FPSO Swivel Design Specialist - February 2016 to March 2018Focal Technologies Inc. (MOOG)- Supported FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) sales in quotation and preliminary design. - Technical oversight of FPSO projects and designs. - Lead Designer for FPSO swivels. Senior Mechanical Designer - November 2012 to February 2016Focal Technologies Inc. (MOOG)- Developed configurable CAD models for signal and power junction boxes and low voltage electro-optical swivels. - Created and organized families of CAD components. - Lead designer for ten FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) swivel projects with various methods of protection (Ex d, Ex d e, Ex p) and marine classified by various authorities (DNV, ABS, BV).

-Project manager for a new product in development-Primary designer with design oversight on all aspects of the product (mechanical, electrical, software and documentation)-Responsible for projecting and maintaining project resources/costs-Responsible for monthly reporting to NRC for the Industrial Research Assistance Program

-Identified the need for, and filled the position of, Production Engineer-Assessed new product designs for manufacturability-Initiated and implemented design changes to existing products for ease of manufacturability-Identified process deficiencies and designed and implemented improvements-Identified the need for and designed several jigs and fixtures, and in many cases manufactured (NC 3-Axis milling, Manual lathe work), assembled and commissioned the designs

-Spent first year as part of a three member team documenting all products in ProEngineer CAD system, including complete production drawing packages-Maintained CAD models and drawings for existing products and created CAD models and drawings for new product configurations and designs-Initiated and implemented design changes for ease of manufacturability-Performed checking and approval of drawings

E-One Moli Energy, Maple Ridge, BC (Manufacturer of Li-Ion Batteries)-Monitored uptime and yields for semi- and fully-automated assembly equipment, designing and implementing improvements where necessary-Wrote operating and maintenance procedures for semi- and fully-automated assembly equipment-Kept familiar with the needs of the R&D and product development departments, designing machine and process modifications to accommodate changes to product in development-Member of a team of two that developed manufacturing methods for an in-house-designed, patent-pending battery component-Developed a proprietary process to improve the field durability of the company’s newest product, including design of a manually-loaded, automated machine to perform the process, sourcing all mechanical components and outside machine shop work, and completing mechanical assembly and controls wiring-Travelled to Japan four times to participate in design-review meetings for the $5 million, 50 parts-per-minute, fully-automated assembly line

-Monitored and maintained model plant equipment-Specified maintenance for model plant equipment-Developed new manufacturing processes for products in development-Designed various testing jigs and apparatus, as well as machine improvements

-Performed mechanical design and drafting of lumber-handling equipment using Microstation and AutoCad-Undertook ‘From Scratch’ design of field change order equipment; essentially ‘The customer is waiting’ solutions to problems with installed products-Sized pneumatic and hydraulic system components and electrical drives - motors, sheaves, reducers, sprockets, roller chains and shafts-Analyzed and improved existing equipment designs-Carried out production drafting – checking and engineering