Mark Graff Email & Phone Number

Michigan City, In, Us

Cooling System Lead on project implementing the first oil-free compressor used in residential refrigeration: Member of cross-functional technology team to prepare assembly line to assemble both oil and oil-free compressors. Designed sealed system with features to reduce/mitigate the chance of oil contamination in the refrigerant system. Promoted proper risk management through developing and documenting trade-off curves for various product robustness and manufacturing attributes.Coordination of product design, engineering builds, and product approval testing to enable the product to be sold in the US and Canada markets. Developed and executed test plans to meet both the product approval and manufacturing implementation schedules.Managed documentation of all testing and design iterations in the project DVP&R, FMEA's, Product Maps, and A3's.Promoted quick learning cycles with key suppliers to streamline integration of new technology into the manufacturing environment at the Whirlpool Amana facility.

Cooling System Engineer on first double drawer french door refrigerator in the North American Market receiving the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show Innovation Award. Project delivered on target for cost, on target for schedule , and quality metrics better than target. Design of airflow systems and cooling system on French Door Bottom Mount refrigerator. Led air ducting assemblies design through simulation, performance testing and assembly processes on the manufacturing line. Optimized designs in parallel with product testing to condense project schedule. Promoted collaboration with process partners to promote knowledge reuse with other projects. Coordination of prototype parts logistics from CAD Models to prototype suppliers to the installation point in manufacturing for engineering builds. Development and execution of test plans to meet both the product approval and manufacturing implementation schedules.Documentation of all testing and design updates in the project DVP&R, FMEA's, Product Maps, and A3's.Promoted proper risk management through developing and documenting trade-off curves for various product robustness attributes.

West Lafayette, In, Us

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for first year Engineering Fundamentals courses. Managed bi-weekly lab courses reviewing course material and integrating into testing materials.Demonstrated problem solving techniques to further convey mathematics, physics, and engineering principles covered in coursework.Coordinated evaluation of coursework between four blocks of courses.

Maintenance on grounds and buildings, construction and renovation of buildings, landscaping, custom cabinetry, electrical wiring, plumbing, troubleshooting electrical systems and plumbing systems, gather quotes and create estimates for repairs.

Michigan City, Indiana, Us

Converted 2-D drawings to 3-D solid modelsFinite Element Analysis of solid modelsInjection molded parts design/developmentEngineered solutions to products to solve product performance issuesComprehensive testing and data compilation for new level gauge product

Michigan City, Indiana, Us

Research and replacement of Non-RoHS Compliant components with RoHS compliant componentsRevised and debugged a MS Excel program that created datasheets for digital pressure gages using test data from a Data Acquisition System