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Crivitz, Wi, Us

Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States

United States

Kohler, Wisconsin

MECHANICAL DESIGNERCreated and optimized designs for shower doors and components. Generated 3D models and 2D technical drawings, BOMs, ECNs, prototypes, new product solutions and implemented CAD standards. • Developed new product solutions by managing iterations of CAD models and drawings, costing, and prototypes.• Optimized existing products based on peer findings and customer feedback.• Provided an exceptional customer experience by developing safe and robust product solutions conforming to engineering requirements.• Reduced global product cost by standardizing component utilization across multiple designs.• Implemented CAD start parts, models and drawing templates along with common notes and standards to create a similar output and commonality for Domestic and Global Engineers and Designers therefore eliminating wasted time and rework loops.• Eliminated rework loops by developing and implementing CAD standards adopted by global engineers and designers.• Attained consumer preferences by designing and building prototypes showcased at market research events.• Supported standardized prototype development and testing by evaluating performance results and providing design recommendations.• Achieved desired results by effectively utilizing technology to collaborate remotely with domestic and international teams for 7 months.

SENIOR TOOL DESIGNERUtilized trouble shooting and reverse engineering techniques to create and optimize fixture and tooling designs. Initiated technical drawings, BOMs and ECNs. Contacted tool vendors to provide costing. Initiated purchasing process in Oracle and SAP. Collaborated with Engineers to create machine programs.• Initiated cost-effective tooling solutions and desired manufacturing results for fabrication, machining, and assembly operations by utilizing multiple CAD and custom programming software.• Expanded existing manufacturing capabilities 100% across multiple work cells standardizing and increasing production by evaluating, improving, and replicating existing tooling.• Supported Lean Manufacturing as a tooling resource by participating in team events utilizing 5S, Just-In-Time (JIT), Kaizen, Kanban, and Value Stream Mapping (VSM).• Improved first production runoff success by collaborating with skilled labor and engineering staff to efficiently design, cost, and procure tooling.• Increased crawler fabrication throughput 30% by reviewing and approving tool designs as a contributing team member for an acquired robotic welding cell.• Expanded capacity 15% and enhanced part quality by using interchangeable custom and modular tooling for repeatable weld set-ups.• Generated $10k monthly steel plate savings by utilizing nesting software to efficiently arrange parts on steel plates across 5 plasma/oxy-fuel burn machines.

Created new and optimized existing fixture and tooling designs, technical drawings, bills of materials, engineering change notices, quoting and purchasing tooling, problem solving, trouble shooting, reverse engineering, for machining and assembly of engines.

Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States

Set-up and operate multi-spindle machines to manufacture parts from technical drawings.