CHRISTOPHER PHILLIPS

***** *.*. *** - *********, Michigan 49067

269-***-**** or 269-***-****

ablepj@r.postjobfree.com

Mechanical Designer

Accomplished and seasoned in the manufacturing industry, with a solid

background in design, detailing, layout, testing, and troubleshooting for

components of motor homes, semi-truck transmissions, and shopping cart

casters. Expertise includes metal fabrication, cabinet and metal

structure assembly, molding and stamping, casting and forging, and

machining processes. Solid management capabilities with a consistent track

record of anticipating consequences of new design, initiating solutions,

and completing projects to specification in the first attempt. Detail

driven with strong quality awareness. Good communication skills, while

contributing in team environments and building successful working

relationships. Proven success interfacing with both customers and co-

workers. Technically skilled in the following software:

* AutoCAD 2010 * Inventor 2010 * Pro/Engineer

Wildfire 2.0

* Pro/Intralink 3.3 * Autodesk Vault * ANSYS Design

Space (FEA)

* eMatrix * Myriad * AutoView

* DWF * Microsoft Office 2007 * Transmission

tolerance stack-up program

* Windows XP * Oracle 11i * Transmission Design

Analysis

* MINITAB 14 * FTP * IBM AS 400

* OS/2 Paragon TNT * Visual Basics * All CAD 2D/3D

Conversions

Professional Experience

jj steel inc., Battle Creek, MI 7/09-7/10

A privately owned company, a manufacturer of large stainless steel food

grade freezers.

CAD Engineer

Only Cad Engineer For Engineering Department

Worked with owner, project coordinator, production manager, and fabrication

team.

. Created accurate designs, drawings, and parts lists that meet the

standards created by the owner and customer before turning them into the

fabrication team for production.

. Created unique component and assembly 3-D models and drawings for every

project.

. Produced drawing files for vendor procurement and customer approval

through email.

. Traveled to jobsites for engineering and assembly support.

. Worked with external IT company to resolve computer issues.

Four Winds International corporation, Elkhart, IN 2/07-5/09

A THOR Recreational Vehicle company, a manufacturer of motor homes.

RV CAD Engineer

Class A Gasoline Motor Home Department (New Product Model Change and Cost

Savings)

Worked with platform leader and team.

. Created accurate designs, documents, and bill of materials that meet the

standards created by our team before turning them into the platform leader

for approval.

. Investigated and corrected assembly stack-up issues.

. Checked design and detail drawings for other team engineers and implement

standardization.

. Created Engineering Change Notices (Spec. Changes) and release new part

numbers.

. Test quality of new designs and document.

. Worked with production on prototype and assembly issues, inform of any

design and drawing changes.

. Weighed prototype and new model year floor plan units for the group.

. Count checker for bi-annual inventory.

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Professional Experience

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Eaton Corporation, Galesburg, MI 11/97-1/07

Truck Components Division of Eaton, a diversified, global industrial

manufacturer.

Master Designer

Current Product Support Engineering Department (Warranty Reduction) 2001-

2007

Worked with product engineers on mechanical warranty reduction projects.

. Developed work requests for lab tests that simulate warranty issues.

. Investigated process capability with manufacturing and help develop poka-

yoke systems for quality.

. Identified needed design improvements, mark-up drawings, create

engineering change requests, and process them through the system for

engineering release.

. Traveled to suppliers and manufacturing facilities to walk the process

and discover possible process quality and design improvements.

. Investigated supplier design change requests.

. Utilized Windows based transmission model stack-up program for deviation

and engineering change request investigations.

. Utilized bill of materials, part costs, and usage history for engineering

change request processing.

. Modified and created casting and forging stock removal stack-ups and

drawings.

. Worked with electrical hardware and engineers on the current product

automation units.

. Served on product line root cause analysis team that investigates field

returns.

Current Product Support Engineering Department (Plant Support) 1999-

2001

Team CAD designer supporting all heavy-duty transmission plants for Eaton

Corporation. Traveled and worked with a Plant Support Engineer.

. Initiated and organized a Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing workshop

which increased employee knowledge through onsite formal training.

. Initiated and participated in design reviews for part design and

dimensioning standardization for various part commodities.

. Plant support team designer.

. Traveled and worked with many engineers.

. Supported all heavy-duty transmission plants for Eaton Corporation.

. Created Engineering change notice status tracking report for all job flow

for all heavy-duty transmission plants.

. Reassigned to warranty reduction department to help reduce rolling twelve-

month claims and non-conforming defective parts per million.

. Trained replacement designer for plant support position.

Design Services Department (CAD Operator) 1997-1999

Member of detailing and drafting department.

Complied with drawing release and checking procedures.

. Demonstrated knowledge of 3-D part, assembly, and drawing creation

through skeletons.

. Created Pro/Engineer assembly model of new heavy-duty transmission.

. Modified Pro/Engineer part model of new aluminum nodal/non-nodal mount

clutch housings.

. Utilized surface quilts for gear and spline tooth creation.

. Attended Pro/Engineer large assembly creation standardization meetings.

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Professional Experience

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Jarvis Pemco, Kalamazoo, MI 7/89-11/97

A Colson Caster Company, manufacturer of wheels and casters.

AutoCAD Operations Specialist

Worked with tooling manager to create and design new tooling for machines,

molds, and dies. Maintained and updated gages and fixtures for Quality

Assurance Department, also maintained and updated AutoCAD programming,

software, and drawing files when required.

. Developed product, mold, die, and machine drawing experience.

. Accumulated data for new product processing entry.

. Maintained accurate bill of materials, where used, production standards

and description files.

. Produced and updated charts and signs for production departments.

. Prepared product drawings utilizing drafting standards and parts

knowledge.

. Maintained accuracy of part dimensions and stack-ups on production part

drawings compared with actual dimensions.

. Assigned new product numbers and follow up on distribution.

. Generated costing on prototype products based on actual or calculated

weights and volumes, including time studies as required.

. Maintained and updated gages and fixtures for quality assurance

department.

. Created various machine and building layouts.

. Designed and detailed new product lines, new machine tooling concepts,

and improved die tooling designs.

. Created and illustrated hardware assemblies for product line.

. Handled miscellaneous Quality Control product checks and part number

identifications for production and inventory purposes.

Training and Education

* Pro/Engineer (75 hrs.) * ANSYS DesignSpace FEA * Heat

Treatment of Steel

* Pro/Intralink * 8D/Prolaunch * StackupWin transmission

tolerancing

* Basic GD&T * Forging & Casting * Six Sigma

Greenbelt Certified

* Advanced GD&T * Concur Expense Reporting *

PowerPoint/Project/Outlook/Word/Excel

* Negotiating * Reliability * Six Sigma for Design &

Development

* DFMEA/PFMEA * Oracle 11i * ISO/TS 16949

* Gear Manufacturing * Powered Metals * Datawarehouse

* CMS * Matrix * DM Clutch

* EHS Awareness * Presentation * Diversity Inclusion

Workplace

1996. Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, Michigan

* Basic Electricity

1990 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan

* Work Analysis

Southwestern Michigan College, Dowagiac, Michigan

G.P.A. 3.35/4.0

1990 - Associate in Applied Sciences in Engineering Technology

1989 - Associate in General Studies

* Statistical Process * Engineering Graphics I & II * Metallurgy

& Testing * Intro. Physics I&II

* Plane Trigonometry * Tool Design * Applied Basic * Intro. &

Advanced CAD

* Analytical Geometry & Calculus I & II * Metal Processing

Honor Awards/Certificates

* Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

* Six Sigma Greenbelt Certificate

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