Steven Dechristopher Email & Phone Number

York, PA

• Lead System Mechanical Engineer:My primary responsibility is to coordinate a team to review mechanical and controls related information for sold projects in preparation of Engineering’s execution of projects.Additional.
• created two dimensional AutoCAD models and supporting spreadsheets that define projects technical details
• provide project managers and installation teams with detailed system information and technical decisions during the executions of projects
• communicate directly with third party suppliers of system equipment
• create three dimensional models in solid works to determine interferences or for development purposes
• provided direct feedback to the Sales / Application teams on implementation of core equipment

• Responsible for tasking of six direct reports (1 hourly technician, 2 analysts, 3 test engineers) and 4 contract test engineers
• Tasked with integrating two groups into one while improving the quality of the output of both groups by developing improved processes, test approaches, technical methodologies, control of data, and documentation
• Coaching individual team members- continuing to develop strengths and outline strategies for areas for professional growth
• Training non-experienced contract engineers to become productive contributors to the group
• Continue to outline validation plans for engineering platforms
• Responsible for proposing, executing/acquiring capital expenditures for improving lab facilities and operation

New Holland, PA

• Supported product development by evaluating and validating the structural properties (fatigue, yield strength, ultimate strength) of prototype and current production components
• Organize discussions with internal customers to facilitate defining the root engineering question and outline a series of lab activities to answer these questions
• Coordinate with other areas of product validation and the Design Analysis group to execute lab activities
• Design and develop custom structural tests to support internal customers as required for product
• Coordinate the activities of personnel working in the fatigue lab to complete as many activities as possible and optimized the usage of available equipment (one full time hourly technician, one full time test engineer.
• Maintain Fatigue Lab facility and equipment firsthand and with the coordinating external vendors

New Holland, PA

• Supported product development projects as by providing structural, hydraulic, temperature, drivetrain, and displacement data on prototype components
• Developed custom force and torque transducers by modifying and strain gauging component parts
• Setup data logging equipment, Somat 2100’s, 2500’s and eDaq
• Traveled to remote test sites to collect real world mission data
• Post processed data, created tables, summaries and detailed reports to communicate critical information with internal customers – design engineers and project (utilized Ncode and Somat software products)
• Temporary assignment to electrical group to update wiring diagrams and fabricating prototype wiring harnesses