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Lombard, Il, Us

St Louis, Missouri, Us

• Design and engineer packaging for consumer package goods (CPG) using Solidworks• Conceptualize rigid package design and produce concepts• Produce engineered drawings using GD&T for various plastics and glass production, including EBM, IBM, ISBM, and IM• Analyze stacked tolerances on packaging assemblies of plastic bottles and closures• Work with tool developers and manufacturing vendors• Work with Quality Assurance Team through package qualification• Reverse engineer of surfaces using Creaform scanners and process point cloud data for use in CAD• Work directly with customers on providing their package needs• Consult sales staff on best manufacturing methods• Trained in Recycling codes, practices and machinery• Utilize extensive skills and experience in 3D modeling and rapid prototyping innovations• Consult on 3D printing technology direction• Train staff on 3D printer operations and processes• Utilize strong skills in D-365 operations and Solidworks EPDM• Design Power Point presentations

Bolingbrook, Illinois, Us

• Managed a staff of Industrial Designers and Product Design Engineers engineering products responsible for 85-90% of retail revenue at WeatherTech• A key contributor of nearly 18 years in amazing business growth, from early beginnings of $20M in revenue to a World Class company with an estimated $1B in annual revenue, with products distributed in 84 countries• Key provider to new product design concepts and product engineering in both aftermarket and OEM accessory product lines• Directed staff in internal CAD and CAM processes, handing down proven design approach and intentions• Developed and managed plastics thermoforming specifications used in manufacturing of WeatherTech Floorliners, Cargo Liners, Truck Bed liners and more• Provided key input in New Product Development (NPD) marketing processes and Intellectual Property claims activities• Consulted on manufacturing issues and QC challenges with the ability to identify problems, and develop solid, practical manufacturing solutions that maintained profitable cycle times• Heavy experience in Product Life Management (PLM) database development and operations• Nearly 18 years in hands-on thermoforming and injection molded plastics manufacturing operations

Bolingbrook, Illinois, Us

• Designed and developed a 2,500 sq ft Prototyping Lab from the ground up, utilizing 3D Systems SLA, Stratasys FDM, Object Polyjet and Markforged high production Rapid Prototyping equipment and post-processing machinery• Experienced with CNC fabrication of metals, plastics and wood materials• Responsible for all Prototyping production for Product Development and Engineering, supporting products sold in both North American and European markets, with distribution to 84 countries• Managed a staff of 4 in the production and finish work of pre-production models for fitment verification, DFM studies, trade show models and tooling development for manufacturing• Negotiated multi-million dollar equipment purchases, volume material agreements and maintenance contracts• Wrote all in-house Prototyping procedures and trained staff in machinery operations and technical job duties• Managed the needs of 5 engineering departments in scheduling massive monthly volumes of prototype production• Forecast production goals and researched and implemented new Rapid Prototyping technology to fulfill future production demands

Bolingbrook, Illinois, Us

• Product conceptualization and design engineering from pencil sketch through all stages of product manufacturing in both OEM and retail product lines, combining accumulative skills in 3D modeling, graphic design and illustration, POP marketing• Was instrumental in bringing digital product design and CNC tooling development into the early stages of my company• Exclusively designed and developed award winning product designs distributed to 84 countries• Designed and engineered products for manufacturing in thermoformed and injection molded plastics• Skilled in Reverse Engineering with experience in Faro CMM and Creaform HandyScan reverse engineering systems• Developed internal processes for reverse engineering surfaces into CAD system for form fitted product design• Have provided years of industrial design work for high end automotive manufacturers and retail suppliers, including; BMW, Mercedes Benz, Audi, Porsche, Tesla, Hyundai, Volkswagen, BMW Mini, Costco and more• Named inventor on numerous utility and design patents• Exclusive designer on the WeatherTech Floorliner, AVM© trim-to-fit floor mat, Techliner truck bed liner, Costco trim-to-fit floor mat and more

- Developed and operated small business focused on graphic design, logo design and website design and development, utilizing various skills in Illustration, Photoshop, 3D Modeling, rendering and animation, HTML, ASP and Java script- Developed and maintained over 25 business websites ranging from Basic Online Identity to large E-Commerce product sales sites- Handled all E-Commerce programming incorporating customer database information into UX and UI user friendly functional environment- Set up merchant accounts for automatic online payment acceptance- Provided virtual server maintenance and domain name accounts control- Logo design and brand identity- Photography work for product sales

Chicago, Illinois, Us

- Supplied custom fonts and converted graphic images for layout use in programming to produce variable high speed digital printing- Worked with direct mail clients such as John Deere, Caterpillar, Leslie Pools, Pizza Hut, Publishers Clearing House and other major brands to help tailor a unique design for their direct mail campaigns- Designed custom font catalog for client use offering hundreds of typefaces not previously available in high speed ink jet imaging- Used custom software to convert Windows fonts for use with IBM 370 mainframe programming- Trained in Sun Unix System and learned basic C++ programming- Supplied artwork for internal office use-Corel specialist, also proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and Quark Express