Designed products, test fixtures, created drawings in SolidWorks, provided product support, designed and negotiated UL required labels, found alternate stocked components due to shortages-redesigning if needed, etc.

ROY VOSS DESIGN, Elgin, IL October 2020 to presentContract EngineerProvides engineering design and support in SolidWorks on a contract basis.

Designed grills, fire places, pizza ovens, and accessories. The following patents were issued: Gas Inlet Fixture and Air Shutter, Portable Fireplace, Sliding Bezel.I made a proof of concept prototype to propose a larger electric grill. The project became real after the concept prototype cooked a full load of steaks for an executive staff meeting. It was in production the next season. Obtained UL and CE certification. I found an international supplier of a similar component for the indoor appliance industry with capabilities an existing supplier did not have. Negotiated an acceptable disclosure agreement when legal departments could not agree, helped the supplier redesign the components to work in an outdoor environment and brought the feature to production while meeting the time and cost objectives. Designed patented plastic slides which allowed knob bezels to be easily positioned in two directions before screws were tightened to make a difficult assembly problem relatively simple to do. Developed a trouble free, easy to assemble, gas grill ignition system (including components which snap together for attachment to new burners and valves).Eliminated one position on the assembly line for attaching a battery pack to the inside of the cabinet by having the supplier mount the screws to the battery pack with clearance under the screw head and by using keyhole slots. Rapid prototyped my simplified single part ceramic design. Two assemblies proposed by the supplier were combined into one assembly with both the supplier and Purchasing’s blessing.Rapid prototyped wire clip only once with extra plastic, and adjusted snap fit on a belt sander. Print was adjusted and went to production on time. Replaced long wire lead assembly enclosed within a manually assembled tubing with more expensive wire (but eliminating the tubing). Cost savings over $3 per grill. Mentored other engineers – handing off ideas, providing alternatives, and asking questions.

Placed at Monogen by Sterling Engineering, Westchester, IL designing medical test equipment -completing product drawings, product design and release for manufacturing using SolidWorks. Placed at Perkin-Elmer by MURRAY, INC, Buffalo Grove, IL (contract engineer) Worked on improvements to existing products. Redesigned robotic gripper assembly. Reduced cost and improved component availability for a product which was designed in the UK. Completed the change and release notices required. Designed (using SolidWorks), prototyped, and brought to production accessories for their robotic liquid handing equipment. Created solid models, prototyped, tested assemblies, evaluated and worked with vendors to bring the products to the production stage.

• Integrated a Barnant pump and drive into an OEM customer’s equipment while making significant product improvements (quieter drive system, an easier to set shut off switch system).• Developed pump base, guard, coupling and drive system for a purchased for resale pump line. Set up a product line on a build to order basis which included 500 new product selections created using a minimal number of parts. • Developed new IP55 rated pump drive capable of mounting three different pump designs on the same drive