Experience

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  Schmidt Equipment, Inc. - Engineering Services Div.

  • Geneva, Ohio

  • President and Welding Engineering Consultant

    • Jan 2000 - Present
    • Geneva, Ohio

    Founded by Mr. Schmidt's parents in 1967, Schmidt Equipment was a steel fabricating and waste disposal equipment manufacturing company until April 2013, when it was re-organized to take advantage of Mr. Schmidt's expertise in welding engineering, the management of welding operations and the training of welders and welding supervisors. The company is now focused on providing engineering, consulting and training services to welding-intensive companies such as steel fabricators and manufacturers of metal products and structures. It is also involved in the commercialization of a new type of wind turbine support tower for which Mr. Schmidt has been awarded a US patent with a Canadian pending. Prior to the change in direction, Mr. Schmidt was responsible for the hands-on management of all operations of up to 10 shop and office workers in the company. This included designing products and tooling, planning production, ordering materials, setting up production machines, developing welding procedures, training shop workers and welders, directing quality assurance activities, and also general administrative responsibilities relating to tax and cost accounting, and ensuring compliance with environmental, health, safety, wage/hour and other regulations.

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  Howell Industries - Heavy Automotive Stampings Div

  • Masury, Ohio

  • Plant Welding Engineer

    • 1996 - 1997
    • Masury, Ohio

    Responsible for all engineering related to semi-automatic, robotic and resistance welding operations in tier-one automotive plant producing heavy automotive stampings in a facility with 400 employees. Developed and implemented welding procedures and welding management plan, achieved QS-9000 certification for all welding operations, trained welders, designed weld tooling and weld booths and upgraded plant smoke removal system. Lost position when company was sold and welding operations transferred to another facility.

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  Babcock & Wilcox Co - ASRM Div

  • Mt Vernon, IN

  • Lead Tooling Engineer

    • 1990 - 1992
    • Mt Vernon, IN

    Responsible for the design and completion of more than $6 million of state-of-the-art machinery, tooling, jigs, fixtures, and lifting and handling equipment required to manufacture large rocket motor cases for NASA’s Space Shuttle. Led team of up to 8 other engineers and designers in successfully completing work on time and within budget. Reported to Manager of Manufacturing Engineering. Resigned position after tooling was completed and operating in order to return to live in N.E. Ohio.

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  General Dynamics Corp - Electric Boat Div

  • Groton, CT

  • Sr. Welding Engineer

    • 1901 - 1906
    • Groton, CT

    Five years experience as a welding and materials engineer supporting the design and construction of nuclear-powered submarines for the U.S. Navy and leading major welding research and development projects for the Navy, NASA and other government agencies. These projects included $650,000 of R&D relating to the welding and fabrication of large solid fuel rocket motor cases and a major study of submarine hull fabrication methods that produced a paradigm change in the construction of submarine hulls and resulted in a $20 million shipyard modernization. Developed structural and pipe-welding procedures for high-strength and corrosion-resistant metals such as HY-80, Hy-130, Inconel and titanium and qualified them to Navy, ASME and AWS Codes. Performed failure analyses and did process trouble-shooting. Reported to Welding Engineering Supervisor.