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Experienced team member that has achieved success and longevity with SSOE and is now seeking to further the growth that SSOE is committed to provide their employees and clients. I believe that throughout my career here at SSOE, the leadership and my coworkers have set me up for success and I have always strived to do the same. Along with SSOE’s vision and mission, I believe the future growth of our business depends greatly upon technology and the teams that I work with and I look forward to the future.EXPERIENCE Department Manager SSOE | Lima, OH August 2021 - Current• Assigning staff workload, and monitoring progress.• Experience managing engineers, designers and delegating.• Identify when additional staff RFT or contract staff is required based upon workload, growth and strategic hires.• Proficient in Solidworks, AutoCAD, Inventor design software.• Responsible for quality, budget, and schedule performance of department.• Lead continuous improvement initiatives within the department.• Identify training needs for department personnel.• Participate in creating development plans for staff within department.• Participate in presentations, preparing proposals, and business development activities.• Provide regular feedback to department personnel on their performance.• Manage salary administration for the department.• Ensure checking, the quality process and client CAD standards are met.• Evaluate software needs for the department.• Perform some mechanical design but balanced with the managerial responsibilities.Senior Mechanical Designer SSOE | Lima, OH June 2003 -August 2021•Execute projects in the Food and Personal Care SBU for a variety of clients. Consistently involved in Top 5 client projects within the FCP SBU. •Various Mechanical Design Responsibilities and Design Lead Responsibilities including Team Leadership, Client Interface, Budget Tracking, and Collaboration & Design. •Regularly participate in Proposal Development. •Development of Construction Installation Documents.•Quality Checks. •FEL Development. •Vendor Coordination. •Equipment Specifications Preparation. •Multi-discipline Coordination and Collaboration. •LEAN IPD Project Execution and Schedule Development. •Focused primarily with Packaging & Shipping Project Design and Installation with significant collaboration with other disciplines (Process, Utilities, PC&IS, Civil/Structural). •Safety Minded with Zero Incidents and Zero Near Misses. EDUCATION Associate of Applied Science (Mechanical Design) Lima Technical College, Lima, Oh June 1992