Jesse Stein Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Primarily responsible for engineering custom solutions and equipment modifications for pulp and paper processing equipment across multiple OEMs. Mainly focused on filtration business segment with cross over into wood handling. • Create new drawings & solid modeling as required. • Work with product managers and sales on developing new products & implementing improvements to existing.• Visit mills and assist field service with equipment upgrades, repairs, and technical support. • Collaborate with colleagues in India and Sweden on new product introduction / existing product modification projects.• Assist purchasing in research of legacy drawings to ensure proper fitment of equipment upgrades of aftermarket parts and services.

Responsible for the design and creation of new and innovative fastening solutions for all business segments. Accountable for developing functioning concepts to marketing business units and assisting with the hand off to commercialization group. Typical product launch is on a 3-5 year horizon. • Used broad spectrum of technologies, including chemical etching, electro and electroless plating, laser cutting, engraving and ablation, silicone casting, micro and macro machining techniques, plastics processing (extrusion, blown film, injection molding), 3D printing, and CAD.• Ran frequent trials on lab and full-scale equipment.• Verified capability with statistical analysis software.• Traveled frequently to various customers and vendors.• Tracked and reported all projects with monthly updates to senior management, including facilitating bi-weekly meetings on all projects to appropriate marketing managers.• Led project for next-generation packaging, serving as complementary product to current PRESS-LOK® with projected sales of $1,000,000.• Worked with branding team to create integral branding of Velcro Brand plastic tape, increasing brand awareness and distinguishing counterfeit products.• Used IP process to file invention disclosures for patentable products/ideas.• Developed high-tension hook for automotive seating, generating incremental sales of $200,000.

Responsible for the ideation and creation of products devoted to the Velcro Brand consumer business unit. Worked closely with marketing to deliver fun, creative and innovative fastening products for retail market space. • Worked with consumer group sales and marketing to develop new products for retail applications, including full design process from concept to prototype, focus group studies, and manufacturing.• Collaborated with legal and trademark team to develop branding process for Velcro textiles.• Tracked and reported project status with senior marketing.• Worked with Gardeners Supply on developing reusable QUIK-TIE® planters, with sales generating $30,000.• Partnered with sales to develop MET (mobile entertainment) strap marketed towards headphone cable management, with $200,000 sales potential.• Worked closely with outside design firm on packaging concepts for MET program.• Oversaw trials to procure running design changes, including adhesive coat weight, tooling alterations, and throughput studies.• Traveled frequently to Mexico manufacturing operation to oversee product production process.• Assisted colleagues on dye sublimation printing project with incremental sales of $300,000.

Acted as technical liaison between sales and manufacturing for automotive components. Responsible for interpreting customer drawings and working with internal manufacturing group to meet cost, timing and quality requirements for tier 2&3 suppliers. • Worked with transportation division in developing new applications to meet customer needs.• Received customer requirements from sales team and acted as technical liaison to manufacturing to ensure compliance with cost, lead time, and quality requirements.• Ran trials with various vendors and traveled to work with tier 2 and 3 suppliers.• Serviced multi-market development efforts with automotive and industrial divisions.• Developed new products and applications using APQP, Six Sigma, New Product Commercialization, and other tools.• Managed $8,000,000 in automotive projects, including $6,000,000 in seating (remaining tool bags, jack straps, and assembly aids).• Tracked and reported project phase dates, probability of capture, success rates, projected and completion deadlines, and timelines for specific activities.• Conducted frequent customer visits, sharing innovative ideas, running trials, and brainstorming new and modified product applications, prototype evaluations, and end-use testing/feedback.• Managed project-related cross-functional efforts, including R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality.• Oversaw prototypes and trials with international manufacturing sites, requiring frequent travel.• Maintained department documentation, including control of drawings and project files per TS requirements.• Provided documentation required to support company’s intellectual properties policy.• Participated in internal and external TS/ISO audits.

Helped consumer division design, iterate, and prototype various products, including plant tie dispensers, desktop hook and loop dispensers, Christmas light management systems, and conductive repositionable LED lighting fixtures. Assisted various business segments with graphic design needs using graphic design/CAD software. Interacted and collaborated with retail industry leaders to achieve success in product placement. Facilitated group meetings on bi-weekly basis for new product development strategies. Assisted with solid modeling/graphic design. Collaborated with designers and engineers on design processes.

Bachelor Of Science In Industrial Design, Industrial Design

Product Design