Engineer Design

Nathan L. Dyer

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

I am a PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Specialist. Mechanical design has been my

passion now for over 14 years. Highly skilled in planning the entire

project time line and managing the execution of every stage from concept

through final delivery. Drive relentless continuous improvement of the

design, tools, and processes to deliver maximum benefit with minimum risk.

Utilize business acumen, technical expertise, and creativity to solve

engineering problems. Build competitive advantage for the company while

providing performance & value to the customer.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Computer Aided Design

. Pro/Engineer (11+ years) . Intralink , ProjectLink ,

Windchill

. AutoCad (8+ years) . SolidWorks (working knowledge)

. Drawings . Simple & Advanced SURFACE modeling

. FEA (ProMechanica ) . Simple & Advanced SOLID modeling

. Legacy data management . Large assembly management

. CAD Administration . GD&T

Other Computer/Software

. Rapid prototyping, 3D Printing . RapidForm XOR/XOV (Reverse

Engineering)

. Z-Scanner 800 (Laser scanner) . CMM Inspection

. Costimator . aPriori

. Minitab . DFMA

. MS Office 97-2007 . Windows 98/2000/XP

Design Experience

. Aluminum die cast design . Plastic part design

. Machine/Mechanism design . Tooling design

. Sheet metal design . Welding

. Machining . Consumer products

. Commercial products . Heavy equipment

. Hydraulics

Lean/Six Sigma

. Trained Six Sigma Greenbelt . Lean Manufacturing

. Kaizen, 5S, 3P, Kanban . SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die)

. Design of Experiments . VSM, AWO, Shingijitsu

. QS9000 and ISO9000 . Ergonomics

. Root Cause Analysis . SPC

EDUCATION

Masters of Science, Mechanical Engineering - Auburn University 2000-

2001

9 hrs/30 hrs total completed - GPA: 3.78/4.00

Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering - Clemson University 1996

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) - Huntsville, AL

AUG 09 - Present

The Marshall Space Flight Center, Engineered Vehicles Division.

Mechanical Engineer (Jacobs/Qualis Corporation Engineering Support Team)

Responsible for Solid Rocket Booster design and support functions on the

ARES V launch vehicle. Work task orders as assigned and deliver results

on periodic basis. Produce end of phase cycle PA-C reports and present

directly to the NASA customer. Track activities with monthly and year end

reports.

Developing new fwd skirt structure to better distribute increased SRB

(Solid Rocket Booster)

thrust loads.

Investigated a new safe and arm device layout to allow remote pyrotechnic

activation or

deactivation of safe and arm device of SRB.

Designed new forward skirt separation motor layout to minimize thrust

vector losses.

Designed new aft skirt separation motor layout to minimize thrust vector

losses.

Working with Kennedy Space Center to design SRB entry points and all ground

operations

interfaces.

Performing structural design and first cut FEM analysis of components

and assemblies.

Case New Holland (CNH) - Calhoun, GA

APR 08 - JUN 09

A $13 billion dollar global agricultural and construction equipment

manufacturing company owned by FIAT.

Product Cost Engineer

Specifically focused on cost reduction activities in the Bull Dozer product

line for both current and new models. Used design changes, continuous

improvement, competitive benchmarking and purchasing activities to drive

down material and labor cost. Tracked & reported progress towards annual

goals to upper management. Continuously monitored results and mitigated

issues as they surfaced.

Developed a strategy recovery plan to increase the current product line's

average gross

margin 8.1 points or 36%.

Implemented design changes and other improvements that net a material cost

savings of $2,000

(3.45%) on the smallest model up to $16,000 (15%) on the largest

model.

Managed and directed the group's activities based on tooling cost,

engineering man hours, return

on investment, payback period, resource availability and time to

implement.

Reduced time to generate reports by 2/3 and improved the quality and

confidence level of the

source data from 70% to 95%.

General Electric (Roper Corporation)- LaFayette, GA APR

06 - APR 08

A $1 billion dollar subsidiary of GE that manufactures 1.6 million electric

and gas ranges annually.

Design Engineer

Led projects to remove material and labor cost from (5) platforms of range

oven appliances using design change and resourcing. Managed local and

global cross functional teams to implement product design changes with

capital and expense budgets up to $1 million.

Facilitated brainstorming & competitor tear down events that documented

over 600 cost savings

ideas worth a potential $25 million in 2006.

Managed and delivered cost reduction projects that saved $2.1 million over

calendar

years 2007 and 2008.

Applied two cutting edge technologies in thermoplastic molding and sheet

metal forming

operations that reduced handle part costs by an average 27% and

35%, respectively.

Greenbelt Six Sigma trained in DMAIC and DFSS.

Rubbermaid Foodservice Products - Huntersville, NC FEB 05 - APR

06

A $250 million division of $6.8 billion Newell Rubbermaid focused on

consumer and commercial grade food preparation/storage.

Design Engineer

Researched our customers' issues & desires together with Marketing and

Industrial Design to transform ideas into fully functional products.

Managed the complete life cycle of new product development from prototyping

through customer delivery.

Designed, developed and released 27 new products in eleven months;

estimated to increase

sales revenue by $1.7 million with a gross margin of 45%.

Extensive travel to Asian manufacturers reduced project delays and

minimized errors.

Assisted with focus groups to learn our customers' needs and wants

firsthand.

Doubled my knowledge of plastic part design, tooling, injection molding,

blow molding, and over

molding.

Acquired Pro/Engineer ISDX Surfacing and simple Finite Element Analysis

skills.

CHAR-BROIL - Columbus, GA SEP 02 - FEB

05

A $575 million international outdoor consumer products company specializing

in LP gas & charcoal grills, fireplaces, and smokers.

Senior Sourced Product Design Engineer

Led engineering function of an international team to design, prototype,

certify, and launch new specialty LP gas grills. Worked cross functionally

with Sales, Marketing, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Quality, UL/CSA

Certification, and Global Sourcing.

Designed the Next Generation Grill2Go and launched vendor tooling.

Co-created Grill2Go Jr and Bar&Grill2Go products.

Deployed project collaboration software, ProjectLink , across the company.

1. Configured software and determined all protocols and policies.

2. Trained users to use web interface, understand procedures, and

ensure security.

3. Administrated the application after implementation.

Secondary CAD Administrator for Intralink , ProEngineer , Windchill

Hoerbiger Drivetech USA, Inc. - Auburn, AL

MAR 00 - SEP 02

Drive technology business unit of an internationally operating German

company that serves the Automotive and OFF-highway

vehicle OEMs.

1 Application Design Engineer

Designed, tested, validated, and launched both Automotive and OFF-Highway

wet-friction products such as brakes, clutches, differentials, power shift

transmissions, and power take-offs. Used PPAP, APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA, and TQM

to ensure quality and delivery while providing technical and sales support

for existing product lines.

Collaboratively designed and launched a new and innovative product to the

saltwater boat trailer

market: SeasfreeTM Trailer Brake.

Managed a project that delivered $600,000 in gross revenue.

Deployed QS9000/TS16949 quality system elements 02, 03, 05, 08 at startup

plant.

Developed a 50% efficiency improvement in a paper ring stacking method.

Designed packaging concept to decrease assembly time 10 fold & reduce

errors to near zero.

TRAINING

. Design for Six Sigma - DFSS ('07) . Define Measure Analyze Improve

Control - DMAIC ('07)

. Ergonomics ('07) . Financial Management ('06)

. Negotiation Skills ('06) . Lean/Kaizan/Standard

Work/Shingijitsu/SPC ('05 - '08)

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