Responsibilities: • Maintained company's "Injection Mold Design Standards".• Provided daily engineering support to production molding and tool room.• Assisted with analysis of customer returns to determine the root cause of failures or complaints.• Developed strategic supplier relationships as appropriate.• Updated, maintained, and managed design files.• Reviewed and evaluated mold designs for error and enhancement; made design revisions as needed.• Participated in the initiation, implementation, and production release of new product development projects.• Assisted teams with troubleshooting for design, mechanical and machining errors.• Led and supported special project teams in developing new products and tooling from initial design to the final approval for production.• Maintained and enhanced technical skills by attending training classes, special technical and administration courses, seminars, exhibits and trade shows as needed.

My career with General Foam Plastics Corp began as a Draftsman in 1992 and progressed to the role of Senior Design Engineer in 2005, a position in which I remained until the company closed its doors in 2017. Senior Design EngineerJune 2005 – May 2017 Plastic Parts / Mold DesignerAugust 1998 – May 2005CAD/CAM OperatorJuly 1993 – July 1998Draftsman November 1992 – June 1993Responsibilities: • Managed projects from inception to completion, coordinating and delegating duties and establishing time tables.• Conceptualized and designed new products; generated 3D CAD models of parts and/or assemblies, created concept drawings, and conducted part cost estimates.• Processed CAD models for physical prototypes (utilizing FDM technology from Stratasys).• Designed tooling (injection molds, blow molds, vacuum form tools, and processing and handling equipment).• Generated 3D CAD Assembly drawings, created 2D working/fabrication drawings for production, component recommendation and selection along with creation of "Bill of Materials".• Worked and coordinated with domestic and global tooling and sourcing vendors to bring projects from concept to reality in a timely manner.• Coordinated file translations and transfers.• Reviewed and approved outsourced project designs.• Created image drawings / illustrations for patent files, product instruction and assembly manuals/sheets.