Joel Douglas Email & Phone Number

Owatonna, Minnesota, United States

Newton, Iowa, United States

• Member of design team for Whirlpool mega-project including total redesign of all clothes dryers. Responsible for conceptual design, prototyping and testing of all dryer enclosure parts including, cabinet, front panels, top covers and rear panels.• Work with international appliance manufacturer to improve top load washing machine that barely achieved US federal energy and water usage standards. When design and cycle development were complete, machine met Energy Star tier III energy/water requirements.• Provide engineering and design consultation for advanced development group of large international appliance company to develop new products such as beer fermenter/dispenser, kitchen composter, etc.• UL expert in dedicated purpose pool pump and clean water (general purpose) pump energy efficiency testing, per requirements specified by the US Department of Energy, EPA Energy Star, California Energy Commission and Natural Resources Canada. Develop automated spreadsheets to manipulate LabView test data and perform hydraulic and energy efficiency calculations.

Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States

• Managed tooling development group responsible for engineering and design of new precision tooling, machine tools and tool room manufacturing processes.• Led cross-functional design team to prove manufacturing readiness of high-shock/low-mass suspension assembly for mobile applications for 2004 Diskcon show.• Developed reliable electrical test method for suspension assemblies to identify shorted traces eliminating critical customer complaints/issues.

Shakopee, Minnesota, United States

• Develop new equipment designs for the telecommunications and cable TV industry including sheet metal chassis/enclosures, large panels, optical/electronic assemblies, injection molded plastic parts, etc.