Engineer Manager

JOHN E. WRIGHT

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Watertown, Wisconsin 53094

Cell: 262-***-****

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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

A versatile, quality-oriented Engineer with over 20 years of experience in

new equipment development in the foodservice equipment industry. Regarded

as a skilled engineering professional with excellent leadership,

communications and people skills who can work independently or as part of a

team environment. Recognized as a leader who demonstrates a positive

attitude, possesses a strong work ethic is self motivated and dedicated to

see every project through to completion. Core competencies include:

Project Management

New Product Development

Brand Prod. Line Expansion

Comm. Equipment Design

Cost Reduction Design

Lean Manufacturing

Reg. /Agency Approvals

Prototypes/Testing

ProEngineer - Wildfire2

Co-Create Solid Designer-3D

Solid Edge - Release 17

SolidWorks 2010

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DUKE MANUFACTURING COMPANY - St. Louis, Missouri

2009 to Present

(Privately-held multi-million dollar manufacturer of foodservice equipment

for restaurants, schools, prisons and nursing homes.)

Project Manager

Reported to the V.P. of Engineering. Responsible for managing

Engineering Projects within St. Louis NPD (New Product Development)

group. Managed Projects from Conception through Completion.

Supervised Designers and Lab Technicians in carrying out the designs

and testing of projects. Assisted other Managers with projects when

needed.

. Assisted Sister company with balancing out airflow design in a new

proof of concept unit that is now on test at a major fast food chain.

. Presented Analysis of my current projects at Monthly Joint NPD

Meeting to Management Group.

WITTCO FOODSERVICE EQUIPMENT - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2007 to 2009

(A multi-million dollar manufacturer of foodservice equipment for schools,

restaurants, prisons and nursing homes. A division of the Illinois Tool

Works, Food Equipment Group)

Engineering Manager

Reported to the General Manager. Responsible for managing Engineering

Department with emphasis on new product development. Managed regulatory

agencies including UL Safety, Sanitation, mls Listings, NSF International

and ETL for compliance and approval. Led new product development

initiatives utilizing Solid Works. Responsible for Energy Star testing,

data, and implementation.

. Collaborated with sister companies in the ITW Food Equipment Group in

new product development.

- Designed new custom Warming Cabinet for Vulcan Convection Ovens.

- Designed Low Cost Forced Air Warming Cabinets for Vulcan to break

into new market.

. Designed and tested 2 new sizes of under-counter cook and hold ovens to

expand the product line.

. Brought company current with UL and NSF standards as well as working

with two of the sister companies to bring their product lines up to UL

197 standards. Managed transition from ETL to UL for Crimsco (division

of Wittco) hot/cold transport units.

CSC WORLDWIDE - Columbus, Ohio

2006 to 2007

(A leader in providing supermarket merchandising solutions and services.)

Project Engineer

Reported to the Engineering Manager Responsible for customer driven new

product development, turning their ideas into new equipment and

merchandising solutions and designs. Performed field troubleshooting

as one of the company's larger chains in California had combination

hot/cold equipment problems that their Service Technicians could not

fix. Analysis led to a vendor re-design.

. Redesigned line of open refrigerated merchandisers to reduce

manufacturing costs and lead time.

. Designed merchandising solutions for a bakery display, which yielded

20% more product display area for specialty products with a smaller

footprint.

. Designed shelving unit for a Convenience Store Chain to triple product

display to existing kiosk.

FEDERAL INDUSTRIES - Belleville, Wisconsin

2002 to 2006

(A manufacturer of superior showcases, whether its bakery cases, deli

cases, or candy cases.)

Project Engineer

Reported to the Engineering Manager. Responsible for new product

development utilizing AutoCAD Release 14 and Solid Edge Release 17. New

product development and testing. Created and maintained Bills of

Materials.

. Effectively managed a product line accounting for 35% to 40% of annual

sales.

. Worked with Lean Manufacturing principles to streamline manufacturing,

reduce inventory and reduce lead times by up to 60%.

. Designed new line of straight and curved glass deli cases ranging from

4', 6', 8' and 10' in length from concept, prototyping, testing and

into production.

- Realized $160 savings per unit by designing a custom thermoformed

tub in place of a metal tub and brackets.

- The self-contained units included a hot gas loop for condensate

evaporation.

- Design also included refrigerated drawers without additional

evaporators.

SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT COMPANIES, INC. - Rockton, Illinois

2000 to 2002

($700 Million holding company consisting of seven foodservice equipment

companies acquired by United Technologies Company and grouped under Carrier

Commercial in 2001.)

Design Engineer

Reported to the Director/VP of New Product Development. Responsible for

customer driven new product development, taking a customer's idea and

designing a prototype to fit their needs.

. Collaborated with one of the 7 divisions to get prototypes made from my

designs.

- Worked with the model shops and designers to assemble prototypes and

test to the customer's specifications.

- Presented the prototype to the customer and worked through rigorous

test procedures with products to achieve desired results.

. Lead member of the design team for a high speed convection/microwaves

oven for a major fast food chain with a potential of $75 Million in

sales.

- Traveled internationally working with major fast food chains in

developing their specific products in the high speed oven.

- Developed strong affiliation with IMPI (International Microwave

Power Institute) and its affiliates working with the staff using

microwave modeling at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

. Designed and managed a tabletop double clamshell Griddle project for

Taco Bell, working with our Nevada business unit, supervising

construction and initial production from design.

. Designed and managed a "cold proofing" cabinet for Donatos Pizza

working with 2 of our business units, pulling together their core

competencies for the design.

. Extensive testing and travel to customer's sites in US, Canada, and UK.

ALTO-SHAAM, INC - Menominee Falls, Wisconsin

1992 to 1999

(Multi-million dollar industry leader in the production of Cook n Hold

Ovens, Deli Cases, and Combi Ovens.)

Design Engineer

Reported to the Engineering Manager. Responsible for new product design

using AutoCAD, supervising the construction of prototypes in the model shop

and managing projects from design to production.

. Designed hot and cold merchandiser in one unit, realizing a $600 per

unit cost reduction in the redesign.

. Introduced new refrigerants into the production lines replacing older

refrigerants and arranged for the staff to receive certification in

using the recovery systems.

. Designed ventless hood and interface to a Combi oven upon which a

patent was issued.

. Designed a pass-through 2 tier heated open deli for use in supermarkets

and convenience stores.

. Developed new controls with the on-staff electronics engineers

providing Alto-Shaam with state of the art proprietary controls.

. Traveled to Hong Kong to help trouble-shoot and resolve one customer's

problems at 3 locations.

ZERO ZONE REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURING CO. - Genesee, Wisconsin 1987 to

1992

(Industry Leader in Refrigerated Display Cabinets both remote and self-

contained for Supermarkets and Convenience Stores.)

Project Engineer

Reported to the President. Responsible for new product design, prototyping

and release to production.

. Supervised Draftsmen and Service personnel also oversaw quality control

on the shop floor.

. Restructured engineering library to be compatible with the new MRP

computer system.

. Worked with vendors to utilize state of the art fabrication

techniques to achieve superior fabricated components.

. Worked with Architects to design and lay out the company's new

facility.

. Designed a new series of self-contained coolers and freezers, and a

custom self-contained unit for Wal-Mart that could run as a cooler or

as a freezer.

. Designed a line of low profile open top coffin style coolers.

. Designed and manufactured capillary tube refrigeration system for a

vending machine company.

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

MJR INDUSTRIES, INC. - Menominee, Michigan

1976 to 1987

(Multi-million dollar manufacturer of Ovens, Proofers, Deli Cases, and

Donut Production Equipment.)

Design Specialist

EDUCATION

Welding Courses (MIG, TIG, Plasma), Northeast Wisconsin Technical College -

Marinette, Wisconsin

PATENTS

MJR Industries NU-VU Division, worked with the Owner to develop a patented

airflow design (1981).

Alto-Shaam patent for a ventless hood for use with a Combi oven (1995).

Listed as Designer on patent.

Specialty Equipment Companies - high-speed oven's unique design attributes

(2002).

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