Manager Engineer

W**** Country Squire Road

Gleason, WI *****

715-***-**** or cell 715-***-****

*********@***********.***

SUMMARY

Versatile quality-oriented engineering professional with experience leading

teams and individuals to produce innovative designs and solutions,

leveraging available technologies while eliminating repetitive engineering

tasks for improved profitability. Visionary leadership and planning

coupled with the ability to analyze engineering paradigms and expose new

opportunities. Experienced engineering manager with a strong background in

fabricated metal products, including construction equipment (steel), sheet

metal products (steel & aluminum), tanks and mixers (stainless steel),

architectural products, and other industrial equipment.

PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS

. Experienced in heavy weldments, sheet metal fabrication, and design for

manufacturing

. Team-based mentoring and situational management style

. Mechanical and structural product design and analysis

. Managing the design process to reduce engineering content on configurable

custom products

. Proactive problem solving in planning, design, and production.

. Employee training & development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Intelligent Design Engineering & Solutions, LLC, Gleason, WI 2007 -

Present

Contract Engineering, CAD Conversion, and Consulting Services

Owner/President

. Parametric Product Design Capture, Design Automation, and Configuration

Development.

. SolidWorks Solid Modeling: Product Design, Software Implementation, and

Mentoring.

. Autodesk Inventor Solid Modeling and Consulting.

. Salvagnini P4 Programming and Product Design/Development for Salvagnini

production.

. Product Idea Development and Feasibility Studies.

. Existing Product Conversion from 2D to Solid Modeling.

C Tech Aluminum Cabinets, Weston, WI 2005 - 2008

Aluminum Cabinetry for Mobile Applications, Garages, Specialty Vehicles,

and Racing

Design Engineering and Systems

. Designed, developed and analyzed custom cabinets and carts.

. Programming and support for proprietary order entry configurator to

generate complete cut lists and product sketches for orders and quotes.

. Developed parametric "programmers" to dynamically generate NC code for

punch presses - custom products created without drawings, part numbers or

static NC programs.

. Programmed Salvagnini P4 automated panel bender to parametrically

manufacture custom products. Responsible for all aspects of the P4.

. Reduced product content by combining as many as seven component parts

into one formed panel.

Woods Construction Equipment Co. - CF Products, Schofield, WI 2000 -

2005

Attachments for Hydraulic Excavators - buckets, rippers, couplers, clamps,

and brackets

Engineering Manager

. Heavy weldments custom designed for the rigors of primary earthmoving and

mining.

. Material thickness up to 6" utilizing high strength abrasion resistant

steel alloys.

. Managed staff of 6 designers and 2 engineers.

. Reduced engineering lead time from 60 days to achieve 10 days - order to

shipment.

. Responsibilities included customer satisfaction, production schedule

coordination, warranty, product support (including publication of

operation manuals), failure analysis, new product development,

engineering change control, lean manufacturing, and inventory reduction.

Apache Stainless Equipment Corp., Beaver Dam, WI 1999 - 2000

Stainless Steel Tanks, Mixers, and Conveyors for Food and Chemical

Processing Industries

SolidWorks Manager

. Managed solid modeling implementation in a custom stainless steel

environment. Developed methodology, standards, and library part files to

provide consistent re-useable design models.

. Developed "mother of all tank" models capturing engineering and

manufacturing rules within the part and assembly files to automate the

tank design process. Material sheet sizes, weld preps and callouts, flat

patterns, tank volume, pressure rating, man ways, porting and accessories

are all passed to the drawings, BOMs, and routing instruction sheets.

. Exceeded goal of producing complete solid models and submittal drawings

in less time than previous 2D process while also providing production-

ready detailed shop drawings, assembly drawings, and Bills of Material at

the same time.

Self Employed 1996 - 1999

Miscellaneous Design, Repair, and Marketing

. Lived aboard our sailboat with my family for two years while cruising

South Florida, the Keys, and the Bahamas. Supplemented income by

freelance design, electronics installation, boat repair, and marketing.

Wausau Metals Corporation, Wausau, WI 1994 - 1996

Aluminum Window and Curtain Wall Systems for Architecture

Manager, Engineering Systems

. Converted engineering design process from Cadkey to Autocad. Implemented

computer systems, applications, training, and support for 100+ designers

and engineers.

. Analyzed operational paradigms and initiated business re-engineering plan

to enable more efficient management methods and tools including CIM, MRP

II, and ERP.

. Reduced research and drafting time and improved reuse of information and

conformity to design standards by implementing automation using AutoCAD

and SQL tools, making it easier to do the job right than to do it any

other way.

Greenheck Fan Corporation, Schofield, WI 1986 - 1994

Manufacturer of Fans, Louvers, and Ventilators for Architecture and

Industry

Manager, Information Services Long Range Planning (1994)

. Long-range corporate planning to leverage Client/Server development

tools, relational databases, and networks. Developed 5-year corporate

information systems plan for migration to 4th-generation CIM to

facilitate continued sales and manufacturing growth of 20% per year.

Manager, User Services (1993 - 1994)

. Changed the corporate paradigm of computing from mainframe VAX based

software to distributed PC based applications. Created a new department

with visionary individuals who led the way implementing software,

providing training, and supporting end users.

. Improved order entry accuracy and efficiency by more than 200% by

developing product configuration expert system.

. Provided next-generation technology research and office automation

planning and support.

. Established corporate policies for personal computer resources, a

software policy, acquisition procedure, created user Help Desk, license

compliance, and network hardware inventory.

. Established the networking and communication architecture necessary for

distributed PC use.

Manager, CAD Services (1988 - 1993)

. Implemented, trained, and managed corporate CAD systems.

. Developed integrated numerical control expert system for automatically

programming punching and burning operations for sheet metal parts from

CAD drawings.

. Implemented direct numerical control integration to punch presses,

shears, and burning table.

. Published and presented paper on automating sheet metal manufacturing at

the National Prime Users Group meeting in San Antonio, TX.

Product Development Engineer, Centrifugal Fans (1986 - 1988)

. Production design management, designer supervision, and quality assurance

support.

. Specified, selected, implemented, and managed Medusa CAD system.

J. I. Case Company, Wausau Plant, Wausau, WI 1979 - 1985

Manufacturer of Hydraulic Excavators and Cranes

Product Design Engineer (I, II, III, & IV) - Hydraulic Excavators

. Performed new generation product design, analysis, and development, sound

and vibration testing, CAD system management and training, engineering

supervision and project management. Provided CAD drawing

conversion/design for Newport News Shipbuilding subcontract

manufacturing, involving Naval Architecture design take-offs for aircraft

carrier and nuclear submarine component weldments.

Rexnord Incorporated, Coupling Division, Warren, PA 1976 - 1979

Product Engineer, Application Engineer - High Speed Flexible Couplings

. Conceived and wrote CAD system to design custom high-speed power

transmission couplings and produce submittal drawings.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - 1976

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

State of Wisconsin Registered Professional Engineer #E-23568

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