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Shakopee, MN

• Retransfer Printing, VHD product: increased print resolution from 300 to 600 DPI; designed error detection process incorporating a customized LED diffusion panel and camera; improved reverse bowing (de-bowing) process.
• Researched, developed and qualified the next generation printheads with high resolution and greater reliability for four independent product lines.
• Developed the concept for a tool which automatically measures the color density on cards; fed hundreds of cards into module and recorded thousands of measurements for automated data acquisition to expedite testing.
• Developed a graphics module to utilize high durability UV curable ink, with an integrated UV curing station.
• Dye Diffusion Thermal Transfer increased image resolution 300 to 600 DPI.
• Created custom embossed characters, developed a design guide and process to create future characters.

Minnetonka, MN

• Instrumental in redirecting the product’s mechanical design concept.
• Championed the development of a company program that focused on improved product manufacturability, reliability and serviceability.
• Initiated multi-disciplined concept and design reviews to foster cooperation between departments.
• Led a mechanical design team to develop the next generation high-speed check printer, which enabled the company to enter a new customer market.
• Designed a new mechanism to heat the surface of paper prior to printing, taking into consideration wide ranges of stock sizes, weights and finishes, heat applied at through put rates of 30 inches per second, and.
• Designed a paper cooling and transport track, major obstacles were condensation and changes in the physical properties of the paper.

Minnetonka, MN

• National and International travel: customer product demonstrations; machine installation, training and issue resolution; participated in trade shows.
• Mechanical lead for multiple design teams that brought new products from conception to market.
• Member of design team which developed the first machine in the industry to print directly on plastic cards. This technology launched a new division and financially grew to support the research of other new products.
• Designed and developed the first table top card printer, establishing new markets for this technology.
• Developed a mechanism for a black and white photo quality card printer, first in the market.
• Designed a disposal cassette, which established a proprietary market and resulted in significant revenue.