Shannon S. Freeman

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Lafayette, CO 80026

720-***-****

accgts@r.postjobfree.com

RESUME: MECHANICAL ENGINEER

EDUCATION

Colorado School of Mines - Golden, Colorado

B.S. in Engineering with Mechanical Specialty

1997-2001

OBJECTIVE & QUALIFICATIONS

To positively impact the productivity and the success of an outstanding company with the following:

Experience with mechanical / electromechanical systems, field engineering, designing for manufacturing, production, and cost reduction. Knowledgeable in the operation of EPC and OEM companies. Quickly grasps new business and technical concepts. Oversees product designs as project lead, has excellent oral & written communication skills, and develops productive relationships with co-workers as well as clients. Ready to take on a leadership role.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Flexstar Technology, Inc: Longmont, Colorado (2010 – 2013)

Mechanical Engineer – Research & Development Group, Storage Device Testing Equipment

ENGlobal® Engineering: Broomfield, Colorado (2009 – 2010)

Mechanical Engineer – Corporate Engineering Team, Oil & Gas Industry

MKS Instruments / HPS® Products: Boulder, Colorado (2004 – 2008)

Mechanical Engineer / Product Manager – Product Development Group, Semiconductor Industry & Thin-film Deposition Operations

Air Control Science, Inc. / Solid Systems Engineering: Boulder, Colorado (2001 – 2004)

Project / Mechanical Engineer – Corporate Engineering Team, Bulk Material Handling & Mining Industries

EXPERTISE

Product & System Design:

- Leads and works within multidisciplinary engineering teams in the development and support of mechanical and electromechanical products.

- Creates and manages drawing packages, 3D models, bills of materials (BOM), cost estimates, specifications, and timelines for design projects. Defines tolerances and component fit.

- Expertise in sheet metal, machined components, plastic injection molding designs, as well as mechanical layout of PCB’s, blind-mate electrical fixture design, and focus in modular system design for ease of configurability.

- Background in storage device testing equipment design for environmental chambers, burn-in systems, and ambient desktop units for SSD, HHD, PCIe, Ethernet devices, and hybrid storage & motherboard applications.

- Optimizes airflow delivery to devices-under-test (DUT) to meet ever-increasing storage device heat dissipation and thermal gradient requirements within testing systems.

- Increased standard environmental chamber DUT density by 200-300+%, reducing quantity of chambers required and lowering total costs to the customers up to 50%.

- Reduces material costs by $1M per product line per year by replacing high-cost machined components with low-cost plastic molded parts.

- Reduces engineering costs by standardizing electronics trays and DUT installation hardware with configurable layouts, reducing design time for new and/or custom test chamber projects.

- Background in semiconductor equipment design for high vacuum valves (pneumatic and electromechanical), vacuum fittings (flanges, adapters, and manifolds), gauges/transducers, gauge controllers, semiconductor tooling, and process traps/filters.

- Defines materials for the use in high heat, corrosive, or high load applications.

- Performs engineering evaluations and feasibility studies. Creates reports and designs improvements for facility material handling systems to reduce/eliminate dust and emissions.

Project Management, Planning & Coordinating:

- Oversees and manages all phases of product development, including scheduling, material costing, concept design, detailed design, prototyping, testing, manufacturing specifications, and final transfer from development to production.

- Manages existing products and has extensive experience with change order / ECO processes and sustaining engineering.

- Successfully coordinates workflow of local and foreign machine shops, vendors, suppliers, and procurement.

- Develops procedures and standardized engineering calculations for improved efficiency and greater productivity among fellow engineers.

- Utilizes ERP & MRP systems and project planning tools to meet product release dates.

- Works within multidisciplinary teams to create takeoffs, costs estimates, and proposals for projects up to $25M. Creates requests for quotes, evaluates vendor data, issues purchase orders, expedites orders, and tracks procurement activities.

- Interacts with vendors, clients, and management on a regular basis.

Manufacturing, Product Workflow:

- Organizes internal and external resources for high-volume production, as well as fast-track design/development and production of low-volume custom products.

- Creates product fabrication, assembly, and packaging workflow procedures and routings.

- Performs cost analysis and re-evaluates manufacturing techniques of existing products. Applies cost reduction strategies and improved manufacturing strategies to existing products.

COMPUTER SKILLS

- Microsoft® Office software including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Project, and Power Point.

- Design software including Autodesk Inventor (comparable to Solidworks), Autodesk Vault, and AutoCAD

- Engineering and manufacturing ERP system/databases – AVANTE and SYSPRO

- Creates custom spreadsheets and calculation tools to increase efficiency of design engineering.

- Experience with hydraulic system modeling (KYPIPE), Ductwork flow balancing and fan static pressure calculations (Industrial DUST program & HEAVENT), and conveyor belt design (Belt Analyst 2)

- Additional computer experience in Solid Edge, VB, LabVIEW, ALGOR, Matlab, and MathCAD

ADDITIONAL SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

- Played key role in the implementation of Autodesk Vault and the migration of engineering files to manage and secure documentation.

- Vault administration including file management, revision control, and transfer of files from product development to manufacturing.

- Restructuring of engineering server file system to optimize documentation, workflow process, and eliminate redundancy.

- Experience with ISO procedures and documentation.

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