THOMAS E. ROTH

***** ***** ***** ***** ● Reno, NV 89511 ● ab1s51@r.postjobfree.com ● Cell: 775-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Creative product designer with experience in design specifications, concepts, prototyping, in-house and field testing requirements, detailed design, drafting and working drawings, manufacturing processes, detailed refinements and sales product initiatives.

• Independent and team oriented engineering providing completed projects from customers requirements from the product design transitions to the manufacturing process.

• Knowledgeable in Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing, Design for Manufacturing Assembly (DFMA), Value Added - Value Engineering (VA-VE) and Kaizen, UL Laboratory and National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) procedures.

• Proficiency in designing low and high volume precision products, tooling processes and quality control support.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Software: SolidWorks (2010), Solid Edge (V2-V18), AutoCad (R13) MS Office 12 (Word, Excel, Power Point)

• Fabrication Processes: Component process designs and fabrications in woods, cast plastics, plastic injection molding, sheet metal fabrication, investment casting, Al/Mg/Zn type die casting, aluminum sand casting, aluminum extrusions, electronic and mechanical magnet designs and assemblies, metal injection processing, powdered metal sintering designs and processes, coined and stamped parts, high volume automatic and multi-matic fastener types, standard milling and pallet type machinery and large turning center parts including multiple vendor relationships in both the US and overseas markets.

• Documentation: Manufacturing process instructions, user/ operational manuals, itemized assembly drawings, working drawings for components and assemblies, engineering process instructions, quality control inspectional instructions and specialized procedures.

• Instruments and Equipment: Various milling machines, engine lathes, all standard machine shop tools, prototype and production plastic injection molding machines, gauss meters, oscilloscopes and digital and analog meters.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER (DESIGN/R&D) January 1995 – August 2011

SECURITRON MAGNALOCK CORP. Sparks, NV

(Securitron Magnalock Corp. is a manufacturer of electro-magnetic security access control systems and devices)

• Product development and mechanical design for system and component operational functions.

• Main incentive to develop techniques in electro-magnet designs while maintaining low voltage/currents and efficient holding forces to door (entry and egress) access applications in industrial access applications, bank access and man trap operations as well as cabinets and desks for the pharmaceutical and management privacy markets.

• Components for motorized locks, access keypad designs, power supply cabinetry, touch sensitive handles (push/pull type) and egress bars (push type).

• Remote security monitoring devices for access, testing including camera and voice monitoring functions.

• Designed polyurethane casting tools for multiple high volume product designs.

• Inspection documentation, tooling and specific monitoring tools required for Quality Control Inspection processes.

• Manufacturing Process Instructions (MPI) and special machinery and tooling required for manufacturing.

SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER (DESIGN/R&D) January 1979 – January 1995

ELECTRONIC DISPENSERS INTERNATIONAL (EDI) Reno, NV

(Electronic Dispensers Int'l was a manufacturer of portion control devices for dispensing and monitoring remote liquor, refrigerated beer, soda and wine dispensing equipment designed for bar, tavern and restaurant environments)

• Product design of positive displacement and reciprocating fluid pumps and dispensing equipment.

• Control monitoring by use of mechanical counting, data network and sub-network process including data collection, processing and reporting.

• Design of remote type refrigeration transfer devices for product control and maintenance.

• Design of CMOS circuits for remote applications and technical support for in-house and field troubleshooting.

REFERENCES

Paul Rodgers 775-***-****

Larry Corwin 775-***-****

Robert Hunt 775-***-****