Mark R. Lytell

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FEA Analyst | Computational Engineering Expert | Engineering Leader | Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt | Customer-focused Product Development Engineer | Team Leader | Windchill PLM Expert @ Ozen Engineering, Inc. - Ansys Elite Channel Partner
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Glendale Heights, Illinois, United States, United States
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About Mark R. Lytell

Versatility, critical thinking and growth are the underlying passions that drive my engineering and management acumen, quality product development and entrepreneurial spirit.With a broad, diverse and deep knowledge base, I bring this expertise to companies who are looking for a change in growth trajectory, foundational engineering strategy, product development, team building and demand generation.My philosophies are: Be humble and trustworthy. Plan strategically. Be data-driven. Embrace change. Utilize best practices. Learn continuously. Freely share knowledge and experience with others. Be efficient to deliver quality products, quickly. Utilize model-based system engineering techniques to break down large projects into smaller, more manageable chunks. Innovate to stand out from the crowd. Leverage tools and technologies for growth. Be the best.My skill set is best utilized in a product development, research and development, or technical subject matter expert role for companies who strive for growth through delivering high quality products, quickly to the market. This strategic vision stems from my broad experience in product development, team leadership, technology R&D and best in class problem solving. Just to touch on a few areas: FEA and CFD simulation, HPC cluster administration, static and dynamic stress analysis, engineering calculations, advanced statistical modeling, data analysis, Creo CAD expertise, Windchill PLM administration, machine design, design for manufacturing and assembly, process development, process improvement, Six Sigma green belt certification, reproducible research, test requirements, root cause diagnosis, systems engineering, APQP, project scheduling, MATLAB and Python programming, manufacturing processes, project management, team leadership and supervision, budget management, business intelligence reporting, regulatory compliance, and many more.

Mark R. Lytell's Current Company Details
Ozen Engineering, Inc. - Ansys Elite Channel Partner

Ozen Engineering, Inc. - Ansys Elite Channel Partner

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FEA Analyst | Computational Engineering Expert | Engineering Leader | Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt | Customer-focused Product Development Engineer | Team Leader | Windchill PLM Expert
Mark R. Lytell Work Experience Details
  • Ozen Engineering, Inc. - Ansys Elite Channel Partner
    Senior Application Engineer
    Ozen Engineering, Inc. - Ansys Elite Channel Partner May 2024 - Present
    Sunnyvale, California, Us
    ● Support, mentor and train customers in the use of Ansys Mechanical, LS-DYNA, Motion and Discovery for structural FEA applications.● Conduct static and dynamic structural and thermal FEA simulations using Ansys Mechanical, LS-DYNA and Ansys Motion for a variety of industries including automotive, aerospace, defense, medical devices, consumer products and the like.● Utilize PyAnsys to automate Ansys Mechanical and Ls-DYNA simulation workflow.● Train and calibrate DIM-GP models from experimental and simulation data using the Stochos library for Python 3 from Probabilistic Intelligence (https://probaligence.de/stochos/).● Calibrate PolyUMod FEA material models for use in Ansys Mechanical and LS-DYNA utilizing MCalibration.
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  • Chamberlain Group (Cgi)
    Staff Engineer 2, Mechanical
    Chamberlain Group (Cgi) Aug 2020 - May 2024
    Oak Brook, Illinois, Us
    ● Conduct static and dynamic structural and thermal FEA simulations using Ansys Mechanical, LS-DYNA and Ansys Motion.● Perform electromechanical thermal simulations utilizing Ansys Icepak.● Establish simulation driven product development as an engineering discipline.● Train design engineers in performing component and small assembly level FEA simulations.● Develop and implement corporate simulation strategy with expected reduction in time-to-market by 33% within 3 years.● Create Python scripts for automation of repetitive tasks in Ansys Mechanical to save 10% in pre-processing time.● Analyze test data and automate Ansys simulations using Python.● Write Python scripts to support Windchill PLM team in data mining and system configuration.● Support engineering process efficiencies using six-sigma methodology.● Sourced and installed Linux HPC compute cluster for electrical and mechanical FEA simulation.● Architected data acquisition strategy to correlate simulation results with test data.● Implemented Windchill ProjectLink with workflows as the corporate standard project team collaboration site.● Achieved Six-sigma black belt certification.
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  • Marmon Foodservice Technologies
    Manager, Simulation And Analysis
    Marmon Foodservice Technologies Oct 2019 - Jul 2020
    Carol Stream, Il, Us
    ● Established simulation-driven design, using ANSYS FEA and CFD software tools throughout design process, by training design engineers to use tools and analyst-level expertise to assess whether results were accurate and by personally conducting FEA and CFD simulations on complex systems. ● Reduced time to first prototype and minimized build/test/fail cycles by training engineers to virtually prototype, using ANSYS FEA and CFD throughout design process.● Achieved 400% ROI on yearly maintenance cost of ANSYS simulation software by reducing time to market and validation test failures through implementation of simulation-driven design.● Collaborated with chief innovation officer to spread value of simulation to many Marmon companies.● Ensured design quality through participation in design reviews, simulation validation and change review board.● Managed team of materials science, fluids and thermal sciences, and structural engineering subject matter experts whose oversight and team support resulted in higher first pass yield for prototype and validation builds.
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  • Marmon Foodservice Technologies
    Manager, Mechanical Engineering, Innovation
    Marmon Foodservice Technologies Jul 2014 - Oct 2019
    Carol Stream, Il, Us
    ● Managed PLM and CAD systems, simulation-driven design, and mechanical engineering consulting as generalist.● Implemented simulation driven design globally using ANSYS and achieved 500% ROI in the first calendar year.● Planned and executed programs for implementation of 22 product-related business processes in PTC Windchill PLM, most notably electronic change management and issue tracking, increasing product quality and productivity, saving an average of 18% in time to process changes.● Developed homegrown business intelligence reports with basic machine learning for data-driven decision-making using data sets from Windchill, reporting metrics and forecasts to senior management.● Improved Windchill-based processes utilizing Six Sigma methods to reduce non value-added steps.● Increased engineering productivity by training and driving use of industry best practices, such as 80/20, APQP, Six Sigma, GD&T, top-down and data-driven design, DOE, and reproducible research reporting.● Established Creo CAD modeling standards and best practices to increase design quality and decrease time to market.● Supervised R&D team that conducted fundamental research and wrote technical reports, resulting in reduced NPD development time.● Mitigated product quality issues by collaborating in design reviews, FMEA development/reviews and participating on 8D process teams.● Oversaw model shop budget and personnel.● Managed simulation team and performed ANSYS Fluent CFD and ANSYS Mechanical FEA simulations as subject matter expert.● Reported R&D budget and simulation ROI metrics to senior management.● Mentored young engineers and engineering interns.
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  • Lovejoy
    Director/Chief Engineer, R&D
    Lovejoy Aug 2012 - Jul 2014
    Downers Grove, Il, Us
    ● Collaborated with senior management on the budget, team and strategic direction for R&D projects.● Secured a Naval sub-contract through Textron by designing the couplings and all metal components for main propulsion and lift fan transmissions in a new Naval hovercraft, using large-deformation, nonlinear ANSYS structural analysis on transmission assemblies for failure prediction and mass optimization.● Expanded gear coupling product portfolio by developing next generation gear coupling family for applications up to 50,000,000 in-lb torque using ANSYS FEA, saving time and cost of validation testing.● Created analytical model to predict stress in internal hub keyway using response surface modeling of ANSYS parametric design study results, analyzed in JMP.● Implemented Creo Parametric product design templates and practices to decrease custom design time per Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) strategy.● Increased customer value of engineered-to-order products by utilized ANSYS to predict coupling performance as a system element in industrial OEM applications.● Conducted DOE to improve performance of powder metal spline-shaft locking hub.● Reverse engineered and validated performance of poorly documented legacy designs.● Educated group of young engineers in best practices for GD&T, analysis and design methodology.● Served as voting member of the AGMA coupling standards committee.
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  • The Chamberlain Group
    Staff Engineer
    The Chamberlain Group Aug 2006 - Aug 2012
    Oak Brook, Illinois, Us
    ● Saved over $50,000 by commonizing frames and housing parts in a family of swing gate operators as a Six Sigma green belt project.● Led mechanical development of 1⁄2 hp AC UL325 medium duty commercial door operator line.● Supervised and actively participated in modular design of 1⁄2 hp DC swing and slide gate operator from concept to production.● Worked closely with marketing in establishing requirements for next generation UL325 gate operator line.● Troubleshot European linear actuator gate operator for successful transfer of production to Nogales, Mexico plant.● Established best practices for Commercial Products Division (CPD) Mechanical Engineering such as top-down design with Creo, DFMEA, and GD&T.● Collaborated with Operations in rolling out Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFM/DFA) procedures for CPD.● Performed static and dynamic structural analysis on machine components using Mathcad and Algor FEA.● Served as core team member for implementation PTC Windchill with accompanying standard work instruction documents.● Developed test procedures to measure speed-torque and linear speed-pull force for high capacity gate operators.● Optimized performance of a back-drivable worm gear drive train utilizing response surface modeling (DOE).● Modeled dynamics of swing gate four-bar linkage subject to wind drag loading for my M.S. Applied Mathematics thesis, which supported software/control system development.● Designed sheet metal, aluminum and steel welded, plastic injection molded, rotationally molded plastic, cast aluminum, powder metal, rubber gasket, and machined parts, in addition to plastic injection molded, powder metal, and machined gearing.
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  • Cummins-Allison
    Mechanical Project Engineer
    Cummins-Allison Jun 2005 - Aug 2006
    Mt. Prospect, Illinois, Us
    ● Provided design and manufacturing support for production launch of next generation coin sorting machine (P2)● Developed solenoid interlock module to prevent users from removing unfilled coin bags in P2● Designed gear-motor driven automated bag switching mechanism to divert coin flow from one bag to the next when the P2 senses a full coin bag● Cost-reduced P2 machine components by re-designing or changing their fabrication processes● Lead cross-functional team in creating specifications for and designing rear-coin access version of P2 machine● Provided work breakdown structure and manage project schedule/costing for rear-coin access P2 machine● Trained co-workers on robust design techniques such as DFMEA, GD&T, and top-down design● Optimized and cost-reduced P2 machine coin bag container quick-release door latch● Redesigned sheet metal weldment mobile coin bin to minimize telescoping handle failures and cost-reduce with relaxed tolerances● Collaborated with customers and field test teams to install and monitor P2 field-test machine
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  • Imi Cornelius
    Mechanical Design Engineer Ii
    Imi Cornelius Sep 2003 - Jun 2005
    Glendale Heights, Illinois, Us
    ● Invented electronic FCB valve (EV) using linear (stepper motor) actuator technology● Developed external flavor injector manifold to be used with the EV to inject additional drink flavors on top of the base FCB ● Conducted statistical performance and reliability testing (DFMEA) and tolerance study for electronic FCB valve and flavor injector manifold● Analyzed flow characteristics of external valve flavor injector manifolds using computational fluid dynamics (CFD)● Co-authored control algorithm for interaction between EV and flavor manifold● Filed two provisional patents for EV and flavor manifold design and control scheme● Coordinated EV and flavor manifold BOM, costing and project schedule emphasizing cross-functional team involvement● Collaborated with Manufacturing and Quality Engineering to improve design and reliability of FCB freeze cylinder foam pack product delivery and evaporator subsystem● Improved and troubleshooted FCB foam pack motor drive (AC brushless) subsystem used in new and current FCB machine● Performed FEA on freeze cylinder components and various FCB machine components● Studied combined heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of foam pack subsystem● Provided continuous engineering support for current and older FCB machine models● Implemented GD&T and top-down design techniques utilizing PRO/Engineer and PRO/Intralink for new FCB machine design● Managed mechanical design and layout of new FCB machine● Designed plastic injection molded components, sheet metal parts, weldments, plumbing layouts, and wire harnesses
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  • Baxter Healthcare
    Mechanical Engineer
    Baxter Healthcare Mar 2002 - Aug 2003
    Deerfield, Illinois, Us
    ● Developed structural aluminum castings and electromechanical modular subsystems for Automated Mixing Device (AMD) that processes red blood cells for Pathogen Inactivation (PI), enhancing safety of red blood cells used in transfusions● Employed concurrent engineering precepts such as feasibility analysis, design for manufacture and assembly, and finite element analysis (FEA), utilizing advanced PRO/Engineer techniques and PRO/Mechanica Structure● Collaborated with Reliability and Quality Engineering (R&QE) employing failure mode effect analysis (FMEA) and advanced product quality planning (APQP) methods during development of AMD Reconstitution Integrated Study Module (RISM), prototype created for PI process testing as well as mechanical, electrical, software, and disposables subsystem testing● Presented at cross-functional design reviews comprising of mechanical engineering, human factors engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, R&QE, and disposables engineering disciplines● Designed to and verify RISM fluid ingression and user safety compliance with UL and FDA medical equipment standardsManaged relationship with off-site manufacturing facility in Tampa, FL, and vendors to procure prototype components for four iterations of RISM● Implemented incremental cost savings, usability, and reliability increases from generation to generation of RISMPerformed overall tolerance analysis on fourth generation RISM● Tracked issues using Rational ClearQuest database● Received “Key to Fenwal Success” award for implementation and administration of interdepartmental PRO/Intralink CAD database● Co-chaired engineering standards committee chartered to standardize company wide CAD and drawing standards, standard operating procedures (SOP) for drawing release, and suggested PRO/Engineer modeling techniques
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  • Wmh Tool Group
    Project Engineer
    Wmh Tool Group Sep 1999 - Mar 2002
    Lavergne, Tennessee, Us
    ● Managed and engineered hand-held random orbital buffer/polisher from concept to production utilizing PRO/Engineer● Developed adjustable bar clamp/spreader with base and consumer vice that are unique products for a major retailer● Performed dynamic balance of high-speed rotary systems and stress analysis using PRO/Mechanica Structure and Motion● Designed plastic injection molded components, sheet metal parts, zinc castings, and powder metal gearing● Coordinated product specifications, design validation plans, tooling development, and manufacturing efforts with our Shanghai office for industrial vice, consumer buffer/polishers, consumer hand-held power tools, and consumer bench top power tools● Administered company wide PRO/Engineer CAD system and PRO/Intralink database● Traveled to Nogales, Mexico manufacturing facility to assist with formal component approval, pre-production runs, and initial production startup for buffer/polisher and DART detailing tool● Applied for three US Patents during time at Wilton Tool Company
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  • Zenith Controls
    Mechanical Engineer
    Zenith Controls Jan 1999 - Aug 1999
    ● Designed and analyzed transfer mechanism for automatic transfer switches (ATS) using PRO/Engineer and PRO/Mechanica Motion● Created theoretical model for motion and feasibility analysis of delayed transition transfer switch (DTTS) concept transfer mechanism● Conducted experiments and analyzed results to verify DTTS transfer mechanism concept● Developed quick make quick brake mechanism for new bypass transfer switch (BTS), DTTS, and upgrade for manual operation of the current production ATS

Mark R. Lytell Skills

Design For Manufacturing Engineering Pro Engineer Fmea Product Development Manufacturing Mechanical Engineering Gd&t Injection Molding Finite Element Analysis Sheet Metal Engineering Management Cross Functional Team Leadership Product Design Testing Lean Manufacturing Design Of Experiments Continuous Improvement Windchill Ansys Manufacturing Engineering Machining Dfmea Six Sigma Rapid Prototyping Plastics Systems Engineering Geometric Dimensioning And Tolerancing Microsoft Office Machine Tools Mathcad Electronics Cfd Numerical Analysis Project Management System Testing Dmaic Gear Manufacturing Apqp Automation Numerical Simulation Statistics Python Dynamical Systems Dynamic Simulation Jmp Matlab Data Science Stochastic Modeling R

Mark R. Lytell Education Details

  • Illinois Institute Of Technology
    Illinois Institute Of Technology
    Applied Mathematics
  • Illinois Institute Of Technology
    Illinois Institute Of Technology
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Illinois Institute Of Technology
    Illinois Institute Of Technology
    Mechanical Engineering

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