Stephen F DeFosse

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Summary I have 35 years of experience involving molded plastic design, analysis and

fabrication. Most recently I have been working as a Senior Materials Engineer at

Lexmark International Inc. from 1997 to October 2012.

Objective I am seeking a senior level engineering position dealing with the design, analysis or

fabrication of plastic components or assemblies which include plastic components

Experience Senior Materials Engineer

Jan. 1997 - Oct. 2012

Lexmark International Inc., Lexington, KY

I used materials engineering technology to make sure products met all design and specification

requirements. I evaluated and recommended materials, made sure technical specifications were compatible

with product design, managed technicians and engineers, prepared proposals, reports and program

presentations, Recommended materials based on design objectives such as strength, heat resistance,

electrical conductivity and cost, developed program strategies and provided general technical expertise and

guidance.

Specialty areas: plastics material selection, injection molding process, computer simulation of injection

molding process, injection molding tooling, molded component design, component cost analysis,

component failure analysis, raw material quality control, molded component quality control, plastics

chemical compatibility. Recent accomplishments included: 1) developed testing protocol and data analysis

program for chemical compatibility of engineering thermoplastic, included interactive user interface, 2)

developed engineering review and quality control protocol to identi fy potential quality issues in the design

phase of molded plastic components. Protocol became a requirement for all programs, 3) built internal

plastics web site to provide home for captured learning, training for new design and manufacturing

engineers and links to engineering data for all used polymeric resins.

Education University of Lowell

Bachelor of Science (BS or BSc or SB)

Plastics Engineering

Skills Plastic Material Selection, Plastics Injection Molding, Injection Molding Computer

Simulation, Good Design Practices for Molded Components, Raw Material and

Component Quality Assurance, Failure Analysis, Design/Material/Process/Tooling

Relationship, Plastics Tooling Design, Plastics Prototyping, Plastic Component Cost

Estimation, Team Leadership and Class Development and Presentation on All

Subjects Previously Listed.

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