Mark Bliss Email & Phone Number

Excelsior, Mn, Us

Outside application engineer assisting customers with force, torque, pressure, acceleration, position, flow, vibration, data acquisition, and custom solutions for R&D, industrial, and OEM applications. Supports customer product information and quote requests, visits customers to understand and identify needs, follows up on leads and principle contact reports, identifies sales opportunities and updates principles, and maintains relationships with small/medium/large customers.

●Began a small business lending engineering moonlighting consulting services to OEMs, start-ups, and other industrial partners. ●Managed multiple projects at once in the areas of custom machine design, structural finite element analysis and optimization, reverse engineering, and prototyping.●Leveraged industry contacts and supplier relationships to source components for manufacture.●Projects include plastic injection molded consumer goods, custom aluminum foundry automated machinery, aerial photography systems, and design optimization of existing manufacturing equipment.●Enhanced my non-engineering skills in the areas of accounting, marketing, sales, and customer service.●Fulfilled my entrepreneurial dream of running a small business to solve real world problems. ●Moonlighting an average of 10-20 hours per week since 2010.

Eden Prairie, Mn, Us

●Engineering Program Leader within Systems Product Development R&D group: ●Strong leadership experience with established proficiency in developing and inspiring high performing teams in cross-functional organizations. Established and managed program schedules and budgets, coordinated work between design engineers, mechanical designers, compliance engineering, field service engineering, marketing, operations, and sales. Updated corporate management weekly on program accomplishments, financials, and schedule.●Extensive experience in new product development stage-gate processes as well as leading teams in developing commercially successful products and solutions. ●Concurrently managed programs ranging in size from $250k-$1.4M, lasting as long as 2.5 years in duration. Total value of all programs $3.8M to date.●Extensive domestic/international experience at customer facilities for equipment installation, commissioning, training, IP transfer, and understanding of sales opportunities. ●Strong background in manufacturing processes and technologies (machining, mold/cast/forge, fabrication, welding, finishing, mechanical assembly, rapid prototyping, jigs and fixturing).●Founder of 3D Rapid Prototype Lab. Coordinated Fortus 400mc prototype/production build requests, managed material usage and costs, and training of lab operators. ●Interviewed full time hires, interns, and co-op students for company-wide engineering jobs.●Lead company tours for external groups, students, and community outreach.Previous rotation roles in company include Hydro-Mechanical Design Engineer and Procurement Engineer within Supply Chain.

Arlington, Va, Us

●Implemented design projects in the F-22 final wing assembly group leading to $360k in cost savings. ●Closely worked with aircraft mechanics to correct manufacturing errors and defects.●Worked with external suppliers to solve design issues and find solutions.●Assisted Lockheed Martin engineers regarding to solve field aircraft issues.●Increased general knowledge base through workplace training in CAD, FEA, manufacturing, and Lean.

●Developed an accelerated life test for peristaltic pumps used on commercial dishwashers.●Designed a full cone spray nozzle using SolidWorks and CosmosWorks which automatically varies its spray angle from wide to narrow based on the weight of an emptying chemical capsule.●Built a pumping system needed to dispense media to a low shear biofilm drip reactor.

●Performed leak testing on a new valve assembly product line and helped in the development of a Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility study quantifying measurement error of the testing process.●Designed, prototyped, constructed, and debugged a test fixture used to put NVP and VS820 gas valves through different operating scenarios (fluctuating drop, hold, and reset current levels).

●Modified screw compressor rotor designs (locking thread, slip fit ratings, end holes) with Pro/ENGINEER to incorporate a new locking collar.●Researched magnetic couplings as an alternative to existing shaft seals and produced Pro/ENGINEER visualizations of different layouts within refrigeration unit.

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering

Mini Mba

Financial Accounting

Mechanical Engineering

High School Diploma