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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Creating new products for new markets is no easy task. Creating new product designs that meet all required features, accounts for manufacturing process, and reduces production costs is a much larger accomplishment. NovusDFM LLC excels in creating innovative product designs that meet functional, aesthetic requirements, and what every business needs… cost.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Develop and source unique home brewing products. Focus includes: concept development and brainstorming, SME review, design for lean manufacturing, overseas & local factory sourcing, RFQ & vendor selection, cost & terms negotiation, financial analysis, prototyping, tooling, branding, packaging, securing potential IP, 1st production, and transition to.

Roseville, Minnesota

Provide gross margin improvement through supplier development, product development, global sourcing, and operational efficiency improvements

St Louis Park, Minnesota

Provide gross margin improvement through supplier development, product development, global sourcing, and operational efficiency improvements

1400 W. 94th Street, Bloomington, MN, 55440-1299

- Project managed new manufacturing lines from concept through capital approval to design, build and install for Donaldson's US factories.- Improved manufacturing processes through development of new or modified manufacturing equipment.- Spearheaded, researched & developed, beta tested and rolled out FMEA software application for Donaldson North America

Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

- Lived and worked in Wuxi China as expat for Donaldson Company.- Designed and built three filter manufacturing lines for Wuxi China campus factory.- Work focused on: Converting (Web) equipment, proprietary pleating equipment, automated steel fabrication equipment, urethane dispense equipment.- Implemented lean manufacturing methods in design and.

1400 W. 94th Street, Bloomington, MN, 55440-1299

- Supported Donaldson's US manufacturing plants with project management of custom equipment & manufacturing line design & builds.- Managed projects from plant equipment or process change request to installation and training.- Work content involved: exhaust systems, stainless steel fabrication and processing, custom welding systems and automated equipment..

Designed & prototyped new high temperature zero insertion force socket & housing. Designed enclosure and sub-structure components for benchtop semiconductor test unit.

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering

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Study Abroad