TORRY ALLEN (BSME)

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Irondale, AL *5210

Cell Phone 205-***-**** Home Phone 205-***-****, email: acdsa5@r.postjobfree.com

Mechanical Engineer

Product Design and Development... Mechanical Design... Continuous Improvement

• Develop components and products from concept to finished product, project managing

skills with the ability to conceptualize and analyze designs

• Design custom finished parts on demand to maintain production machine flow and satisfy

customer order options

• Utilize Root Cause Analysis for problem solving

• Able to adapt to new CAD Software

• Effective communication skills: verbal, written and observational

• Proficient with Change Management Product workflow process

• Experience in updating / maintaining information database for internal customer usage

• Detailed oriented, multitasking, team player

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

• Creo Elements /Pro E • Microsoft Word • Internet Explorer

• Microsoft Excel • Windchill 10 PDM • Macola

• On-Time Link

• Lotus Notes

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2000 to 2013 ibml Birmingham, AL

ENGINEERING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Lead Designer (Ink Jet Printer Module Mechanics)

• Developed ibml Wide Print IJP Mechanics to replace the obsoleted Gunther Ink Jet

Printer. Wide Print IJP cost was 1/3 of the Gunther design cost

• Implemented Lean processes to reduce waste / prevent overproduction

Nov. 2012 to Production Engineer / Design Engineer

July 2013

• Modeled sheet metal, milled parts, and assemblies in 3D

• Detailed milled parts and sheet metal parts in 2D

• Design, Fabricate, Build prototype, Test, Document, Generate BOM, Release

products to production using the Agile process

• Coordinate prototype performance cycle testing with Testing / QA department

• Enhance the quality of existing parts and assemblies by updating assembly process

drawings and improving individual part tolerances on detail drawings

• Interface with other design engineers to design and develop more efficient products

• Interface with machine shop for part quality & fabrication for assembly

• Interface with suppliers for data, component specification/ implementation

Oct. 2008 to Production Engineer

Nov. 2012

• Developed custom foam organizers to provide order visibility and stock outside process

parts to Production Planning FIFO Supermarket Kanban specifications

• Liaison between Manufacturing and Hardware Engineering for new feature, part,

assembly design releases and modifications to assembly process drawings

• Continuous Improvement with Purchasing Manager and Production Planning Manager to

modify engineering purchase part BOM’s and implement part kits, resulting in $1.2 million

dollar inventory reduction and streamlined purchase part forecasting

• Assist Operation’s personnel with product support / troubleshooting

• Coordinated with Quality Assurance department for testing and measuring in house and

purchased parts

• Hosted Kaizen events with Assembly Technicians regularly to develop jigs and fixtures

which reduced module assembly time by 10%.

• Reduced overproduction with frames kitting and module supermarket set up

• Participated in ROHS compliance by replacing non ROHS mechanical and electrical

components with ROHS components

• Interface with suppliers for data, component specification/ implementation

• Continued to support the engineering department with Ink Jet design support and any

other miscellaneous design projects

Oct. 2000 to Project Engineer

Oct. 2008

• Lead Designer for ibml Ink Jet Mechanics

• Modeled sheet metal, milled parts and assemblies in 3D

• Detailed milled parts and sheet metal parts in 2D

• Interface with machine shop Manager and staff for fabrication & part quality

• Design procedure consisted of “cradle to grave” concept: Design, Fabricate, Build

prototype, Test, Document w/Process Assembly drawing, BOM layout, Release to production

• Developed one off design options to help generate machine sales

• Interacted with assembly personnel on first article release of designs

March 1999 to South East Control Systems Birmingham, AL

Oct. 2000 Project Engineer

• Designed custom parts, assembly drawings, and elementary wire diagrams in 2D

• Coordinated with the project managers to execute the mechanical reconditioning of four

jig grinder retrofits. Reconditioning included disassembly, bodywork, sizing pneumatic

solenoid valves, replacing internal components, re-assembly and testing

• Conducted laser interferometer test for machine tool alignment and performance in

accordance with ASME B5.54 standard

• Conducted performance tests, installs, and made service calls on different machine tools

• Completed seven contact hours of Electrical Control Circuits

• Assisted technical staff with electronic troubleshooting

• Liaison between engineering and technical staff on various projects

• Internet research

EDUCATION

University of Alabama at Birmingham

BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering

1 week LEAN Certificate Series Training (February 2009)

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