Peter Dixon

Email: abqte9@r.postjobfree.com

Address: *** * ****** ***

City: Anderson

State: SC

Zip: 29625

Country: USA

Phone: 864-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $60,000

Willing to Relocate

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PETER G. DIXON

104 N Pointe Creek

Anderson, SC 29625

Home Phone: 864-***-****

E-Mail: abqte9@r.postjobfree.com

I am a devoted experienced Mechanical Engineer focused on mechanical design and materials. I have applied these experiences to Cooking Product Appliance Design and Gas-Powered Two-Stroke and Four-Stroke Hand-Held Lawn & Garden products successfully. My areas of focus is currently product and improvement design for plastics, fuel systems, and materials. Please refer to my qualifications below for your review.

RELEVANT EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering Technology, Oklahoma State University

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:

Microsoft Office AutoCAD 2005 Pro Engineer Wildfire 2.0

SolidWorks 2004 & 2012 Unigraphics NX6 CATIA V5, R14 & R16

MathCAD J.D. Edwards (AS-400) Microsoft Project

ANSYS/Finite Element Analysis TeamCenter Client Minitab R15

CAREER EXPERIENCE:

November 29th 2007 Present

Techtronic Industries Group, North America

Lawn & Garden Division, Dept of Engineering

1324 Pearman Dairy rd.

Anderson, SC 29625

Title: Project Engineer II

Duties

Prepared, updated, and supervised updates of drawings and layouts of parts, assemblies, and whole goods for use in two-stroke and four-stroke engine hand-held lawn & garden products using NX6.

Developed and supervised testing procedures for analysis of parts, assemblies, and whole goods and analyzed test results, including emissions testing and fuel systems improvements using Office suite, MathCAD and existing testing standards (UL, ASTM, SAE, ISO, DIN, etc.)

Prepared, reviewed, and updated bills of material, through the use of TeamCenter Client, SAP, and Oracle BOM database systems.

Qualified existing (injection- and blow-molded) plastics, (sintered and stamped) metals, and extruded and compression-molded thermoplastic elastomer materials for improved function of specific and multiple-component product applications, including review and interpretation of 3rd-party lab test results.

Reviewed project specifications and requirements for qualification of components, assemblies, and finished goods to assure design and fabrication of product conform to the companys ISO manufacturing, regulatory, safety, and quality standards, using Office suite and also using Minitab.

Generated product improvements, and value engineering through design updates and qualification of alternate suppliers, both foreign and domestic using existing part quotes (for estimates) and quotes on alternate designs, and testing results from new and existing test plans, customized as-needed to meet new requirements.

Reviewed supplier PPAP paperwork for compliance with part designs as part of the companys supplier approval process.

Created multiple project timelines and tracked progress using Microsoft Project in order to ensure deliverables are ready on time.

Delivered reports

Conducted site visits of current and proposed component and subassembly suppliers, both foreign and domestic, and provided detailed reports to management.

Accomplishments

Implemented fuel systems upgrades into production on to comply with 2012 EPA and CARB evaporative emissions regulation requirements for less-than-66cc gasoline-powered lawn & garden products, both new and existing applications for 2012 Model Year (YTD).

Updated Company testing procedures for testing fuel systems materials to ensure Ethanol-resistance higher than 10% ethanol content fuels, and trained newer engineers and technical staff on those procedures and test plans.

*Developed 12 DFMEAs for critical engine/application components for 2-cycle Engines (with focus on trimmer applications).

In both Team environment and individual tasks, achieved $11.6 million in Cost improvements since taking this position and $14.9 million in Product improvements.

Implemented commodity cost tracking program to anticipate market changes in material costs.

Created two test time calculation tools for completing common lab work tests on time, even with multiple priority changes occurring during with testing resources, consistently accurate to within one weeks time.

Provided successful engineering support for two CPSC recalls for another division in the company as requested by L&G Division President.

May 22nd 2006 November 29th 2007

Husqvarna Outdoor Products Inc.

Lawn & Garden Plant, Product Engineering

1 Poulan Dr.

Nashville, AR 71852

Title: Design Engineer

Duties

Prepared, updated, and supervised updates of drawings and layouts of parts, assemblies, and whole goods for use in two-stroke engine hand-held lawn & garden products with Catia V5 CAD systems.

Developed and supervised testing procedures for analysis of parts, assemblies, and whole goods and analyzed test results, including emissions standards conformity.

Prepared bills of material and pre-lists using AS-400 computerized bill of material system.

*Conducted FEA design review using Catia V5 FEA package add-on.

Reviewed project specifications and requirements to assure design and fabrication of product conform to the companys ISO manufacturing and quality standards.

Generated product cost improvements, cost reductions, cost avoidances, and production line efficiency improvements through design modification and qualification of alternate suppliers, both foreign and domestic.

Reviewed supplier PPAP paperwork for compliance with part designs as part of the companys supplier approval process.

Achieved the above goals and responsibilities in both individual work and in multidisciplinary team environments.

Accomplishments

Lead project that achieved qualification of all European units to the 2008 Emissions Reduction requirements.

In both Team environment and individual tasks, achieved $536k in Cost improvements in this position and $236k in Product improvements.

May 13th 2005 August 5th 2005

Maytag: Cleveland Cooking Products Division

Research & Development Dept.

270 King Edward Avenue 423-***-****

Cleveland, TN 37311

Title: Engineer Co-Op/ ME Intern

Duties

Designed and assembled component testing equipment for 4 different oven components to replace a 4-pc test stand that cost $60,000

Designed testing procedure for oven convection fan air flow rate measurement with as few parts as possible, but could test all existing fan configurations.

Conducted accelerated life testing on gas burner grates

Conducted inventory of oven test cabinets

Accomplishments

Completed design and construction of testing equipment for 4 different oven components that could test 10 pcs at a time at less than one-fourth the cost of the original test equipment

Created a testing procedure for oven convection fan air flow rate measurement using an anemometer and two interchangeable test fixtures that achieved project requirements

Assisted in update of a gas burner grate testing procedure

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