Experience

CurvaFix, Inc.
• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Feb 2023 - Present

Facture Product Development
• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • 2021 - Feb 2023


Clarisonic

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sustaining Engineer

  • Jul 2019 - 2020

  * Primarily responsible for resolving problems related to design and manufacturing with internal and external customers on production devices. * Lead cross-functional root cause analysis effort to collect appropriate data via established or developed test methods, inspections, and/or other engineering analyses. * Collaborated with R&I Engineering to ensure design intent is appropriate, documented, and maintained for commercialized product lines. * Primarily responsible for resolving problems related to design and manufacturing with internal and external customers on production devices. * Lead cross-functional root cause analysis effort to collect appropriate data via established or developed test methods, inspections, and/or other engineering analyses. * Collaborated with R&I Engineering to ensure design intent is appropriate, documented, and maintained for commercialized product lines.



Simplexity Product Development, Inc.

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Apr 2018 - Jul 2019

  * Lead engineering efforts on customer projects on all aspects of the product development cycle, from identifying customer needs to delivering production ready designs. * Identified separation of tasks and activities for distributing among other mechanical team members. * Supported electrical and industrial design teams to ensure design constraints and intent were maintained. * Assisted sales and business development teams on potential business opportunities by meeting with clients and providing work estimates for quotes. * Coordinated customer builds with by generating manufacturing instructions, communicating with suppliers, and providing support both on-site and remotely.



Elkay Manufacturing

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Product Engineer

  • Feb 2016 - Apr 2018

  * Accounted for all design-related activities related to water coolers, drinking, fountains, and bottle fillers through the entire product development process. * Developed optimized product concepts and enhancements while maintaining functionality, performance, product cost and design for manufacturability. * Researched viable product opportunities in the area of refrigeration, plumbing, filtration, and sensors for the purposes of establishing product technology roadmap. * Collaborated directly with Product Management team on creation of product definitions and product roadmaps. * Supervised small team of CAD engineers on completion of minor design, drawing and documentation tasks. * Performed benchmarking of competitive offerings including product testing, design evaluation, and cost estimation. * Determined appropriate test and/or qualification plans for new products, design changes, or new supplier qualification.



Vapor Bus International – A Wabtec Company

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Leader, New Product Development

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2016

  * Responsible for all new product development activities within organization.* Oversaw New Product Development group of three engineers; third in command behind Director of Engineering.* Lead, coordinated, and mentored, internal & external teams on all new product projects through the entire product development lifecycle.* Directed all qualitative market research via field observations and in-depth customer interviews as part of a human-centered design initiative.

• Project Engineer

  • Dec 2005 - Jan 2015

  * Subject Matter Expert in development of bus door systems for domestic and global clients.* Exclusively handled all incoming design projects for key client, Volvo as well as potential new clients. * 3D CAD and PLM Software Administrator; granted user access, troubleshot issues, and trained new engineers.



DAXCON Engineering

• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Engineer

  • Jun 2004 - Dec 2005

  * Designed a complete waste handler package used on various wheel loader vehicles for Komatsu, Inc. * Supervised the building of Caterpillar's ACERT engine during pilot production at facilities in Mossville, IL & Griffin, GA and reported any issues to engineering personnel. * Assisted in the design & detail of various Caterpillar engineering projects. * Designed a complete waste handler package used on various wheel loader vehicles for Komatsu, Inc. * Supervised the building of Caterpillar's ACERT engine during pilot production at facilities in Mossville, IL & Griffin, GA and reported any issues to engineering personnel. * Assisted in the design & detail of various Caterpillar engineering projects.