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Bay Minette, Alabama, United States

Perform new product development, cost reduction, design for manufacturability and sustaining engineering for dental utility equipment such as vacuum pumps, compressors and accessories.

Pensacola, Florida, United States

Conducted Cost Reduction and Design for Manufacturability analysis on an ophthalmological surgery kit.Validated and documented a electrochemical grinding process for trocars and cannulas and created support documentation for impacted processes.Provided product development and sustaining engineering support for dental utility equipment.

Pensacola, Florida, United States

Responsible for design and development of infection control devices and specialty medical devices from concept through production. Maintain design control documentation and manufacturing specifications. Design and develop manufacturing tooling and create innovative processes. Establish technical relationship with OEM customers from proposal to launch. Managed one Senior Mechanical Engineer, one Mechanical Engineer and the prototype center with four assembly technicians.• Designed an innovative surgical robot drape with a unique patented sterile adapter.• Designed, tooled and implemented production start-up of a blood pressure cuff in five months, with a third year estimated revenue of $1 million. Developed streamlined manufacturing process to meet aggressive customer price target.• Instrumental in the design and transfer of a surgical toga and hood worth an estimated $2.6 million in first year revenue.• Planned and implemented improvements to the Design and Prototype Center to produce sterile samples and provide for tooling/process trials and pilot runs.

Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Performed all tasks required to operate a contract CNC machining and fabrication business including material, tooling and equipment procurement, bookkeeping (A/P, A/R, Payroll), managing skilled hourly and salaried personnel, safety, environmental, quality, sales, customer service, productivity improvements and problem resolution.• Increased sales over 30% while decreasing manpower• Wrote and implemented the safety plan and quality plan

Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States

Provided contract design and development services for products, tools and workstations. Evaluated manufacturing operations for ergonomics and productivity, and made recommendation for improvements. Designed and implemented manufacturing improvements. Provided product design and development services from concept through production startup. Performed conceptual and detail design and analysis, prepared technical data packages, built and evaluated prototypes, implemented designs in production.• Experience in design of thermoplastic, thermoset and elastomeric moldings, aluminum and zinc die castings, stampings, weldments, wireforms, springs and machined parts.• Experience with Solidworks and Pro Engineer

Auburn, Alabama, United States

Provided design and development through implementation of ergonomic tools, products and processes. Performed conceptual and detail design and analysis, prepared technical data packages, built and evaluated prototypes, and implemented designs in production.• Developed workstation layouts for a major printer manufacturer, reducing operators by 33% while improving ergonomics.• Designed, patented, prototyped and tested an inexpensive pneumatic frosting applicator that improves ergonomics and productivity for cake decorating. Created marketing literature and produced a marketing video which successfully implemented licensing of the concept.• Designed an ergonomic handle which is adjustable for left and right handedness and most hand sizes. Created marketing literature and produced a marketing video to implement licensing of the concept.

Gadsden, Alabama, United States

Responsible for all areas of product development, from concept to production startup. Participated in Design for Manufacturability and Cost Reduction programs. • Redesigned an ice dispensing system for a major appliance manufacturer, reducing the part count by over 45% and the fastener count by 55% while adding features. Unit cost was reduced by 17%, resulting in an annual savings of over $2.4 million. The service call rate was reduced by 80%, resulting in an annual savings of over $2 million.• Designed and developed an icemaker, reducing material costs by almost 30% and eliminating a calibration operation.• Developed and patented a steam iron design which provided vertical steaming using a unique two-way valve. Led a multi-discipline production startup team, managed tooling procurement, production line setup, materials procurement and line operator training to meet an aggressive product introduction schedule.• Completed over 80 hours of Total Quality Management training. Co-wrote the TQM manual, led the Cost of Quality team and participated in problem solving groups and quality improvement teams.

Corinth, Mississippi, United States

Responsible for mechanical design of telecommunication products, resolution of production problems, evaluation of tooling, and fabrication and testing of prototypes.• Designed a new mechanical ringer, reducing unit cost by nearly 50%.• Redesigned a cradle hook assembly, reducing the part count by 66% and eliminating an adjustment operation.• Developed a concept for a speakerphone microphone mounting which reduced the cost by $1.00, reduced feedback and eliminated a gluing operation.

Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States

Implemented new production technologies and planning methods. Reviewed designs for manufacturability and made recommendations to reduce manufacturing costs. Developed manufacturing process plans, which detailed the optimum manufacturing process for shipboard systems.• Completed a 42 week training program in production control, production planning, shop planning, project management, industrial engineering and production management.

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering