Experience

Curtis Dyna-Fog LTD.

• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Engineer

  • Sep 2018 - Present



Unemployed at this time

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing and Design Engineer - Seeking Employment

  • Jul 2018 - Sep 2018



Johnson Controls

• Ireland
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing Engineer

  • Mar 2016 - Jul 2018

  -Identified cost saving and continuous improvement opportunities -Addressed daily manufacturing issues related to equipment, materials and processes -Led kaizen events and coordinate activities to implement changes resulting from these events -Designed and coordinated the fabrication of fixtures for welding and assembly -Designed, fabricated, load tested and certified specialty lifting equipment -Wrote standard work (work instructions) for new or modified processes -Identified new equipment requirements, submitted RFQs, completed and submitted Capital Appropriation Requests -Coordinated installation of utilities for new equipment, rigging activities and installation of new equipment -Worked with quality to trouble shoot quality issues and identify root causes -Conducted periodic safety audits to identify safety issues and insure corrective action was taken to eliminate the issues -Coordinated maintenance activities to insure equipment readiness for production or timely return to production -Prepared and submitted purchase requisitions for parts, materials and services to support CI and maintenance activities Show less



3fs Enterprises, LLC

• Brookston, IN

• Engineering Manager (no direct reports)

  • Apr 2015 - Oct 2015

  -Developed an Engineering Change Request, Notice and documentation system -Developed a part number documentation system for assigning part numbers to new parts, assemblies -Converted Chinese SolidWorks models to U.S. standards and create new models and drawings as required -Evaluated current 3D model and design issues and developed and implemented solutions -Prepare and submit RFQs to potential suppliers -Developed an Engineering Change Request, Notice and documentation system -Developed a part number documentation system for assigning part numbers to new parts, assemblies -Converted Chinese SolidWorks models to U.S. standards and create new models and drawings as required -Evaluated current 3D model and design issues and developed and implemented solutions -Prepare and submit RFQs to potential suppliers



Zimmer Biomet

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing Engineer

  • Jun 2014 - Apr 2015

  -Wrote Qualification Plans and Installation Qualification Protocols per Zimmer Work Instructions for process validation -Completed Installation Qualifications and Installation Qualification Summary Reports and submitted to Document Control -Provided technical support for Process Capability Studies -Wrote Qualification Plans and Installation Qualification Protocols per Zimmer Work Instructions for process validation -Completed Installation Qualifications and Installation Qualification Summary Reports and submitted to Document Control -Provided technical support for Process Capability Studies



Terra Drive Systems, Inc.

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing Engineer

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2014

  -Solicited designs and quotes for a material handling system for a plasma cut table to improve safety and product flow -Conducted a feasibility study to estimate the cost of designing and fabricating a material handling system -Evaluated the various material handling systems and determined the best solution was to design and fabricate our own -Designed and fabricated the material handling system for the plasma cut table improving safety and throughput -Designed jigs and fixtures to aid in welding and assembly operations, establish BOMs and routed parts for production -Generated drawings of parts, weldments and assemblies and routed through appropriate production processes -Conducted project planning meetings to identify team member tasks and target dates for completion -Initiated and processed Engineering Change Notices according to established Manufacturing Engineering procedures Show less



RFA Engineering

• United States
• Engineering Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Application Engineer

  • Dec 2004 - Aug 2012

  -Identified the root cause of the poor fit of turbo oil drain tubes as supplier quality due to improper fixture design -Provided the supplier with a fixture design that correctly supported and oriented key part features for brazing -Achieved a 100% success rate with parts made from the new fixture vs. an approximate 10% with the old fixture -Developed a new bracket design that automatically set the correct clip and grommet orientation for fuel hoses -Re-designed oil mist detection systems on 3600 engines to ensure proper operation and regulatory compliance -Successfully detected a scuffed piston and shut down the engine with the new design oil mist detection system -Developed a new fan drive that decreased assembly time, increased load capacity, and reduced maintenance -Designed the exhaust lines mounting and support structure for Electric Power Generation engines -Determined root cause of hose failures to be from incompatibility of high pressure pulses and reinforcement braid angle -Provided engineering support for prototype, pilot, and production engine builds -Documented engineering and manufacturing issues and developed strategies to resolve those issues -Estimated costs for new designs including pre-production and production Show less



Purdue University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Limited Term Lecturer

  • Aug 1999 - May 2005

  Taught the following MET courses: -Manufacturing Processes I; arc welding processes such as SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW, plus casting and brazing -Manufacturing Processes II; chip making processes such as milling, turning, grinding, drilling, and broaching -Fundamentals of Drafting; sketching, visualization, orthographic projection, and basic drawing using AutoCAD -Production Design and Specifications; solid modeling using Solid Works, working drawings, electrical schematics, manufacturing processes, materials, design for manufacturability, and product design Show less



Contract Industrial Tooling (C-I-T)

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Engineer

  • Jul 2001 - Jan 2004

  -Developed new designs utilizing Solid Edge for material handling racks to meet customer requirements -Modified existing rack designs to accommodate new parts -Analyzed problems encountered during product development or production to develop solutions -Created and distributed prints for fabrication, welding and assembly -Processed Engineering Change Notices when required and updated solid models and drawings accordingly -Created dxf files when needed and converted files to NC code for use on CNC equipment -Identified standard parts to meet strength, durability, and quality requirements for specific applications Show less



Wood-Mizer LLC

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manufacturing Engineer

  • Aug 1999 - Jan 2001

  -Designed and fabricated assembly aids to reduce time spent handling parts and retrieving tools -Improved the design of side support rollers and reduced cost by 70% -Designed a side support adjustment mechanism that simplified adjustment and eliminated adjustment issues -Improved LT15 lock pin design to automatically switch from loading to operating position increasing safety/functionality -Reduced Twin-Blade Edger assembly time by 33% -Designed and fabricated assembly aids to reduce time spent handling parts and retrieving tools -Improved the design of side support rollers and reduced cost by 70% -Designed a side support adjustment mechanism that simplified adjustment and eliminated adjustment issues -Improved LT15 lock pin design to automatically switch from loading to operating position increasing safety/functionality -Reduced Twin-Blade Edger assembly time by 33%



Delphi

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• IC Packaging Engineering Technician

  • Apr 1999 - Aug 1999

  -Utilized a UTM to perform destructive tests on IC packages and evaluated the designs and materials used -Developed programs to test and collect data on material strength under various atmospheric conditions -Analyzed and graphed material strength data for other engineers and departments -Conducted rheology tests on thermoset resins to evaluate flow, internal shearing, and curing characteristics -Utilized a UTM to perform destructive tests on IC packages and evaluated the designs and materials used -Developed programs to test and collect data on material strength under various atmospheric conditions -Analyzed and graphed material strength data for other engineers and departments -Conducted rheology tests on thermoset resins to evaluate flow, internal shearing, and curing characteristics



Pendleton Technologies Incorporated

• Pendleton, IN

• Process Engineer

  • Oct 1998 - Mar 1999

  -Designed and fabricated fixtures to improve the efficiency of assembly operations -Analyzed assemblies to determine the best process flow -Organized assembly areas based on the order of assembly, hand responsibility, and frequency of use -Developed written assembly procedures to improve efficiency -Reduced the assembly time for a laptop computer stand by approximately 78% -Designed and fabricated fixtures to improve the efficiency of assembly operations -Analyzed assemblies to determine the best process flow -Organized assembly areas based on the order of assembly, hand responsibility, and frequency of use -Developed written assembly procedures to improve efficiency -Reduced the assembly time for a laptop computer stand by approximately 78%



Purdue University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing Engineering Technology Specialist

  • Oct 1993 - Nov 1998

  -Maintained and serviced laboratory and office equipment as needed -Installed computer hardware and software in computer labs and offices -Prepared and administered laboratory experiments for MET courses covering the following subject areas: -Hydraulics and pneumatics; pump, motor, cylinder and valve operation, circuit design, motor/pump performance -Thermodynamics; heat exchangers, thermal conductivity, heat pipes -Materials science; ferrous and non ferrous metals, plastics, hardness testing, metalography, heat treatment -Strength of materials; tensile, ultimate, and shear strength, torsion, photoelasticity, strain gauges, flexural strain Show less