Ryan Grable Email & Phone Number

Covington, KY, US

• Oversee engineering department of thirteen (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and programming) for Pacific and PackWest product lines plus electrical assembly team of three
• Actively participate and provide design feedback on new machines, retrofits, and aftermarket valued at $25M annually
• Work cross functionally with all aspects of the business including sales, production, project management, aftermarket, finance, and marketing
• Manage and engage in peripheral engineering activities including sales support, factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), warranty, and R&D efforts.
• Actively lead continuous improvement efforts throughout the organization, primarily focusing on design and process improvement opportunities in the engineering department
• Maintain engineering KPIs to ensure customer satisfaction and smooth project execution

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, US

• Manage engineering team of 11 engineers and designers at various experience levels
• Review and approve design packages for manufacturing valued at $15M annually
• Work cross functionally with sales and operations divisions to develop improved operating rhythm and eliminate non-value added efforts
• Develop and train new engineers and IMI Grads in valves and related components, engineering fundamentals, project execution, and internal tools
• Maintain Design Engineering KPIs to ensure customer satisfaction and smooth project execution (internal and external)
• Ensure project budgets for entire Fossil Design Engineering team are met or exceeded. Developed tracking tool to help maintain project budgets and identify projects at risk

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, US

• Support sales team by reviewing customer specifications, P&ID and piping layouts, field data, and sizing to ensure optimal product is selected to meet customer’s needs while maximizing hit rate probability and profit
• Review non-standard applications/products, evaluate deviation from standards, and interpret specification requirements to help propose solution while conducting technical risk review
• Provide material and training for internal sales team or customer focusing on IMI CCI’s core applications and superior technical solutions
• Leverage company’s technical advantage via a value selling approach to increases sales and profitability
• Ensure knowledge gained from our customers or competitors is shared internally to help identify the needs of our customers and changes from our competitors to contribute to the success of the companyKey Accomplishments
• Traveled to multiple accounts throughout the US to provide technical training and/or technical support for sales opportunities

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, US

• Support insides sales team on major opportunities to ensure equipment quoted meets customer’s expectations by completing detailed customer specification review
• Conduct detailed cost review prior to proposal completion to ensure highly customized equipment is quoted accurately to minimize commercial risk
• Complete detailed sizing and preliminary modeling of equipment prior to project award to support with condensed lead times and to minimize handoff risks
• On extremely tight lead time projects, execute project from initial sales phase to detailed drawings and BOMs for manufacturing and assembly
• Participate in quotation conference calls both internally and externally Key Accomplishments
• Provided pre-engineering support for over $20M of various projects including $5M order from GE

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, US

• Prepare and review detailed drawings and BOMs for valves and associated equipment for manufacturing and assembly
• Analyze valve and associated equipment sizing to ensure all customer expectations are met while optimizing the design to maximize profitability
• Act as lead technical project contact internally and externally from project initiation to equipment installation
• Coordinate with other internal divisions to ensure smooth project execution
• Support with the development and optimization of new products, existing products, design standards, and standard operating proceduresKey Accomplishments
• Assigned design/project engineer for multiple Fossil power projects totaled at over $15M

Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bs, Mechanical Engineering