Nick Okruch Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Kentucky, Us

Optical Evaluations of Endoscopes, Qualification of Testing Protocols as required for regulatory approval. Identify and evaluate Additive manufacturing as production method for components of a single use endoscope.Design equipment and methods for evaluation of the optical performance of an ureteroscope.

Louisville, Ky, Us

Increased the utilization and capability of the Rapid Prototyping Center. Grew the RPC lab to 25+ 3D printers of differing technologies, producing over 40,000 pieces of 3D printed parts in the last year. Developed capabilities to print short run injection molds, thermoform tools, simple progressive dies, hydroform tools, and other hybrid applications.Stood up a 3D scanning lab for use as a development tool for analyzing New Product Introduction design problems. Utilized GOM blue light scanning and Aramis dynamic scanning to help engineers evaluate new designs. Introduced Geomagic for reverse engineering applications.Stood up a Virtual Reality Lab for evaluating new designs prior to prototyping. VR allows us to do craftsmanship reviews before the product was ever built. It grew into a tool for project scoping, marketing research, sales training, and a training tool for new employees.Managed a Product Teardown lab for competitive product analysisOverall responsibilities:- Managing 6-10 employees across 4 labs and 2 sites.- Evaluating and recommending new technologies- Working with requesting engineers to establish appropriate project techniques- Conducting yearly training for Edison Engineers on Additive manufacturing, 3D scanning, Virtual Reality, and basic Sheet Metal fabrication.- Doing engineering required for simple injection molds, sheet metal blank design, bending process definition.- Managing an over $1MM budget for materials, equipment maintenance, software, contractors, etc.

Stood up the Rapid Prototyping Center at GE Appliances, including multiple 3D printing technologies (FDM, Polyjet, DMLS, SLA, binderjetting, SLS), metal working processes, (hydroforming, laser cutting, press brake operations), and injection molding capabilities. Initialized training programs for GE engineers, including the Advanced Engineering Program, Labview, Additive Manufactruring, and sheet metal design.

Responsible for concept development for potential new products. Focused on cooking and laundry. Developed heat pump dryer concepts resulting in several US patents being issued.

Responsible for quality metrics and service call rate reduction projects inAP3 dishwasher plant. Lead door subsystem and damage reduction teams.

Responsible for quality evaluation of a new refrigeration line being built from scratch in a Mexico facility. Conducted field test evaluations and performed quality improvement projects to address identified issues.

Responsible for ongoing changes to the dryer product, including new models, evaluation, specification development, quality improvements, and customer/contractor contacts.

Responsible for design improvements in a washing machine transmission. Completed projects in brake materials, bearing design, and evaluation of quality improvements. Also improved gaging and assembly process in the factory.

Responsible for equipment for a new manufacturing facility for side by side refrigerators, specifically door gasket assembly equipment, door assembly lines and door foam process development. Following assignment was in Range, scoping potential insulation wrapping equipment and factory layout.

Structural design for Household Refrigeration. Design responsibilities included plastic liner qualification, door gaskets design, and polyurethane foam CFC reduction. Included evaluation of super insulation vacuum panels