Engineer Project Manager

Christopher Stahl Resume

CHRISTOPHER D. STAHL *00 El Camino Real, SCU 3217

*******@*****.*** 408-***-**** Santa Clara, CA 95053

Reliable Mechanical Engineer focused on collaborative design and attentive to interdepartmental needs

Mechanical Engineer with notable success identifying, analyzing and documenting system installation requirements for

complete optimization of system application. Created best-in-class products, and redesigned existing products for cost

optimization. Technical liaison across company departments, vendors and intercultural interactions. Enhanced workspaces;

improved safety and data-collection, and renovated test reporting and project updating procedures to raise company standards.

Product Development Technical Liaison Project Management

Product Testing & Prototyping Finite Elements Analysis Failure Mode Analysis

Collaborative Cost Reduction Quality Assurance

Software: SolidWorks, COSMOS, Unigraphics, ANSYS, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Volunteer Community Project Engineer August 2009 June 2010

Project Kenya Charity, Inc Ribe, Kenya

Conceptualized and created initial design for solar energy and water harvesting guesthouse; wrote proposal and

collaborated with student teams at Segal Design Institute at Northwestern University to develop project

Acted as cross-cultural liaison, re-thought local processes, and served as daily project manager to lead successful

renovation of an old building into functioning tailoring shop and phases toward completion of new school building

Fabricated practical solutions utilizing steel, timber and basic masonry and wiring, enhancing prototyping skills

Production Engineer August 2006 July 2009

Harken Yacht Equipment Pewaukee, Wisconsin

Created 30 new products from concept generation through proof-of-concept prototype testing and design iterations

Teamed with other engineers on 15 product lines to modernize offerings; personally validation tested samples

Created 2-D production drawings in SolidWorks for extruded, machined, die-cast and injection-molded parts

Performed cost reduction studies, failure mode analysis and finite element analysis toward mass optimization

Collaborated closely with machinists for manufacturing cost optimization and acted as technical liaison with local

and overseas vendors during extensive redesigns of 45 products for improved effectiveness and cost reduction

Wrote technical material for installation manuals, created photo-quality 3-D renderings, and produced technical

diagrams to support customer service and technical service departments

Established standardized test-reporting structure, giving Harken confidence in its accurate technical record-keeping

Produced a comprehensive report on roll bending machines under consideration, including recommended course of

action, which led to beneficial machinery purchase and improved quality and consistency of product

Revitalized engineering department s project progress report with consistent template from each engineer and project

images for ease and effectiveness of readership, and to enhance comprehension for better discernment

Engineering Cooperative Education Intern June 2004 December 2005

Harken Yacht Equipment Pewaukee, Wisconsin

Recreated hundreds of outdated 2-D files for online drawing library of the company s products using AutoCAD

Performed product testing, and designed new data cart, mobile protective shield, and variable loading weight box utilizing

data from user surveys of engineers

Academic Projects January 2002 June 2006

Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois

Co-conceptualized and designed automated automotive system concept for an ongoing project; applied for patent

Team-designed and prototyped car roof rack sensor system using Unigraphics; employed user testing & observation

As group project, redesigned and fabricated electronic toy for physically disabled child using human-centered design

EDUCATION

BS Mechanical Engineering Northwestern University June 2006

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Evanston, Illinois

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