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South Carolina, United States

New York, New York, US

• Ground-up creation of a New Product Development team consisting of Sr. Mechanical Design Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, and CAD contractors located in the U.S., China, and India.
• Provided team leadership focused upon: Onboarding, coaching, mentoring and overall career development.
• Prioritized engineering efforts to ensure that a current yearly goal of launching 20+ innovative, “smat,” and sustainable products, increasing sales $75.5MM, was met.
• Led the mechanical engineering group, part of the cross-functional NPI team (Industrial design, electrical engineering, optical engineering, certification/testing, marketing, quality, supply chain), in launching new.

Simpsonville, South Carolina, US

• Completed customization designs, product improvements related to options/accessories of electric vehicles (LSV).
• Working with other cross-functional team members, solved production and quality issues as well as providing technical support to outside customers.

Greenville, SC, US

• Prioritized, assigned, and directed the engineering activities of the New Product Development team for the Indoor Commercial lighting brands, aligning professional goals of team members with company goalsSelected.
• Managed New Product Development teams and projects to a toll gate/time-based process, utilizing Gantt charts, New Parts Lists, Toll Gate checklists, engineering documentation, increasing sales $11.5MM.
• Developed and validated new processes across cross functional business units defining Prototype, Pre-Pilot, and Pilot product builds within NPD Toll Gate Process to ensure consistent messaging to multiple manufacturing.
• Presented samples and provided technical training of newly launched products to internal customers within the organization - customer, technical, and warranty services. Provided sales support with similar presentations.
• Created Individual Development Plan template to manage and align short and long-term design team member goals with company. Partnered with HR department in training exercises as template was implemented across entire.

Greenville, SC, US

• Managed engineers and projects assigned to the Hubbell Industrial lighting brand. Projects were focused on new product development as well as existing product line expansion and custominzation, based on customer.
• Identified and justified resource needs of business unit and defined makeup of resulting engineering team.
• Provided growth opportunities to employees through promotion within company, and developed talent by facilitating on-the-job and off-site training..
• Improved communication between engineering groups and internal, as well as external, customers, by developing SOP’s to drive built in communication systems.
• Balanced demands for New Product Development with engineering support of already-released products.

Greenville, SC, US

• Concentration in new product development for the Hubbell Outdoor and Industrial group. Also focused effort in existing product line expansion as well as product performance improvement.Selected Accomplishments:
• Developed several conceptual designs of a new parking garage fixture, based on voice-of-customer exercises and marketing management direction before promotion to Enginering Manager.
• Successfully managed the design, testing, and manufacturing of expanding product lines for the Hubbell Outdoor lighting brand.
• Created all necessary documentation to introduce products into production – including SAP Variant Configurator development.

Greenville, SC, US

Successfully managed the design, testing, and manufacturing of new products for the Hubbell Outdoor Lighting brand

Greenville, SC, US

• Directed and prioritized sustainment engineering efforts of two under-performing lighitng brands to meet company defined goals.Selected Accomplishments:
• Organized and focused the work efforts of 13 engineering personnel, meeting overall business goals for the Columbia and Alera divisions.
• Established a self-sufficient engineering team, made up of individuals gathered from other business units inside Hubbell, to support the Alera division.
• Managed the successful transfer of 45,000+ parts from Spokane, WA to Juarez Mexico.
• Implemented and managed an electronic EC (engineering change) system for the Columbia and Alera divisions.

Greenville, SC, US

• Successfully managed the design, testing, and manufacturing of new products.
• Introduced a division record of ten new products in 2007.
• Created all necessary documentation to introduce products into production – including SAP Variant Configurator development.
• Improved the quality and scope of documentation such as instruction sheets and sales drawings and reduced their lead times from over 3 months to less than 2 days.

Stockholm, SE

• Led cost reduction / design improvement projects in the engineering department.
• Worked closely with the refrigeration test lab to insure compliance with AHAM standards.
• Assisted assembly personnel with implementation of improved manufacturing / assembly practices.

Brookville, Pennsylvania, US

• Enhanced leadership skills by supervising an engineering design team made up of 5 individuals.
• Improved design and operation of existing refrigeration and foodservice equipment through redesign efforts.
• Increased experience with Pro/E by using Intralink and top-down design practices.
• Engineering lead in company’s efforts to outsource all sheet metal components and sub-assemblies.

Essex Junction, Vermont, US

• Designed equipment used in the foodservice industry such as rotisseries, holding cabinets, blast chillers, and waterless deli display cases.
• Increased experience with Pro/E by using relations, parameters, and family tables in the design of products.
• Responsible for all areas of equipment design from conception until the completion of the product life cycle.

• Engineered and designed mechanical shaft seals for many types of rotary equipment. Designs include: rotary seals, metal bellows seals, cartridge seals, agitator and mixer seals, and pump seals.
• Experience in using Pro/Engineer and AutoCAD design software.
• Strengthened experience in working within and ISO-9001 certified and J.I.T. environment.

• Developed new product package designs that were consistent with quality, cost, and manufacturability guidelines within scheduled due dates.
• Created and compiled data, sketches, drawings, and other documentation for engineering, drafting, and manufacturing use.
• Participated on all assigned teams as an effective member, completing all assigned duties by required due dates.
• Provided technical support and assistance to manufacturing in resolving problems with prototypes, beta site units, and standard products.
• Developed solid modeling CAD, (Pro/E), and other high-end computer generated outputs that met project and team objectives.

• Organized machine processes in component manufacturing.
• Updated component data to show routing with estimated machine times, needed prints, and bill of materials.
• Assisted the production manager with supervision of shop personnel during a management transition and helped ensure that components were shipped as promised.

Spartanburg, SC, US

• Designed, assembled, and tested passenger transit equipment – valves, air compressors, compressor components, and also braking equipment.
• Supervised floor personnel and provided engineering support.
• Heavy customer and supplier contact.

• Developed procedures and processes for the manufacturing of precision parts to be used in General Electric’s gas turbines.