Category: ENGINEERING

         ENGINEERING MANAGER               Experience      Engineering Manager    February 2008   to   Current     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Supervisor: Tom Mosca, VP Manufacturing  Manager of tool room, tool service, and punch manufacturing departments  Manager of engineering, drafting, CNC programming, and lean/continuous improvement  Engineering support for supervisors and shop floor with emphasis on problem solving  Research, planning and execution of capital projects  Design and engineering calculations for custom architectural products and fabrications  Cost estimating of fabricating work and architectural projects  Design and develop perforating punch tooling  CNC programming of Whitney punch/plasma  CNC programming of Trumpf press brake  Research and implement new manufacturing processes  Train employees in the operation of new equipment and new manufacturing processes  Lead research and development efforts for high precision products  Assist outside sales with customer visits and technical proposals  Provide technical support to inside customer service and interact with customers  Work with customers and outside tooling vendors to design automotive stamping dies  Support for maintenance and operation of perforating, stamping, and throat presses          Manufacturing Engineer    October 2004   to   February 2008     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Supervisor: Dave Rollison, Owner  Cost estimating from customer supplied parts or drawings  Creation of shop floor routing for parts and assemblies  CNC programming of Amada turret presses  Scheduling and supervision of entire shop  Train shop personnel in the operation of CNC equipment  Total customer service from design and estimating to production and delivery  Maintain and repair shop equipment and hand tools  Quality control and part inspections  Maintain, repair, and upgrade turret press tooling  Cost engineering and problem solving to meet customer needs          Manufacturing Engineer    September 2002   to   October 2004     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Supervisor: Gary Albright, Owner  Creation of flat patterns from customer supplied drawings  CNC programming of Amada turret presses  CNC programming of Amada FMS line with right angle shear and sorting system  Maintain and repair CNC equipment, powder coating system, and air compressors  Train shop personnel in the operation of CNC equipment  Prepare standard work instructions for all aspects of shop operation  Design and subcontract special tooling for press brakes  Total project management from raw materials to packaging  Subcontract machining, plating, irridite, and silk screening  Maintain steel and aluminum inventory  Estimating of new jobs and customer service  Shop supervision and inspection of parts through the manufacturing process  Time study and cost comparison to quotes  Assist customer with design for manufacturing          Manufacturing Engineer    October 1997   to   September 2002     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Supervisor: Chuck Searfoss, General Manager  Creation of flat patterns from customer supplied drawings  CNC programming of Amada and Behrens turret presses  CNC programming of Trumpf automated punching cell  CNC programming of Trumpf laser  Programming of Motoman 2-head robotic welding cell  Creation of shop floor routings for parts and assemblies  Design and build welding fixtures for robotic welding cell  Design and build fixtures for OBI punch presses  Manage all tooling for punch presses and press brakes  Design and order all special tooling for punches and brakes  Research, select, and justify new capital equipment  Train shop personnel in the operation of new equipment  Lead maintenance department in the repair of equipment and tools  Time study and cost analysis of equipment in operation  Work with customers to identify and solve manufacturing problems          Manufacturing Engineer    February 1996   to   September 1997     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Supervisor: Jim Nance, General Manager  Creation of flat patterns from customer supplied drawings  CNC programming of Amada turret presses  CNC programming of Amada FMS and automated punching cells  CNC programming of Amada lasers  Creation of shop floor routings for parts and assemblies  Design and order special tooling for punches and brakes  Research and recommend new capital equipment  Assist in the maintenance and repair of equipment and tools  Time study and run time analysis of equipment in operation  Work with customers to identify and solve manufacturing problems          Mechanical Engineer    December 1993   to   January 1996     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Supervisor: Bill Higgins, General Manager  Design systems and create approval drawings from customer supplied specifications  Structural steel design and pressure calculations for industrial dust collection  Create detailed shop floor drawings from approved designs  CNC programming of Amada punch/plasma turret press  CNC programming of MG systems plasma table  Redesign, modify, and customize product line of utility truck bodies  Total product support for line of industrial louvers and dampers  Wind and hurricane load calculations on louvers and penthouses  Assist in the design and manufacture of welding fixtures          Designer/Drafter    March 1993   to   December 1993     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Supervisor: Dave Whalen  Create detailed part drawings of ice cream hardening machines and conveyors  Create layout and installation drawings of industrial pallet storage systems  Create electrical schematics and control panel drawings for ice cream hardening machines Proficiencies and Training: AutoCAD 2012, Digital Resources DB32 Punch/Plasma, Trumpf Suite Punch/Bend/Laser, Amada Punch/Plasma/Laser, Motoman MRC, MIG/TIG Welding, Syman, Q&A, Made2Manage MS Excel, MS Word, MS Outlook, EncompixDie Setting Training, Lean Manufacturing Training, 5S/Kaizen Event/Kanban Training, A-B PLC Training Notable career projects: Pacific 400 ton stamping press - inspection, purchasing, installation, and startup. Best Buy - design façade system, canopy, and entry wall element, installed on 60 stores. DENR building in Raleigh NC - design and manufacture sunshades covering entire south face. Hershey Medical Center - design for manufacturing of raised planter weldments. Southern Environmental - punching diffuser plates from Hardox 450. Johnson Controls - design 24' tall exterior column covers for main campus buildings. Kenworth - create manufacturing cell for muffler guards, grills, and grill trim assemblies. Peterbilt - create manufacturing cell for grill trim weldments and assemblies. Lutron Electronics - design for manufacturing of panels, boxes, and enclosures. Ericsson Telecommunications - design for manufacturing stainless steel electronics enclosures. Diebold - design for manufacturing electronics enclosures, light duty ATM cabinets. NCR - set of manufacturing cell for electronics enclosures and circuit board parts. Better Engineering - design for manufacturing of washing cabinets. Playworld Systems - design for manufacturing of playground platforms and stairs. Coolaire Systems - design for manufacturing of industrial air conditioning enclosures. Peavey and Crest Audio - manufacturing of stereo amplifier chassis. Vulcan Hart, ITW, and Wolf Range - manufacturing of stainless steel panels. Vulcan Hart - design of heat exchanger and assembly machine. Fleetwood Motorhomes - robotic welding of chassis trusses and various brackets and panels. Alaska, Keystoker, Leisure Line, and Reading Stove - manufacturing of wood and coal stoves. Trafcon Inc - manufacturing of construction zone light panels. Morrison Truck Bodies - designed crane body with open crane compartment. Airline - designed watertight louver/damper combo with high performance.          Education      B.S.   :   Mechanical Engineering      West Virginia Institute of Technology   －   City  ,   State  ,   US    West Virginia Institute of Technology Montgomery, West Virginia 25136 Major: Mechanical Engineering Graduation: B.S. December, 1992          Skills    Welding, Automotive, Automotive Cnc, Cnc, Cnc Programming, Shop Floor, Tooling, Amada, Engineer, Maintenance, Customer Service, Estimating, Receptionist, Retail Sales, Manufacturing Engineer, Cost Estimating, Problem Solving, Plasma, Brakes, Stamping, Automotive Stamping, Continuous Improvement, Drafting, Engineering Support, Manufacturing Processes, Outside Sales, Press Brake, Proposals, Sales, Sales With, Stamping Dies, Technical Support, Tool Room, Press Brakes, Laser, Motoman, Robotic, Robotic Welding, Strippit, Turret Press, Cost Analysis, Hand Tools, Inspections, Quality Control, Scheduling, Design For Manufacturing, Inspection, Collection, Flux Core, Load Calculations, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical/electrical Engineer, Product Support, Steel Design, Structural Steel, Structural Steel Design, Compressors, Inventory, Machining, Manufacturing Process, Packaging, Plating, Powder Coating, Project Management, Shear, Sorting, Total Project Management, Lasers, Air Conditioning, Assembly, Autocad, Autodesk, Buying/procurement, Cabinets, Chassis, Circuit Board, Control Panel, Conveyors, Designer/drafter, Electrical Schematics, Excel, Kaizen, Kanban, Lean Manufacturing, Mig, Ms Excel, Ms Outlook, Ms Word, Ncr, Outlook, Purchasing, Schematics, Stainless Steel, Stamping Press, Telecommunications, Tig Welding, Training, Trusses, Word, Mechanical Engineering