Dale Coffey

ac0frb@r.postjobfree.com

719-***-**** / 719-***-****

Objective

Mechanical Designer/Engineer with 30+ year’s experience. Fast learner, interested in challenging problems in Mechanical Design with strengths in CAD software Unigraphics, SolidWorks, Solidedge, 3D-Modeling and Design.

Summary of Qualifications

Technical Skills/Software:

Unigraphics 25+ years

Team Center and iMan

SolidWorks 3+ years

Tool, Die, Fixture & Equipment Design

Sheet Metal Forming

Injection molded component’s

Weldments of large and small assembly’s

Casting of various parts

Professional Experience

Skyline Products, Colorado Springs, Colorado Aug 2013 – Oct 2015

Design Engineer

Creating drawings for quotes and finished drawings for production using systems such as SolidWorks and AutoCAD designing traffic signs, test fixtures for color PC boards and injection molded plastic electronic component enclosure using solid modeling techniques and current drafting practices to create manufacturing drawings.

Criterion Machine Inc. Colorado Springs, Colorado Jan 2013 – June 2015

Part time as a machinist running CNC mills and lathes, volunteered to remodel front office painting, hanging doors laying carpet and hanging trim on floor and walls doing basic remodeling.

Independent Consultant working for Motive Power a Wabtec Co., Boise, Idaho Dec 2009 – Dec 2012

Design Engineer

Perform Design Engineering and Project Leadership responsibilities on equipment for mounting in a locomotive.

Perform Technical Briefings to internal customer to make them aware of status and or changes to the end product.

Involved in Product Life Cycle improvements that allowed fewer errors on existing products that included a cost savings of $100k +.

Six Sigma Green Belt for use in the design and build of tools and machines and used this training to improved quality of existing and new products alike.

Design piece part and assemblies for locomotive final assembly

Work with manufacturing to correct any and all design errors or missed communication from engineering to manufacturing

Supply purchased parts, floor stock P/N’s and quantities for the assembly of the final locomotive per customer request working with the manufacturing engineers and associates.

Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics, Colorado Springs, CO 2008 - 2009

Product Engineer

Perform Design Engineering and Project Leadership for projects that produced $100K of business annually.

Perform Technical Briefings for customer understanding the design and manufacturing abilities of Saint-Gobain and the cost savings through superior materials and manufacturing.

Aorist Contractor working for Motive Power a Wabtec Co., Boise, ID 2007 - 2008

Lead Mechanical Designer

Lead on engineering efforts for new equipment to eliminate production issues and weight limitations per customer specifications.

Perform both Design Engineering and Project Leadership responsibilities on equipment for mounting in a locomotive.

Perform Technical Briefings to internal customer to make them aware of status and or changes to the end product;

Implemented standards for manufacturing documentation control to enable the manufacturing associates to get access to current drawings thus reducing the time for production.

SDBA (System Database Admin.) for Solidedge allowing access to all product drawings to improve product quality and time to market.

Involved in Product Life Cycle improvements that allowed fewer errors on existing products that included a cost savings of $50k.

Six Sigma Green Belt for use in the design and build of tools and machines and used this training to improved quality of existing and new products alike.

Ingersoll-Rand, Schlage Lock, Colorado Springs, CO 1994 - 2007

Senior Mechanical Designer

Lead designer for manufacturing engineer on Kryptonite product merger with IR security and safety, this product was brought into the IR plant for production in less time than expected and with minimal setup issues.

Performed Design Engineering and Project Leadership responsibilities for 4 new product manufacturing cells on time and with minimal start-up issues.

Supported Product Design Engineering to include meeting customer needs and requirements on time and at a cost savings.

Responsible for the training of operators, line flow improvements, and development of solutions to manufacturing concerns and efforts for cost savings of $60k.

Responsible for the in-depth analysis of problems and the development of solutions that optimizes the manufacturing process for cost savings of $45k annually.

Design Lead on cost reduction efforts using 6 Sigma tools, saving 84k annually.

Increased efficiency between global suppliers and local engineering for increase of several weeks on time to market for supplied goods.

Provided Mechanical Design guidance for off-shore suppliers and partners to increase the accuracy of designs to IR standards with a reduction in rework on drawings for a cost of $80k.

Provided production support to include the design of effective, efficient and quality manufacturing processes with a cost savings of 45k.

Provided technical support for design and manufacturing to Mexico Facilities and Taiwan OEM Suppliers to seamlessly move products to these facilities on time and under budget.

Designed components for increased fit, form, and function on multiple small moveable (interactive) components for improved manufacturability.

Participated in the design and implementation of work instructions, inspection records, and tooling concepts; specifically focusing on quality assurance, cost reduction and reproducibility to increase profits and reduce rework.

Ensured that tool and equipment build schedules are met on a timely basis with minimal or no defects in end product.

Primary tool and equipment support for New Product Development that improved the quality of the end product by 3%, and increase productivity of the assembly line to decrease time to market.

Criterion Machine Inc., Colorado Springs, CO 2004 - 2007

Senior Design Lead

Designed complex component assemblies to support plant production, designs were completed on time and within budget.

Lead Mechanical Designer for work in manufacturing, removed all conflicting data on drawings to conform to company policy for quality production.

Team Lead on Value Engineering efforts to reduce cost, improve quality, develop predictive maintenance process and implement a continuous improvement plan, cost saving of $15k were seen after 1 month.

Managed program part cost and manufacturing cost evaluation to identify possible savings.

Maintained current product quality assurance, cost reduction, and producibility impacted by engineering changes, with cost savings of $8k annually.

Involved in evaluating teams’ progress on; meeting customer needs and requirements.

Managed and developed vendor interaction metrics to track design / vendor interaction with minimal impact from company and vendor schedules.

Provided in-depth analysis of problems and the development of solutions that optimize the design and manufacturing processes with a cost savings of $12k annually.

Primary support to the tooling programs to determine new processes that improve the quality of the end product and the productivity and provided 10% improvement in product life annually.

Education:

Denver Institute of Technology, Certified Mechanical Drafter

Pikes Peak Community College, Machine Design Technology (38 Credits complete)

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