Manuel Mendez
Product Development Director at Capital Lighting Fixture Company- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Capital Lighting Fixture Company
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United States
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Development Director
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Oct 2017 - Present
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Fine Art Lamps
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Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Designer & Drafting Manager
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Mar 2014 - Oct 2017
• Provide innovative designs for a sophisticated, luxurious and high-end lighting market . • Deeply involved during conceptualization, drafting and product development process. • Interact with drafters, engineers and quality department during all phases of the process to preserve the original design intent and the integrity of the final product.• Pre-engineering new concepts.• Managing the customization and rendering programs including CAD and R&D departments• Hiring and training new drafters.• Convert sketches from designers into fully detailed CAD drawings for indoor & outdoor designs• Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
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Creative & Drafting Manager At Fine Art Lamps
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2010 - Mar 2014
• Provide and further develop innovative designs for indoor and outdoor collections • Supervise CAD and R&D departments • Work on budgets • Assist Design in the early stages of the process• Process critical 3D models in AutoCAD and SolidWorks including graphic files for new collections • Directly involved in hiring and training CAD associates.• Convert sketches from designers into fully detailed CAD drawings for indoor & outdoor designs• Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
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Project Manager & 3D Coordinator
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2006 - 2009
• Work with designers, drafters, engineers, product development, quality, purchasing department and buyers to maintain a constant flow of drawings and products for every project based on budgets, schedules and deliverables • Supervise CAD and R&D departments • Convert sketches from designers into fully detailed CAD drawings for indoor & outdoor designs • Work on UL & CE compliance documents • Work with designers, drafters, engineers, product development, quality, purchasing department and buyers to maintain a constant flow of drawings and products for every project based on budgets, schedules and deliverables • Supervise CAD and R&D departments • Convert sketches from designers into fully detailed CAD drawings for indoor & outdoor designs • Work on UL & CE compliance documents
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CAD-Design Supervisor
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2001 - 2005
• Work with designers, drafters and engineers to assure a constant flow of drawings for regular products and the customization program based on budgets, schedules and deliverables • Convert sketches from designers into fully detailed CAD drawings for indoor designs • Directly involved in hiring and training new drafters • Process intricate 3D models in AutoCAD and SolidWorks for Research & Development department (R&D) • Work with designers, drafters and engineers to assure a constant flow of drawings for regular products and the customization program based on budgets, schedules and deliverables • Convert sketches from designers into fully detailed CAD drawings for indoor designs • Directly involved in hiring and training new drafters • Process intricate 3D models in AutoCAD and SolidWorks for Research & Development department (R&D)
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CAD-Design Associate
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1999 - 2000
• Convert sketches from designers into fully detailed CAD drawings for indoor designs • Process CAD files for components, Build to Prints, Engineering Change Notice (ECN), assemblies and installation instructions for indoor and outdoor collections • Maintain outdoor and Indoor computer filing system • Work on UL & CE compliance documents • Convert sketches from designers into fully detailed CAD drawings for indoor designs • Process CAD files for components, Build to Prints, Engineering Change Notice (ECN), assemblies and installation instructions for indoor and outdoor collections • Maintain outdoor and Indoor computer filing system • Work on UL & CE compliance documents
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CAD-Engineer Associate
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1996 - 1998
• Process CAD files for components, Build to Prints, customer reference, Engineering Change Notice (ECN), assemblies and installation instructions • Update floor plan drawings • Process CAD files for components, Build to Prints, customer reference, Engineering Change Notice (ECN), assemblies and installation instructions • Update floor plan drawings
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Industrial Electrician
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1992 - 1996
• Responsible for electrical circuits and automatic panels • Working with high voltage fixing and maintaining electrical equipment • Responsible for electrical circuits and automatic panels • Working with high voltage fixing and maintaining electrical equipment
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Education
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Penn Foster
Associate's degree, Business Administration and Management, General -
Heriberto Mederos
Industrial Electrician -
IPU Ruben Martinez Villena
High School