Daniel P. Schoeffler

**** **** ***** *********, **** 44087

216-***-****

acvhee@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Results-driven Principal Mechanical Engineer with a strong project leadership background in support of the consumer products industry. Seeking an opportunity as a mechanical engineer in design and development of new products from concept generation to mass-manufacturing.

Hands on expert in complex electro-mechanical design of assemblies and sub-components. Design experience with a wide variety of materials: Sheet metal (steel, aluminum, stainless); Steel plate; Injected molded polymers; Engineered Foam (urethane, elastomeric). Leader in all phases of development: Concept definition; Preliminary layout and trade-off analysis; Design; Design verification and validation; Drawing release; BOM management.

Self-directed with a solid history of leading projects and delivering cost-effective designs to completion on time and on budget. Capable of acting as a team lead or as a principal technical resource.

Wide array of international experience. On-site of support of engineering and manufacturing operations in industrial plants. Collaboration with foreign suppliers to source new parts. Coordinate with international suppliers to document specifications to source their products.

Skills

Complex problem solving

UL, CSA and TUV agency compliance experience

Creo Elements 2.0 - Pro-Engineer

Team leadership

FMEA

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

22 U.S. patents

Mechanism design

Injection molding part design

Project management

System architecture

Strong decision maker

Lean principles knowledge

FEA tools

Electronics packaging

MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint

Work Experience

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Diebold, Incorporated - North Canton, Ohio 01-1992 to Current

Collaborate with Product Management and Industrial Design to conceptualize and refine new ATM product concepts.

Design parts and assemblies in 3D CAD for new and existing ATM products using various fabrication methods, including sheet metal, machining, injection molding, 3D printing, and steel plate weldments.

Regularly submit and implement cost reduction ideas for existing products to management that offer first year cost savings ranging from $20,000 to $150,000.

Initiated and implemented a cost reduction idea to redesign an ATM that resulted in a cost savings of $360,000 per year.

Initiated and implemented a cost reduction idea to replace expensive ball-bearing slides with a cost efficient sheet metal friction slide design that resulted in a cost savings of $220,000 per year.

Manage large CAD assemblies to verify product structure, product fit and clearances, cable routing access, device serviceability, and to generate bills of material.

Responsible for creating all part and assembly drawings required for my projects, including all material specifications, assembly specifications, fabrication specifications, bills of material, cable routing details, and other design intent.

Responsible for up-loading all new drawings and bills of material into the product data management system at the product release stage.

Design polymer parts ranging in size from large, decorative fascia panels down to small, intricate geometry. Materials include: Polycarbonate, PC-ABS, Delrin, Nylon, as well as conductive and anti-static compounds.

Design sheet metal parts and assemblies including large cabinet enclosures, decorative customer interface panels, service trays, and structural members.

Manage all aspects of development projects: Schedules; Prototype part procurement; Prototype builds; Design verification and validation; testing; Design release; Pilot production support.

Education

Bachelors of Science Mechanical Engineering

Cleveland State University - Cleveland Ohio 1988

Masters Business Administration

Cleveland State University - Cleveland Ohio 1993

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