Rodney Davidson Email & Phone Number

Effingham, Illinois, Us

While performing product research, I learned that wire grill brushes have serious dangers that most people are unaware of. The wire bristles break off, stick to the food and get swallowed. On average, one person goes to the ER every three days due to swallowing a wire bristle.I designed a line of grill scrapers to protect people from this danger. I grew it from $0 to over $1 million per year in three years.Along the way, I gained experience in all aspects of running a business.Employee ManagementCash Flow ManagementMarketingAdvertising / PromotionsSearch Engine OptimizationLabel DesignCompetitor ResearchCopyrightingProduct PhotographyProduct LaunchesAmazon FBAAutorespondersCustomer SatisfactionThrough it all, I discovered that running a business is very fulfilling.

Effingham, Il, Us

Designed hydraulic work holding fixtures.Designed machines to automate assembly of automobile components.Created Standard Operating Procedures to improve the company's design procedure.Created a design library to shorten design time of similar projects.Designed projects worth $8.3 million dollars in 41 months.

Identified ways to reduce utility bills by 50% - an annual $20,000 savings.Created a semi-automatic plate loader that decreases make-ready time from 30 minutes to 7 minutes.Collaborated with an external contractor in Rhode Island to convert a printing press from shaft drive to a single servo motor drive on each unit.Converted single servo drive to two servo motors per unit – an industry first.Managed design of servo driven chill stand and folder that eliminated thousands of dollars of driveline.Developed a vehicle maintenance program to reduce breakdowns and decrease costs.Developed and implemented part ordering system eliminating confusion and lost parts.Coordinated, set up and worked with potential customers at the annual trade show.Created quick access gear covers allowing access in 30 seconds rather than 2 hours.Designed motorized plate cocking allowing adjustments in 5 seconds rather than 1 minute.Designed a third and fourth former with six web ribbon deck – unequalled in the industry.

Clean Technology - Pursued new technology in Traction Drive Systems for EV and Hybrid Vehicles - Awarded qualifying finalist in the 2010 DOE Automotive X-Prize $10 Million Dollar Race to 100 MPGe vehicles.

Designed the power train and exhaust system for a 600cc FSAE mini-formula race car.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) Cum Laude, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) Cum Laude, Physics

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