Engineer Design
Resume:
CHARLES A. (DALE) LEINEN
Gray Court
South Carolina
abkzqi@r.postjobfree.com
MANUFACTURING ENGINEER
Experienced working with project teams, sales, manufacturing, and all
levels of management in the organization.
Significant design experience in a wide variety of manufacturing and metal
working industries
Proficient in the use of Pro-E, Solidworks, Catia 4 & 5, AutoCAD 14,
Microsoft Project & Windows, Excel, and Word.
Hands on engineer with strong communication, leadership, and problem
solving skills.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
. Continuous Improvement
. Quality Control
. Lean Manufacturing
. Team Leadership
. ISO 9000
. Organizational Management
. Budget Management
. Information Technology
. Design Engineer
. Manufacturing Engineering
ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
CERAMTEC NORTH AMERICA, Laurens, SC
2006 - 2009
CeramTec engineers and manufactures technical ceramics. Their products
include feedthroughs, multipin connectors, thermocouples, isolators, view
ports, and vacuum hardware.
Senior Design/Manufacturing Engineer
. Designed custom feedthroughs for many low power applications.
. Designed and detailed ceramic-to-metal assemblies to customer
specifications for Airport x-ray equipment.
. Redesigned tooling that increased finished product yields on many
product lines from 70 to 95%.
PALL AEROPOWER CORPORATION, Fort Myers, FL
2000 - 2006
Pall Corporation is the world leader in the design, manufacture and
distribution of high technology filtration and separations equipment for
hydraulic, lubrication, fuel and coolant systems.
Senior Design Engineer
Responsibilities and projects included:
. Designed Hydraulic Lubrication Filter Housings, selected product
material through prototype testing of various materials and
fabrication processes
. Worked with Sales to convert existing designs to meet customer
specific needs.
. Resolved manufacturing problems related to all Industrial Hydraulic
components made in the Fort Myers Plant.
. Worked with Sales to resolve field problems that develop with existing
Filter Assemblies.
. Designed and built fixtures for the assembly of Filter assemblies.
. Developed Check and Bypass valves for filter housing.
Participated in Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen events, and Green Belt
Training, APQP process.
'A'-GRADE DESIGN INC., Melbourne, FL
1998 - 1999
Hills Inc. Hills designs, manufactures, and assembles equipment for fiber
extrusion processes. Their piping systems are designed and tested to ASME
Section VIII and B31.3 standards.
Engineering Designer (Contract)
. Detailed piping systems for the flow of plastics to the extruder head.
. Designed and detailed sheet metal enclosures for the heated vessels.
TECH AID CORPORATION, Warwick, RI
1997 - 1998
Automation Technologies Corp. - ATC designs, Manufactures factory
automation systems & conveyors; design & build special machines, vision
systems & robot integration. Clients included Pollak Corp., Hasbro Inc.,
Stanley Tools, 3M Comp., Texas Instruments.
Engineering Designer (Contract)
. Designed tool and die assemblies, ultra-sonic welding stations with
pneumatic control for automated parts
handling.
TEKNOR APEX COMPANY, Pawtucket, RI
1987 - 1997
Teknor Apex is one of the nation's leading suppliers of specialty PVC and
TPE compounds, garden hoses, plastic cutting boards and rubber anti-fatigue
mats.
Manufacturing Engineer, Assistant Plant Engineer
Specific projects included:
Responsible for all company rubber compression mat molds and plastic dicing
machines, this included the
purchase, improvements and maintenance of these products.
. Developed a closed recirculating water filtration system reducing
water usage from 1200 to 20 gallons per day
. Designed high-speed hose pulling machinery that increase line speed
from 75 to 400 feet/minute. All plants nationwide
adopted this design.
. Redesigned machine and tooling for PVC hose fitting expanders
resulting in increased tool life from 12,000
pieces to 250,000 pieces. All plants nationwide adopted this design.
. Developed a rubber mat punching process for manufacturing sound
deadening mats for the automotive industry.
. Designed machines to support a variety of new product lines, including
negotiation of vendor contracts,
oversight of installation, and adherence to projected completion
schedule.
DEHOFF, INC., Cranston, RI
1985 - 1987
Dehoff is a leading manufacturer of deep hole and gun drilling machinery
sold worldwide.
Project Design Engineer
. Assisted in the standardization of the product line including
mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic design.
. Designed in-house production machinery and trained drafting personnel.
EDA MACHINE AND CONTROLS, N. Attleboro, MA
1984 - 1985
EDA designs and manufactures custom machinery on a contract basis. Clients
included Kodak, Sealy and Dennison.
Engineering Designer
. Designed mechanical and pneumatic components of automated parts-
handling equipment.
CROSBY VALVE, Wrentham, MA
1979 - 1984
Crosby Valve is a leading manufacture of pressure relief valves with
offices worldwide.
Engineering Designer
. Assisted in the design, layout and detailing of hydraulic and
pneumatically actuated valves and test fixtures.
. Designed and detailed piping and structural layouts for the company's
High Flow Test Facility.
. Prepared technical illustrations for sales brochures.
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing and Product Design
New England Technical College, Warwick, RI - GPA 3.4
Certificate in Geometric Tolerance per ANSI Y 14.5 Lowell Institute --
Boston, MA
Fundamentals of Brazing Kay & Associates - Greenville, SC
Catia V4 & V5 Assembly Design INCAT Systems - Marietta, GA
SolidWorks Essentials & Advanced Assemblies TPM - Greenville, SC
MILITARY
United States Army - Successfully completed Airborne training
Received Army Commendation Medal - Honorably Discharged
Personal
I have always been intrigued by a need to know how things work and often
seeing a better way of doing something. I am a "hands-on engineer". I like
building things and solving problems. My attitude in the workplace is that
my position doesn't make me better than anyone else, I just have different
skills and responsibilities. I believe most workers want to be part of the
team, make a contribution, and help each other. That attitude gives me
strong people skills. I am as comfortable at project meetings as in the
production areas. I feel my main task is solving problems. I often find
that by observing and talking to the production or assembly workers and
supervisors, who often have the most knowledge of the existing product and
processes. I learn what some of those problems are. When they see I am
sincere they respond with respect and sometimes friendship.
Another quality that makes me standout is a self-imposed reminder to
"work smarter, not harder." Not just in doing my own assignments. I am
constantly doing what I can to learn as much as possible about all facets
of the company and offering suggestions that might be helpful.
My ideal employment scenario would read something like this:
Engineer
- To provide mechanical engineering support for the design, fabrication,
and implementation of equipment improvements relative to tooling problems,
equipment tests, equipment installations, new process evaluations,
specifications, justifications and equipment modifications.
- Individual contributor capable of independently (or as part of a project
team) completing engineering projects, including writing engineering
specifications, engineering design, parts/system procurement, installation,
start-up, and documentation. Must be capable of leading a design team
including contractors. - Must be willing to travel (domestic and some
international).
Must demonstrate the following technical skills:
* Develops mechanical designs that when implemented will achieve effective
desired improvement on existing plant equipment, processes and facilities,
as well as introduction of new processes.
* Evaluates current processes and facilities as well as introduction of new
processes.
* Develops project cost estimates for proposed equipment improvements.
* Develops design, installation, and start up documents (includes drawings,
specifications, operating guidelines, etc.)
* Supervises the fabrication, installation and initial operation of
equipment using company personnel and outside contractor services.
* Provides technical support to maintenance on problem resolution and
training.
* Maintains engineering equipment archives.
A few of my projects are shown below with pictures. I hope this helps to
define my diverse background and versatility.
1. What have you done that have caused you to stand out among you're
peers?
I have many skills; my attention to detail is what my peers will notice
first. I think every thing manufactured can be improved, whether it's the
shape or process. I am always looking at existing processes and product to
improve and not because it is a project, this is what I love doing.
2. What have you done that has caused your department or company to
increase revenues?
Worked closely with sales personnel to help them get the contracts that
increase revenues.
Conducted design reviews, listening to other departments concerns helping
to create a team approach to solve issues that might arise during the
process.
Facilitated Kaizen events, by organizing employees and building teams, we
made many process improvements in a plastic-compounding department.
Worked with our employees and developed relationships that enabled me to
better match employees to the tasks in relation to their skills, ability,
and backgrounds strengths.
3. What have you done to reduce costs for your department or company?
Redesigned a hose fitting assembly station that standardized tooling. This
reduced tooling cost by 15% and "change over" time 75%.
Redesigned existing braze assembly tooling that increased finished product
yields from 70% to 95% for many product lines. This reduced production
assembly time and improved product quality and on time delivery.
I noticed many Golf Cart mats in a scarp bin, which lead me to find out
why. By making some changes to the mold I reduced raw material usage by 2%
and scrap to 0% for this defect.
Treads coming out of a press have flash on the sides; this was being
trimmed with a special hand held knife. Depending on the operator the knife
could "dig in" and ruin the 30 foot long tread. I made a small portable
flash trimmer machine that eliminated that problem.
4. What have you done that has saved time or increased workflow?
The hose fitting expander station was producing approximately 12,000 hoses.
That went to more than 250,000 hoses with the new tooling and station.
I designed a new "hose pulling" machine that increased the line speed from
75 fpm to 400 fpm. All plants adopted the equipment changes; this was a
250K project, which I handled from its inception.
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