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Princeton, Nj 08540 Usa

Princeton, Nj

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Mercerville, Nj 08619 Usa

Mercerville, Nj 08619 Usa

Adopted Drupal 7 CMS as primary web development platform. Become a member of the Drupal association, and attended several meet-ups, and work-camps.Experienced in deployment and administration of WAMPP stack through XAMPP. MySQL database administration, import and export, and migration. Drupal front-end theme development, utilizing PHP and jQuery to achieve desired responsive mobile first sites. Contributed to Drupal 8 development, with issue reviews, patch contribution, and documentation edits, all with the use of GIT.Intermediate PHP and jQuery skill-set, including module and theme customization. Inclusion of server side device detection through use of 'Detector' PHP library.Applied SMACSS principles utilizing Sublime Text editor to author SCSS using the 'Compass' library of mixins and functions.Debugging PHP and javascript using Firebug and Google developer tools, also experience with using Eclipse for debugging and coding. Sublime Text editor customization with GIT, FTP, SCSS, HTML5, CSS3 plugins.Moved onto Processwire for simplified development process with easier and faster customization.

Edgewater, Nj 07020 Usa

Responsible for design and development of consumer products, including baby bottles and electronic enclosures packaging. Used Pro/E wildfire 5 to design and develop unique baby bottles for an industry leading client. 'A' surface design and development, engineering feasibility for plastics, both blow molding and injection molding, and all communication of the product development back to the client. Worked in a fast paced environment with frequent revisions, as the product is matured towards production.Designed/developed electronics enclosure including packaging of components, and front and rear panel design.

Piscataway, Nj 08854 Usa

Responsible for design and development of chinaware products, including lavatories, and toilets, using Pro/E Wildfire 5.Digitized existing products using Pro/e, enabling the expansion of the CAD library, and helped to complete the transition to CAD from manual drawings and AutoCAD 2D.Helped in the preparation and completion of an online catalog while working with a Revit operator. Created Pro/e models of existing parts.Engaged in cost cutting and quality improvement projects including redesign of in-house tooling to reduce costs and new design of mold setters to improve quality and reduce plant scrap rates. I.e. reduced tooling cost of mold alignment notch. First quote came in at 85% reduced piece price.Started the design of a new version of low-cost, high production rate toilet, with no advanced features, but still achieving HET rating. (1.28 Gallons/flush)

Responsible for releasing, concept design and engineering changes of Roechling exterior trim parts.Design responsibility for the following parts: Hood, Radiator and Underfloor Deflectors, Cowl Grill and Dash Extension with supports, Rocker Moldings.

Resident engineer during launch of a new vehicle, at Ford’s manufacturing plant in Saarlouis - Germany.Promoted quality assurance, issues management and resolution. Improved time to delivery, including prototyping, hand reworking, stock checking, and assembly aid on line.

Plant vehicle team engineer, responsible for improving quality and driving down cost, whilst achieving best in class vehicle reliability and improved customer satisfaction.Analyzed warranty data, as a member of the VRT team, to resolve customer concerns with the vehicle. Implemented design solutions and drove supplier teams to improve product quality.

Overall package engineering representative on the launch team in Cologne.Attended cross-functional team meetings, FCPA reviews, line walks and management meetings. Represented package engineering as part of the vehicle team. Improved quality, fit & finish, and timing.Full responsibility for package sign-off and concurrence of all releases. Attended daily change management meetings and coordinated engineering teams during the critical phases of the launch. Used AIMS and WERS systems for releasing and issues tracking.

Utilized SDRC Ideas software to develop and enhance the vehicle package department's suite of engineering solutions.Worked in unison with the technical specialist from Ford USA to develop suspension, tire & engine envelope software. Provided the CAD skills and input to drive the solution forward to a usable engineering tool. Aided in training the vehicle package department in use of these tools.Developed ground clearance, vehicle attitude, and various other package attributes of the vehicle. All used downstream by engineering to further the development of the vehicle.Package and design responsibilities included: concept pedal package; steering column and cockpit package including IP, vents, and heater ducts; initial layout of suspension/tire package.