Engineer Project

Dave Smith

**** ******* **** ? BERKEY, OH ***** ? *************@*****.*** ? 419-388-

5295

Mechanical Engineering Profile

Process Engineer / Maintenance Engineer / Plant Engineer

Versatile and dedicated hands-on engineering professional with 15+ years

experience in designing, fabricating, and installing high volume conveyor

production equipment; managing product development processes from initial

concept phase through final product delivery. Repeated success in leading

and training team of engineers in designing and implementing mechanically

complex production and manufacturing process solutions. Skilled team leader

capable of guiding teams through installation, testing, and troubleshooting

of customized testing and production assemblies. Talented in forging

relationships with strategic partners and vendors to ensure smooth, quality-

controlled product production processes.

Core competencies include:

Mechanical Design Analysis / Supplier & Vendor Relationship

Research Management

Project Life Cycle Management Project Budget & Timeline Management

Process Redesign / Change

Management Mechanical, Electrical Equipment

Maintenance

Professional Experience

GLASSTECH INC. - PERRYSBURG, OH 1995 TO 2010

Built impressive record of advancement through series of progressively

responsible positions to resolving complex engineering issues for this

world leading of Automotive / Architectural Glass Equipment manufacturer.

Product Development Engineer / Technical Service Engineer

Entrusted to provide daily technical leadership in maintaining and

supporting large-scale manufacturing operations on Automotive Glass Press

Bending and Roll Forming product lines. Coordinated and lead multiple

concurrent projects using detail understanding engineering principles to

relate new product design concepts to Mechanical Design department. Worked

closely with suppliers and vendors to define project scope, assign

equipment assembly tasks, and develop benchmarks to achieve project goals.

Planned and assigned duties to maintain quality production standards while

meeting budget and project deadline requirements.

- Credited for increasing ball bearing life span 60% by developing and

implementing a custom ball bearing for a high temperature application.

- Conceptualized, developed, and initiated a timing belt drive system

design that replaced legacy friction chain drive and optimized

production on furnace roll conveyor system.

- Built and fabricated in-house testing fixtures for assembling

prototype / production products.

- Implemented formal processes for operating small in-house glass

furnace responsible for making customer samples and testing prototype

designs.

- Demonstrated a high-level of dedication, in authoring equipment

assembly procedures and operations / maintenance manuals.

Owens-Illinois - Perrysburg, OH 1994 to 1995

Hired to provide technical support to key clients and drive process

improvements, increase equipment safety that achieved faster cycle times

and ensured machine reliability.

Project Engineer - Decorating Bottles Group

Supervised installation, start-up and training of production personnel

regarding all new equipment. Served as Process Technician, assisted in

change-over on all in-house and plant production equipment and molding

tools. Evaluated and recommended new equipment for decorating and handling

bottles.

Educational Background

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ? UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO -

TOLEDO, OH

Affiliations: Member of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Technical Proficiencies: MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), MS Project

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