Profile
Design Engineer with ** years of of expertise in design, tooling,
manufacturing and application engineering, focusing on product development
from concept to production, seeking challenging engineering position.
Skilled in the design and implementation of creative designs and solutions
to meet the needs of company and/or customers.
. Design Engineering
. Tooling Engineering
. Concept Engineering
. Manufacturing Engineering
. Application Engineering
. Hydraulic Fixture Design
. Workholding
. Product Development
. Troubleshooting
. 3D Modeling Unigraphics NX3
. AutoCad
. Autodesk Inventor
. SolidWorks
Experience
Kennametal Inc., Solon, Ohio
Delivers advanced materials, surface technologies, and material shaping
expertise to customers seeking peak performance in demanding environments,
2.2 billion annual sales.
Design Engineer AENA Advanced Engineering North America
1986-2008
. Designed for automotive, medical, aerospace, machine tool,
agricultural and defense industries displaying expertise of product
knowledge in multiple industries;
. Designed various product lines including workholding, tooling
(turning, boring, milling), gaging;
. Responsible for various design projects (alone or in team)with
excellent customer satisfaction;
. Adapted easily to change, as market required, resulting in ability to
adapt to other product lines;
. Created and managed designs from concept to completion, assisted
customers with application leading to better customer relationship and
improved sales;
. Enhanced customer ideas, resulting in improved design and
satisfaction;
. 20 years Unigraphics NX3: 2D, 3D modeling and sketching;
. 15 years extensive design in hydraulic and pneumatic systems
requiring; self-contained power units, cylinders and spring packs to
actuate workholding units. Designs include pistons, seals, locators
and valves; special clamping, work supports and chucking;
. Exclusive work on quick change "Ken-Grip" chuck jaw systems; for full
range of commercial chucks;
. Concepted and developed new quick change workholding lines for Saturn
auto plant, became exclusive supplier, resulting in million dollars
retooling sales annually;
. Created and built unique hydraulic workholding design for GE $250,000
aircraft parts resulting in GE only buying Kennametal tooling;
. Developed workholding applications Erickson Products (mandrels,
sleeves collets);
. Designed and assisted manufacturing in building custon hydraulic
fixturing projects for customers such as Boeing, Parker Hannifin,
Boston Gear, ATK, GM, Chrysler;
. Participated on 3 design committees to establish standardized design
procedures, leading to cost savings;
. Developed unique quality measurement equipment resulting in patent;
. Achieved perfect attendance 17 years displayed dedication and
commitment.
National Acme Inc., Cleveland, Ohio
Automatic multiple spindle machine builder, tooling and attachments
Design Engineer
1976-1986
. Machine Design
. Designed tooling projects for new multiple spindle machines;
. Designed new tooling as aftermarket solutions;
. Traveled to customer plants to troubleshoot, effectively showing
concern for customer's problems;
. Assembled machines during 3 month strike.
Republic Steel, Goodyear, Centerline Design, Servitech
1967-1976
. Designer; Mechanical and electrical detailer while attending college
. Detailed NASA projects
. Millwright Helper in Steel Mills
. Swimming pool installation
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, Minor in Art University of Akron,
Akron, Ohio 1976
Military
Medical Corpsman; US Army (Korean Duty) Honorable Discharge 1969-1971
Skills
. Microsoft Office, Excel, Word; SAP; Lotus notes
. CAD Unigraphics NX3 3D modeling
. AutoCad
. Autodesk Inventor
. Solidworks
. Certificate Basic Fluid Power Course
. Tunable Tooling Workshop
. GT&D ANSI Y14.5
. Certificate Increasing Human Effectiveness
. Certified Yoga Instructor