P ETER R . O WENS acn0tr@r.postjobfree.com

512-***-****

Portfolio: http://goo.gl/rtoqrz

Experienced Mechanical Engineer of 8+ years with background in Product Design, Concept Generation, Problem Solving, Hands

on Prototyping, Testing, Validation, Production Manufacturing, Part Documentation and Supplier Management, owning all

facets of the development process from cradle to grave, as well as evaluating and leading other’s efforts and designs

TECHNOLOGIES AND SOFTWARE

Design: Skills: Drawing and 3D CAD Software: Interpersonal:

Injection Molded Plastic Brainstorming and Idea creation Pro/ENGINEER Technical Presentations

Die Cast Metal Mill and Lathe Operation (PTC Creo Elements/Parametric) Clearly Communicating

Sheet Metal Sheet Metal Forming CoCreate Technical Details, Tradeoffs

Machined Part Rapid Prototyping, SLS, SLA, (PTC Creo Elements/Direct) and Design Considerations

Metal Extrusion FDM, 3D Printing SOLIDWORKS Teaching Technical Skills

Vacuum Forming Production Drawings and Mechanical Desktop Training Other Engineers

Overlay and Labeling Documentation Siemens PLM Software NX Managing Jr Engineers

Cosmetic Metal Part Number Creation, Unigraphics Mentoring Interns

Test and Assembly Fixtures Documentation and Release AutoCAD University Recruiting Efforts

Connectors and Cables Thermal Simulation, Testing and Other Software: Conducting Technical

Thermal Cooling for Electronics Validation Adobe Illustrator Interviews for Full Time and

Cooling Fan, Heat Sink and Vibration and Packaging Testing FloTHERM and FloEFD (CFD) Intern Positions

Heat Pipe Assemblies Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) ANSYS (Finite Element Analysis) Fluent in Swedish language

RF and EMI Shielding Technical Writing Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Conversational in Norwegian

(Radio Frequency and Principles of Electrical Management and Danish

Electromagnetic Immunity) Engineering MATLAB and Mathematica

Composite Materials Heat Transfer LabVIEW

Mechatronics Programming in C++

Microsoft Office Excel,

PowerPoint, OneNote, Word

EMPLOYMENT

Staff Mechanical Engineer, R&D National Instruments May 2006 – August 2014

Product Groups: RF, FlexRIO, Machine Vision, and DAQ

Conceptualized and engineered housings and mechanical solutions for electronic products (valuing up to $30K) including

label design, thermal management, cable design, radio frequency shielding, and circuit board considerations.

Redesigned complete FlexRIO product line consisting of over 25 devices, preserving backward compatibility while

increasing functionality to eliminate previous 6 month delays in passing compliance testing as well as reducing cost of

mechanical parts by 26%.

Spearheaded team that brought 3D printing in house, saving over $100K/year, receiving “innovation of the year” award.

Simulated, prototyped, and performed empirical testing to optimize and validate designs prior to investing over $200K

tooling budgets.

Developed manufacturing fixtures to give consistent quality and reduce test time and cost by over $80K/year.

Revised radio device housing, improving cosmetics and consistency while reducing cost by over $150K/year.

Managed and mentored new engineers in learning product development consistent with company best practices.

Key Technical Leader of both new engineers as well as Senior Engineers in projects that prevented additional revisions

and time delays through attention to detail and risk mitigation.

Solved a colleague’s 9-month problem of integrating an EMI gasket in a restricted space increasing product function.

Recruited new engineers through career fairs and conducting on campus interviews at several universities.

Pioneered using 3D printed parts in production testing and manufacturing at National Instruments.

Worked across international boundaries on development teams in Denmark, Germany, Romania, and Hungary as well as

Asian and European suppliers.

EDUCATION

Rexburg, ID Brigham Young University-Idaho Jan 2003 – April 2006

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with Emphasis in Mathematics, April 2006. GPA: 3.9, Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Lead Capstone team in concept, design, fabrication, and flight of a heavy lifting RC (Remote Control) airplane.

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ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT

On Campus Math Tutor Brigham Young University-Idaho Fall 2003 – Fall 2005

Tutored students in advanced mathematics (Calculus, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra).

Honed clear communication skills in explaining difficult concepts, maximizing individual comprehension.

Camp Maintenance and Truck Driver Aspen Grove Family Camp Summer 2005

Engineered solutions for maintenance and improvement projects. Transported camp supplies daily. Operated earth

moving equipment (i.e. Backhoe).

Coordinated in an integrated team to perform diverse tasks and meet challenges.

Plumbing Assistant Advanced Plumbing Summer 2004

Developed excellent problem solving skills and learned to clearly communicate ideas.

Trusted to work with minimal input from project foreman and direct other assistants work.

Manufacturing Technician Dell Computers/Spherion Corp. Summer 2003

Manufactured, tested, and shipped high end computer servers.

Learned keys to efficient manufacturing production through constant innovation and improvement.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Full Time Volunteer The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Stockholm, Sweden 2000 - 2002

Formed excellent communication and people skills through constant interaction with diverse personalities and team

members while overcoming language barrier.

Honed language skills to be fluent in Swedish, conversational in Norwegian and Danish.

ACTIVITIES

Designed and built family camper trailer from scratch Building/Flying RC Aircraft Bee Keeping Backyard Chickens

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