Experience

Romax Technology

• United Kingdom
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Bearing Technical Specialist

  • Apr 2007 - Present

  1st line technical support for existing customers and potential customers performing evaluation. Training potential and existing customers in the use of Romax software. Provide consultancy services to new, existing, and potential customers. Demonstrate the software to potential customers. Demonstrate new capabilities to existing customers. 1st line technical support for existing customers and potential customers performing evaluation. Training potential and existing customers in the use of Romax software. Provide consultancy services to new, existing, and potential customers. Demonstrate the software to potential customers. Demonstrate new capabilities to existing customers.



The Timken Company

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Application Engineering Specialist

  • Jan 2006 - Mar 2007

  Work with primary customers (GM Powertrain and Allison Transmission) on new and existing needle roller bearing applications. Determine test stand loads, speeds, and lube flow requirements for pre-production bearing designs and new production bearings. Review the test results to determine if the design is sufficient and if any problems are present. Involved in the problem solving of bearings on test when necessary. Work with primary customers (GM Powertrain and Allison Transmission) on new and existing needle roller bearing applications. Determine test stand loads, speeds, and lube flow requirements for pre-production bearing designs and new production bearings. Review the test results to determine if the design is sufficient and if any problems are present. Involved in the problem solving of bearings on test when necessary.



Magna International

• Canada
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Engineer Analyst

  • Oct 2004 - Jan 2006

  Magna Powertrain aquires New Venture Gear on September 30, 2004. See New Ventuer Gear for job description. Magna Powertrain aquires New Venture Gear on September 30, 2004. See New Ventuer Gear for job description.



New Venture Gear

• Greater Detroit Area

• Product Engineer Analyst

  • May 1999 - Oct 2004

  (Magna International acquired New Venture Gear on September 30, 2004) Model and analyze manual transmissions, transfer cases, manual transaxles, transaxle PTU's, all wheel drive couplings, axles, and other power transmission components using RomaxDesigner. Author reports on the analysis results for new and existing products regarding bearing and shaft performance. Examine bearings for condition and, when applicable, cause of failure Train colleagues in the use of RomaxDesigner, basic bearing life calculations, and bearing failure modes Show less



Kaydon Corporation

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sr. Product Engineer

  • Jan 1981 - May 1999

  Review the use of standard bearings for specific applications Modify existing bearing designs based on the analysis of an application Design new bearings when standard and modified bearings do not meet the design objective Author reports for customers with bearing analysis results and recommendations Review customer specifications and drawings Visit customers to review their requirements and aid with bearing problems Performed failure analysis and provide reports on bearings returned for evaluation Develop and modify computer programs used by the product engineering and process engineering departments for bearing analysis, design, and manufacture Show less