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Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, United States

Lead, coordinate, and participate in the research and development of fitness products. Lead a team of project engineers to follow the new product development, key technology, and key component innovation processes. Work alongside product marketing, industrial design, electrical engineering, software development, design quality assurance, Asia and North.

Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, United States

Led cross-functional project teams through new product development process to bring new and innovative cardio fitness products to market. Responsible for overall project management and mechanical technical expertise, balancing cost, quality, and delivery for the project.Project engineer for the Matrix Commercial Performance Treadmill and Matrix Commercial.

Stoughton, WI

Led customer engineering team for on and off highway exhaust and aftertreatment products.

Stoughton, WI

• Designed thermal managed exhaust tubing, mufflers, carrier tubes, and supporting hardware. Instrumental member of cross-functional customer care team and new product introduction process. Supported manufacturing by.
• Utilized ANSYS CFD Flow and Mechanical to inform designs, eliminating prototype iterations supplied to customers
• Designed, analyzed, tested, and implemented $130K/year muffler value improvement
• Developed and programmed new muffler backpressure calculation tool improving initial design input for CFD and reducing computation iterations
• Successfully manage 10-20 active projects at a time while meeting deadlines
• Provided project direction to designer

Stoughton, WI

• Designed retrofit engine exhaust oxidation catalyst/acoustic silencers for diesel engines. Provide design details required to quote new projects. Champion and lead catalyst product continuous improvement and warranty.
• Designed over 80 unique engineered to order retrofit designs generating several million dollars in sales in first 9 months
• Rapidly promoted to Senior Design Engineer in 8 months. Mentored and provided guidance to junior team members. Provided design direction to several designers
• Product Line Engineer (PLE) for non-selective catalyst products and backup PLE for medium-speed engine silencers. Lead engineer responsible for product line and approving non-standard or high risk designs
• Supported implementation of PDM and PLM systems

Waterloo, Iowa Area

• Led design and released low pressure fuel systems and components for Interim Tier 4 (IT4) and Final Tier 4 (FT4) engines. Conducted detailed concept, system, and component design reviews and Design Process Assembly.
• Effectively trained and mentored 4 newly hired full-time employees
• Provided daily guidance to multiple engineers at John Deere India Technology Center
• Led the use of new Product Delivery Integration tool for part level planning for the component design teams
• Co-designed plastic fuel lines with expected cost savings of $630k/year
• Designed part of a fuel system layout which allowed for removing complex components and contributed to a cost savings of $4.5M/year

Waterloo, Iowa

• Engineering Development Program Engineer (EDP rotations), Application Design – 9.0L & 13.5L
• Designed and released prototype and production air, starter, auxiliary drive, and air compressor components and systems.
• Released several production engines and integrated with vehicles.Performance Analysis
• Used 1-D analysis software to support performance development of the 4.5L and 6.8L engines.
• Developed a rigorous approach to analyze and optimize EGR venturi sizing. Characterized the turbo wastegate area as a function of system pressures.
• Altitude studies, exhaust manifold performance evaluation, and valve timing analysisProduct Verification & Validation- Reliability Lab

• Small Engine Engineering - Developed qualification test plan for cam gear material. Conducted investigative study on cylinder bore machining. Conducted testing for CARB Tier III exhaust emissions regulations.
• R&D Lab/Mechanical Components Engineering - Researched and tested the effect of using E85 and E20 blends in small engines. Conducted extensive analysis of test data and reported findings.
• Home Power Products Engineering - Developed product concepts for a hot water pressure washer. Audited and improved lab test procedures for pressure washers and air compressors.
• Engine Application Center - Conducted application hotpoint tests. Investigated muffler water ingestion issue.
• Model Shop - Fabricated prototype parts using milling, lathe, and CNC machines.
• Product Reliability - Performed horsepower, exhaust emissions, vibration, and special testing.

• Performed sound, horsepower, and exhaust emissions testing. Fabricated components for setup and testing of small engines. Analyzed test data and prepared test reports. Performed calibrations of eddy current.
• Documented exhaust emission test procedure and improved data analysis process.

• Performed GPS surveying and geodetic leveling to establish new marks for the Height Modernization project.
• Prepared concise and accurate survey marker descriptions published on NOAA website.