John A. Email & Phone Number

Moline, IL, US

• Structural Analysis Simulations, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), stress, strain, vibrations, weld fatigue life, weld crack propagation, laboratory activities and bolted joint analyses, ~280 structural analysis.
• Structural analysis project management; led ~15 analysis engineers, attended analysis review meetings, created analysis activities, assigned analysis activities and reviewed final analysis for proper completion and.
• Completed study of weld profile geometry for calculations of stress concentrations used in weld fatigue life analysis
• Created and completed laboratory study of slip joint coefficients used for bolted joint simulations with shear loads
• Originated a mathematical and graphical method of applying grain pressure gradients to combine grain tanks
• Technical mentoring, training and development of ~15 new analysis team members

Moline, IL, US

• Developed, designed, and tested prototype combines and front end equipment headers
• Design experience with many system components, mechanisms, materials and manufacturing methods
• Design experience with castings, sheet metal, weldments, assemblies and plastics components
• Cost reductions, improve reliability and durability, weight reductions, test stand design, support factory builds
• Worked with the test department in the design of lab and field tests. Analyzed test data, and optimized prototype machine performance and capacity.
• Design experience with GPS Precision Farming components and Vehicle Auto Guidance sensors

• New Product Development Engineer - Engineering Services
• Design and Development of Crop Harvesting Equipment (Combines and Front End Equipment).
• New product development activities with John Deere Agricultural Division. Worked on site at the John Deere New Product Development Center for Crop Harvesting Equipment in Silvis, Illinois.
• Designed roto-molded fuel tanks for new John Deere agriculture sprayers.
• Designed crop harvesting equipment (600 Series Flex Draper) for John Deere combine group.
• Designed sheet metal components, weldments, assemblies, mechanisms, draper belt tension system and injection molded plastics.

Davenport, Iowa, US

• ASME Pressure Vessel Code. Pressure Vessel Design and Sand Blasting Equipment.
• Engineering responsibilities included new product development, current product support, stress analysis, lab and field testing, maintaining ASME pressure vessel code, engineering change management, target costing.
• Engineer responsible for current and new product design of industrial pneumatic equipment, control systems, and safety systems. Designed weldments, assemblies, sheet metal, castings, plastic and rubber components, and.
• Pro/E Wildfire 2.0 administrator responsible for startup and maintenance of systems.Created and managed process for engineering change management, including an engineering database to track part numbers, revisions, and.
• Created and managed a company wide print viewing system.
• Obtained Canadian Registration Numbers related to pressure vessel design safety standards. Met Canadian design safety standards for exporting pressure vessels into five Canadian provinces.

• Led strategic financial analysis for new product development programs, providing critical decision support to product development teams and senior executive management
• Analyzed investments, product costs, and profitability, utilizing financial modeling and sensitivity analysis to forecast program financial returns
• Created timely, detailed, and accurate forecasts of expense and capital spending for new product development group
• Prepared and presented analysis of new product addition to senior executive management ($41M investment)
• Produced various scenarios of profit and loss forecasts and sourcing analysis of a major product line into a CNH Brazilian manufacturing plant ($10M investment)
• Created profit and loss statement of current product line to determine ongoing viability

Design and Development of Crop Harvesting Equipment (Combines and Front End Equipment).- Six years experience in team oriented environment. Developed, designed, and tested prototype combines and headers (high capacity rigid grain head and corn head).- Designed sheet metal, castings, plastic components (rotational and injection molded), weldments.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance Concentration