Experience

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  Komatsu Mining

  • United States
  • Mining
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Director, Engineering Infrastructure, Komatsu Mining Corp. at Komatsu Mining Corp.

    • Feb 2023 - Present

  • Manager, Engineering CAD/PDM, Komatsu Mining Corp.

    • Jan 2019 - Present

  • MANAGER, ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURE

    • Nov 2007 - Present

    Created and maintained project schedules as well as assigning and managing resources.Completed design reviews for suitability and integration with other designs within overall product.Interface with suppliers and all functional areas through the practice of concurrent engineering.Developed and deployed internal and external contract engineering support. Included in this are managing schedules, resources and budgets.Standardize and improve engineering processes to improve efficiency.Successful implementation of engineering design software and file management systems that saved over 25% engineering time for releasing drawings.

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  SolidWorks

  • Manager, Engineering Support

    • 2005 - 2009

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  P&H Mining Equipment

  • Mining
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • SUPERVISOR TECHNICAL DESIGN

    • Nov 2000 - Nov 2007

    Resolving product reliability issues by working with engineers to design upgrades and design changes for future machines. Supported the growth in the aftermarket initiatives by developing engineered solutions on existing products. Managed the training, training schedule and training costs as well as developed training material for new engineering software. Developed new engineering processes that streamlined workflow internal to engineering and to external customers.

  • ENGINEERING TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

    • Nov 1996 - Nov 2000

    Assumed the responsibility that included the resource and project planning for a 90 million project. Project came in on time and on budget. Responsible for supporting manufacturing of a dragline model in Australia and Milwaukee for deviations and material substitutions.Worked in Australia for 3 weeks in order to get the local engineering group up to speed with our standards, engineering tools and processes. Traveled to Canada in supporting products on several occasions and became the point of contact for this build problem resolution.

  • DRAFTING SUPERVISOR

    • Jun 1992 - Nov 1996

    Responsible for the computer aided drafting and design work within the dragline engineering group for the second shift operations.Responsible for all internal training, engineering standards and managing the work for contract designers.

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  Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries

  • Greater Milwaukee Area

  • SENIOR DESIGNER

    • Sep 1987 - Jun 1992
    • Greater Milwaukee Area

    Held a Department of Defense clearance of "Secret".Responsibilities included design work for platforms, bulkheads, equipment foundations, lockers, stowage, ballast tanks, pressure hull and diving planes on SSN688 Los Angles Class Submarines.Traveled to various Navy Shipyards to conduct design inspections.

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  Aqua-Chem

  • Greater Milwaukee Area

  • DRAFTSPERSON

    • Jul 1981 - Sep 1987
    • Greater Milwaukee Area

    Was hired as a junior in high school as a draftsperson working part time. Worked mainly in the R&D group documenting drawing changes and the creation of new drawings.