Experience

Davinci Engineering & Consulting, LLC

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Jan 2011 - 13 years

  Da Vinci Engineering and Consulting is a new Product Development Company located in Oshkosh, WI. Founded by two individuals who have been in the Product Engineering field for over 30 years and who have developed a proven track record of taking on large product design challenges and delivering them on-time and to-budget. The founders have started and grown this type of business successfully in the past. We are heavily networked in Wisconsin and the Midwest and we anticipate steady growth for… Show more Da Vinci Engineering and Consulting is a new Product Development Company located in Oshkosh, WI. Founded by two individuals who have been in the Product Engineering field for over 30 years and who have developed a proven track record of taking on large product design challenges and delivering them on-time and to-budget. The founders have started and grown this type of business successfully in the past. We are heavily networked in Wisconsin and the Midwest and we anticipate steady growth for the next 5 years. Our business philosophy is based on a set of core values that include integrity, compassion, honesty, openness, trust and respect. Show less



Brooks Stevens, Inc.

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Jun 1997 - Jun 2010

  Co-founded Progressive Engineering Inc. (PEI) 1997 with three partners and started as the VP of Engineering. In Oct. of 1999, after PEI ventured into the rapid prototyping market by purchasing an SLA 5000 machine ($650,000), the company faced some financial issues and personnel problems. Tim took over as President of PEI at that time. Tim spearheaded the strategy to deal with current and future business challenges. He established straightforward Company goals: cut expenses and increased… Show more Co-founded Progressive Engineering Inc. (PEI) 1997 with three partners and started as the VP of Engineering. In Oct. of 1999, after PEI ventured into the rapid prototyping market by purchasing an SLA 5000 machine ($650,000), the company faced some financial issues and personnel problems. Tim took over as President of PEI at that time. Tim spearheaded the strategy to deal with current and future business challenges. He established straightforward Company goals: cut expenses and increased productivity and efficiency, reinvented the Company as a “turn-key Product Development Company”, reinvented the corporate culture to attract and keep high level employees and make work fun for everyone, over stress the importance of full customer satisfaction, strive for double digit revenue and profit growth, share the wealth through excellent benefits, salaries, profit sharing and ownership, instituted a open book and open door management philosophy. Highlights that have occurred at Progressive Engineering, Ingenium Product Development and Brooks Stevens under Tim’s watch since Oct. 1999: • Giving key employees stock options. • Closed 3 offices and consolidated into one centrally located office. • Customer volume discounts and “rate sheet”. • A culture of ethics and trust and mutual benefits. • Monthly corporate meetings. • Full disclosure of finances …Great Game of Business • 100% customer satisfaction money back guarantee • Revenue Milestone celebrations. • Our own “R & D efforts” like Ven-T Boat Company • Excellent sourcing relationship in China • Pursuing PowerVent and Ven-T Boats as “disruptive technology” • Quarterly profit sharing and consistent pay outs. • Profit sharing pre-tax in 401K accounts. • Opening a Minneapolis office • Construction of a 9000 sq/ft office complex on a 14 acre campus, Plus, construction of a new 4000 sq/ft lab on the property. • Six consecutive years of sales growth averaging over 30% in the last four years. Show less



Mercury Marine

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Applications Specialist/Senior Project Designer

  • Jan 1987 - Jun 1997

  As a Senior Applications Specialist for PRO/ENGINEER solid modeling software he was involved in virtually every aspect of the implementation and utilization of PRO/E in conjunction with complimentary technologies and concurrent engineering strategies in a production environment. He had noteworthy contributions in the following areas; implementation, bench marking hardware and software, standards, strategy, R.O.I., metrics, complementary software, P.D.M., rapid prototyping, reverse… Show more As a Senior Applications Specialist for PRO/ENGINEER solid modeling software he was involved in virtually every aspect of the implementation and utilization of PRO/E in conjunction with complimentary technologies and concurrent engineering strategies in a production environment. He had noteworthy contributions in the following areas; implementation, bench marking hardware and software, standards, strategy, R.O.I., metrics, complementary software, P.D.M., rapid prototyping, reverse engineering, customized company specific training, management seminars, user assistance and support, on line user manual etc.. He was chartered with customizing and implementing 6 basic and advanced Pro/E courses and trained over 130 users at Mercury Marine, Mercruiser, Zebco and vendors. Fifty percent of Tim's time was spent as a Senior Project Designer working on specialty projects throughout the company involving the design and building of high level modifiable PRO-E models of complex mechanical systems for 2-stroke and 4-stroke outboards, personal water craft, and stern drives and their major components and assemblies. Including parts like cylinder heads, crankcase, and complex die cast housings, etc. Show less



Briggs & Stratton

• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Designer/Database Administrator

  • 1979 - 1987

  Tim was involved with the layout, design and detailing of nearly every type of component associated with small h.p. air cooled, over-head valve, over-head cam gasoline and diesel engines. In addition to his engineering duties, he was also the CAD/CAM Database Administrator. This included hardware, software and user support for 22 R &D users on the ICEM DDN CAD/CAM software. He was the primary support person for training, trouble shooting, debugging, and user assistance, as well as… Show more Tim was involved with the layout, design and detailing of nearly every type of component associated with small h.p. air cooled, over-head valve, over-head cam gasoline and diesel engines. In addition to his engineering duties, he was also the CAD/CAM Database Administrator. This included hardware, software and user support for 22 R &D users on the ICEM DDN CAD/CAM software. He was the primary support person for training, trouble shooting, debugging, and user assistance, as well as maintaining and approval of all departmental CAD/CAM hardware and software. Specific CAD/CAM experience included 2D design, 3D design, 3D surfacing, and 3-axis N/C programming of a Bridgeport CNC mill. Show less