Design CoAxal connectors for the cable TV industry.Design for high speed assembly and maintain designs in production.4 Patents applied for.

Established in 1972, Hand Held Products is a leading manufacturer of data collection and communication solutions. Purchased in 2008 by Honeywell.• Lead mechanical engineering team; assess business requirements for each product, translate turn those business requirements into a concrete product design. • Relied upon to apply proven problem solving skills to meet and exceed business objectives.• Create budgets for mechanical product design & manufacturing.• Minimize costs in both design and manufacturing budgets while adhering to quality requirements. • Coordinate quoting process with potential vendors, including; preparing documentation for manufacturers on the product to be built, preferred materials, manufacturing tolerances, target cost per unit, specific levels of quality, and troubleshooting on the production floor. • Manage communications with manufacturing partners overseas, bridging gaps in language to assure product quality. Experience with manufacturers in China, Japan, and Mexico.• Breadth of experience with the exacting specifications of customers in the medical industry, the US government, and Fortune 500 companies.• Responsible for quality control throughout the project lifetime, from determining manufacturing tolerances and practices to assigning the quality control tests necessary to ensure each product meets and exceeds the necessary standards of quality.• Point-person for troubleshooting projects from other departments around the world, providing innovative solutions to keep projects on track company-wide.

• Innovate medical equipment design to improve the health care experience for both patients and care givers. These innovations resulted in 7 US patents across several different products, and numerous products that make medical testing easier on patients, including: the Humphrey Glaucoma Screener, Welch Allyn Ear Wash System, and SureSight Children’s’ Pre-Verbal Vision Screener. • Create designs for products whose technology is still in the theoretical or testing phases, and adapt those designs as the science behind them becomes more concrete.• Deliver product designs adhering to strict FDA protocols.• Supervisor of W/A drafting group including reviews and performance assessments.

Design product for high-volume commodity wiring devices, specifically manufactured on automated assembly equipment.• Oversee Cad System Administration; As a beta site for Computervision CADDS4x Software responsible for software installations/patches, troubleshooting, and system backups.