Kevin Harrity Email & Phone Number

Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin, United States

United States

• Managed Enterprise Parts Library Expansion and associated 3-D library allowing a central location for standard components for the business. Added approximately 600 parts to the library.• Reduced turnaround time for new part requests for Fasteners from 84 days to 34 days by mentoring team in India about FDA requirements for new part requests and working with them to review requests prior to submission to Mechanical Component Review Board.• Gathered content from global teams and ran bi-weekly review sessions of the Enterprise Parts Library Team’s progress towards expansion goals with the General Manager and team despite time differences and staff turnover in global team. • Developed template to improve the uniformity of presentations and reduce meeting times.• Prevented selection of new vendor that could not meet the FDA tracing requirements for fasteners by aligning with supplier quality engineer and presented to the team responsible for the vendor selection.• Based on experience as design engineer, developed new template for general part specifications for fasteners to ensure accurate information is provided to engineers as well as increasing the readability for engineers using the specifications.• Served as team leader for Global Fastener Library, member of Change Control Board and approver of change documentation in MyWorkShop.

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Led cross-functional and intercompany team that developed a flexible dip tube design with advanced material that dispensed 100% of liquid in bottle. Consumer testing revealed the new design was a $30,000,000 business opportunity.• Engineered outer shell, priming system, and refill retaining system for Glade Expressions from concept to commercialization. Launched as response to Febreze and won an IDSA (Industrial Design Society of America.• Led engineering team and designed large Glade jar candle in collaboration with designer, glass manufacturer, and manufacturing. Launched to expand candle product family by $10,000,000 per year.• Ran cross functional team that improved the aesthetic and function of a Liquid Rimblock by shifting to PETG and re-engineering to work in North American Toilets. Collaborated with manufacturing team in Mexico to bring product to market and $30,000,000 in first year sales.• Developed innovative technology using LEDs and light pipes for multiple products in the Luminary and Air Care product lines.• Collaborated with Asian suppliers to prepare design for production. Tested with consumers for market viability and product features.• Packaged batteries and LEDs in limited space inside already existing aesthetic shells. • Produced 6 different luminaries with different lighting options and control layouts. • Developed luminary system for the Bath category that included a bottle of liquid gel bath beads. Oversaw development of the lighting system and unbreakable, thick walled PET bottle that mimicked glass.• Proposed and ran project with external simulation company to develop computer model of burning candle that allowed the geometry of the candle jar to be changed for the purpose of In-Silico DOE. Found optimal shape for a properly burning candle.• Sought as consultant for technical issues by teams across the business. Instances include aerosol spray nozzles, bottle design, SolidWorks problems, and material problems.

Piscataway, Nj And New York, Ny

Responsible for learning blow molding, developing standard and light weight bottles, and testing new materials.• Developed uniform bottle and cap designs for Ajax® and fabric softener global market. Result: Standardized products with new regional aesthetics and cost savings.• Created group of pre-approved material options for marketing to consider when specifying new product packaging. Result: Allowed product team to create most appealing packaging aesthetics.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)Certificate of Aerospace.