Wayne Weber Email & Phone Number

Federal Way, Wa, Us

Falls Church, Va, Us

Kent, Wa, Us

• Lead project engineer for the modified HD15F, SlideDrive II, and other in development gate operators.• Saved the company $550k annually through various projects, including; sourcing and testing new hydraulic motors, testing and implementing less expensive hydraulic valves, and designing die cast aluminum parts to replace the existing sand cast parts.• .Redesigned HySecurity's M30 & M50 high visibility LED lights after the original parts were obsoleted.• Implemented a lug nut design into SlideDriver drive wheels to improve torque transfer and reduce failures from premature hole wear.• Primary engineer maintaining the Engineering Change Orders and the required interdepartmental communication.• Developed an improved Vangaurd 3501 Swing Cover utilizing a plastic rotomolding process.• Utilized various manufacturing processes, for example; injection molding, extrusion, die casting, and rotomolding.• Supported our sales and tech support team to diagnose customer issues.• Worked 90% remote from March 2020 - Current utilizing Zoom, Teams, and other collaboration programs.• Primarily used SolidWorks modeling for both part and assembly design.

Redmond, Wa, Us

• Lead test engineer and lab manager responsible for the procurement, calibration, and care of high-end lab equipment, as well as 5S implementation.• Manage in-house builds of prototypes products and devices.• Perform digital and optical microscopy and measurement on PCBAs, plastic parts, and other mechanical components.• Update and streamline testing procedures for new and existing products, including IPX7 water submersion, button lifecycle, and hub concentricity to ensure performance and manufacturability.• Design and fabricate prototypes and test fixtures using SolidWorks, a Stratasys 3D printer, and manual machining.• Oversee and mentor an entry-level test engineer.Highlights:• Investigated, solved, and helped implement design and tooling changes to mitigate a high-risk issue involving the failure during manufacture of multiple screw-plastic boss interfaces.• Ran failure analysis evaluations on pre-production parts that had poor adhesion between plastic mold inserts and second-shot TPE material.• Conducted cross-section examinations of sonic welded assemblies to ensure complete material mixing and cohesion at the joint.• Reduced manufacturing quality failures by designing a fixture used in aligning and securing the product during final assembly• Worked closely with the Quality department in the development of universal report and procedural formatting.

Redmond, Washington, Us

• Responsible for supervising multiple technicians and the distribution of labor resources.• Oversaw product and prototype testing for the XBOX Adaptive Controller, and performed failure analysis on the XBOX Elite Controller bumper failures.• Built a CNC machine with optical limit switches for testing capacitive touch gestures.• Designed, etched, soldered, and wired a custom circuit board for powering the CNC motors and limiting switches.• Validated the surface integrity of IML (in-mold labeling) decorated controllers when exposed to burnishing and abrasion.• Wrote a technical instruction manual for the engineering department on how to use the Radiant Vision Systems Colorimeter and Spectroradiometer.• Worked closely with the Electrical Engineering team to improve manufacturability of RGB=W color mixing LEDs using my knowledge of the physics and the related measurement equipment.• Programmed and built multi-component systems that were composed of pneumatics, microcontrollers, and LCD displays.• Designed, built, and programmed a large scale button cycling fixtures that used PLC Controllers to control hundreds of pneumatic cylinders.• Machined, drilled, & tapped aluminum extrusion to build custom framing on Newport optical breadboards for holding pneumatic cylinders and PLC Controllers.• Developed a custom device for heat staking thread inserts into 3D printed ABS plastics.• Modeled (with SolidWorks) a universal controller cradle that utilized 70% less ABS printer filament and saved nearly $400 per month in materials costs.• Programmed an Instron system for cycling a controller joystick button at various angles to ensure that the button dome survived a complete useful life period.• Purchased a USB machine vision camera and designed a part to mount it to the eyepiece of the Spectroradiometer for remote computer viewing of the device being measured.

Redmond, Washington, Us

• Coordinated with customers for custom measurement solutions of OLED and LED Displays• Mapped spectral power distributions & chromaticity for LEDs and various device displays• Mathematically calculated chromaticity & color temperature values using the tri-stimulus curves• Traveled domestically to manage customer training and system installations• Provided mechanical & software engineering support to customers• Individually responsible for tracking quality issues and failures• Implemented design changes per failure risk analysis reports• Directed proof of concept testing for prototype products• Created 3D models in Solidworks• Fielded customer complaints and offered technical assistance for both software and hardware• Strong familiarity of light measurement devices such as Colorimeters and Spectroradiometers• Researched and learned about light, color theory, and spectral power distributions• Traveled domestically to manage customer training and system installations.• Offered tailored light measurement training applicable to the specific uses of the customer.• Created a quality tracking report and weekly meeting to accurately capture common failure modes, including auditing 10 years of reports.• Individually responsible for performing and managing failure analysis projects.• Discovered a leading failure mode was loss of continuity between the lens and mounting bracket, caused by separation of the electrical spring pins and the lens contacts. Worked with the designer to implement and submit ECOs to resolve the failure mode.• Managed third-party equipment calibration schedules.• Answered customer calls and helped resolve software related issues and or concerns.• Worked with salespeople and their customers to measure their devices and to demonstrate that our equipment provides equivalent accuracy to that of high end certification companies.• Measured hundreds of LED and OLED displays for both brightness and chromaticity.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

• Led a major alternator cost reduction project that saved on material cost by nearly 80% for an annual savings over $100k.• Actively involved with DFMEA during new product development.• Held document control for all new product functional requirement specifications. • Managed a team of technicians who regularly performed a suite of 30 EVT, DVT, and QA tests.• Successfully designed and machined the parts to build an open frame inverter generator.• Wrote the power standards for future Briggs & Stratton USB charging ports.• Tested 10 different USB ports for the P3000 Inverter Generator from various suppliers and compiled the data in a performance vs. cost analysis for the purchasing group.• Developed a device to quantify the amount of engine blow by at various life stages.• Created an electro-mechanical and pneumatic device to release water reliably and accurately to test the fuel overfill requirements of UL 2201.• Completed engine tear-downs to determine component level failure analysis.• Built the first working prototype of the extendable arm on the P3000 Inverter Generator.• Utilized thermocouples and pressure sensors to track internal fuel tank condition at varying ambient temperatures and humidifies.• Designed and prototyped a part that can be retrofitted to any fuel tank to prevent rapid decompression and associated fuel spray onto users.• Prototyped a generator concept that utilized propane instead of gasoline.• Deconstructed an inverter rotor stator combination that was designed to provide 400 Hz at 3600 rpm, and reduced the number of poles to provide 60 Hz at 3600 rpm.• Ran various production alternators on large dynamometers to create required torque-vs.-load graphs for production quality spot checks.• Wrote technical reports reporting various test results including peak and running amps, alternator temperatures under load, and engine revs per minute.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Honorably Discharged and earned a Meritorious Mast for performing job duties above and beyond expected standards.• Gained valuable skills including; leadership, punctuality, and organization.• Performed job duties in a high-stress environment.• Led between 4 & 12 Marines in both combat and non-combat zones.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Mechanical Engineering

Associates Of Science, Fire Protection Technician