Engineer Customer Service

Mark E. Decker **** South Creek Rd, Girard, PA ***17

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SUMMARY

Customer driven engineer skilled in Design, Manufacturing and Process

Improvement

Entrepreneurial spirit that facilitates continuous improvement through

teamwork

Initiate, Plan and complete Facility & Process improvements in a

manufacturing environment

Toolbox: Listening, Learning, Experimentation/Trials, Training,Teaching,

Coaching,

Manufacturing experience: Aerospace, Locomotives, Automotive, Electronics &

Composites

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

2010 - 3/2011 Adecco Engineering & Technical, Erie, PA

Locomotive Design/Manufacture

Production Support Engineer GE Transportation

Engineering/Production Liaison facilitating improvements & resolving

Manufacturing difficulties. Emphasizing order start-up, Main Cab, Radiator

Cab & ESS, Communication with: Unionized personnel, Designer Drafters,

Engineering (On-site & international), Management & Quality

2008 - 2010 Self Employed Consultant, Erie, PA

Engineering Design, Maintenance & Repair, Product Development

Responsible for varied Improvements and fulfillment of customer

requirements

Specializing in Structural Design, Equipment Repair & Antique Restoration

UL Listing research, Application for UL Mark authorization and sample

preparation

2006 - 2008 Railpower Hybrid Technologies Corp., Erie, PA

Hybrid Locomotive Design/Manufacture

Lead Mechanical Engineer

Responsible for Implementation of New Prototype and Production Design,

Manufacturing, Quality Improvements in Compliance with FRA regulations and

Customer Specifications.

Delivered three new locomotive designs/orders from distinct platforms

including SW1500 Cabless

Directed designer/drafter teams to provide complete working prototype

locomotive designs

Provided on-site Engineering support and Manufacturing Difficulty

Resolution to subcontractors

2000 -2005 Composiflex Advanced Composite Products, Erie, PA

Industrial, medical, aerospace, ballistic composites manufacturer

Project Engineer Composites

Do-All engineer including process, manufacturing, quality improvements,

dynamic testing in compliance with ASTM and customer specifications.

Design/develop products from of carbon & glass prepreg, Facilities Engineer

Improved compression and autoclave molding processes with tooling & control

upgrades

Mark E. Decker 7660 South Creek Rd, Girard, PA 16417

Home 814-***-****, Mobile

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1997 - 2000 Ruscitti & Decker Auto Service, Erie, PA

Self-Employed (Partnership) Automotive,

Started/Operated Successful Small Business that continues in operation

today.

Gross sales revenue exceeded $750,000 during first three years via 4,300

plus invoices

1995 - 1997 Omni Plastics, Erie, PA

Contract Injection molder of medical products.

Quality Assurance, Assistant Manager Plastics

Performed internal audits, Design-Of-Experiment's, training, product

disposition, CMM Programming, documentation in support of ISO-9002 and

supervision of QA technicians. Reduced inspection time with new tooling.

1995 GE Transportation Systems, Erie, PA

Buyer (Contract) Locomotive Controls

Timely procurement precision Control components & assemblies. Duties

included supplier selection, contract negotiation, and MRP scheduling $6.4

Million annual budget.

1994 - 1995 Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College,

Erie, PA

Lecturer in Engineering

Courses included: Engineering Statics and Materials and Processes in

Manufacturing.

1993 - 1994 Spectrum Control, Erie, PA

Design / Process Engineer Electronics EMI filters

Provide design changes responding to field failures. Create written

procedures supporting ISO-9001 certification.

Applied Design-Of-Experiment data and reduced production Solder-ability

rework by 86%

1984 - 1993 Lord Corporation, Aerospace Div., Erie, PA

Shock and vibration isolation products.

Manufacturing & Process Aerospace Engineer

Planned and completed four-major capital equipment projects improving

adhesive application, molding and elastomer testing processes.

Engineering/Production Liaison completed hundreds of part approvals

1983 - 1984 Lord Corporation, Industrial Coatings, Erie, PA

Lab Technician

Formulation and testing of air and UV curable industrial coatings.

1979 - 1983 Sears Roebuck & Co., Erie, PA

Service Technician Repair/Customer Service

Trouble shooting, PM, Assembly and repair of a wide range of retail

products including: Bicycles, Lawn Mowers/Tractors, Washing Machines,

Refrigerators, AC units, Dehumidifiers, Televisions and Microwaves.

EDUCATION

Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College, Erie, PA

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology, 1989

Associate of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology, 1983

Training - Certificate examples

Volunteer - IRS, VITA/TCE Advanced Level Certification, Erie,

PA, 2010

SolidWorksTM, Mentor, OH, 2004

Giddings & Lewis, CMM Measurement/Programming, Dayton OH,

1996

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