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Sparta, New Jersey, United States

Dover, NJ

• Provide signage, wood, wire/metal and plastic displays and fixtures to the Food & Beverage, Health & Beauty, Pharmaceutical, Automotive and other sectors.
• Develop innovative designs, production-ready drawings, and computer mockups using SOLIDWORKS and AutoCAD, contributing to increased productivity and profitability for the company.
• Transform verbal and electronic information into 3-D conceptual renderings with Design For Manufacturing (DFM) focus.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to scrutinize and modify designs, ensuring they adhere to optimum fabrication methods and are designed for manufacturability.
• Conduct thorough analysis of shifting vendor costs, leading to the creation of competitive and profitable estimates, while maintaining high product quality, assembly efficiency, and workflow organization.
• Solicit subcontractor bids from North America and China, considering lead times and pricing, to make informed decisions and enhance project execution efficiency.

West Caldwell, NJ

• Structural and steel fabrication, machining, castings for construction, rail transit, electrical, industrial and utility industries.
• Manage 5 designers in high-profile structural manufacturing environment projects (AutoCAD)
• Monitor scheduling, change orders, vendor sourcing, costs/budgets and value engineering
• Scrutinize product design for manufacturing feasibility, compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer requirements, and vendor specifications
• Materials: sheet metal, aluminum, structural members and cast electrical components

• Supplier of custom-engineered process and handling systems to pharmaceutical, food, chemical and cosmetics industries
• Develop and manage project strategy, scope, schedule, costs, resources, and risks.
• Monitor and drive project components to ensure projects are delivered on-time & within budget.
• Manage sub-contractors deliverables to ensure quality control, cost control and time constraints

• Manufacture bulk material handling equipment for major markets such as food, pulp/paper, pharmaceutical and plastics
• Design and coordinate manufacturing of prototype products and assembly
• Analyze product design for manufacturing feasibility including, compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer requirements, and related specifications
• Plan and formulate engineering projects based on cost, time target requirements an lean manufacturing principles

• Design and manufacture custom high-end residential architectural woodwork, furniture and custom cabinetry
• Managed 3 designers in a custom wood manufacturing environment (AutoCAD)
• Rendered design ideas through floor plans, isometrics or illustrations to communicate a design theme
• Meticulously reviewed architectural preferences, purpose and function of environment, types of construction, equipment to be installed and planned interior environments.
• Conducted site inspections to take inventory of present equipment, furnishings, and secured field dimensions
• Work featured in high-end architectural publications

• Managed all aspects of prototype development for new conceptual design and updated existing products design with manufacturability in mind. Staff included 9 AutoCAD® designers, 2 N/C programmers and 2 schedulers
• Materials: sheet metal, aluminum, plastic injection molded & extruded parts, stamping and electronic components