Experience

idX Corporation

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Design/Development

  • Dec 2016 - Present

  Work with Development team, Development prototype builders, Project Manager, Development Manager, Estimating, Purchasing and Customers to develop needs for new products. Establish scope through various exercises identifying materials along with form fit and function towards final design and implementation for final production.

• Senior Project Engineer

  • Feb 2009 - Dec 2016

  Produce fixture/cabinet information/drawings and specifications within budget and critical time frames for a broad range of retail clients for customer approval and manufacturing primarily using Autodesk Inventor. Apply extensive experience to mentor project engineers and department members in established and improved standards towards meeting deadlines. Implement value engineering efforts to increase efficiencies for customer and manufacturing budgets. Work closely with Product Development, Project Management and Production to obtain/create information for customer programs for efficient fabrication and required level of project/product quality meeting and improving budgets. Work with other idX divisions collaborating efforts for shared and division exclusive projects.



IdX Seattle

• Project Engineer

  • Apr 2000 - Feb 2009

  Created fixture drawings for customer approval and manufacturing within established time frames. Used Autocad and assisted in developing processes/standards towards the implementation of Autodesk Inventor for company standards for Seattle and other divisions. Worked on various projects requiring AWI certification. Created fixture drawings for customer approval and manufacturing within established time frames. Used Autocad and assisted in developing processes/standards towards the implementation of Autodesk Inventor for company standards for Seattle and other divisions. Worked on various projects requiring AWI certification.



Haworth

• United States
• Furniture
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Engineer

  • Jan 1993 - Apr 2000

  Responsible for creating casework drawings using Autocad, bill of materials and routing using AMAPS erp system for special/custom wood office furniture based on established stock product lines. Provided support for new product lines introductions, ISO and cross-plant manufacturing capacities. On team for 1 year project (1993 to 1994) that transferred legacy product/production data into AMAPS erp system Responsible for creating casework drawings using Autocad, bill of materials and routing using AMAPS erp system for special/custom wood office furniture based on established stock product lines. Provided support for new product lines introductions, ISO and cross-plant manufacturing capacities. On team for 1 year project (1993 to 1994) that transferred legacy product/production data into AMAPS erp system



Lunstead

• Furniture Engineer/Drafter

  • Jan 1987 - Jan 1993

  Responsible for projects for office furniture panel system from creating layout using standard established Autocad blocks with sales and production information, material purchase and coordination of order entry with sales. Assisted in development of new and enhancement to existing product lines. Created engineering drawings for special products per customer requirements based on stock product lines. Extensive drafting/board work transitioning into CAD. Responsible for projects for office furniture panel system from creating layout using standard established Autocad blocks with sales and production information, material purchase and coordination of order entry with sales. Assisted in development of new and enhancement to existing product lines. Created engineering drawings for special products per customer requirements based on stock product lines. Extensive drafting/board work transitioning into CAD.



David Kehle Architect

• United States
• Government Administration

• Architectural Draftsman

  • 1985 - 1987

  Created construction documents for retail spaces, commercial and grocery buildings. Some residential. structural and landscape drafting. Board drafting using Mayline and plastic lead. Created construction documents for retail spaces, commercial and grocery buildings. Some residential. structural and landscape drafting. Board drafting using Mayline and plastic lead.



Associated Grocers

• Facilities Drafter

  • 1984 - 1985

  Various facilities drafting/vendor coordination projects including office furniture layouts, parking lot striping, rack and conveyor planning layouts in various areas of multiple facilities. Board drafting using mechanical arm. Various facilities drafting/vendor coordination projects including office furniture layouts, parking lot striping, rack and conveyor planning layouts in various areas of multiple facilities. Board drafting using mechanical arm.