Engineer Mechanical
Resume:
Ronald B. Berringer
Aurora, Ohio 44202
Email: *******@**********.***
CAREER SUMMARY
Innovative Mechanical Engineer with experience in consumer products and equipment
development. Seasoned team leader with strong sense for problem solving. Self-
motivated with excellent conceptual, design and implementation abilities. Well versed in
importance of good communication and documentation. Experience includes:
Engineering Management Equipment Installation
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Staff Supervision Product Costing
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Project Management Plastics Knowledge
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Product Design & Development Bills of Materials
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Equipment Design & Development SolidWorks 3D & AutoCAD 2D
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE STEELASTIC COMPANY, L.L.C., Akron, Ohio 2006 - present
Manufacturer of automated equipment to produce reinforced steel belts and fabrics for
use in automotive tire industry.
Senior Mechanical Engineer – Machine Development
Designed and developed new and retrofit stock-prep equipment for tire building industry.
• Designed new slitters, splicers, let-offs, gum-edgers, wind-ups and bias-cutters using
AutoCAD and SolidWorks.
• Managed design projects along with overseeing designers.
• Oversaw in-house shop personnel during equipment assembly.
• Worked with customers and vendors coordinating equipment design and fabrication.
• Supervised equipment installation at customer’s tire plant.
• Designed using SolidWorks since off-site training Jan. 2009.
(contracted through Advantage Technical Services Inc., Solon, Ohio 2006-2007)
CHEMSTRESS CONSULTANT COMPANY, Akron, Ohio 2005 - 2006
Full-service engineering and architectural firm.
Senior Mechanical Engineer – Machine Development
Developed new and retrofit tire building equipment.
• Designed and developed tire building machinery using AutoCAD.
• Worked with customer and machine shop coordinating machinery fabrication.
• Static and dynamic stress analysis of new and existing machine components.
• Inspected and appraised client’s equipment at port prior to international exportation.
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THE MARSH COMPANY, Lyndhurst, Ohio 2004 - 2005
Manufacture’s sales representative for BeaconMedaes Medical Gas Equipment and Stulz
Air Technologies precision air conditioning and humidification equipment.
Project Manager – Equipment Sales
Managed sales projects from origination to equipment delivery.
• Prepared quotations from architectural drawings and specifications of equipment for
hospitals, museums and computer/data rooms.
• Wrote specifications for specialty equipment and application for public bid.
• Coordinated projects with customers, vendors and staff.
KASE EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, Valley View, Ohio 2003 - 2004
World leader in the manufacture of dry offset printers for plastic cups, pails, tubs and lids.
Engineer – Machine Development
Developed new and retrofit printing equipment.
• Created new printer, feeder concepts and designs with AutoCAD.
• Worked with machine shop coordinating machinery fabrication.
LUBRIQUIP, INC., Warrensville Heights, Ohio 2001 - 2002
A Unit of IDEX Corporation. A leader in automated central lubrication systems for
industrial equipment and commercial trucks.
(contracted through Advantage Technical Services Inc., Solon, Ohio)
Design Engineer – Product Development
Aided in design and development of a new automatic central lubrication system for
commercial trucks in a QS 9000 environment.
• Led design and development of plastic parts for first new product to utilize plastic
components.
• Created layouts of plastic parts and supervised design of Pro-E 3D models.
• Resource to management with selection of tool and molding vendors.
GRACO CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS INC., Macedonia, Ohio 1996 - 2001
A Division of Newell Rubbermaid, formerly Century Products Company. Leading domestic
market shareholder for production and sales of infant, toddler and booster car seats.
Senior Engineer – Product Development
Directed design and development of new products and changes to existing products with
up to $500,000 tooling budgets, overseeing quality, safety compliance, manufacturability
and cost parameters.
• Engineer on infant and toddler car seats and inventor on three patents.
• Directed research and development during conceptual stage of projects to ensure all
marketing, functional, safety, cost and manufacturability requirements were obtained.
• Coordinated with vendors, tooling engineers and manufacturing engineers for cost
effective manufacturability and on time start-ups.
• Evaluated performance and integrity of polypropylene, polystyrene, acetal, and ABS
as primary structural materials of car seats through static and dynamic testing.
• Oversaw 3D design of car seats and used SDRC-Ideas to evaluate form, fit and
function.
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AMERICAN CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC., Solon, Ohio 1993 - 1996
Cole Consumer Division. Producer of aftermarket key blanks and signs for consumer
hardware market.
Manager – Engineering Services
Managed product development and manufacturing engineering functions for replacement
key blanks, key cutting machines and sign manufacturing. Supervised engineers and
designers along with administrative duties.
• Led development of new key cutting machines and inventor on two patents.
• Developed automated sign manufacturing line which cut production time in half and
reduced number of operators from four to two.
GENERAL TIRE INC., Akron, Ohio 1981 - 1993
Mechanical Designer – Machine Design Group
Developed array of prototype and retrofit tire building equipment. Supervised equipment
installations in tire manufacturing plants.
• Reduced down time and maintenance by $3 million with development of new ridged
liner for rolled extruded components.
• Created new machinery concepts with all documentation on CAD
THE HOOVER COMPANY, North Canton, Ohio 1976 - 1981
Tool Designer – Process Development
Designed tooling for manufacture of vacuum sweepers.
EDUCATION
Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Technology, 1981
Associate Degree in Mechanical Technology, 1976
The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
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