Mechanical Engineering Manager

• Jan 2017 - Present

Sr. Engineer

• Oct 2000 - Aug 2016

Product EngineerLead Engineer responsible for all aspects of New Product Development including:• Meeting directly with domestic and international customers on product and design specifications, changes, and the resolution of issues • Leading Design For Manufacturing reviews, Design FMEAs, and Process FMEAs• CAD modeling and creation of production drawings using PTC Wildfire and Creo• Developing and maintaining all manufacturing documentation• Working with, and frequently leading, a large, multidisciplinary internal product development team • Creating and maintaining bills of materials through an MRP system• Consulting with manufacturing engineers on quality improvement and cost reduction projects• Assisting production and inventory control with engineering change implementation• Designing weldment fixtures and assembly fixtures and consulting with tool designers during fixture builds • Working directly with procurement and global suppliers on component purchasing and supplier issues• Consulting with process engineers to create standard work routings and helping to troubleshoot any issues that arise• Assisting sales and marketing with trade show eventsManufacturing Engineer (October 2000-August 2007)Responsible the creation and managing the continuing improvement of:• New product assembly layout• Work balance and optimization utilizing Lean Manufacturing concepts• Time studies• Coordination of production flow• End of line testing and product inspection including the review of CMM outputs and electrical performance tests• Assembly work instructions• Corrective Actions and Root Cause analysis

Engineer

• Jun 1999 - Oct 2000

Design EngineerResponsible for the design of custom architectural products including:• Quotation and estimation of manufactured assemblies• Creation and maintenance of production drawings• Development of bills of materials• Development of process routing sheets. Design EngineerResponsible for the design of custom architectural products including:• Quotation and estimation of manufactured assemblies• Creation and maintenance of production drawings• Development of bills of materials• Development of process routing sheets.

Supervisor

• May 1998 - Jun 1999

Machine Programmer / Production SupervisorResponsibilities including:• Supervision of manufacturing employees and production operations• Assisting with production machine programming (G/M code) Machine Programmer / Production SupervisorResponsibilities including:• Supervision of manufacturing employees and production operations• Assisting with production machine programming (G/M code)