Galen Doud Email & Phone Number

Kent, Wa, Us

Kent, Wa

Renton, Wa

(Also Product Line Engineer, Engineering Project Lead, Engineer).Supervised and supported a team of Engineers and Technicians. Led project teams for new and existing product lines. Managed multiple projects and assigned tasks. Conducted employee evaluations.Designed office furniture systems and components and created part and assembly drawings using SolidWorks and PRO/Engineer CAD. Wrote CNC programs using GMS and AMADA CAD/CAM.Received patents for drawer design, an adjustable table, and metal tubing design.Designed components and products using wood, sheet metal, extruded aluminum, cast zinc, and extruded and injection-molded plastic.Developed cost models.Created Bills of Material in two business systems.Created end user instruction sheets.Supported definition and implementation of customer special component request (SCR) system, product decision management (PDM) system, and engineering change request (ECR) system.Supported customer service, sales, space planning, and marketing with product information documents, brochure and pricebook drawings and text, review of brochures and pricebooks, review of space planning office layouts, product test reports and certifications, and when necessary direct communication with customers to answer their questions.Wrote "C" and AGILE computer programs to aid design and manufacturing. Wrote CSH menu system for sending part programs to CNC router.Wrote specifications and out-sourced designed components.Built prototypes for customer reviews, and travelled to locations throughout the country setting up sample products.Tested products to industry and UL standards.Led Rapid Continuous Improvement (RCI/Lean/Kaizen), Production-Preparation-Process (3P), and Value Stream Mapping teams.Assisted in the supervision and startup of a new manufacturing facility.Created plant floor layouts on CAD.Trained CNC router, edgebander, and panel saw operators.Administrated over Sun UNIX and PC CAD systems.

Designed and built machine parts using CIMCAD, lathes, mills, and welding equipment.Received patent for self-latching shield curtain.Operated, tested and evaluated hydraulic, electrical, electronic, and power transfer systems.Performed stress analyses of machine parts using computerized data acquisition systems.Wrote programs for a DEA coordinate measuring machine. Trained co-workers on the quality control programs.