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Lead mechanical design team supporting product managers in the development of new products.Identify and implement improvements in department processes and systems to increase quality of work and improve efficiencies.Lead all design efforts for multiple product lines such as: EZ Loader, Burden Carrier, Personnel Carrier, and Glass Handler.

Birmingham , Gb

Program manager for the transfer of production from the Seattle, WA, USA, area to Queretaro, Queretaro, MX.Plant move consisted of 16 product lines with 62 production cells comprising 122 product families and over 1,000 SKUs.Program budget was approximately $20m with annual savings expected to be over $11m.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

- Designed and built thermal management systems for the defense industry.- Wrote proposals to win future contracts, both domestic and international.- Provided input to program management on resource constraints. - Owned engineering hiring and performance management.

Birmingham , Gb

- Hands on (as needed) Director of Engineering responsible for engineering teams with the Fluid Technology business unit comprising of four sites.- Products were primarily focused on Life Science industry and comprised items such as: syringe pumps, rotary valves, acrylic bonded micro channel manifolds, pinch valves, solenoid valves, pneumatic valves, and fluidic control systems.- Champion for the integration of simulation software into the development cycle for the entire region.

Birmingham , Gb

Responsible for: - all new product programs across the Americas including sites in the USA, Mexico, and Brazil. - ensuring processes are followed to instill consistent culture and behavior across the region. - mentoring and developing all project managers in the Americas spanning 9 different development tech centers and over a dozen project managers. - influencing global processes to be updated as needed - implementing policies and procedures to ensure value added value engineering (VAVE) efforts are followed through with and implemented to achieve savings goals.Working project manager for Commercial Vehicle group developing a new low cost pilot valve in less than 6 months.Work with site general managers and business sector leaders within the Americas region to remove roadblocks, establish influential relationships, and ensure all product development processes are followed to achieve on time and on budget release of new products.

Birmingham , Gb

Led the cross functional development team responsible for the syringe pump Cadent 3 which was commercially launched within 11 months from project start. The new product delivers higher performance with 50% less cost than the previous product offering. Worked directly with embedded software engineers to modify stepper motor control method so that performance targets could be met.Led contractor work related to the development of a graphical user interface for the Cadent 3 syringe pump.Implemented CAD tool standards as well as PDM vault system.

Birmingham , Gb

Syringe product line lead responsible for: - Standardizing design approach - Defining and creating standard tools for designing new products - Reducing the cost by 20% while also increasing the quality of the product line - Address manufacturability issues with the product line - Identify opportunities to improve product and implement

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Engineering Manager for Engineering Services Department for Pump Hardware R&D - Lead design work and teams addressing CAPA activities for exiting products. - Accountable for integrating new roles and processes into the department: FEA analysis, Reliability, technical writing, and test engineering. - Manage a group of 13 contributors to ensure high performance teams and quality work. - Develop and implement process changes to improve capability and efficiency of activities related to the following functions: product sustaining efforts, lab testing, drawing standards, technical writing, machine shop, and predictive analysis. - Manage equipment and software expenditures.Support Engineer for project teams: - Provide technical mentorship in predictive modeling and analysis with tools such as ANSYS, MATLAB/Simulink, and MathCAD. - Create system dynamic models for electro-mechanical / hydraulic systems. - Work with fellow engineers in the development, design, and testing of new products from conception to completion.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Engineering Supervisor for Engineering Services Department for Pump Hardware R&D - Accountable for integrating new roles and processes into the department: FEA analysis, technical writing, and test engineering. - Manage a group of 6 contributors to ensure high performance teams and quality work. - Develop and implement process changes to improve capability and efficiency of activities related to the following functions: lab testing, drawing standards, technical writing, and predictive analysis. - Manage equipment and software expenditures.Support Engineer for project teams: - Provide technical mentorship in predictive modeling and analysis with tools such as ANSYS, MATLAB/Simulink, and MathCAD. - Create system dynamic models for electro-mechanical / hydraulic systems. - Work with fellow engineers in the development, design, and testing of new products from conception to completion.

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Sr. Project Engineer (Dual Role)- Demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously to meet technical requirements and tight schedule milestones.- Demonstrated ability to innovate and apply new designs to tackle difficult problems quickly.- Perform the mechanical design of valves, electromechanical actuators, and mechanical pressure /temperature switches.- Performance, structural, thermal, and flow analysis using: Pro/Mechanica, CFDesign, MATLAB Simulink, and hand calculations (using Excel and/or MathCAD).- Develop design manuals and tools for fellow engineers and train them for primarily Gear Train Analysis and Switch Design.Design Group Lead (Dual Role)- Almost doubled the design group (8 designers) output performance within 3 months of leading the group.- Defined roles and responsibilities of the design group and set performance expectations.- Responsible for hiring, firing, performance review, etc.- Standardize design and drafting across four product lines

Previously was know as HR Textron.Perform research on existing and emerging technologies. Some examples of research topics that I've studied include: - electric motors - gear trains (parallel eccentric and hypo-cyclic) - piezoceramics - shape memory alloys - electro-active polymers - tribology (friciton, wear, and lubrication) - composites. Involved with strategic planningFacilitate intellectual property strategy discussions and patent applications for the companyFacilitate internal research and development projectsThe research performed is both at a basic research (principles of operation and proof of concept) and applied research level. This is to fulfill one of the functions of my organization to identify possible applications of emerging technologies, understand them, and then transition the knowledge and technology to products.

Provo, Ut, Us

Performed research for my master thesis project.Research was performed on Agglomeration of Bed particles in Low Temperature Black Liquor Gasification Reactors.Some of the topics included heat transfer, flow mechanics, scanning electron microscope analysis, and inter-particle force calculations (collision and attractive forces).

Assembled, soldered, and tested circuit boards used in the products manufactured by the company.

Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Aas, Mechanical Engineering