STL 3D printer files and initial fabrication processes for a family of unique fully integrated high performance electro-mechanical products used in commercial and residential applications.

Manufacturer of residential windows and doors managed quality control procedures for production processes, certification of products and prepare summary reports covering cost savings, component durability, reliability, product process improvements and designed new product concepts. Formulated quality control procedures for production processes, certification of products and prepare summary reports covering cost savings, component durability, reliability, product process improvements and customer satisfaction maintaining hands-on approach, ensuring staffing levels, on-time customer deliveries and manufacturing commitments. Became product expert in resolving product installation issues as may be requested by operations or sales departments. Designed and coordinated the purchase and installation of automated production tooling, automated assembly and introduced product enhancements for existing products as required also facilitated in the import, storage and distribution.

Manufacturer of residential windows and doors, supported customer service, company P&L, work cell quality, materials costs and design control fabrication programs requiring proficient JIT workflow processes utilizing MRP, data management and designed new product concepts using Sold Edge 3D software. Established manufacturing equipment parameters, conduct employee training covering all phases of new product start-up and production parameters while coordinating 100 + employees utilizing 3 area supervisors in the number 2 satellite facility. Mentored production team members to practice lean manufacturing, 5-S and mistake proofing protocols to meet targeted daily production requirements. Conducted weekly throughput, quality and safety audits, that perpetuated root cause corrective actions to improve employee and customer satisfaction. Designed new product concepts using Solid Edge CAD software, market feasibility and evaluated engineering testing, assembly integrity and effectiveness.

Manufacturer of residential windows and doors, facilitated customer services, company P&L, work cell quality, materials costs and design control fabrication programs requiring proficient workflow processes utilizing MRP, data management. Maintaining hands-on approach, ensuring staffing levels, JIT on-time customer deliveries and manufacturing commitments met predetermined goals. While conducting product evaluations to current safety codes to include structural analysis, plant inspection documentation records using statistical data skills in daily decision-making and compliance to all SOP, programs and specifications. Designed new product concepts using CAD software, market feasibility and evaluated engineering testing, assembly integrity and effectiveness.

Manufacturer of flexible electrical circuits and printed wire boards, managed product engineering, tooling, materials development and fabrication processes of precision multi-cavity molds, progressive stamping dies, automated electro-mechanical checking and electro-mechanical (CPU) inspection equipment for facilities in USA, Mexico and Thailand.Negotiated supplier contracts, for all 3 facilities, P & L budgeting, staffing requirements, and plant safety programs, supplied capital production fabrication process equipment and maintenance program. Administered ISO-9000 quality procedures and methodized high volume JIT fabrication processes and SAP International delivery scheduling requirements maintaining hands-on approach, ensuring staffing levels, on-time customer deliveries and manufacturing commitments creating a unilateral culture and a unified team for facilities in all three countries. Established manufacturing resources teams reducing product lead-time up to 300% and shop cycle times by 50%. Expanded computer network for International use and lateral storage of part designs, engineering changes and utilization of company software.