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Lomira, Wisconsin, United States

Overseeing the Engineering departments of Jor-Mac and Muza in Lomira and Oshkosh.- Develop solutions for customer products.- Assist quality and manufacturing in troubleshooting.- Directing, assisting, and growing the engineering teams.

Beaver Dam

Product Designer: Design and develop products for various industries such as Architecture, Automotive Aftermarket, Home Decor, and Fashion. Specializing in materials such as carbon fiber for the automotive industry for interior and aero components. Create concept renderings for automotive fabricators to use as presentation materials to their clients. Artist: Created fine artworks in a wide range of traditional media, including airbrush and automotive painting. Genres include automotive, motorsport, and pop culture such as pinup and Sci-Fi/fantasy. Small Business Ownership: Each year has shown a year over year increase in sales and market reach, now serving international clientele both in fine art and design. Perf.des has received numerous awards for artwork. Perf.des has also received honors in the architecture and automotive industries for product design and art/paint.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Product Development: Responsible for leading the NPD process by developing, implementing, and directing the product pipeline through a staged/gated development process. Aspects include market and industry product benchmarking, strategic approaches to viable product creation, engineering, coordinating with marketing, through product end-of-life.Design and Engineering: Oversee product design and engineering including concept design, engineering aspects (FEAs, drawings, tech data), and the gated development process. Assist manufacturing by creating fixtures and jigs, as well as work instructions and quality control oversight. Converted old DWG and hand sketches to Solidworks format including a part numbering system, ECN, and deviation process.ERP: Implementation Project Manager and ERP administrator. Created the groundwork for the database and bill of materials, including creating and implementing a part numbering system.Operations: Plant engineering and shop floor optimization through Lean processes and technology improvement such as robotics, paint systems, and CAD software. Lead maintenance and assembly in task management and purchasing. Served as the safety officer conducting forklift and plant safety training.

Fond Du Lac

New Product Development: Create product and manufacturing solutions focusing on fluid transfer products in multiple industries. Development includes solution development, iterative design, quoting/estimating, functional prototyping, and tooling design. Manufacturing Design: Conduct research and development on alternative processes and materials such as structural adhesive applications, 3-D printing for tooling, as well as assembly methods. Design tooling and assembly systems to be used on the production floor in conjunction with new product development.Sales Engineering: Collaborate with Sales and New Business Development to solve customer needs both at RB Royal and at the customer's site. Conduct research and trend/market analysis at events such as industry trade shows.Graphic Design: Create ads for placement in various publications. Create sales and marketing materials for internal and external use and for use as training materials.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Product Designer: Coordinated 3-D architectural design with manufacturing to produce dimensional and decorative architectural stonework. Integrated with field architects to reproduce lost or damaged carvings and sculptures during restoration work on sites such as Yale's Harkness Tower and the New York State Capitol.Production Engineering: Created new manufacturing processes by modifying or designing machines to increase output. Optimized machine output by standardizing processes and utilizing parametric milling operations in conjunction with programs such as Powermill.Assistant Plant Supervisor: Lead the safety initiatives which gave the company its first "no lost time" year it had in years. Coordinated production scheduling with sales timetables to deliver product accurately and on time. Coordinated machine production with hand carving to ensure a smooth and balanced workflow, eliminating bottlenecks in manufacturing.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

New Product Development: Conducted market and trend research to develop new products and grow existing product categories in the retail market. Lead brand strategies and product development for the decorative hardware category as well as created new methods of custom product ordering in a retail environment which included developing in-store blind cutter systems and product displays.Design for overseas manufacturing/procurement: Guided the manufacturing engineers stationed in Guangzhou, China to co-develop manufacturing and paint processes for new product. Developed relationships with international sources for materials and finished product.Product and Project Management: Managed multiple product category roll-outs with multiple retailers and their development teams, ensuring product design met the buyer's trend and market expectations.8 U.S. Patents

Middleton, Wi

New Product Development: Lead market and trend research to develop new products and product categories. Conducted concept development from sketch through prototype phase in a multi-disciplinary group to develop products on time and within budget.Designer for the team that developed the Graber Slide Vue, specifically the handle and rail profiles. Designer and graphic designer for the team that developed the Bali Glass Essence, specifically the colors and textures assortment.1 U.S. Patent

Bachelor'S Degree, Industrial And Product Design

Associate'S Degree, Mechanical Design