Experience

Gentex Corp.

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Quality Engineer

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Freudenberg Sealing Technologies

• Germany
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Product Engineer

  • May 2008 - Apr 2022

  Design elastomer and PTFE radial shaft seals for Agriculture/Construction and Aerospace customers Design elastomer compression/injection molding tooling Manage prototype and production launch phases Develop costing of new products and present to cross-functional team for review Oversee customer specific and quality requirements for Aerospace production cell Assist production cells with process/manufacturing problem solving and kaizen activities Design jigs, fixtures and other tools to reduce scrap and improve operator efficiency Design and fabricate new adhesive dispensing machine to improve quality and increase operator output Perform seal analysis for customers and internal review Recommend improvements to customer manufacturing processes and updated designs for older technology seals Implement and update documentation on production processes Perform internal audits within facility and at sister plants with Freudenberg Sealing Technologies group Show less



Beswick Engineering

• Greenland, New Hampshire

• Applications Engineer

  • Feb 2007 - May 2008

  Presented pneumatic and hydraulic system options to clients resulting in product integration and acquired largest new account in 2007 with over $1 million in sales. Contributed to redesign of product catalog and sales media. Designed custom product for miniature medical device Presented pneumatic and hydraulic system options to clients resulting in product integration and acquired largest new account in 2007 with over $1 million in sales. Contributed to redesign of product catalog and sales media. Designed custom product for miniature medical device



Timken Aerospace

• West Lebanon, New Hampshire

• Engineering Intern

  • Jun 2005 - Jan 2007

  Used Pro/Engineer to develop solid models and engineering drawings for outsourcing project. Used Pro/Engineer to develop solid models and engineering drawings for outsourcing project.