Experience

DWK Life Sciences

• United States
• Glass Product Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Design & Engineering Manager For North America

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  Manages the DWK - North America Engineering department. Responsible for all DWK - North America engineering change control.Works with all DWK sites and product managers to evaluate and analyze technical, manufacturing, and/or customer data to identify significant cost improvement opportunities.Designed new or modify existing lab-ware products and/or packaging for the life science market by participating on development project teams.Manages drafters and engineers to maintain & revise as necessary engineering documentation: product drawings, product packaging drawings, product packaging specifications, label requirements, and product gauging/tooling drawings.Works directly with project management, sales, and/or site quality staff to resolve customer issues related directly to the product/packaging design including, but not limited to, dimensional design issues, application deficiencies, and/or safety concerns.Manages drafters and engineers to maintain electronic and hard copy format of all product/packaging drawings including past revisions.Provides general product/process technical support to product management, sales, marketing, manufacturing, quality, and process/plant engineering.Travels to manufacturing facility sites, third party vendors, and corporate offices as required.Performs GMS activities for existing, modified, and new products.Performs Administrator duties for Autodesk Vault.Verifies products, to ensure all ASTM code requirements were met. Performs Change Administrator/Coordinator duties, responsible for all Engineering Change Order review board meetings. Represents Corporate Engineering on the Change Review Board.

• Product Design Engineer

  • Jun 2016 - Nov 2017

  Worked with all Kimble sites and product managers to evaluate and analyze technical, manufacturing, and/or customer data to identify significant cost improvement opportunities.Designed new or modify existing lab-ware products and/or packaging for the life science market by participating on development project teams.Maintained/revised as necessary engineering documentation: product drawings, product packaging drawings, product packaging specifications, label requirements, and product gauging/tooling drawings.Worked directly with project management, sales, and/or site quality staff to resolve customer issues related directly to the product/packaging design including, but not limited to, dimensional design issues, application deficiencies, and/or safety concerns.Maintained electronic and hard copy format of all product/packaging drawings including past revisions.Provide general product/process technical support to product management, sales, marketing, manufacturing, quality, and process/plant engineering.Traveled to manufacturing facility sites as required.Performed GMS activities for existing, modified, and new products.Performed Administrator duties for Autodesk Vault.Verified products, to ensure all ASTM code requirements were met. Performed Change Administrator/Coordinator duties, responsible for all Product Change Request review board meetings. Represented Corporate Engineering on the Change Review Board.



SUN Technical Services

• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Field Engineer / Mechanical Planner

  • Jan 2012 - Feb 2016

  TVA/Watts Bar Nuclear: Unescorted Access Clearance. Reviewed design change documents for completeness, adequacy, and constructability. Reviewed Master Equipment or Component List, Bill of Materials, Vendor Drawings, and other data that directs or supports the Work Order Planning Process. Communicates with design engineering to resolve issues. Prepares or directs preparation of field bulk material purchase requisitions, including estimating the quantities and material takeoffs for field purchases for permanent and temporary materials. Communicates with procurement to prioritize, expedite material deliveries to the site. Executes field take offs from Issued For Construction drawings, provides input to the quantity tracking applications. Verifies materials, equipment, to ensure all installation will meet all contract, design, and code requirements. Assembled and verified Work Order Packages include required records, drawings, data sheets, etc. to fully document installation and pre-testing activities and to maintain systems configuration. Participate in Constructability walk downs. Assists construction supervision in planning construction methods and procedures. Coordinates engineering or construction problems with superintendents.



Bechtel Power

• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Field Engineer / Mechanical Planner

  • May 2011 - Nov 2011

  TVA/Watts Bar Nuclear: Unescorted Access Clearance. Reviewed design change documents for completeness, adequacy, and constructability. Reviewed Master Equipment or Component List, Bill of Materials, Vendor Drawings, and other data that directs or supports the Work Order Planning Process. Communicates with design engineering to resolve issues. Prepares or directs preparation of field bulk material purchase requisitions, including estimating the quantities and material takeoffs for field purchases for permanent and temporary materials. Communicates with procurement to prioritize, expedite material deliveries to the site. Executes field take offs from Issued For Construction drawings, provides input to the quantity tracking applications. Verifies materials, equipment, to ensure all installation will meet all contract, design, and code requirements. Assembled and verified Work Order Packages include required records, drawings, data sheets, etc. to fully document installation and pre-testing activities and to maintain systems configuration. Participate in Constructability walk downs. Assists construction supervision in planning construction methods and procedures. Coordinates engineering or construction problems with superintendents.



Merrick & Company

• United States
• Design Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Design Engineer / Mechanical Engineer

  • Apr 2008 - Feb 2011

  Department of Energy: Q - Clearance. Technical lead for the Uranium Processing Facility Project at Y-12. Designed efficient models of metalworking operations and applications for client approval and input that exceeded requirements. Designed prototypes of models for DOE operator inspection and comment. Directed large meetings skillfully and handled strategic planning for design review meetings including detailed meeting minutes to ensure quality control and client approval of satisfactory comment resolution. In-depth technical knowledge to ensure accepted equipment specifications meet program, system, and design requirement. Familiar with ASME NQA-1 (Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications). Ability to get things done quickly and efficiently with client approval of documents via comments and comment resolution. Source of ideas that work while interfacing with the client to identify issues and registering client comments into controlled specific database. Meeting demanding objectives while verifying input to meet or exceed specifications outlined by client in program requirements, system requirements, and design criteria. Successfully promoted new ideas and participated in innovative design, test plans, and test reports. Highly organized in completing field changes based on fabricator and client input.



Studsvik Processing Facility

• Facility Engineer

  • Jan 2000 - Aug 2007

  Recognized authority at nuclear waste treatment facility, performed and oversaw procurement document control, including requisitions, interfacing with Quality Assurance to ensure all documentation was accurate, complete, up-to-date, and in compliance with document control. Designed equipment and parts (i.e. injection nozzles, thermocouple masts, waste removal robotics) to be fabricated and used for operations. Handled the control of purchased items and service, with sole control over storage buildings which housed RadCon consumables, facility equipment, and equipment parts. Responsible for ensuring ordered items were properly inspected and completed according to established QA procedures. Designed efficient systems to document, review, and inspect certain specification process, particularly welding and heat treating. Ensured proper calibration of measurement equipment and ensured re-calibrations requirements were performed according to procedure. Broad administrative skills reviewing documentation for pre shipping, reviewing, and accepting of Nuclear Waste treatments. Streamlined processes of documentation of outgoing Nuclear Waste for burial. Ensured the shipping of the casks met requirements for the shipping of Nuclear Waste. Oversaw the shipping of waste containers back to client.