Leading new product introduction engineering and project management functions.

Led Newell's OEM North American car seat R&D team. Focusing on new and new derivative product development for the Graco, Century and Baby Jogger brands.

Project Development Engineering Lead for Graco Recline 'N Ride all-in-one car seat. Managed, mentored and developed junior engineers.

Project Development Engineering Lead for Graco Recline 'N Ride all-in-one car seat.

Project Manager and Lead Engineer for Graco Contender 65 convertible car seat. Managed internal and external resources to achieve project scope and cost goals under an aggressive timeline and with limited resources. Collaborated with internal usability expert and external graphic design resources to raise the bar on on-product instructional labeling and improve ease of use of new-to-Graco single LATCH belt implementation.Project Manager and Lead Engineer for Smart Seat with Safety Surround all-in-one car seat. Developed design solution and engineered new components to improve side impact performance. Traveled to UK test facilities to optimize design for EU regulations for Side Impact. Design Engineer for Size4Me 65 convertible car seat head rest and harness adjustment system, Turbobooster with Safety Surround belt positioning booster seat

Consumer products - Charcoal grills and accessories, fuels, beverage containers and coolers.Lead design engineer in New Product Development group. Concept development, engineering and manufacturing coordination for all product lines. Responsible for communication of product designs and design intent with Asian manufacturing and quality control staff. Broil King Keg accessory line development - Benchmarked and extensively cook-tested competitive grilling accessories to determine strengths, weaknesses and consumer pain points. Developed new accessory line (diffuser, pizza stone, griddle, vegetable basket, v-rack kit, chicken holder, skewers) from initial blue-sky concepting, through detailed design and engineering, to final production documentation. Coordinated tooling with Asian sourcing office to reduce cost and safeguard quality. Verified supplier quality through external testing.True Cue Hardwood Charcoal - Managed development of custom hardwood charcoal blend. Worked with fuel supplier to become internal expert on subject. Managed testing to measure process parameter effects on final product quantity. Developed specification for final product and conducted validation testing.

Medical device start-up (ISO 13485, FDA Registered) ­ Wireless patient monitoring systems.Lead engineer for durable system development in R&D/Advanced Technology group. Assisted in development of disposable system components. Prepared quality system documentation including mechanical specifications, hazard analyses and review documentation.

Product development consulting (consumer, industrial, commercial).Worked closely with industrial designers, electrical engineers and manufacturing professionals to develop products for a wide variety of industries. Specialized in projects requiring complex injection molded plastic part design and highly styled surface geometry.Project manager or lead engineer for multiple projects. Responsible for deliverable presentation, schedule management, vendor coordination and prototype sourcing.Organized and executed multiple “Lunch and Learn” demonstrations to help educate company employees on advanced CAD techniques and engineering best practices.

Medical devices (ISO 13485, FDA Registered) ­ Diabetes testing products.Design and development of multiple lancing devices and device concepts. Planned and executed design verification testing.Created design and quality documentation per company design controls. Maintained multiple design history files. Assisted quality group in generation and modification of quality system procedures.

Team member for development of several new products and product concepts.

Application and demonstration of Pro/ENGINEER (Creo) CAD software.