ANDRE' CEDRIC ROBINSON
Loganville, GA 30052
770-***-**** ********.*******@*****.***
PROFILE
Solid background in Mechanical Design Engineering and Program Management
using ProE,Wildfire 4.0 & PLM 9.1, CREO 2.0 CAD, Solid Works2011, AutoCAD
2011, PPAP System, ISO 9000, GD&T, six sigma, and Design for
Manufacturability. Fifteen years of international travel concentrating on
supplier/product quality and production start-up in Malaysia, China, and
Ireland. Awarded six US patents for battery designs.
CAREER HISTORY
STERIS Corporation
Montgomery, Alabama Oct. 2012 -
present
Senior R&D Mechanical Design Engineer / Product Manager (Contractor)
. Design and manage (EMS) Emergency Medical Systems for Anesthesia
Heads, Columns and Shelves to equip video monitors, oxygen and various
electrical components for operating rooms.
. Design plastic, sheet metal, casting and extrusion parts
. Interface directly with suppliers, manufacturing, marketing, Safety,
Agency approval (InterTek Lab) and Quality team during product
development
. Conduct weekly meetings with development team to ensure all
milestones are met
. Create 3D models and piece part prints for production and proto-type
builds
. Implement Engineering Change Notification
Coca-Cola
Atlanta, Georgia Feb. 2012 - Oct. 2012
Senior Mechanical BOM Configuration Engineer / Manager (Contractor)
. Created Bill of Material (BOM) for various Coke dispenser machines
. Reviewed designs and drawings created by Coke design Partners
. Provided weekly status reports to Director of Engineering
. Conducted weekly meetings with manufacturing supplier for BOM
verification
. Updated prints and 3D models of coke machines
Exide Technologies
Alpharetta, Georgia Oct 2009 - Oct
2011
Senior Staff Mechanical Design Engineer
. Created Mechanical Designs for lead acid and lithium battery products
. Designed High power Lithium Ion battery products, latches, springs,
plastic injection mold, and sheet metal parts
. Used GD&T for creating detailed drawings
. Used 8D problem solving techniques
. Assisted battery manufacturing in Vancouver Canada with open issues
. Reviewed mechanical concept and designs from Junior Engineers
. Managed 3D rapid prototype Connex 500 and Alaris 30 Machines
. Reviewed and approved internal CAD design data bases prior to
launching injection molding and sheet metal tools
. Interacted with domestic and international injection mold and sheet
metal suppliers
. Participated in product safety reviews
. Presented team quarterly reports to VP of engineering
. Set up and purchased necessary equipment for mechanical lab
. Established contacts with international suppliers to reduce material
costs
. Implemented the purchase of prototype machine lead to in-house
production of prototype products
Motorola Government and Public Safety / Companion Products
Lawrenceville, Georgia
June 2007- May 2009
Senior Mechanical Engineer
. Helped outsource and verify designs for vehicular power adaptors,
power supplies, cell phone holsters and carry cases.
. Designed plastic components for batteries and other accessories
. Created detail program schedules for product implementation to
internal engineering team using Microsoft Project
. Created design verification testing plans for products to ensure
product meets customer requirements
. Interacted with customer from design concepts to final design approval
. Presented initial and final design concepts to internal mechanical
design committee and customer
COOPER LIGHTING
Peachtree City, Georgia Sept.
2005 - June 2007
Senior Project Engineer/Senior Mechanical Designer
. 3-D Modeling and Design for high tier commercial recessed lighting
fixtures
. Designed high tier IRIS Recessed lighting fixture passing United
Laboratory (UL) agency requirements
. Created and reviewed product cost information for during product
creation and release
. Conducted weekly meetings with core engineering team
. Created weekly project status reports for Product Managers
. Participated in product Safety Reviews
. Created detail program schedules for product implementation to the
customer using Microsoft Project
. Created manufacturing assembly work instruction documents for lighting
fixtures
. Presented monthly project updates to engineering, upper management and
marketing team.
Motorola Energy Systems Group
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Oct 1994- Sept. 2005.
Mechanical Engineer Designer
. 3-D Modeling and Design for cellular batteries and chargers
. Designed first lithium ion battery pack passing Factory Mutual agency
requirements,
. Designed plastic components for cellular phones, batteries, and
chargers
. Created design verification testing plans for products to ensure
product meets customer requirements
. Presented initial and final design concepts to internal mechanical
design committee and customer
. Managed and assisted inexperienced mechanical engineers on design
issues, problems solving techniques, and design procedure requirements
. Dimensionally inspected plastic parts produced from injection mold
vendors using the latest technical measuring equipment
. Interacted and visited with injection mold vendors before, during and
after the production of the plastic tool to ensure tool quality
. Interacted with Manufacturing team before, during, and after product
is produced
. Produced detail production drawings and assembly drawings, using ANSI
Standards, for injection mold vendors
Motorola Energy System Group
Lawrenceville, Georgia April 2003-
Sept. 2005
Program Manager
. Presented project satus updates to upper management on a monthly basis
. Approved lithium ion insert molded battery for first Factory Mutual
agency and IDEN battery programs: Quark 5mm, Quark 8mm, and P2K 10mm
. Interacted directly with new international manufacturing outsource
supplier for outsourcing lithium ion battery designs in US
Construction Systems Associates
Marietta, Georgia June 1990 - May 1994
Mechanical Engineer Designer
. Designed Nuclear, Industrial and Naval project designs
. Encoding designs, setting up drawing productions, 3-D modeling using
VAX and Apollo workstation
. Quality Insurance Inspector for Nuclear Equipment and steel embedments
. Design and Design Verification for civil structures such as duct,
pipe, and tray supports
. P&ID for schematic piping system
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Science Mechanical Engineering, March 1990
Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, Georgia
Associate Science Business Administration and Computer Science, May 1985
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, Georgia