Provided mechanical design expertise, for the creation of packaging machinery, used in the food & beverage industry, utilizing AutoCAD Inventor 2021. Worked with the customer & sales department to determine the best overall machine layouts for their plants. Provided analysis and troubleshooting to resolve engineering problems. Collaborated with management, sales, manufacturing, and marketing professionals to delivery highest quality products. Charged with issuing machine releases, overseeing machine assembly, and adding customer options to database. Assisting Customers with finding & quoting aftermarket parts for there machines

Provided mechanical design expertise, for the creation of tire building machinery, used in the rubber industry, utilizing AutoCAD LT 2008 & 2013. Worked with the customer & sales department to determine the best overall machine layouts for their plants. Provided analysis and troubleshooting to resolve engineering problems. Collaborated with management, sales, manufacturing, and marketing professionals to delivery highest quality products. Charged with issuing machine releases, overseeing machine assembly, and adding customer options to database.

Provided mechanical design expertise, for the creation of packaging machinery, used in the food & beverage industry, utilizing AutoCAD 2010. Worked with the customer & sales department to determine the best overall machine layouts for their plants. Provided analysis and troubleshooting to resolve engineering problems. Collaborated with management, sales, manufacturing, and marketing professionals to delivery highest quality products. Charged with issuing machine releases, quoting engineering hours, overseeing machine assembly, and adding customer options to database. Managed a staff of 2 designers and 1 engineering secretary, interviewing, hiring, training, and terminating employees.

Provided mechanical design expertise for creation of packaging machinery for the film industry, utilizing AutoCAD 2002. Interacted with vendors, obtaining quotes, issued purchase orders, and coordinating deliveries to shop floor. Key Achievements:• Active participant of the Safety Committee, and auditor for ISO 9000.

Provided mechanical design expertise for creation and delivery of human and pet crematories, utilizing AutoCAD LT 97. Supervised production procedures, including organizing, prioritizing, and delegating work assignments for shop and service personnel. Oversaw sub-contractors’ installation of fume incinerators. Interacted with vendors, obtaining quotes, issuing purchase orders, and coordinating deliveries to shop floor. Worked directly with customers, identifying, gathering, and relaying product specifications. Drafted PLC ladder logic diagrams from sketches and informed shop personnel of any design changes. Conveyed new equipment installation procedures and delivery schedules to customers. Monitored employees’ labor hours, recorded shipping information, and managed customer service order files.Key Achievements:• Increased manufacturing output and customer sales by streamlining design problems.• Consistently fostered a team-oriented environment and met restrictive time constraints.

Visited customer sites to identify needs and draft improved designs for customer specials into standard bias cutter machinery. Redesign existing product lines, facilitating manufacturing operations and reducing costs. Designed custom options for bias cutter machinery to meet required customer specifications. Provided analysis and troubleshooting to resolve engineering problems. Supervised 6 CAD detailers, providing training, coaching, and support. Assisted in the procurement of parts, updated/created new bills of material, issued engineering change notices, and oversaw machine assembly. Key Achievements:• Reduced costs by redesigning Gumedger product line.• Determined most efficient design and assembly methods to produce superior products, developing excellent working relationships with shop and service personnel.• Instrumental in the purchase on the software Cimlogic Toolbox, increasing efficiency of engineering’s detailing functions

Designed clients’ customized options into standard hydraulic, toggle injection, molding machines. Collaborated with management, sales, engineering, manufacturing, and marketing professionals to delivery highest quality products. Charged with issuing machine releases, quoting engineering hours, overseeing machine assembly, and adding customer options to database. Negotiated pricing and terms with vendors. Worked closely with quality control to resolve engineering and vendor issues.Key Achievements:• Key contributor to establishing ISO 9000.• Increased efficiency by reorganizing engineering database.• Completed Vickers Hydraulic Training class. • Active participant of Safety Committee, Parts Data Management Team, and Parts List Removal Team.

Managed all project aspects of food industry’s filler and capper machines from initiation through completion. Received customer orders from the sales representatives, coordinated documentation, determined customer requirements, and created hand and CAD layouts for designers and detailers. Full responsibility for issuing production orders and accepting or rejecting inspected parts. Oversaw machine assembly, resolving engineering and quality control issues. Managed a staff of 12 designers and detailers, interviewing, hiring, training, and terminating employees.Key Achievements:• Reorganized section of the engineering department during company’s relocation from Buffalo, New York to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. • Increased storage capacity by placing all hand drawings on microfilm.