Project Manager Sales

Rochelle A. Mindala

**** ****** **.

North Royalton, OH 44133

Phone: 440-***-****

Email: ********@*****.***

An accomplished mechanical engineer that has experience in all phases of

product and tooling design, supporting the sales and marketing departments,

end user interaction, continual process improvement,and overall project

management.

Summary of Qualifications

Accustomed to supplying technical information to vendors and customers both

directly and through the purchasing and sales departments

Previous field work experience in a heavy industrial environment

Solid time management skills; capable of working on a team or independently

Developed understanding of manufacturing and machining costs

Extensive design experience with an emphasis on tooling, molds, fixtures,

and working assemblies for use in harsh environments

Strong knowledge of common drafting practices, including ANSI and GD&T

standards

Proficient in performing core machining and fabrication techniques

Technical Expertise

Programs: SolidWorks, COSMOS Express, CAMWorks, SolidEdge, Unigraphics,

Inventor, AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop 5, MATLAB, Working Model, EES,

Simulink, Maple 8 and 9, Logger Pro 2.2, FrontPage, MS Project

Languages: JavaScript, C, and Assembly Programming Languages

Training: SolidWorks Essentials, AMT Hydraulic Training, AMT Proportional

Valve Training

Professional Experience

J.W. Hicks, Inc, Merrillville, Indiana

Project/Process Engineer

June 2006 - February 2010

Collaborate with the sales department to determine appropriate lead times

for orders, tooling estimations, and actual product costs

Support the sales department with technical advice, drawings, detailed

calculations for quotations, and presentation material

Create and document an assortment of manuals and reports that cover proper

installation instructions, service and maintenance protocol, and failure

analysis

Produce customer CAD drawings and models for ladle slide-gate conversion

documentation

Assist the service department by running product trials at customer sites

followed by composing any necessary reports for internal and external use

Inspect worn components to identify pattern wear and points of weakness in

order to make modifications that will lengthen the working life of the part

Served as an instructor for a 16 week basic drawing and measurement class

for hourly employees that covered topics such as creating third angle

projection drawings, proper dimensioning and annotating, applying and

evaluating tolerances, and operating and reading precision measuring

equipment

Designed over 50 different refractory products and their respective molds

primarily for use in the steel industry often utilizing 2D and/or 3D

drawing software

Provide all tooling, molds, and fixtures necessary to assist production in

the manufacture of refractory products as well as steel fabrications

Eliminate any bottlenecks in production that may occur due to inadequate

tooling, space limitations, or time consumption

Coordinate raw material acquisition, machining, and/or treatment services

in a timely fashion to ensure production meets their ship dates

Oren Elliot Products, Edgerton, Ohio

Project Manager/Design Intern Summer

2005

Researched, developed, and implemented 8 basic designs of shaft couplings

with minor variations

Tested, analyzed, and refined the initial design to produce better

performance data that surpassed that of leading competitors

Formatted a coupling website complete with a coupling selection tool

Pacific Bearing Company, Rockford,

Illinois

Design/Quality Intern

Summer 2004

Designed and implemented machinery for a sizing process that will save the

company 250 thousand dollars annually in labor cost

Performed analysis on extrusion for material verification

Observed and recorded all activities at assigned work centers for later

analysis on efficiency

Education

Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering, May 2006

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana

GPA: 3.13/4.00

Cuyahoga Community College (Western Campus), Parma, Ohio

Participated in Post-Secondary Option

Accumulated 50 credit hours during Junior and Senior years of high school

Activities

Delta Delta Delta Sorority, Academic Development Chairman, Standards

Member, Vice President of Public Relations, Vice President of Chapter

Development, Head of Standards

Challenge X, CAD Team Member

Phi Theta Kappa, National Honor Society

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