Jacob Peebles
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Credentials
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Certified SolidWorks Associate
-Dec, 2012- Nov, 2024
Experience
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GS Engineering
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United States
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Engineering Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mechanical Engineer
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Jun 2017 - Present
Diverse range of duties including project management, product build support lead, product issue analysis, and Subject Matter Expert. Experience in large project management and industrial engineering for a massive new product and process role out. Work directly with Design Engineering to analyze the new product to identify manufacturing and buildability issues before parts are procured. Oversee pilot builds to aid in confirming the planned manufacturing and building process. Launched the new product onto a moving assembly line and was the lead contact for the PVT build issues and immediate questions on the build process from assemblers. Create and maintain visual work instructions for assemblers to follow. Worked with materials team to ensure parts were delivered to the correct assembly station in a timely manner. Following the product validation builds, assumed role of SME for the product for the Industrial Engineer/Operations team. Tasked to approve or deny requests by design engineering to make changes to the product. Correct internal build process issues identified as well as update the hundreds of work instructions to clearly show the build process. Work with the end customer to correct issues identified during product validation testing. Identify areas of high cost and recommend avenues of cost savings.
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Optima Machinery Corporation
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United States
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Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mechanical Engineer
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Jan 2014 - Jun 2017
Engineer/Design nonwovens packaging machines. Work directly with industry leading paper and diaper manufacturing companies to create product specific packaging machines. Project management experience from initial kickoff meeting through FAT and machine checkout. Work hand-in-hand with all other departments within the company including; engineering, sales, procurement, assembly, shipping, customer service, vendors and our German Headquarter counterparts. 3D CAD experience with CREO Modeling for solid modeling and drawing creation. Exposure to both metric and standard tolerances.
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Nordson EDI-Premier Coating Division
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Chippewa Falls, WI
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Mechanical Design Engineer Intern
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May 2013 - Nov 2013
Pro-Engineer/Creo Parametrics software usage Design and model fixed slot coating dies Work in conjunction with other Engineers to ensure top quality products Pro-Engineer/Creo Parametrics software usage Design and model fixed slot coating dies Work in conjunction with other Engineers to ensure top quality products
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Walker Forge, Inc.
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Production Machine Intern
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May 2012 - Aug 2012
Updated work instructions, shipping instructions, tooling catalogs, machine set-up instructions Introductory CMM (Coordinate Measurement Machine) work Other various assignments and tasks Updated work instructions, shipping instructions, tooling catalogs, machine set-up instructions Introductory CMM (Coordinate Measurement Machine) work Other various assignments and tasks
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Walker Forge, Inc.
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Production Machine Intern
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May 2011 - Aug 2011
Constructed detailed instruction manuals for 40+ customer parts including: Machining Techniques, Coordinate Measurement Machine usage and data reading, blue prints, gauge and caliper techniques, tool lists and other various procedures (Microsoft Excel) Composed packaging and shipping instructions for 40+ customer parts to minimize shipping costs and maximize shipping efficiency Initiated and contributed to a 6 Sigma project that will save Walker Forge minimally $75,000 per year by improving machining processes for Caterpillar Inc. and making the processes more efficient (Microsoft Excel and Word)
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Education
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University of Wisconsin-Stout
Bachelor of Science (BS), Engineering Technology/Mechanical Design -
Wisconsin in Scotland
B.S. Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration -
Marion High School