MICHAEL KRAMER
**** ******** **. ? Springdale, AR 72764 ? 479-***-****(cell) ?
*********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
A Senior Level Opportunity With an Established Firm That Needs an
Experienced Product Design Engineer.
TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS
Designed & Introduced 1st N.A. Produced Commercial Belt Sander
Designed & Introduced World Class Model EZ-8 Floor Drum Sander
Expanded Industry Leading Portfolio of Commercial Sanding, Grinding, &
Polishing Equipment
Named Inventor on U.S. Patents: 5,797,163, 6,276,613 B1, 7,404,835, B2
Named Co-inventor on Patent: 5,797,163
EXPERIENCE
07/09-PRESENT: NILFISK ADVANCE, PLYMOUTH, MN
Project Leader New Product Development.
Wrote Product Specifications.
Prepared Product Financial Justification and Capital Expenditure Request.
Created Product Schedules.
Allocated Engineering Resources.
Scheduled Design Assignments.
Assessed Designs.
Directed R&D Efforts.
Conducted Cause & Origin Investigations in Product Liability Suits.
11/87-6/09- CLARKE INDUSTRIES, SPRINGDALE, AR
'96-'09 Senior Project Engineer-Sanders, Polishers, and Grinders
Project Leader New Product Development.
Wrote Product Specifications.
Prepared Product Financial Justification and Capital Expenditure Request.
Created Product Schedules.
Allocated Engineering Resources.
Scheduled Design Assignments.
Assessed Designs.
Directed R&D Efforts.
Conducted Cause & Origin Investigations in Product Liability Suits.
'91-'96 Project Engineer-Sanders, Polishers, and Grinders
Engineering Resource for New Product Development.
Composed Technical Literature.
Created & Designed Product Enhancements.
'90-'91 Project Engineer-Sanders, Polishers, and Grinders
Supported Ongoing Product Reliability.
Designed Product Enhancements.
Supported New Product Development.
'87-'90 Product Engineer-High Pressure Cleaners & Carpet Extractors
Supported Ongoing Product Reliability.
Designed Product Enhancements.
Created Product Variants.
1/87-10/87- ALKOTA CLEANING SYSTEMS, ALCESTER, SD
'87 Electrical Systems/ Facilities Engineer
High Pressure Cleaning Equipment, Steam Cleaners, and Demand Hot Water
Cleaners.
Electrical Systems & Control Design.
Created Product Variants.
Recommended and Designed Facility Upgrades.
EDUCATION
1986 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
B.S.E.E.
CERTIFICATIONS
1986- Certified Engineer in Training
South Dakota State Commission of Engineering and Architectural Examiners
KEYWORD SUMMARY
Universal & Permanent Magnet Motor Application
FEA Analysis w/ MSC Patran
AutoCAD & Inventor R4
ProE Wildfire
Agency Listing & Approvals
Tech Literature Composition
Marketing/ Engineering interface
Financials & Feasibility.
REFERENCES
Available upon request