Engineer Injection Molding

CURT GEIDEMAN

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* **** ****** **** **** e S trongsville, Ohio 44149

H 440-***-**** • M 440-***-**** • E : abnkgr@r.postjobfree.com

Design Engineer

Acco mpl ishe d M e ch anic al D esign Profes sion al c ons is t entl y rec ogn iz ed to d ev elo p h ig hl y

i nnovat ive tec h nic al pro duc ts, for s uc c ess fu l m ark et com merc i aliz at io n. Exc e l’s at ap pl yin g a

b len d o f creat iv e, h igh- en erg y, self- mo tiv ate d, prob le m s olv in g s k ills with an ab ilit y to

m an age ti me s ens it iv e pr ojec ts . Det ail driv e n wit h e xc ell ent c omm un ic atio n s k ills, a ble to

f oster an d mai nta in pos itiv e rel ati ons hi ps wi th c lients man ag em ent, an d m an ufac tur ing

a ssociates. Demo ns trat ed lea ders hi p a bil iti es bu ild ing c oll abor ativ e tea ms in ac hi eving

e ffective soluti ons th at driv e c om pa n y gro wt h a nd tec hno lo gic al in nov ati on.

C ompetencies Include

• Electromechanical Equipment

• Design Optimization • Analytical Skills

• Research & Development • Top-down Assembly Design

• Manufacturing Processes

• Mechanical Repair

• Creative Problem Solving • Project Management

• Concept Visualization

• Innovation Strategies • Productivity Improvements

• ANSI Y14.5M GD&T Strategies

• Consumer/Commercial • UL/NSF/CSA Compliance

• Industrial Design

E quipment • Food & Beverage Equipment

S oftware Proficiencies

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Pro/Engineer Wildfire (10+ years) CFDesign

• • Photoshop CS

Solidworks (4 years)

• Geomagics Raindrop

• CATIA V5R17 (experienced)

• SAP ERP

• Unigraphics NX (experienced)

• Pro/Intralink

• Microsoft Office 2007 Suite

Manufacturing Experience

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• Thermoplastic Injection Molding Hydro Forming – B rass, Aluminum

Polycarbonate, Polyethylene, Nylon • Electroplating – B rass, Zinc

Acetal, PBT, ABS, Polypropylene, PVC

• Powder Metal – S tainless Steel

• CNC/Screw Machining - 5 -Axis, Lathe

• Reaction Injection Molding (RIM)

Milling, Grinding, Lapping

• Rotational Molding

• Compression Molding – P olyester Phenolic

• Rapid Prototyping – S LA, SLS, 3DP

• Die Casting - Z inc, Brass, Aluminum

• Urethane Molding

• Metal Stamping - B rass, Stainless Steel • Powder Coating

• Permanent Molding - A luminum • Ceramics – S ilicon Carbide

CURT GEIDEMAN

• Laser Cutting

P age 2

Professional Experience

Senior Design Engineer – T he Technolog y House, Inc., Solon, OH

2007 – 2009

• Project management, conduct online project design reviews, top down design enhancements, cost

r eduction achieved by reducing component count and material volume, project specific material

r ecommendations, and supplier meetings throughout the project development lifecycle.

• Initiated, planned and managed production of multiple manufacturing projects; injection molded

p lastic components 100-8,000 EAU. Full functioning "show quality" prototype electromechanical

d evices: layout of electronic component placement – PCB/LCD displays, power supply, wire

r outing, motors, gears, belts, soldering, labeling and painting.

• Principal Fixture and Work-holding Designer; Mikron, Haas 5axis milling.

• Experienced Industrial Design capabilities for new project conceptualization, DFM/DFA feasibility.

• Designed and created assembly drawings, bills of materials, and detail drawings utilizing ASME

Y.14.5M-1994 geometric tolerance standards.

• Expansive design experience in 2D to 3D product conversion.

• Mold Design; Single Cavity, aluminum tooling for injection molding.

• Responsible for research, editing and layout of technical information pertaining to new

t echnologies, materials and manufacturing method procedures as part of continuous improvement

i nitiatives.

Senior Product Design Technician - M oen, Inc., N orth Olmsted, OH

2005 – 2007

• Collaborated with principal engineers and project managers in the development of new plumbing

a rchitectures, and consumer faucet products.

• Provided innovative design support throughout the various phases of the project which include:

c oncept drawings, procuring Objet prototype assemblies, and providing detailed 3D and 2D

d esigns for various manufacturing processes to internal and external teams within the company.

• Additional design team support included: Recommendations for material selection, design

e nhancements, reduce manufacturing costs, detailed tolerance stack-up drawings participate in

d esign reviews and supplier meetings early in the development phase of projects.

• Responsible to manage small to moderate-sized projects, drive th e p roduct through the

d evelopment process, and provide engineering groups with multiple design options.

• Expansive experience creating assembly drawings, bills of materials, and detail drawings of

c ustomer products, using ASME Y.14.5M-1994 geometric tolerance standards.

• Utilized CFdesign data in all new valve platform architectures, which resulted in maximizing flow

e fficiencies, yet maintaining consistent long-term fluidic performance.

Responsible for CAD training of junior associates.

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CURT GEIDEMAN

P age 3

Senior Product Designer – T he Technology House, Inc., Solon, OH

2003 – 2005

• A cqu ire d re sp on sib ilit ie s t o m an a ge sma ll si ze d p ro je ct s of re cre a t ion a l e qu ip me n t

c on su me r a nd co mm e rcia l ele ct ron ics, he a lth a nd pe rson a l ca re p rod u ct s, an d p o we r

h an d t oo ls f o r th e co n st ru ct ion in du st ry.

• P ro vide d in n o va t ive de sign su p po rt t o cu st o me rs t h ro u gh co n cep tu a l (ske t ch ) d e sign s, 3 -

D CA D m od e ls, S LA p rot o t yp e mo de ls, co mp ut e r re nd e rin gs, an d 2 D d ra win gs.

• A ssist ed p ro je ct ma na ge rs in th e d e ve lop me n t of ne w an d e xist in g p ro je ct s, wh ich

r e su lte d in t he f ina l se le ct io n of CA D m od e ls to be used f o r ra p id pro du ct ion p u rp o se s.

Senior Product Designer – F awcett Design, Inc., Kent, OH

2002 – 2003

Product Designer – W eb Design Associates, Inc., Akron, OH

2001 - 2002

Product Designer - V ita-Mix Corporation, Olmsted Falls, OH

1995 - 2001

Education

Completed tw o-year study at Baldwin-Wallace College in the Business

M anagement program.

B a ld win - Walla ce Co lle ge, B e re a, O H

A. A.B. - Graphic Design, 1989-1992

Cu yah o ga Com mu n it y Co lle ge, Pa rma, O H

Achievements

Co-holder Design Patent Awards

• Disposable Agitator for a Blender, #426,108

• Agitator for Blender, #424,874

• Motor Cooling and Sound Absorbing System, #6,069,423

• Valve Housing for Plumbing Faucet, #585,522

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