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Pioneer, Ohio

• Project management, Continuous Improvement and Cost Reductions for the manufacturing of Laser Welded Blanks for the Automotive Industry.
• Prepared product quotes for multiple plants and presented these quotes to the Senior Executive Team.
• Supervised line setup and design changes, working with outside contractors and internal resources to redesign equipment to weld new products.
• Supported product launch for customer tech reviews, PPAP, Run @ Rates, die buyoffs and blanker PPAPs.
• Supported buyoffs at suppliers of custom equipment such as dimplier’s, brushing stations, and weld tables.
• Identified and championed many continuous improvement projects for improved cycle times, reduced scrap, reduced downtime, improved worker safety and ergonomics and improved product quality.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

• Project management and design of mechanical components for vehicle Fuel Dispensers.
• Provided project management for the release of 5 different versions of a unique fuel dispenser to production.
• Provided mechanical support to implement NFI Touch Screen Technology, resulting in a 17% cost savings.
• Diagnosed and made changes to the design of components returned from the field to prevent future failures.
• Reduced pressure drop 51% for the passive vapor recovery manifold tubing to exceed CARB requirements.
• Provided mechanical support to production to troubleshoot and solve assembly problems.

Avila, Indiana

• Project management and design of mechanical components for Vertical Injection Molding Machines.
• Developed concept sketches, material selection, and supervised the mechanical design of new machines.
• Designed a new concept for applying mold clamp tonnage that would reduce clamp cost 40-50%.
• Submitted invention disclosure with corporate on above device for patent purposes.
• Calculated inertia, speeds and torque requirements for sizing of hydraulic and servo motors.
• Calculated gear sizes and ratios, gear tooth loads, bearing selection and bending stresses.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

• Project management and design of mechanical components and systems for multiple facilities.
• Estimated project costs, wrote requests for expenditures and justifications, tracked cost and schedules.
• Designed Industrial Mechanical Systems such as; Dust collection, Exhaust and Ventilation, Compressed Air, Piping, Heating and Air conditioning, and Heat exchangers.
• Responsible for roof management, one of these projects totaled $1.85 million.
• Developed layouts for manufacturing and offices areas for space utilization efficiency.
• Worked with outside contractors, from scope of work for bids to project completion.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

• Mechanical design, testing and analysis of Sonobuoy parts for projects and bids.
• Designed low-cost intricate mechanical components designed for ease of assembly-reduced cost.
• Designed simulated components with calculated equivalent wet/dry weights and center of gravity for testing.
• Designed and conducted experiments and wrote results on new mechanical design concepts.
• Contributed to the design of a unique Sonobuoy recovery device.
• Performed Hydrodynamic and Structural analysis.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

• Responsible for Mechanical design and packaging of high density, high voltage electronics in a high shock and helicopter random vibration environment.
• Conducted trade studies on materials and designed sheet metal stampings.
• Provided mechanical support for testing of prototypes.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

• Overall project responsibilities for 70% of all keyboards from quoting and design through product production.
• Responsible for approximately 70% of all active ground, airborne, and shipboard military keyboards.
• Developed concept sketches, material selection, and design supervision.
• Provided close interface with vendors and customers, giving technical presentations at design reviews.
• Designed parts for injection molded plastic, investment and die cast aluminum, rubber molded.
• Familiar with all forms of back lighting of panel and displays.