Kevin Pielmeier, bsme

***** ****** ****, *** *******, TX 78217 210-***-**** ac0vpw@r.postjobfree.com

Senior Mechanical Engineering Leader

Machine Design, Development & Manufacture Configuration & Product Lifecycle Management Team Leadership

Accomplished, resourceful and goal-oriented Six Sigma Black Belt professional with a comprehensive background in mechanical engineering. Twenty years of experience in the quality design, development and manufacturing of world-class equipment and machinery. Strong leadership abilities in managing complex engineering projects; lean manufacturing; and building effective cross-functional teams. Recognized by peers as a technical innovator and analytical strategist; an inventor on 10 U.S. patents. Language fluency in English (native) and Spanish (intermediate).

Machine Design Engineering

Product Lifecycle Management

Parametric Solid 3D Modeling

Kinematic Mechanism Design

Lean Process Development

Multi-site Team Leadership

Continuous Improvement

Machine Configuration/Layout

Advanced Geometric Dimensioning

Design & Process FMEA’s

Project Management

Hydraulic System Design

Structural Fabrications

Process Mapping

ASQ CQIA

Core Accomplishments

Served in numerous leadership roles of progressively responsibility, such as Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor, Engineering Manager, Engineering Team Leader, and Product and Process Quality Black Belt

Six Six-Sigma Black Belt: DMAIC and DMEDI

Track record of successful accomplishments, such as proactively identifying diverse solutions to streamline processes and optimize performance

Professional Experience

PRIMERICA FINANCIAL SERVICES 2017 – Present

Independent Registered Representative and Investment Advisor Representative, District Leader

Helping people obtain proper legal and financial protection, and become debt free and financial independent by teaching sound financial principles and providing investment and retirement products. FINRA Lecensed Series 63 & 65, Life & Health agent.

NATIONAL AGENTS ALLIANCE 2016

Licensed Life Insurance and Annuities Agent

In-home sales of life insurance and annuities for 13 insurance carriers.

CATERPILLAR, INC. Schertz, TX 2014 – 2015

Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor

Served as the manufacturing process owner for diesel engine machining and assembly of cylinder heads and V12 blocks in a 530,000 sq ft facility with 100 automated CNC machine tools, robotic washes, and robotic assembly cells.

Served as a Supervisor of the Manufacturing Engineering Department staff of 7.

Executed continuous process improvement and supported daily operations.

Implemented the Caterpillar Production System and Standard Work in the factory and Engineering Department.

Functioned as the process owner for Standard Work process documents.

JOY GLOBAL, INC. Milwaukee, WI 2013 – 2014

Contract Senior Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical systems design for new 900-ton hybrid diesel-electric-hydraulic mining shovel.

Designed boom point sheave assembly to convey 1 million pound working loads.

Performed stress range optimization in Solidworks Simulation Premium, reducing mass to 54%.

Optimized kinematics of hydraulic actuated bucket tilt system increasing range of motion by 10%.

Designed components of a double planetary gear drive hoist transmission.

INDEPENDENT, San Antonio, TX 2008 – 2012

Self-employed Real Estate Investor

CATERPILLAR, INC. NC & Mexico 2000 – 2007

Engineering Specialist – Development, Cary, NC

Developmental position in structural analysis, performing finite element analysis using SDRC Ideas.

Product & Process Quality 6-Sigma Black Belt, Sanford, NC

Identified and implemented product and process quality improvements to resolve quality issues for skid steer loaders main assembly line.

Improved business process of product problem resolution by creating process map of existing processes.

Proactively identified and implemented streamlined process and documentation improvements to reduce time.

Implemented various product design and assembly process improvements.

Product Design Quality 6-Sigma Black Belt, Cary, NC

Served as a Deployment Champion for the Design Collaboration Center, an integrated virtual collaboration environment linked with the product definition database.

Managed implementation at all four Caterpillar BCP facilities, including site configuration and administration.

Engineering 6-Sigma Black Belt, Cary, NC

Lead a new product development team of 7 engineers for a new Backhoe Attachment for Skid Steer Loaders.

Managed machine configuration and layout using parametrics and distributed design practices.

Created and maintained project website and engineering department reference website.

Obtained two U.S. patents for an adjustable operator interface for a machine-controlled product and a method of using measured parameters to provide control inputs to the host machine: 7950894 and 7630793.

Engineering Team Leader, Torreón, México

Hired, trained and managed a local, 5-member product design team for the design and manufacturing support of welded fabrications and assembly on-site at the manufacturing facility.

Established the infrastructure including selection of computer hardware, installation and support of TeamCenter product data manager, and Pro/Engineer configuration.

Lead redesign of Backhoe Loader Multi-Purpose Bucket family to improve performance and manufacturability.

Project Engineer, Monterrey, México

Served as an Engineering Liaison to manufacturing at Mexican fabrication and machining facility for Wheel Loader, Backhoe Loader, Skid-steer Loader and Work Tool products.

Facilitated the Concurrent Product and Process Design process for New Product Introductions.

Conducted prompt troubleshooting and performed innovative product and process modifications.

CGN & ASSOCIATES, INC. Cary, NC 1994 – 2000

Engineering Manager – on-site contract design engineering team for Caterpillar BCP, Sanford, NC

Lead the Platform Design Team for the design and development of a new line of Skid Steer Loaders for Caterpillar that went from concept to production in less than 2.5 years with the highest reliability ever recorded for a new product launch in Caterpillar's history.

Recruited and managed a high-performance design team of 12 engineers; trained the team on client engineering systems and methodologies; integrated team into client company and distributed design responsibilities.

Managed machine configuration, mass & cg, and layout, using parametrics and top-down modelling.

Designed upper and lower machine frames from concept through production drawings.

Obtained 7 US Patents for design of the Skid Steer Loader: 6079938, 6098739, 6108907, 6138786, 6167980, 6205665 and 6293364.

Systems Engineer – Contract Engineer for Caterpillar BCP, Clayton, NC

Performed the structural design updates and kinematic analysis of the main linkages for 928G/IT28G Wheel Loaders.

Conducted mechanical design and drawing release of all linkage components using parametric solids to obtain cost and mass reduction while achieving size increases and performance improvements.

Kinematic specification development for large array of wheel loader machine and work tool configurations.

JOHN DEERE DAVENPORT WORKS, Dubuque, IA 1993 – 1994

Design Engineer

Performed early concept design and kinematic analysis of the front linkages for 744G Wheel Loader, including competitive analysis, and sustaining engineering to improve design manufacturability for wheel loader buckets.

AUTOMATED ANALYSIS CORPORATION, Peoria, IL 1990 – 1993

Project Engineer – Contract Engineer for Caterpillar Wheel Loaders and Excavators, Aurora, IL

Designed and developed a tool coupler for excavators that achieved identical performance and minimal mass increase compared to direct-coupled tools; performed detail design of system and all components and managed developmental endurance testing; obtained US Patent 5494396 for design of the coupling device.

Performed detailed design and created production drawings for 5.0 and 4.2 cubic meter buckets for a new Caterpillar 5080 (85-ton) Front Shovel.

Project Engineer – Contract Engineer for Caterpillar Undercarriage Products Group, Peoria, IL

Performed system design and produced specified undercarriage components for a new Caterpillar D5C Track- Type Tractor; designed new sprocket casting and sprocket segment forgings.

Created a software tool using spreadsheets to optimize the maintenance of undercarriage system components for crawler tractors.

Sundstrand Advanced Technology Group, Rockford, IL (Currently UTC Aerospace Systems) 1987 – 1989

Engineering Coop

Electronic Packaging: Performed and documented thermal and dynamic environmental tests for aerospace electronic components.

Dynamic Diagnostics: Performed, analyzed and documented dynamic diagnostic tests of various mechanical and electronic equipment, including use of shake tables and test stands. Converted time-based test data to frequency based data for documentation and analysis

Test Equipment Design: Designed a test stand to fatigue a bellows compressor for the C-17 aircraft and shut down immediately upon failure for failure diagnostics.

Education & Certifications

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, IA

Graduated with Distinction, GPA 3.5/4.0.

Engineering Electives: Modeling and Simulation, Fluid Dynamics of Turbomachinery, HVAC Design, Graphics Applications in ME, Engineering Law

Additional university courses: Accounting (I & II), Finance, Marketing: University of Dubuque, IA

Engineer – In – Training; American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA);

Licensed Limited Securities Registered Representative (FINRA Series 6 & 63); Licensed Investment Advisor Representative (FINRA Series 65); Licensed Life & Health Insurance General Lines Agent

Software Proficiency

Pro/Engineer (12,000+ hours), Solidworks Design & Simulation Premium, Inventor, PDM: TeamCenter, Adept & Vault,

Vis Mockup (visualization), Vis VSA (tolerance analysis), Primavera (project management),

Minitab (statistical analysis), MS Office, Visio, Lotus Notes, and various Caterpillar internal applications.

Training

Six-Sigma Black Belt – DMAIC & DMEDI, Hydraulic System Design, Failure Mode Effects and Analysis Facilitator, Design for Manufacture and Assembly, Basic and Advanced Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing, Fundamentals of Fatigue Analysis, Project Management, Social Styles, Team Operations, High Performance Teams, Situational Leadership, Management for Technical Professionals, Sales Training for Technical Professionals.

Contact this candidate