Engineering Manager

• Apr 2022 - Present

Automation Engineer

• Sep 2020 - Present

Engineering Manager

• Aug 2017 - Jun 2020

- Managed a team of ten engineers responsible for designing new workholding products, improving current products, and developing custom solutions. - Implemented a Phase-Gate process to streamline new product development. - Kept team accountable for meeting project goals relative to design criteria, cost, and schedule. - Responded to product issues and questions from customers and various internal departments. - Reported on engineering team progress and metrics to executive management. - Created or improved processes for product change management, new product ideas, work prioritization, paperless drawing revisions, catalog illustrations, ERP system data entry, and root cause & corrective action. - Recruited, interviewed, hired, and provided training for new full-time engineers and interns. Show less

Principal Engineer

• Sep 2016 - Jul 2017

Development Test – Components & Combustion Rigs - Designed a new test cell for a combustion test rig. - Planned capital projects to renovate test cells. - Created piping and instrumentation diagrams for combustion test rigs. - Documented test procedures and safe operating procedures. Development Test – Components & Combustion Rigs - Designed a new test cell for a combustion test rig. - Planned capital projects to renovate test cells. - Created piping and instrumentation diagrams for combustion test rigs. - Documented test procedures and safe operating procedures.

Engineering Team Lead

• Mar 2012 - Aug 2016

Motor Grader & Off-Highway Truck Development- Led a team of three test engineers to validate a next generation motor grader design.- Led development of a new off-highway truck for emerging markets, collaborating with designteams in Illinois and India to translate design requirements into test plans.- Managed validation budgets of up to $4.4M- Developed a new test method to measure the water output of a truck-mounted water deliverysystem.- Coordinated test work on production motor graders and trucks to resolve field issues.- Created project management plans, created test specifications, estimated test costs, and led theteam to execute tests on schedule and within budget.- Directed work of mechanics, instrument technicians, and operators.- Communicated product quality and reliability issues to design teams. Show less

Senior Design Engineer

• Aug 2005 - Feb 2012

Track-Type Tractor Transmission Design- Led a team of five design engineers to develop a groundbreaking new transmission.- Received 7 patents related to the new transmission design.- Redesigned dozer transmission controls to reduce cost, improve performance, reliability, and serviceability.- Led transmission quality improvement efforts.- Designed castings, forgings, machined parts, gears, bolted joints, and assemblies for newtransmission designs.- Responded to component deviation requests to minimize scrap while avoiding defective product. Show less

Design Engineer

• Feb 2002 - Jul 2005

Hydraulic, Powertrain & Fluid Lines Design- Directed the activities of three design engineers plus global resources to develop hydraulic andpowertrain lines design for the first D7E electric drive dozer prototypes on time and with nomajor build issues.- Designed hydraulic hoses and tubes, castings, manifolds, sheet metal parts, and relatedcomponents for new product development.- Developed hardware selection guide for design engineers to minimize factory inventory.

Associate Engineer

• May 1999 - Jan 2002

Assembly Reliability- Identified root causes of repetitive control valve adjustments on wheel loader products.- Developed a web-based interface to allow data viewing and analysis via the corporate intranet,which yielded an 8x improvement in customer response time.- Used neural networks for in-process validation and machine component life prediction.

Cooperative Education Student

• May 1996 - Jan 1997

Connector Division - Redesigned an inspection unit for a connector assembly machine to improve throughput. - Completed hands-on tool room training on manual and CNC machines. - Performed time studies to target assembly problem areas. Connector Division - Redesigned an inspection unit for a connector assembly machine to improve throughput. - Completed hands-on tool room training on manual and CNC machines. - Performed time studies to target assembly problem areas.