SUMMARY

I am an experienced Mechanical Engineer with a proven track record of success working for Fortune 250 companies and possessing excellent time management and prioritization skills that have resulted in 95% on time delivery of project work. I have eight years experience using Solid Works to model, assemble and detail machine components. I have enjoyed working closely with shop floor personnel and have gained valuable hands on experience assembling and installing equipment both in-house and at customer facilities.

EXPERIENCE

December 2007-December 2015 Cummins Incorporated

Customer Quality/Rapid Response Engineer - June 2015-December 2015

Managed follow up and closure of open 8Ds issued against Cummins in response to OEM defects.

Reduced OEM defects by leading containment activities and implementing assembly failsafes.

Managed onsite quality campaigns at OEM locations.

New Product Introduction Engineer/ Product Validation Engineer - July 2010-June 2015

Designed a low restriction oil thermostat seat delivering a 0.15% fuel economy improvement, a 30% lower part cost and a $600,000 savings in tooling cost while yielding a higher quality part. Design has been submitted and is in process for patent protection.

Led meetings with design engineers and plant manufacturing engineers to overcome design for assembly and design for manufacturing barriers.

Provided design support and direction to Product Development Engineers with emphasis on ease of assembly, ergonomics and reduction of part proliferation.

Implemented a barcode quality check process that reduced the number of assembly gaps by 75% on new product builds.

Performed build and mock up work on new product introduction of diesel engines.

Product Development Engineer – December 2007-July 2010

Managed product change requests and capacity expansion projects.

Created design validation plans and led design reviews.

Coordinated validation testing of new supplier components and worked with suppliers to resolve design and manufacturing issues.

March 1997-December 2007 Alcoa Closure Systems International

Design Engineer

Managed and led design projects from concept to customer for the food and beverage industry.

Consistently met or exceeded 95% on time delivery of engineering releases while also serving as second shift shop supervisor.

Maintained accurate bills of material, assembly and detail prints of capping and auxiliary equipment.

2D layouts, 3D modeling, assembly and detailing of parts and assemblies using Solid Works CAD software.

Working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.

Hands on experience assisting with machine builds and installations at customer facilities.

Product Engineer/Purchasing

In addition to Product Engineering role, performed purchasing duties including procuring of raw materials for in-house manufacturing, outsourcing and scheduling of outside vendor operations such as Armoloy, electropolish and heat treat.

Published monthly material receipt and cost data to senior management.

Reorganized the material receiving area and created a visual display of work orders improving material shipping and receiving efficiency by 50%.

Manufacturing Supervisor

Two years supervising second shift machine shop union machinists, while still maintaining Design Engineer project responsibilities.

Additional Experience

Construction Inspector

Oversaw contractor work on hydropower unit upgrades at the Robert Moses Power Project. Contract work included machining of all wear surfaces and seal edges, installation of greaseless bushings, and modifications to generator cooling systems.

Prepared daily construction reports of contractor activities and progress.

Tracked hours of change order work for payment purposes.

Liaison between union plant personnel and union contractor personnel coordinating all hoist and crane work.

Field Engineer

Engineered design improvements to a concrete demolition machine resulting in a 30% reduction in operating costs and a 70% increase in machine reliability.

Tracked and submitted change order work for payment purposes.

EDUCATION

State University of New York at Buffalo

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/TRAINING/AWARDS/PATENTS

Project management training

Design For Manufacturing Effects Analysis training

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis training

Cummins Six Sigma Chairman’s award for my contributions on resourcing project

Patent award in process for the design of an oil thermostat sealing insert.

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