JOHN WAYNE HEDDINGER

HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA

828-***-****

E-MAIL: acowtt@r.postjobfree.com

I HAVE BEEN A SUCCESSFUL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER SINCE 1977.

MOST OF MY SUCCESSES WERE IN THE RETAIL FURNITURE INDUSTRY OR OTHER

CONSUMER PRODUCTS. I HAVE BECOME A FURNITURE EXPERT OVER THE YEARS.

I HAVE WORN MANY HATS THROUGHOUT MY CAREER. I AM A TRAINED

DRAFTSMAN AND CAD MODELING EXPERT USING CATIA, AUTOCAD AND

INVENTOR. I HAVE A VERY ANALYTICAL MIND.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

MELISSA WINN INTERIORS

3/14 -

OKLAND, CALIFORNIA

-CAD DESIGNER

CREATE CAD DRAWINGS OF INTERIOR FURNISHINGS, PLANS AND ELEVATIONS.

SERENA & LILY

5/12 – 4/13

SAUSALITO, CALIFORNIA

-PRODUCT DESIGN /DEVELOPMENT/ PACKAGING ENGINEER

DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED HOME FURNISHINGS, LIGHTING AND DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES.

COST PLUS WORLD MARKET

10/10 – 5/11

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

-FURNITURE AND LIGHTING DESIGN ENGINEER

DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED RTA FURNITURE, LIGHTING AND DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES.

BALTIMORE AIRCOIL COMPANY

2/08 – 10/10

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

-DESIGN ENGINEER

ASSISTED IN THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL AIR COOLING / HEAT EXCHANGE.

POTTERY BARN / WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC

7/02 – 5/07

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

-FURNITURE AND LIGHTING DESIGN ENGINEER

DESIGNED AND DEVELOP FURNITURE / LIGHTING AND DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES. CREATED

SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS. QA TROUBLESHOOT OTHER PRODUCTS AS NEEDED.

HAYWOOD WEST & COMPANY

6/00 – 7/02

HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA

-FURNITURE DESIGNER / IT ADMINISTRATOR

DESIGNED AND DETAILED NEW FURNITURE DESIGNS FOR VARIOUS FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS.

I WAS ALSO THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR WINDOWS-NT.

PANASONIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

6/99 – 6/00

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE

-PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEER

DESIGNED OEM SOUND SYTEMS AND LOUDSPEAKERS FOR THE AUTOMIBLE INDUSTRY.

ATHENS FURNITURE INDUSTRIES

9/97 – 6/99

ATHENS, TENNESSEE

-FURNITURE ENGINEER

MY JOB WAS TO TRANSLATE DESIGNS INTO MANUFACTURABLE FURNITURE PRODUCTS.

FRIGIDAIRE COMPANY

8/96 – 9/97

SPRINGFIELD, TENNESSEE

-DESIGN ENGINEER / CAD MODELER

ASSISTED IN THE DESIGN AND DEVOPMENT OF OVENS AND STOVES.

GLOBE BUSINESS FURNITURE, INC. / HAYWORTH CO.

3/94 – 8/96

HENDERSONVILLE, TENNESSEE

-COMMERCIAL FURNITURE DESIGN / DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED COMMERCIAL OFFICE FURNITURE.

INTERNATIONAL JENSEN, INC.

8/91 – 3/94

SCHILLER PARK, ILLINOIS

-PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEER

DESIGNED OEM AND AFTERMARKET AUDIO PRODUCTS.

O’SULLIVAN INDUSTRIES, INC.

7/88 – 8/91

SOUTH BOSTON, VIRGINIA

-PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEER

DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED HOME LOUDSPEAKERS

POLK AUDIO, INC.

9/77 – 7/88

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

-Q.A. MANAGER

-PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

I STARTED IN MANUFACTURING AND WORKED MY WAY UP OVER 11 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT. I

HELD SEVERAL POSITIONS DURING THAT TIME.

E DUCATION:

FOURTEEN HOLY MARTYR’S SCHOOL

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

GENERAL EDUCATION KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FOURTH GRADES.

SAINT BENEDICT’S SCHOOL

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

GENERAL EDUCATION FIFTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES.

CARDINAL GIBBONS SCHOOL

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL, NINTH THROUGH TWELFTH.

CATONSVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

CATONSVILLE, MARYLAND

ASSORTED WORK RELATED CLASSES. QUALITY ASSURANCE, AUTOCAD ETC…

COMPUTER SKILLS:

-AUTOCAD 2013 AND INVENTOR 2013

-BPICS

-CATIA

-CNC PROGRAM (CMS-WINTOOLS)

-MAPICS

-MICROSOFT OFFICE PRO 2010

-MRP

-WINDOWS

-PEOPLESOFT

-NETSUITE

-ADOBE CS6 SUITE

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