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Madison, WI, US

West Fargo, ND, US

Fort Wayne, Indiana, US

• Developing practical solutions for new products, integrated acquired product line engineering data, and resolved numerous customer issues through product refinements in dispensing and service station hardware categories.
• Drove re-design of fully UL and KWA recognized Mechanical Leak Detection Device, to replace a device well recognized in the industry for over 20 years, for bio-fuel compatibility, more compact packaging, reducing cost.
• Integrated flexible hose connector product line, acquired through acquisition, with over 200 assemblies comprised of over 80 individual components into Franklin Fueling systems including updating UL listings.
• Collaborated with the multi-discipline team at Franklin Electric headquarters and in Mexico responsible for pumping side, to support the reduction of three lines of motors into one worldwide compatible line, including.
• Determined root cause and implemented a practical solution to a long-standing issue to one of Franklin’s main stay product lines that had cost Franklin Fueling approximately $200k in warranty over three years.
• Resolved at least two significant customer issues per year, by creating test devices to recreate field issues then applying sound engineering principals to develop a solution within cost and timing targets.

Espoo, Uusimaa, FI

• Created innovative solutions to facilitate Fiskars launch into outdoor power equipment with the launch of Smart Power (Propane powered) environmentally friendly string trimmers.
• Drove over 40 component updates across numerous subsystems reducing machine weight by 10% (1.6 pounds) and cost by 5% ($5.00/unit) across two models of string trimmers in nine months.
• Resolved numerous highly time sensitive issues throughout all steps of development, tooling build, trial runs and first production events for 20 Asian tooled components of various medium including injection molding.
• Collaborated with sourcing team both domestically and in Asia to maintain appropriate timing of all pre-production through pilot production build events to meet market needs.
• Drove development of in-house evaluation and testing capabilities, facility, and fixtures to test and evaluate all levels of components, sub-systems and full machines from prototype testing through production machine.
• Developed test and evaluation protocols and methods for evaluating all levels of components, sub-systems and full machine.

• Created solutions to powertrain integration challenges through collaborative development of powertrain related components and engine control management strategies.
• Resolved Buell’s largest subjective customer dissatisfier, rider thermal discomfort issues, for Ulysses model (the highest volume product during 2006 to 2010 model years), by implementing collaboratively designed.
• Gathered full vehicle thermal and engine control module data, conducting 90 tests annually on six vehicles at remote testing facilities, in collaboration with members of Harley Davidson’s full vehicle test group..
• Partnered with two department mechanics to ensure our fleet of 40 motorcycles were in appropriate condition, configuration (including appropriate instrumentation), and location to facilitate short and long term full.
• Collaborated with members of Harley Davidson’s customer service organization and peers to troubleshoot and address three major customer issues identified during product infancy of one Buell's most significant model.
• Conducted full vehicle calibration subjective evaluations as well as collected full vehicle thermal and engine control module data in all extreme conditions from 0 degrees F to 120 degrees F and from sea level to.

• Created innovative solutions to new product development needs for new motorcycle component and sub-systems for Buell’s highest sales volume platform form prototype stage through the first five model years of production
• Partnered with members of Buell motorcycle company’s Analysis and Test Department as well as Harley Davidson’s performance modeling group to drive analysis and test driven designs of three sub-systems with.
• Coordinated efforts of three fabricators, two machinists, and five mechanics at Buell and approximately the same number of personnel at all of Harley Davidson’s three major test facilities to create, fit up and prepare.
• Drove muffler valve redesign form conception to production in approximately four and a half months (about half our normal development time), including the necessary collaboration with our with muffler suppler.

• Reconfigured abandoned physical plant room into a fully functional engine dynamotor laboratory to study small high speed diesel engine technologies in under six months.
• Partnered with an industrial sponsor to create a spray chamber and high speed camera set-up that interfaced with their cylinder head to enable PHD students to collect ground breaking data on diesel injector spray.
• Directed the efforts of approximately six hourly employees to perform laboratory upgrades, maintenance, repairs and data collection for five engine dynamotor laboratories conducting multiple PHD level experiments.

Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bs, Engineering

Pre-Engineering

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