Designed and sold automation equipment for the garage door industry. Managed a team of 10+ employees consisting of engineers, designers and manufacturing employees. Was always in constant communication with customers, vendors, suppliers and all internal departments.• Implemented and administered a product data management (PDM) and part numbering system to help minimalize manufacturing errors and improve the lines of communication between multiple departments.• Managed multiple projects of various sizes from $5K - $2 million.• Introduced 3D viewer workstations to shop floor so questions pertaining to assemblies or bills of materials could be addressed quickly and efficiently.• Executed time studies to help identify and address production issues. • Created new inventory process for job specific purchased parts and materials, helping reduce search time and identify quantity and product issues early.• Conceptualized, designed and developed automated packaging equipment for a steel roofing operation reducing the quantity of operators needed from 7 to 3.• Designed material gaging system for a punch die production line that reduced waste by over 80% the first year of operation.• Designed fixtures, jigs, and robot end of arm tooling (EOAT) systems as needed.

Designed fire equipment for one of the leading and most respected fire apparatus manufacturers in the world.• A department leader in the creation of new designs and processes that helped reduce engineering & manufacturing time by 25-50% for certain widely used options across multiple product lines.• Experience using parametrics, VB.net and other tools to generate tabulations, robust parts and templates for consistent and efficient design.• Managed an efficient and time sensitive transition for the Dash-CF product line from R&D to production engineering. Created new processes and “smart” components that lead to a 40% reduction in engineering time when compared with similar product lines.• Part of cross-functional team responsible for generating standard operating procedures (SOP), data management and drawing standards.

Designed heavy mobile equipment for the forestry and scrap industries; loaders, mulchers and scrap handling equipment.