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Lawrence, Kansas Area

Riverside, Mo

· Created cost estimates for customers based on packages of submitted drawings and models · Determined, specified, and quoted production equipment and tooling required for each quote submittal · Worked with suppliers for sourcing and quoting raw materials and purchased components · Maintained database of production equipment and tracked unused machine capacity

Kansas City, Missouri Area

·Developed new products based on industry trends and customer requirements·Tested garage doors for structural performance per applicable building codes and testing standards·Produced drawings using AutoCAD for customers, vendors, building code approvals, and production ·Designed aluminum, plastic, and vinyl extrusions, steel stampings, and other parts for use in production·Assisted customers in troubleshooting installation and product issues as well as quoting custom door and track assemblies·Established and implemented quality assurance criteria and procedures·Represented company at trade association meetings to help develop industry standards and address pertinent technical issues ·Negotiated pricing with vendors and submitted purchase orders for materials·Designed, sourced, installed, and troubleshot tools, fixtures, and equipment used in production·Created and maintained Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for bar coding and labeling materials and products·Coordinated and processed quarterly plant-wide inventories using custom Microsoft Excel inventory spreadsheets·Programmed CNC foam router used in production using Cut2D and Microsoft Excel

Kansas City, Missouri Area

·Produced drawings using AutoCAD for customers, vendors, building code approvals, and production ·Designed aluminum and plastic extrusions for use in production ·Developed and implemented quality control guidelines and procedures ·Managed a team of quality control inspectors and troubleshot production problems as they arose ·Purchased and integrated computer hardware and software ·Provided computer network and email administration