STEPHEN LAFORGE

**A Seaverns Bridge Road

Merrimack, NH 03054

603-***-**** (C)

acg6li@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

Highly-skilled, team-spirited Mechanical Engineering professional with

extensive expertise in mechanical and electromechanical design and

development. Flexible and focused, with unique analytical and problem

solving abilities and a first-rate technical aptitude. Strengths include:

. CREATIVE: Demonstrated ability to design creative solutions to problems

associated with manufacture of new and existing products while meeting a

defined timeline and budget.

. ADAPTABLE AND INNOVATIVE: Capacity to balance multiple priorities, manage

change, and effectively deal with diverse and challenging situations.

. SELF-MOTIVATED: Inclusive, decisive and thoroughly committed to

professional excellence.

. ACCOMPLISHED: Track record of accomplishment in the formulation,

assembly, build and installation of equipment at manufacturing locations.

. TEAM ORIENTED: Exceptional interpersonal skills, bottom-line focus and a

thorough understanding and application of all functional areas of

mechanical engineering.

EXPERIENCE:

BESI NORTH AMERICA, Salem NH (Formerly LAURIER INC, Londonderry, NH)

February 2011 - Present

A manufacturer of back-end microelectronic assembly equipment, Laurier

integrates leading edge technologies and processes, into innovative

assembly solutions for the semiconductor and related industries.

Mechanical Design Engineer

. Generate design, detail and assembly drawings for both mechanical and

electromechanical components.

. Incorporate Change Control (ECR) changes to documentation packages.

. Generate design specifications for both mechanical and electromechanical

components as well as complete assemblies.

. Provide technical product support to Manufacturing, Sales and Materials.

JP Sercel Associates Inc. Manchester NH

July 2010 - February 2011

JPSA is a maker of state of the art industrial laser systems. Providing

laser micromachining services to customers worldwide.

Mechanical Designer/Detailer

Contract work, Design of fixturing and new assemblies and detailing parts

and assembly drawings using Solidworks Computer aided design.

Duties also included creating and entering BOM's into ERP system.

ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGY CORP., Carlisle, MA

September 2009 - October 2009

An established microprocessor based, communications system developer.

One of the foremost high reliability parts screening firms serving the U.S.

Space community, virtually all U.S. satellites operational today are flying

ATC processed parts.

Mechanical Detailer

Contract work, detailing parts and doing assembly drawings.

LIGHTOLIER, Wilmington, MA

January 2009 - June 2009

A manufacturer of commercial lighting fixtures.

Mechanical Design Engineer

Charged with cost reducing existing light fixture.

. Generate design, detail and assembly drawings for cost reduced light

fixture.

. Generate design of a retro-fit kit for replacing light fixture in a

ceiling.

. Created bills of material for new light fixture.

. Experience with designing sheet metal fixtures using Inventor sheet metal

package.

BESI NORTH AMERICA (Formerly LAURIER INC, Londonderry, NH)

October 2008 - January 2009

A manufacturer of back-end microelectronic assembly equipment, Laurier

integrates leading edge technologies and processes, into innovative

assembly solutions for the semiconductor and related industries.

Mechanical Design Engineer

Contract work for multiple tape reel output on DS9000 platform.

AZORES CORP, WILMINGTON, MA March 2008

-October 2008

(Contract Work)

A manufacturer of precision step-and-repeat photolithography printers,

Azores is the leading technical expert for flat panel display

applications.

Mechanical Design Engineer

Charged with the design of sub assemblies for photolithography printer

. Member of design team that released new product line 8700 printer.

. Generate design, detail and assembly drawings for both mechanical and

electromechanical components.

. Created and released bills of materials to materials group.

. Utilized Inventor 2008.

LAURIER INC, Londonderry, NH 1983

- March 2008

A manufacturer of back-end microelectronic assembly equipment, Laurier

integrates leading edge technologies and processes, into innovative

assembly solutions for the semiconductor and related industries.

Mechanical Design Engineer

Charged with the design of die sorters and die bonders

. Generate design specifications for both mechanical and electromechanical

components as well as complete assemblies.

. Develop new and upgrade existing mechanical designs.

. Utilized Inventor 9 to transition existing assembly and detailed drawings

from AutoCad.

. Review bills of materials to facilitate reduced product cost.

. Provide technical product support to Manufacturing, Sales and Materials.

. Designed from conceptual stages through installation at customer's sites,

the first fully automatic die sorter manufactured at Laurier Inc.

EDUCATION:

BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Lowell, Lowell MA

COMPUTER SKILLS:

. Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks

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