Engineer Manager

Mickey Dorsey

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City: Taylors

State: SC

Zip: 29687

Country: USA

Phone: 864-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $65,000

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Mickey Dorsey, P.E., CSWP

8 Andy Court.

Taylors, S.C. 29687

Cell 864-***-****

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Objective: Semi-retired mechanical engineer with 40+ years of experience in various roles, industries, and levels of responsibility seeking senior level design engineer or engineering manager position in a product design, development, and manufacturing environment. Education: BME 1972 Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. One Semester, US Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.

1965-1971 US Army Reserves-Special Forces (Airborne) Savannah, Ga.

Professional: Registered P.E., South Carolina #7458

Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP)

Past Chairman, Engineering Graphics Technology Advisory Committee

Greenville Technical College (current member)

Founder-Past Chairman, Greenville SolidWorks User Group Work History: 40+ years of industrial and private business experience with extensive exposure to both design and manufacturing engineering technologies, industrial and private business management, and hands-on fabrication skills. These experiences include: Machine design, reverse engineering, manufacturing engineering management, engineering systems, and technical publications management in the packaging equipment industry. (13 years) Supervision of design and testing of automobile tires with heavy emphasis on statistical analysis and instrumentation of test vehicles, hiring and training of test drivers and designers, management of tire design archives. Lived and trained in France for 19 months. Design of rubber extrusion dies, training of die technicians in SolidWorks. Traveled to plants in US, Canada, France and UK. (11 years) Instructor-Engineering Graphics Technology. Taught basic courses of drafting and machine design, GDT, Basic and Advanced courses on 3D Solid Modeling using SolidWorks, (for both Curriculum and Continuing Education) and Engineering Materials. (5 years full time + 2 years as adjunct) Owned and operated a full time antique automobile restoration business winning local and national show awards. Developed hands on skills in all phases of restoration. (5 years) Owner Mechanical Enterprises, LLC- Product Design and Development Services: 3D digital design using SolidWorks, fabrication of conventional and rapid prototypes, testing and evaluation of components, finding manufacturing resources, development of processes for production, engineering and patent documentation, cost estimates for business plans. Projects include cemetery equipment, bronze casting and engraving, consumer products, medical devices, advertising fixtures, automotive components, landscaping, printing, packaging, and recreational equipment. Established part time 1982 as a Restoration Business and operated full time since 2008. Portfolio available for review upon request. Developed equipment to support nuclear weapons program at Savannah River Nuclear Site including a Vacuum Force Welder and Remote Electrical Connector Rebuilding Machine. Tested ultra high pressure valves and fittings, used high speed photography; programmed first NC Lathe in the Machine Shop. (1 years) Prior to graduation from Georgia Tech, Paper Mill Technician and Electrical Draftsman, part time Machine Design for a small business in Atlanta during college. (2 years)

My career has provided experiences from paper mill technician up through management levels in engineering with a broad exposure to various industries, technologies, private business management, and education. Responsibilities have included departmental budget management, capital equipment justification, selection, purchase and installation, personnel selection, hiring, and evaluations, engineering design and safety standards, verbal and written proposals to management. Please see page 2 for a detailed time line.

Special Interests:

Antique automobiles micro cars, inventing and metal fabrication work in my home workshop, BIKAR (a personal commuter vehicle), home landscaping, time with family.

Chronological History of Experience:

9/08-Present Mechanical Enterprises, LLC (President-Owner-Engineer)

Product Design and Development Services for inventors, entrepreneurs, and small businesses. 3D digital design using SolidWorks, fabrication of conventional and rapid prototypes, testing and evaluation of components, identifying manufacturing resources, development of processes for production, engineering and patent documentation, cost estimates for business plans. Assisted customers in taking their ideas from concept to finished product and several products are now available commercially. In house design and development of BIKAR, a personal commuter vehicle based on a 3 wheel, motorcycle based, enclosed cabin concept that was presented at Innoventure 2011. Close association and involvement with CU-ICAR, Innoventure, Innomobility, and the SolidWorks User Group which I founded in 2002.

11/07-9/08 HayssenSandiacre, Duncan, S.C. (Machinery Support Co, Inc)

Sr. Mechanical Engineer- Reverse Engineered parts of competitor Vertical Form Fill Seal equipment for a new start-up business venture trying to compete with competitor OEMs on price and delivery of replacement parts.

10/05-10/07 Hartness International, Inc, Greenville, S.C.

Engineering Systems, Services, and Technical Publications Manager- Facilitated committees to implement new Standards and Procedures, create orientation and training programs, update design software and productivity tools (SolidWorks, Mapics, Excel), implemented Rules Based Design Software (DriveWorks), establish a manufacturing engineering function, and implement organizational changes to improve productivity within the Engineering and Technical Publications Departments.

5/04-10/05 Mechanical Enterprises, LLC, Greenville, S.C.

Provided Design and Manufacturing Engineering Consultation to Michelin Tire Corp., traveling to various plants in USA and Canada to teach extrusion die technicians how to use SolidWorks, sourcing vendors for EDM outsourcing, and various design projects. Taught SolidWorks as adjunct instructor at Greenville Technical College.

12/99-5/04 Greenville Technical College, Greenville, S.C.

Full Time Instructor-Engineering Graphics Technology Department- Taught basic courses of drafting and design, a senior design course on dimensioning and tolerancing, Basic and Advanced courses on 3D Solid Modeling using SolidWorks, (for both Curriculum and Continuing Education),and a course on Engineering Materials. Created first Faculty Web Page. Founded Greenville SolidWorks User Group July, 2000 and served as Chairman until January, 2003. Designed and built displays and labs to enhance learning experiences for students.

8/98-8/99 Citadel Manufacturing Co., Greenville, S.C.

President-Technical Manager- Small Business venture with partners to manufacture and market bronze letters for the cemetery industry. Developed the process for production and provided cost estimates for the business plan using permanent mold castings of bronze. Business closed 8/99. Used Solid Edge and Solid Works to design products and equipment and wax rapid prototypes to create molds by investment casting. Researched copper based alloys to identify best composition for permanent mold casting and designed/built small Permanent Mold Machine. Member AFS.

8/97-8/98 Cryovac Division, Sealed Air Corporation, Duncan, S.C.

Manufacturing Engineer- Eliminated 12-week delay to obtain prototype foam trays for customer approval by introducing 3-D Solid Modeling (SolidEdge) and Rapid Prototyping. Also eliminated 6 week design documentation delay by providing Solid Model directly to Mold Fabrication Shop and holding creation of Engineering Drawings until the final product was completed. Worked closely with Investment Casting Foundry to identify potential casting parts and transform them from fabricated parts, often reducing costs to 25-50% of original.

6/88-8/97 Manufacturing Engineering Manager- Managed group of 12 including; 3 Manufacturing Engineers, 4 Planner/Cost Estimators, 3 CNC Programmers, 1 Jig/Fixture Designer, 1 Secretary. Responsible for $750,000 Departmental Budget including administration and process improvement projects. Through process improvements, eliminated product price increases for three years. Implemented Cell Design, DNC System, Rotary Grinding, Horizontal Machining Center, and other process improvements in business dedicated to automated packaging equipment and production of co-extrusion dies for Cryovac production plants around the world. Member of Software Team that implemented new Business Software and coordinated review/upgrading of ~30,000 Engineering Drawings and Process Plans for start-up. Responsible for Plant Security. Chairman of Corporate ID Badge Project, Member Product Safety Committee and Engineering Standards Committee. Chairman-United Way Campaign 1994. Chairman of 3-D CAD Study Committee.

2/87-6/88 Product Development Engineer- Designed and developed automated packaging equipment including a taped bag loader that is still one of the largest selling products produced. Studied and developed a machine for removal of water from packages after hot water shrinking. Simultaneous Engineering efforts earned promotion to position of Manufacturing Engineering Manager.

7/81-12/86 Mechanical Enterprises, Greenville, S.C.

With staff of 5-7 employees professionally restored 25+ antique automobiles, several winning national show awards. Hands on work on complete process including mechanical rebuilding, electrical, body work, painting, and assembly. Very satisfying technically, but financially unsuccessful. Closed business 12/86.

Michelin Americas Research and Development Corp (M.A.R.C.) Greenville, S.C.

1980-1982 Section Leader-Tire Design Department- (FPD-BE) Supervised group of 12 designers/drafters responsible for tire RD documentation. Coordinated with in house Machine Shop to have Prototype Molds manufactured. Managed design archives.

Section Leader- Passenger Car Tire Testing-(FTW) Lived in France for 19 months learning testing procedures; returned to Greenville to start up Laurens Test Track Facility and create test group responsible for adherence and special testing. Responsible for track facilities, hiring personnel (drivers, technicians, engineers, maintenance), purchasing and equipping vehicles and analytical tools, setting up test procedures and reporting methods. Heavy instrumentation of vehicles and statistical analysis of results.

1972-1974 E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., Savannah River Plant, Aiken, S.C.

Design Engineer- Developed equipment to support nuclear weapons program including a Vacuum Force Welder and Remote Connector Rebuilding Machine. Tested ultra high pressure valves and fittings, used high speed photography; programmed first NC Lathe in the Machine Shop.

1967-1972 Prior to graduation from Georgia Tech, Mill Technician and Electrical Draftsman, Union Camp Paper Corp, Savannah, Ga.; part time Machine Design for a small business in Atlanta during college.

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