Wayne Hable, P.E.
Mechanical Engineer at W. S. Darley & Co.- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Professional Engineer
State of WisconsinNov, 1999- Oct, 2024
Experience
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W. S. Darley & Co.
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United States
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Retail Office Equipment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mechanical Engineer
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Nov 2001 - Present
Guided a talented design team of five Engineers in the realization of world-class Darley products. Grew a diversified team of engineers and designers to ensure the development and sustainment of robust products that meet customer expectations. Led the proper maintenance of core product lines through commonsense decision making, design improvements, functionality enhancements, obsolescence management, and coordination of issue discovery and root cause analysis.Collaborated with Asia-based business partners regarding product education and developing product enhancements exclusive to their marketplace. Led a project, resulting in a Guinness World Record for the largest firetruck mounted pump. Spearheaded new product development projects, which positively affected the company's revenue stream. Managed technical teams and projects in an engineering, product development, and continuous improvement environment.Achieved utility and design patents with legal counsel support. Maintained technical fluency in required skills and knowledge sets, integrating newly developed techniques and technologies. Performed root cause analysis of problems, documented faults in the tracking system, and generated daily reports. Prepared equipment operations manuals for distribution with consumer-facing products. Determined impacts of proposed changes or revisions to designs and equipment modifications.
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Chief Engineer
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Sep 2015 - Present
Design, maintain, and improve centrifugal pump products with Pro-Engineer, Mechanica, Ansys CFX, Ansys Blademodeler, AutoCAD and Microsoft Office. Creates and maintaisn a test facility to validate all of our pump products. Serves as a Field Service Representative to customer locations when major issues have occurred and a mentor for younger Engineers in the art of business practices and design methodology.
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Education
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2004 - 2006
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Masters of Engineering -
1990 - 1994
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering
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