Matt Bell Email & Phone Number

Bowling Green, Ky, Us

Bowling Green, Ky

Product Development, Project Management, Engineering for electronics engineering group.

Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States

New product design and launch activities EV swap team.

Bowling Green Area, Ky

As an Engineering Manager, I led and supervised a team of 7 engineers and technicians to develop new engine swap products for various platforms. I also devised a product proposal, development schedule, and marketing plan based on market research for each vehicle platform. I was also responsible for purchasing development vehicles and overseeing capital spending as well as administering complete vehicle builds for new product displays and launches.Moreover, I coordinated with the… Show more As an Engineering Manager, I led and supervised a team of 7 engineers and technicians to develop new engine swap products for various platforms. I also devised a product proposal, development schedule, and marketing plan based on market research for each vehicle platform. I was also responsible for purchasing development vehicles and overseeing capital spending as well as administering complete vehicle builds for new product displays and launches.Moreover, I coordinated with the marketing group to create new product release videos, photos, and other marketing materials, while effectively presenting new product seminars for engine swap components.Below mentioned are my key contributions to this position:• Built and developed team from scratch and created development process and workspace for the team.• Reduced time-to-market from 2 years to 4 months while tripling the number of financially viable products (more products launched in less time).• Managed set up of 50,000 R&D facility including concept, business case, capital management, floor plan, equipment purchases, shipping logistics, and construction. Show less

Bowling Green Ky

Led a team of designers and engineers in order to develop castings and other various mechanisms for throttle body fuel injection products and lead New Product Rollout activities.It was my job to collaborate with electronics group engineers to test and validate prototypes on the engine dyno and on-vehicle drivability testing.In addition, I purchased 2 development vehicles for product validation and testing.My highlighted contributions for this position:• Effectively packaged all… Show more Led a team of designers and engineers in order to develop castings and other various mechanisms for throttle body fuel injection products and lead New Product Rollout activities.It was my job to collaborate with electronics group engineers to test and validate prototypes on the engine dyno and on-vehicle drivability testing.In addition, I purchased 2 development vehicles for product validation and testing.My highlighted contributions for this position:• Effectively packaged all throttle body injection components into the format of the carburetor to give the appearance and fitment of a traditional carburetor.• Led development of 5 TBI product lines from concept to on-the-shelf in less than 3 years.• Resolved aluminum casting anodizing issues by researching new processes and working with the potential vendor to test prototypes, saving the company over $200k per year in both cost reduction and cost avoidance (Quality Improvement). Show less

Bowling Green Area, Ky

While functioning as a New Product Development Engineer, I spearheaded full product development lifecycles from the concept phase through final production for carburetor and nitrous oxide systems (NOS) product lines. I executed best practices and techniques in line with engineering principles and standards.Here are my major accomplishments:• Successfully released 52 new products (SKUs) for the NOS line within 9 months while assuring product accuracy.• Revived NOS's new product… Show more While functioning as a New Product Development Engineer, I spearheaded full product development lifecycles from the concept phase through final production for carburetor and nitrous oxide systems (NOS) product lines. I executed best practices and techniques in line with engineering principles and standards.Here are my major accomplishments:• Successfully released 52 new products (SKUs) for the NOS line within 9 months while assuring product accuracy.• Revived NOS's new product development after a 15-year dormancy.• Led Kaizen improvement process for carburetor assembly lines increasing efficiency by 200%. Show less

Monroe, Nc

Within this job role, I collaborated with a European sister company to launch an aluminum cam action door closer line in the US, resulting in an addition of $651k in sales per year. I also designed and launched a method of accurately displaying spring power setting on door closer, competently tested by the installer and end user.My main achievements for this position are:• Succeeded in saving $220k annually in material costs by redesigning chassis & electronics for two… Show more Within this job role, I collaborated with a European sister company to launch an aluminum cam action door closer line in the US, resulting in an addition of $651k in sales per year. I also designed and launched a method of accurately displaying spring power setting on door closer, competently tested by the installer and end user.My main achievements for this position are:• Succeeded in saving $220k annually in material costs by redesigning chassis & electronics for two electromechanical product lines in line with required specifications.• Redesigned legacy flagship product line to increase quality/manufacturability and decrease cost while maintaining backward compatibility (same profile and mounting). Show less

Nas North Island, San Diego, Ca / Uss John C. Stennis Cvn-74

Test, troubleshoot, and repair mission-critical avionics for F-14, F-18, SH-60, EA6-B and S-3 aircraft.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Pre-Engineering