Engineer Quality Control
Resume:
Rocky River, Ohio *****
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Thad Brej
I am a product development specialist with over 13 years of consumer products experience. Most
recently, I have led a team of engineers and graphic artists while launching two new brands and over 200
new products. I am well versed in all aspects of product development, beginning with conceptualization
and ending in full-scale production for mass retail or direct marketing. I have extensive experience with
global manufacturing, mainly working with strategic partners in mainland China.
Areas of competency:
Work Experience
Aug. 2007 – Present Winston Products, LLC Glenwillow, Ohio
Engineering and Design Manager
Responsible for all product development and engineering including but not limited to overseeing four internal employees
as well as managing five outside design and engineering firms
In five years, successfully brought 200+ new products to market
Managed production release of all new products to either domestic or Asian manufacturing partners while utilizing standard
ECO/ECN procedures
Responsible for all intellectual property matters including drafting provisional patent applications and assisting with full
utility/design applications with our patent attorneys
Implemented quality control program utilizing facilities and staff in both the United States as well as in China
Named inventor on 2 issued patents as well as 6 applications currently under examination pending issuance
Aug. 2005 – Aug. 2007 Arrow International, Inc. Brooklyn, Ohio
Mechanical Engineer – New Product Development
Responsible for all mechanical aspects of new product development including industrial design, design for manufacturing,
prototyping, testing, and release to production. Projects included plastic part design and sheet metal part development
Consistently completed projects both on time and within budget
Feb. 2004 – Aug. 2005 Cequent Consumer Products Solon, Ohio
Project Engineer
Responsible for the design and development of new cargo management and towing products. Duties include cradle to
grave project management, product design and development, benchmarking, prototyping, and testing
Managed release of new products to manufacturing including vendor selection, the procurement of appropriate tooling and
fixturing, sampling, production approval and quality control
Served as key member on numerous strategic product development teams
Aug. 2003 – Feb. 2004 Contract Professionals Solon, Ohio
Product Designer – STERIS Corporation – Research & Development
Managed product development projects while satisfying new product design objectives as outlined by senior scientific and
engineering team members.
Responsible for design, detail drafting, prototyping and testing of new products while maintaining the appropriate
engineering design controls and documentation.
Coordinated new product release activities between Research & Development and Manufacturing.
• Sheet metal fabrication
• Extrusions
• Thermoforming
• Blow Molding
• Die Casting
• Weldments
• Glass
• Wood
• Composites
• Injection Molding
• Corrugate
• Compression Molding
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• SolidWorks 2013
• Pro-Engineer Wildfire (last used 5-1/2 years ago
• MoldFlow
• Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint
Software
References available upon request
Education
1989 – 1993 Spring Hill College Mobile, Alabama
• BA, Fine Arts – Studio
2001-2003 Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio
Additional Mechanical Engineering coursework completed
July 1999 – Aug. 2003 Mahar Spar Industries Cleveland, Ohio
Tooling Engineer – Product Designer
Simultaneously managed multiple plastic injection and compression mold tooling contracts totaling over $1M annually.
Successfully completed new product design projects from initial concept to final prototyping; reviewed and revised existing
product designs to produce more durable and cost effective molds and fixtures.
Responsible for designing, detailing, troubleshooting, and procuring raw materials for both new and revised tooling
projects.
Approximately 10,000 hours of both surface and solid modeling experience using Pro-Engineer. Demonstrated proficiency using
numerous other CAD/CAE applications.
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