Patrick Olsen
V.P., Engineering at The Fountainhead Group, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Six Sigma Black Belt
Remington Arms and Cooper & SandersOct, 2009- Sep, 2024
Experience
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The Fountainhead Group, Inc.
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United States
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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V.P., Engineering
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Jul 2017 - Present
Manage the engineering team responsible for the development and launch of new products in consumer and professional markets. Drive continuous improvement in department operations. Work across the company to improve business operations and drive growth.
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Product Design Engineer
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May 2016 - Jul 2017
Engineering lead for professional grade products. Responsibilities include product design, development, and commercialization. Work across all departments to meet product quality, cost, and delivery targets.
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CONMED Corporation
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United States
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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R&D Engineer
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Apr 2014 - May 2016
Responsible for product design on new medical device in development. Work with Marketing to understand customer needs and product performance requirements. Design parts and assemblies to achieve complex function in small working envelopes, while maintaining bio-compatibility. Work with Manufacturing team to ensure ease of assembly. Design for a wide variety of manufacturing processes to achieve function and cost targets. Create and update CAD models and detailed engineering drawings to convey design intent to manufacturing, suppliers, quality, etc. Apply GD&T per ASME Y14.5-2009. Identify suppliers for prototypes, and work with production suppliers to ensure product meets or exceeds goals for quality, delivery, and cost. Work with Quality to create and update DFMEA. Work with Document Control to create and process Engineering Change Orders. Ensure project is completed on time, on spec, and on cost. Show less
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Remington Arms Company
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United States
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Sporting Goods Manufacturing
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500 - 600 Employee
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Senior Research Engineer
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Jan 2013 - Apr 2014
-In addition to Research Engineer responsibilities: Collaborate with marketing team to develop product specs based on customer requirements. Perform competitor product evaluations to establish baseline for comparison. Create test procedures and performance specs for safety, function, endurance, and abuse testing. -Problem Solving Using Six Sigma Methodologies: Employ data-driven iterative approach to solving complex problems through the scientific application of statistics. Use Directed Sampling to understand sources of variation. Use Designed Experiments to determine optimal robust solutions. -Engineering Systems Administration: Enterprise Product Data Management System Administrator (one of three company-wide). Brought EPDM to Remington to create multi-site accessible document control system. Consolidated multiple databases to eliminate confusion and errors, reduced development time by eliminating lag time of database transfers. Create and manage workflows to fully control document changes, approvals, and access. Manage 100+ user accounts, set access and permissions. Engineering Change Order System Administrator. Control and improve document forms, procedures, and part number allocation system. -Leadership and Continuous Improvement: Provide Six Sigma mentorship for ten-person engineering team. Provide CAD and Enterprise Product Data Management guidance to designers and engineers. Created new R&D prototype assembly lab to increase efficiency of new projects. Oversaw design, quoting, $60,000 project budget, construction, setup, new procedures, and use. Identified knowledge gaps across multiple departments and organized relevant trainings. Secured trainers, budgeted, planned, and tailored content: GD&T (Tec-Ease, 2013) and Surface Finish Roughness Measurement (Mahr Federal, 2013). Show less
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Research Engineer
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Feb 2008 - Dec 2012
-In addition Design Engineer responsibilities: Design parts and assemblies to achieve complex function in small working envelopes. Design parts to withstand high pressures, impact forces, fatigue, wear, abuse, and corrosion. Design for ergonomics, comfort, feel and cosmetic appeal in a highly competitive market. Determine surface finish roughness specifications to ensure reliability and smooth function. Use Six Sigma methodologies to identify and control sources of variation in function. Perform tolerance analysis of complex assemblies to ensure proper design function. -Allocate tolerances and select capable manufacturing processes. Design parts to be robust to variations of selected manufacturing process. Partner with numerous suppliers to ensure parts are delivered on time, on spec, and on cost. Balance time-to-market versus manufacturing costs with initial process selection. Review alternate processes, after product launch, to reduce cost. Collaborate with quality control teams to create inspection procedures and documentation. -Supervise Associate Engineer and Draftsman. Delegate work, mentor, drive professional development, monitor progress. -Sole engineer with design responsibility for the Remington M1911 R1 and all variants developed thru 2014 including R1, R1S, R1 Enhanced, R1 Enhanced Stainless, R1 Carry, R1 Carry Commander, R1 Enhanced Threaded Barrel, R1 Enhanced Commander, R1 Enhanced Commander Stainless. -Designed and implemented unique Design-for-Assembly features not available on any other M1911 including: Controlled Press-Fit Dovetail system for sight installation that does not require hand fitting yet maintains precise installation force. System is compatible with Novak sights. Anti-Scratch Contact Pad on Slide Stop and Safety-Lock that prevent scratches on the Frame. Show less
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Design Engineer
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Jun 2006 - Feb 2008
Legacy Product Design: Design upgrades and line extensions for existing platforms to meet market demand. Make design changes to increase consumer value, facilitate manufacture, or reduce cost. Evaluate cost, logistics, and service implications of proposed changes, and demonstrate justification. Create or update CAD models and develop detailed engineering drawings to convey design intent to manufacturing, suppliers, quality, etc. Apply GD&T per ASME Y14.5. Work directly with quality, production, suppliers, and assembly to execute changes. Worked on the VERSA MAX shotgun development as the first design engineer to initiate project. Show less
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NTN Driveshaft, Inc.
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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400 - 500 Employee
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Induction Heat Treat Manufacturing Engineer
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Jan 2005 - May 2006
Collaborated in multi-functional development team to execute timelines to meet customers’ needs. Designed process sheets and tooling in AutoCAD; obtained quotes, worked with suppliers. Developed heat treatments, tooling set ups, and inspected heat patterns to ensure product quality. Collaborated in multi-functional development team to execute timelines to meet customers’ needs. Designed process sheets and tooling in AutoCAD; obtained quotes, worked with suppliers. Developed heat treatments, tooling set ups, and inspected heat patterns to ensure product quality.
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Education
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2003 - 2004
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
Master’s Degree, Engineering Management -
2000 - 2003
Dartmouth College
Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering -
1998 - 2002
Colby College
Bachelor's degree, Physics
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