Dean A. Root

***** ***** ****

Nunica, MI *****

Phone: 616-***-****

E-Mail: abmchm@r.postjobfree.com

<< Education >>

Advanced Education: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008

Bachelor of Science: Major - Engineering; Minor - Business - 1989

<< Computer Languages >>

AutoCAD 2009/Inventor/Mechanical Desktop, Solidworks 2010, Pro-Engineer

4.0(Wildfire), Microsoft Word and Excel (Office)

<< Experience >>

Elwood Professional - July 2008 to June 2010- Contract: Tooling Engineer

for a large automotive manufacturing company. Manufacturing processes

included: robotics, welding, leak testing, automatic assembly and gaging.

Recommended changes and improvements to existing manufacturing process

to facilitate more cost effective manufacturing. Set up of design and

build standards for incoming machines, fixtures, and gages. Involved in

the launches of new products to manufacturing by approving vendor

designs, following the build process, to final acceptance at our

facility. Travel to customer and vendor was required. I was also

responsible for all build documentation for all these projects. I am

trained in proper ergonomics engineering. I am also trained as a first

responder in CPR.

National Tech Design/NT Processing - December 2007 to June 2008-

Contract: Mechanical Engineer: Engineering, designing, and detailing high-

speed automation machinery. Including an automated riveting machine that

produces a part every of a second. Engineered an x-ray truck for the

homeland security division. This position included directing the outside

and inside fabricators, machinists, and builders to produce the

engineered designs and specifying purchased components such as high

torque gearboxes, electric motors, air/oil pierce cylinders, valves, and

hydraulic systems. I am also trained as a first responder in CPR.

Campbell Grinder - February 2006 to November 2007- Mechanical Engineer:

Engineering and designing of ultra precision grinders. Duties included

engineering/designing machines and following them through manufacture to

ensure proper function. Specific machines engineered includes: grinding

the turret bearings for the Military M1 Abraham's tanks, GE aircraft

engine parts, Barnes Aerospace parts. Machines ranged from $250,000 to

$2,500,000. Other duties included specifying steel structures, ball

screws, motors, gearboxes, and communicating these items through

purchasing. Taking projects from customers all the way through build to

ensure that machine specifications are completed as specified. This

position also included directing the outside and inside fabricators,

machinists, and builders to produce the engineered designs. Hands on

fabrication and building were performed as needed. Some travel was

required.

360 Degree Engineering - April 2005 to February 2006 - Engineering

Consultant: Quoting, conceptualizing, engineering, designing, and

detailing automated machines for various manufacturing companies.

Recommended upgrades and streamed existing manufacturing processes. CAD

training was also performed.

Schap Specialty Machine - November 2004 to February 2005 - Project

Engineer: Managed a department that built special testing machines using

pneumatic and hydraulic systems. These included an assembly line to

produce automotive plastic molding trim. Duties included prioritizing

jobs, quoting machines and fixtures, purchasing materials for projects,

and supervising six employees. This position includes directing the

outside and inside fabricators, machinists, and builders to produce the

engineered designs. Fabrication, machining and building was performed as

needed.

Knape & Vogt - April 2004 to October 2004 - Machine Group Supervisor:

Managed a department that serviced manufacturing. Duties included

prioritizing jobs through the build department, quoting machines and

fixtures, purchasing materials for projects, troubleshooting existing

machinery, designing fixtures, supervising four employees. In addition I

was on the safety committee, and was trained as a first aid responder.

Edge-Sweets, Inc. - November 1999 to January 2004 - Engineer/Special

Machine Designer: Engineered and designed urethane-processing equipment

including automatic molding lines, air filter processing machines which

included Fanuc robots, pressure conveyors and thermal break lines.

Design of submarine coating machines: a machine that applies stealth

material to the exterior of the latest class of submarines.

Responsibilities included taking projects from customers and engineering

them to ensure that all of the specifications were met during build right

up to shipping the machines. Duties also included: trouble shooting

existing machines and/or updating the designs to make them more cost

effective, and coordination of sub-contract work for manufacturing, then

working directly with manufacturing to ensure designs meet customer

expectations. This position included directing the outside and inside

fabricators, machinists, and builders to produce the engineered designs.

Hands on fabrication and build were performed as needed. Some travel was

required.

Conveyability Inc. - September 1998 to October 1999 - Fabrication Shop

Manager: Designed automated equipment, conveyors, and gantry systems.

Shop supervision responsibilities included: quoting, purchasing, and

creating timetables for jobs, shipping/receiving, hands-on fabrication

and general office and shop maintenance were performed daily. This

position included directing the outside and inside fabricators,

machinists, and builders to produce the engineered designs. Travel to

customers' facilities was periodically required.

Unist Inc. - October 1997 to September 1998 - Engineer: Increased

manufacturing and reduced product cost by implementing more efficient

methods of manufacturing. Led research and development of new

lubrication systems. Organized CAD systems. Met with customers to design

specialized products. Participated in field sales conventions.

H.S. Die and Engineering - February 1996 to September 1997 - Engineer:

Designed a special mold-loading table for a 2000-ton spotting press.

Designed testing machines for car window applications. Designed various

plastic injection molds for the automotive industry. This position

included directing the outside and inside fabricators, machinists, and

builders to produce the engineered designs.

U.S. Engineering - November 1994 to February 1996 - Engineer: Designed

special machines, welders, and dies. In-house duties included:

coordinating incoming designs for the shop floor, trouble shooting

existing machines, and updating the designs to make them more cost

effective. This position included directing the outside and inside

fabricators, machinists, and builders to produce the engineered designs.

Classic Design; Capitol Engineering; Superior Concepts - May 1988 to

November 1994 - Contract Designer: Designed, checked and detailed several

special automated assembly machines. Machine functions included:

welding, forming and loading and unloading. Supervised jobs from initial

customer contact to project completion. Trained a group of engineers in

the efficient use of CAD.

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