Scott Wilcox
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** *********** **.
City: Libertyville
State: IL
Zip: 60048
Country: USA
Phone: 847-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: $120,000
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
Scott R. Wilcox
5660 Shadowbrook Ct.
Libertyville, IL 60048
*********@********.***
Cell: 847-***-****
Skype address: swilcox62301
Summary: Engineering leader with 18 years experience
developing market-leading consumer electronic products. Specializing in cellular phone component design, miniaturization, and product development execution.
Employment:
Motorola Mobility-Libertyville, IL 1994 - Present
Successful leader who rapidly earned promotions to the level of Mechanical Engineering Section Manager. Throughout career developed extensive skills in product development, team
leadership, and also became a well known companywide subject matter expert in connectors. Extremely hands-on engineer from initial design stages into mass production. Skilled heavy user
of Skype and conference calls to stay engaged with Asian suppliers and factories.
Section Manager, Mechanical Engineering 2008 - Present
- Led preliminary mechanical development of Droid X docking station to a successful handoff to the accessory team. Engaged with Industrial Design from the very early stages to ensure that the design met the look and feel that was desired by this team. Successfully directed engineers in the U.S. and Asia via conference calls to develop the design to a point when it could be handed off.
- Led product teams to design and implement optimal connectors for integration into cellular phone systems. Focused on selecting connectors that would help maximize space savings in our products.
- Leader of the transceiver half of Mechanical Engineering team that successfully launched the Motorola VE66 phone. Responsible for the design, manufacturing launch, and high volume production in Asia factory. Focused on miniaturizing product to meet Industrial Design requirements.
Lead Mechanical Engineer 2002 - 2008
- Led mechanical engineering team in the development of the Martinique phone design.
- Managed qualification activities to ensure that all components in the phone were tested and qualified in time for ship acceptance. Required ensuring all components met 6 sigma
quality requirements. Ensured program met requirements throughout PDP cycle.
- Successfully designed several phone components using different processes including plastic injection molding, sheet metal forming, die casting, and metal injection molding.
Engineer Level I through Senior Mechanical engineer 1994 - 2002
- Developed Pro-Engineer master model for the V series phone starting from a hand drawn paper sketch from Industrial Design. Designed entire flip assembly for the phone.
- Managed all accessories for the StarTAC program from a mechanical perspective.
- Designed a holster, hinge mechanism, and side button system with rubber and switch components for the trend setting StarTAC phone.
Additional Skills:
- Subject matter expert for SIM, micro SD, pogo, board to
board, and compression connectors
- Significant experience in using Pro-Engineer CAD program for part design, surfacing, sheet metal, and drawing.
- Awarded 11 U.S. and international patents
Education: Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994.
Additional Courses and Experience on the topics of:
Extensive experience with Pro-Engineer CAD modeling software
Ansys FEA software
Windchill Product Lifecycle and File Management Software
Skilled user of Windows products including Microsoft excel,
Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook