Patrick Zirbel Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, WI, US

Milwaukee, WI, US

Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, US

• MTI makes custom electric motors, typically for military aerospace customers. I am the program engineer/manager for a specific project.
• Mechanical Designer: Design, analyze, and draft the mechanical aspects (bearings, housings, stators, rotors, ect.) to complete a motor.
• Project Engineer/Project Lead: Work with the different departments (engineering, drafting, quality, production, assembly, procurement, vendors, ect.) to complete a prototype motor and generate the documentation needed.
• Magnetics Designer: Using MotorCAD preform the magnetic analysis for a motor based on the customer's specifications.
• Solidworks PDM administrator: Created a part number generation method, so anyone with access can pull a part independently. Set up the drawing template that links the boarder information to the cards.
• Quality Documentation Support: Generated inspection sheets.

Grafton, Wisconsin, US

• Designed surgical instruments to customer specifications, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Generated specifications, drawings and models in Solidworks that are manufacturable.
• Provided technical support on components, materials, and equipment.
• Assisted with the capital equipment purchase of a laser marking equipment.
• Provided support to manufacturing and quality to aid in shipping quality products.

New Berlin, WI, US

• Worked with customers, production, materials management, vendors and quality to design, develop, test, and launch new interior and exterior LED lighting for business jets.
• Applied knowledge of mechanical and optical design principles to create LED lighting.
• Applied background in plastics, metals and manufacturing processes to design lighting.
• Used knowledge of different regulatory agency approvals, burn properties, etc.
• Created prototypes, built and tested light assemblies.
• Coordinated Design Reviews.

• Working with a small team of engineers I lead the development of custom electrical mechanical solenoids. Taking each project from customer problem, to concept, to prototype, to production.
• Coordinated efforts when necessary between Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, and Suppliers to refine the scope and key project requirements.
• Specified and designed mechanical components and sub-assemblies using SolidWorks; including injection molded rubber/plastic components, insert molded components, machined metal parts, drawn metal parts.
• Assisted with the redesign of Engineering Change documentation to included Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
• Implemented Engineering Changes within SolidWorks and documented changes.
• Managed multiple programs by leading, evaluating, prioritizing, delegating, and monitoring the progress of the projects.

Oak Creek, Wisconsin, US

• Incorporated Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) to existing documents and drawings in support of a company-wide IFS Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementation.
• Utilized Solidworks 2009 and.dxf editor to create and revise drawings.
• Responsibilities advanced to checking drawings before submission to the drafting department.
• 3-6 month temp-to-hire position.

Brookfield, WI, US

• Completed Requests for Engineering Changes to reduce the number of requests from 3 year back date to one year back date
• Strengthened communications by actively working with manufacturing cells, suppliers and engineers to provide troubleshooting analysis and to continually improve product and manufacturing process
• Generated drawing changes for plastic, aluminum, and magnesium parts and assemblies
• Optimized component geometry using FEM analysis to reduce cost while maintaining strength
• Updated and created part and assembly drawings for ease of manufacturing during transfer to Peoples Republic of China
• Conducted research to evaluate product designs to develop part/product specifications

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

3-2 Engineering