JOE SAUNDERS

Product Design Product Development Project Management

330-***-**** – Wadsworth Ohio – acre3j@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS AND SOFTWARE EXPERTISE

Product development

Injection Molding

Machined part design

ISO development

Documentation management

Project Management

Blow Molding

Rotational Molding

Tooling Design

AutoCAD/ProE/Solid Works

Stamped/deep drawn/bent part design

Investment and die cast part design

WORK EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

TTI Floorcare North America, Glenwillow OH 2012 - present

TTI Floor Care's brand portfolio includes Hoover, Dirt Devil, Oreck as well as Vax®, Royal and Hoover Commercial.

Senior Development Engineer

Responsibilities include managing the development of consumer floor care products from marketing concepts to production.

Develop BOM and quote package and work with International OEMs to meet cost targets.

Work with legal teams to review competitive Intellectual property.

Partner with industrial designers and CAD engineers to insure parts are designed per material process requirements.

Oversee qualification and quality and agency testing. Oversee manufacturing.

Key Accomplishments:

Listed as co-inventor on patents

Redesigned Carpet Scrubber drive mechanism, saving $800k in faulty returns with minimum investment

Worked on the development of three Staples shredders

Developed 4 Dirt Devil Quick Clean products, including Vac and Dust (cordless and corded), Dust N Go

Mop, and Spray N Mop

Developed a new lift away canister Vacuum Dirt Cup to salvage production date of another design that failed testing

The Little Tikes Company, Hudson OH 2010 – 2012

Little Tikes is an American-based manufacturer of children's toys, with headquarters and manufacturing located in Hudson, Ohio.

Development Engineer

Responsible for managing the development of multiple consumer products from concept to production on very accelerated schedules.

Involved in daily global communication with Asia and Europe to assure a quality design that meets strict domestic and international safety standards.

Accountable for final product cost, development budget and delivery of domestic and Asian manufactured toys.

Key Accomplishments:

Developed a system for forming pilot holes in rotational molded parts that eliminated the need for expensive fixtures.

Developed the Pirate Ship Ride-On, the Super Chef Kitchen, the 2-in-1 Toddler Swing, Tike Stix, and the Little Tikes Campsite Cookout

Pepperl + Fuchs, Inc. Twinsburg, OH 2004 – 2010

Pepperl + Fuchs is a pioneer and innovator in electrical explosion protection and sensor technology.

Mechanical Engineer

Responsible for mechanical design concepts for electronic sensors and research new technologies and processes for new and cost saving product designs.

Accountable for final design implementation, tooling procurement, delivery scheduling and mechanical cost analysis.

Oversaw production procedure and assembly tooling to ensure product quality.

Managed ISO development documentation team for international certification.

Key Accomplishments:

Developed a plastic sensor mount that costs $.24, to replace the previous $16 mount.

Redesigned a $.98 sensor housing to cost $.27.

Redesigned an elevator sensor for a 30% cost reduction

Updated US development process for International ISO certification.

Developed a procedure for over molding sensitive Micro PCBA’s

Step 2 Company Streetsboro, OH 1999 - 2004

The largest American manufacturer of preschool and toddler toys and the world's largest rotational molder of plastics.

Design Engineer (2001 – 2004)

Responsible for final production design of plastic consumer products.

Designed and tested products to pass EN and ASTM safety standards for children’s toys.

In charge of meeting aesthetic, functional, and customer design requirements.

Supervised production start-up and manage design and production improvements if required.

Design Draftsman (1999 – 2001)

Responsible for implementing conceptual product ideas into working models.

Utilized Auto Cad and Solid Works to design rotationally, injection, and blow molded plastic parts.

Organized cost analysis, supervise new product model and casting pattern development, and perform packaging studies.

Wheeler Boyce Stow, OH 1998 – 1999

Draftsman

Responsible for designing, drafting, and modification of aluminum molds for customer specified equipment using SDRC computer software. Research new product and product ideas including field research at customer sites.

EDUCATION

Plastic Injection Mold Design: School of Continuing Education

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee May 2007

BS: Automated Manufacturing Engineering Technology

The University of Akron May 2001

AS: Drafting and Computer Drafting

The University of Akron May 2000

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