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North Ridgeville, Ohio

Oversight of key engineering processes such as New Product Development and Engineering Change Notice Processes.Design and develop gas burners, heat exchangers and other associated components / assembliesfor use in appliances and HVAC equipment. Manage multiple small to large scale projects in areas such as new product development, applications and cost reduction. Manage and coordinate the work of technical and support resources assigned to project team. Work with manufacturing personnel to ensure the smooth implementation of new products into plant operations. Other responsibilities include production support, review and approval of engineering drawings, bill of materials and engineering change requests. Evaluate and specify assembly processes, materials/coatings and tooling requirements. Proficient in the area of project management. Recipient of three burner design patents. Versed in the use of AutoCad and Solidworks.Member of ASGE. Certified Gas Engineer

Independence, Ohio

Planned, supervised and performed the testing and certification of various gas and electric appliances in areas of performance, safety and reliability. Used knowledge of Heat Transfer, Fluid Dynamics, Gas Combustion along with the ability to read drawings/schematics to evaluate product designs. Interpreted ANSI/UL Standard requirements in order to determine necessary testing for certification. Responsible for estimating and monitoring project costs. Acted as liaison between Lab and Appliance Manufacturers.

Barberton, Ohio

Coordinated activities between various program team personnel and used ability to interpret engineering drawings/MIL-Spec requirements to resolve qualityissues. Prepared inspection plans and exercised technical judgement when reviewing shop floor processing for contractual compliance, logic and efficiency. Trained in geometric dimensioning,use of various dimensional gages, NDT and auditing techniques.