Ryan D. Schmeltz

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South Bend, IN 46615

574-***-****

Email:abknzq@r.postjobfree.com

Employment History

Schmeltz Design - Patent Draftsman - South Bend, IN - 02/01 -

present

Responsible for doing patent drawings for all fields of patent

prosecution, as well as non-patent drawings for presentations,

marketing propaganda, and sales literature, in addition to logo

design and some graphic design. Also responsible for reviews of

patent specifications to ensure consistency.

Power Gear/Kwikee - Sr. Designer - Mishawaka, IN 10/07-11/08

Responsible for developing some new products and supporting

customers for the RV and truck industry. Some responsibilities

included print creation and revisions, print routing, cost analysis

(both foreign and domestic), hands-on cause analysis, work

instructions, and part numbering creation and upkeep utilizing the

Oracle system. Also responsible for supervising shop personnel

making products to minimize any quality or warranty work.

AmSafe Commercial Products - Sr. Designer-Elkhart, IN 10/04-02/07

Responsible for new child products line from conception through

installation, including working with foreign manufacturers to insure

proper cost reduction. Also responsible for DFEMA reviews, testing,

quality issues, and technical writing of marketing and operating

materials for release worldwide. Patent Liaison for writing,

reviewing, filing provisional, and doing patent drawings to insure

intellectual property within the company.

Koontz-Wagner Electric- Sr. Designer - South Bend, IN - 01/01-02/02

Responsible for bringing projects up to a "3D level." Including

space representation and relations, detailing, as-builts, marketing

drawings & prints, print routing, and revision documentation for the

power sub-station industry as well as designing within a team

setting, new products and ideas.

Greco Manufacturing- Design Engineer - Buchanan, MI - 12/99-01/01

Responsible for all aspects of new product design and production,

including concept, design, engineering, scheduling & outsourcing,

some sales and customer relations as well as warranty work. We

accommodated sales growth from .5 to 2 million in a 12-month time

frame.

Education

Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN - Major in Mechanical

Engineering

Ivy Tech State College South Bend, IN - Major in Mechanical

Engineering

Special Skills

Well versed in CAD applications including AutoCAD 2008, Inventor

2008, and SolidWorks 2007, as well as other office software,

including Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Oracle, Photoshop,

Illustrator, and other misc programs.

Other Notables

3 patents pending:

Adjustable Handcuffs - Published - To be Issued within 6 months

Improvement to Golf Club Geometry - To be published within 12 months

Improvement to rubber glove and method of manufacture - To be

published within 12 months.

Class A CDL with Tanker Endorsement

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