Eric R Burgan
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*******@*******.*** / 931-***-****
ACADEMICS
Bachelor of Science with Honors, Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude
****, *** & SU (VA Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia
OCCUPATIONAL ROLE
Product Engineer: Design, Applications & Tech Support for Sales,
Production & Marketing
SKILLS / EXPERIENCE
Product Engineering / Development Six Sigma Green Belt
Application / Custom Engineering SolidWorks / Pro-E / AutoCAD
Technical Sales Training / Sales Ansys / FloTherm / Labview
Support
Customer / Vendor Training
Technical Product Support Electronic / Consumer
Products
Concepts / Rapid Prototypes Telecom Products
Product Maintenance / Cost Reduction Power Utility Products
Industrial Design / Model Making Ruggedized Electronic
Products
Technical Writing / Illustration Medical Products
DFM / DFA / FMEA Automotive Products
ISO 9000 / ISO 9001 Fiber / Cabling /
Interconnects
Electronic Packaging
Microsoft Office Applications Plastics / Composites
Adobe Acrobat / Photoshop / Sheet Metal / Castings
Illustrator
Minitab FEA / CFD
PATENTS
Refuse Container / Dolly System (Rubbermaid Patent No: 5,758,888)
EMI Shield / Connector (Ericsson Patent No: 5,991,165)
No-Filter-No-Run Filter System (Patent Filing No: 12/434,863)
Multi-Stage Filter with Snap Fit (Patent Filing No: 12/470,271)
Multi-Stage Filter with Urethane Endcaps (Patent Filing No: 12/470,297)
Fluid Filters & Valves in NFNR Fluid Filtration Systems (Patent Filing No:
12/707,014)
LANGUAGES
English (primary): Writing - fluent Verbal - fluent
Spanish (secondary): Writing - intermediate Verbal - basic
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2007 - Present
Senior Product Development Engineer
Cummins Inc. - Filtration Division
. Applications Engineering of Custom Filtration Products / Electro-
Mechanical Product Specialist
. 6-Sigma Engineering, Design, Development and Testing of New Automotive
Filtration Products
. Department Mentor and Technical Trainer for Incoming Engineers
. Industrial Design & Model Making for Proof of Concept, Sales Support
and Market Analyses
2003 - 2007
Senior Principal Engineer
Tyco Electronics - Energy Division - Dulmison
. Applications Engineering of Custom Power Utility and Fiber Optic
Products
. 6-Sigma Engineering, Design, Development and Testing of New Power
Utility and Fiber Optic Products
. Vibration Control Specialist and Technical Training Instructor (Tyco
Sales and Customer On-Site)
. Product Sales Support, Technical Support, and Validation Testing at
Customer Sites
1986 - 2003
Mechanical Engineer
CE-Tech
. Product Development and Project Management for such Customers as
Alcatel, NCR, Tekelec, VADUS Medical, Medical Tech Systems, Nortel,
Cylink, Rubbermaid, Ericsson, Solectron, Michelin Tire and Martin
Marietta
. Projects ranging in Development Cost from $25k to $2.5M in teams of 2
to 14 Engineers
. Design and Engineering of Sheet Metal and Plastic Telecom Enclosures
and Consumer Workstations including Hardware Packaging, PCB
Mechanicals, Thermal Analyses and Management, Structural Analyses,
Tolerance Stack-ups, Human Interfaces and Ergonomics, EMI / RFI
Shielding, Fiber Optic Interconnects, Cabling and Interconnect Systems
. Electronic Packaging Designs of Miniature Component Assemblies,
Plastic Parts, Enclosures and Innovative EMI / RFI Shielding Solutions
for Cellular Phones and Land Mobile Radios
. New Product Introduction (NPI) and Manufacturing Support Functions for
both Low Volume Telecom Products and High Volume Consumer Products,
including DFM / DFA Analyses, DFMEA / PFMEA and Cost Reductions
. Design, Engineering, Documentation and Tech Support of an Innovative
Disposable Catheter System
. Concept Development and Initial Prototypes for Medication Dispensing
Equipment and Control System
. Regulatory Compliance Testing and Analyses (Safety, FDA Material,
Flammability, EMI / RFI, Shock / Vibration, UL, CE, FCC, Bellcore,
NEBS)
. Marketing and Manufacturing Documentation for Medical, Consumer
Electronic and Telecom Products including Manufacturing Drawings,
Specifications, Bills of Material (BOM), Assembly Documents, 3D
Renderings for Brochures and Websites, Installation Instructions,
Service Instructions and User Manuals
. Technical Curricula Creation and Technical Product Training