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St. Catharines, On, Ca

St. Catharines, On, Ca

Hamilton, Ontario

Work with a team to develop custom drilling and pile driving systems for the contraction industry.

Niagara Falls, On

Manager of two employees and responsible for all functions performed by the technical support department. Provide training to OEM customers and employees, work to implement changes in warranty administration and other policies to improve the efficiency of the department. Lead problem resolution for many issues identified with product in the field.• Provided second-level support for more advanced problems including troubleshooting electro-hydraulic valves, basic electrical circuits and advanced hydraulic failures.• Made revisions to VBA code in Excel for in-house warranty administration saving the department time in entering and processing claims. • Developed and presented two day technical training for OEM customers.

Niagara Falls, On

Responsible for troubleshooting issues dealing with front-end loaders and the loader hydraulic control systems in which the dealers require assistance. Review and audit warranty claims for all Alo loaders sold under the Quicke and OEM brand names. Perform trial fit work on newly released tractors and provide detailed reports. • Respond to a range of calls and provide practical troubleshooting tips to quickly identify components that are causing the issue.

Welland, On

Responsible for component and sub-system designs to support new loader programs from design to completion. Developed design concepts, conducted design reviews, fine tuned designs for ease of manufacture and performance, completed testing plans and provided complete documentation to support implementation into production.• Created and developed the successful design of a concealed oil line routing in loaders that resulted in the improved design being implemented on the new series of John Deere agricultural loaders. • Developed and completed the design of a new self-locking pin used on many loaders, which resulted in, improved ease of use for customers and a published patent (US 8684656 B2).• Implemented top-down modelling principles to loader models to communicate design intent from the assembly skeleton down to all components which saved 75-90% of the time to make modifications when multiple parts were affected.

Welland, On

Used strong troubleshooting and analytical skills to investigate and fix design problems on current rotary cutters.• Successfully completed re-design work on sub-systems or components that improved durability or reduced component cost. • Developed and completed the successful design of a mounting bracket for rotary cutters that automatically maintains vertical orientation to reduce loading on the bracket and resulted in the design being provided to customers as a safety recall to replace 100% of existing design and eliminated the risk of injury to customers.• Created a design to fix an issue with blade pans for rotary cutters falling off gearbox shafts that offered a positive lock and saved $52,000/yr in warranty claims.• Investigated and implemented 11 cost reduction ideas that resulted in savings of $885,000/yr for rotary cutters.

Welland, On

Created 3D models, prepared detailed drawings and completed engineering change documentation.

St. Catharines, On

Constructed physical models of industrial airflow systems. Conducted testing on airflow distribution and pressure drops using manometers and several types of velocity measurement devices. Preformed dust and CO distribution tests.

St. Catharines, On

Assisted in the development of lost-foam (casting) tooling for three of GMs new engines. Generated and modified 3D models using Unigraphics.

Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering

Graduated with first-class honours

Technologist, Mechanical Engineering

Graduated with honours