Engineer Mechanical

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:

A Director level position in Quality Assurance specializing in new product

qualification. Unique strengths include the ability to transfer technical

knowledge into effective business solutions across industry segments, the

ability to take projects from conception to implementation, the ability to

analyze and use engineering judgment to make quick decisions in a fast

paced environment, and effective communication with engineers, suppliers,

and manufacturing personnel.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

A.G. FINDINGS & MFG. CO., INC., Sunrise, FL 2005 - 2010

Director of Quality Assurance

. Responsible for the daily management of the entire qualification process

of all injection molding parts, including coordinating the qualification

efforts between our China vendors and our team in the US.

. Responsible for managing the schedules of 6 team members (2 product

support engineers & 4 technicians).

. Responsible for coordinating Injection Molding (IM) Tool Qualification

samples from our China vendors, First Article Inspection (FAI) for all

incoming qualification samples, and generating Tool Qualification reports

to be reviewed by the company's senior management (CEO, CFO, COO, &

Director of Engineering).

. Exercised engineering judgment and experience to approve or reject

Injection Molding (IM) tool qualifications based on First Article

Inspection (FAI) data, test results, and various IM Parameters (i.e. Melt

Flow Index (MFI), IM Process Records, & IM Equipment Records).

. Responsible for coordinating Accelerated Life Testing (ALT), Design

Verification Testing (DVT), Environmental Exposure Testing, and Pilot Run

Testing for OEM quality cell phone accessories.

. Responsible for all product documentation efforts including part and

assembly drawing creation, tolerance analysis (GD&T), functional testing

requirements, test procedure creation, part number generation, and

revision control.

. Responsible for coordinating the receipt and inspection of quality

control production samples for every shipment to our customers, including

generating Non-conforming Material Reports (NMR) and Corrective Action

Requests (CAR) to document the Root Cause failure analysis and

Corrective/Preventative Action requirements.

. Communicated directly with our customer's engineering and quality groups

to complete PPAP qualification requirements for parts and assemblies.

PPAP Qualification documents included: First Article Inspection (FAI)

reports, Process Control (Cp/CpK) reports, Pilot Run Test reports, eW-18

(RoHS) Restricted Materials reports, Melt Flow Index (MFI) reports, IM

Process & Equipment reports, Supplier Quality Control Plans (SQCP), and

Process Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (PFMEA) reports.

. Familiar with RoHS and REACH requirements for shipment of products to the

European Union.

. Utilized Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 for new product design, test fixture

design, detail drawings, and revision control for all parts and

assemblies.

MOTOROLA, iDEN Development Engineering, Contract Assignment (Aerotek),

Plantation, FL 2004

Mechanical Engineer

. Coordinated Accelerated Life Testing (ALT) through the Product Quality

Engineering group for iDEN Subscriber cell phones (Nextel).

. Documented all test results into reports to be viewed by the Development

Engineering design group.

. Communicated effectively with vendors, the Development Engineering group,

and the Component Technology Engineering (CTE) group to complete

qualification requirements for parts and sub-assemblies.

. Utilized Metaphase to complete qualification documentation requirements

for 4 different iDEN Subscriber projects. This documentation included:

prints, print acceptance forms, eW-18 Restricted Materials reports, First

Article Inspection (FAI) and Process Control (Cp/CpK) data, and material

certification sheets.

. Utilized Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 for documentation and revision control

of detail drawings for all parts and assemblies.

. Utilized Pro/INTRALINK for documentation and revision control for all

parts, assemblies, and drawings.

MOTOROLA, iDEN Mechanical Test Group, Contract Assignment (Cortech),

Plantation, FL 2003 - 2004

Mechanical Test Engineer

. Completed A, B, C-level mechanical and environmental tests for iDEN

Subscriber cell phones (Nextel).

. Completed test plans for iDEN Subscriber accessories.

. Documented all test data and results into reports to be viewed by

Development Engineering.

. Created basic test fixtures to be used for tests requiring the Instron

test equipment.

. Assisted in the design and manufacture of life cycling fixtures.

BECKMAN COULTER, Miami, FL 2002 - 2003

Mechanical Engineer

. Completed a temperature control feasibility project for a next generation

hematology analyzer.

. Evaluated and concluded the current temperature control capabilities did

not meet the Product Requirement Specifications (PRS).

. Recommended a new temperature control concept not previously used.

. Designed and procured prototype parts for feasibility testing.

. Documented all feasibility test data, conclusions, and recommendations

proving the new temperature control concept was feasible and met the

Product Requirement Specifications (PRS).

. Utilized Pro/ENGINEER Release 2000i2 for new part design and Rapid

Prototype SLA part fabrication.

BOOTH, INC., Contract Assignment (Aerotek), Irving, TX 2000 - 2001

Mechanical Design Engineer

. Redesigned a beverage-dispensing machine focusing on dispensed drink

temperature and quality, manufacturability, and cost reduction as defined

by the Product Requirement Specification (PRS).

. Designed and procured parts for prototype testing.

. Assembled and tested prototype machines.

. Documented all test data and results into reports to be viewed by the

Engineering group.

. Communicated effectively with vendors and manufacturing personnel during

the fabrication and assembly of prototype parts.

. Utilized Pro/ENGINEER Release 20 for new part design, assembly modeling,

and detail drawing creation of the beverage-dispensing machine.

. Part modeling consisted of sheet metal, aluminum casting, vacuum-formed

plastic and plastic injection molded parts.

ALPINE ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, Grand Prairie, TX 1999 - 2000

Mechanical Engineer

. Led a cost reduction project for a large component-cutting machine.

. Completed a project in the complete documentation (part and assembly

modeling, detail drawings, BOM creation) of a large component-cutting

machine consisting of over 5000 parts and over 1000 drawings.

. Communicated directly with vendors and manufacturing personnel to insure

the parts, assemblies, and detail drawings reflected the actual

manufacturing and assembly processes being used.

. Utilized Pro/ENGINEER Release 20/2000i for part and assembly modeling of

the machine and detail drawing creation.

. Utilized Pro/INTRALINK for documentation and revision control of detail

drawings for all parts and assemblies.

WISDOM INDUSTRIES, LTD., Merino, CO 1997 - 1998

Mechanical Design Engineer

. Utilized AutoCAD R13/14 and Pro/ENGINEER Release 20 amusement ride part

and assembly modeling and detail drawing creation.

. Responsible for designing roller coasters for small amusement parks.

. Worked directly with the supervisor in charge of manufacturing roller

coasters.

. Completed stress, loading, and factor of safety calculations for

amusement rides.

EDUCATION:

BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, May 1997

COMPUTER SKILLS:

. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 - Detail Part, Assembly, & Drawing Creation,

Pro/Surface

. Pro/INTRALINK

. Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint

. MS Project

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