Allan Jenkins
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ******* ****
City: Eden Prairie
State: MN
Zip: 55346
Country: USA
Phone: 612-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: $50,000
Willing to Relocate
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ALLAN JENKINS
6617 Tanager Lane, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
home 952-***-**** cell 612-***-****
e-mail *********@********.***
Professional Summary
Over 30 years in engineering project leadership roles in developing new or improved products. Reliable and dedicated professional, customer focused, take charge team player. Utilizes project management/human relation and engineering design skills acquired through education and on the job practice to create high quality equipment. Interface with customers, marketing, sales, service, purchasing, production and management
Areas of Expertise
Project Management Product Development
Product Research/Applications Hydraulic system design
Product Improvement Machine structural analysis
Power transmission
Computer Proficiencies
MS Word Excel Access Project
Employment History
Territory manager/Applications Engineer, Hydraulic Specialty Company, (Manufacturer/Distributor
of hydraulic equipment)
Fridley, MN November, 2008-March, 2009
Contact existing customer base and develop new customers within my territory
Prepare preliminary engineering documentation for development of customer quotes
Note: This was a temporary to hire. The client (Hydraulic
Specialty Company) continued to see decreasing cash flow and
Terminated position to help preserve a positive cash flow.
Engineering Manager, Stinar Corporation, (Manufacturer of aircraft ground support equipment)
Eagan, MN 2003-June, 2008
Technical support for Sales Department (applications engineering),
service, production, purchasing.
Oversaw or provided modified engineering documentation for standard products to comply
with customer specifications.
Designed/Engineered engine maintenance platform for C5 aircraft
Designed/Engineered truck mounted boarding stairway for C5 aircraft
Production liaison
Oversee CAD operators and other engineers involved with the C5 engine maintenance
platform and boarding stair
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Senior Project Engineer, Nilfisk-Advance, (Manufacturer of Floor Cleaning Equipment) Plymouth, MN 1992- 2000
Redesigned various floor sweeper and scrubber parts to provide over $301,000 savings annually in manufacturing costs.
Redesigned prime mover systems for re-powering 6 floor scrubbers/sweepers with new updated spark ignited and non-spark ignited engines.
Engineered/designed 8000 lb capacity machine stability hydraulic operated tilt test table
Engineered/designed a 10 horsepower machine propelling system dynamic load tester.
Designed hydraulic power steering system for two floor sweepers to provide easier control.
Redesigned the hydrostatic propelling systems from Vickers to Eaton piston pumps to reduce cost, lower noise and to allow a tow feature.
Provided engineering assistance to service, sales and production.
Project Engineer, Continental Machines, (Manufacturer of Metal Working Machinery)
Savage, MN 1990-1992
Provided engineering expertise and project leadership for new 16 steel cutoff saw with hydraulic cutting head counter balancing.
Senior Engineer, Rogers, Freels, & Associates, (Engineering Consulting Firm)
Edina, MN 1987-1989
Designed new tractor mounted hydraulic railroad tie inserter for client company to allow fast on and off track operation.
Designed new skidsteer mounted hydraulic backhoe for client company to increase their product offerings.
Prepared concept proposals for hydraulic aerial service platform for servicing C5 military aircraft for client company.
Education
A.A. degree--Engineering Technology, Anoka-Ramsey
Technical: Hydraulic and Pneumatic Power Transmission, Geometric Tolerancing, National Fluid Power Society Certified Fluid Power Specialist, numerous hydraulic product courses/seminars, Autodesk Inventor & AutoCad 2000 courses.
Management: Mini MBA certificate, University of St Thomas
Dale Carnegie, numerous supervision and human relation
courses/seminars, Small Business courses
Other training
Hydraulic and Pneumatic Power Transmission, Dale Carnegie,
Geometric Tolerancing, Certified Fluid Power Specialist,
Supervision courses, Autodesk AutoCAD 2000 course,
numerous Product and Human Relations Seminars,
Affiliations/Memberships
Member/Officer of local chapter of the Fluid Power Society
Member of local chapter of SAE.