Engineer Technical Support

Richard J. Lutty Jr. Linden, MI *****

(***) *** – 9888 ac1mqe@r.postjobfree.com

Hutchinson NA, Auburn Hills, MI Sept. 14 – June 16

Design Engineer –

Conducted stack up studies of transmission components and rubber seals. Tolerance analysis included geometric tolerances and worst case scenarios LMC and MMC.

Provided tool house liaison support, injection molded rubber tooling design and process R&R gauges for rubber seals.

Validated rubber seals using proprietary FEA software.

Provided Sales office with drawings and design support for potential new business quotes.

Flushmate, New Hudson, MI July 13 – April 14

Project Engineer –

Worked with other engineers to conduct experiments, analyze results and write test reports.

Validated product performance through rigorous testing to assure customer safety.

Lutty’s Chevy Warehouse, Cheswick, PA Feb. 09 – July 13

Automotive Sales –

Business partner in sales of classic automobile parts.

Provided customers with in-depth knowledge of application and installation of automotive parts.

General Filters Incorporated, Novi, MI May 96 – Jan. 09

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer –

Participated in specification of new factory machinery system requirements.

Implemented modifications to automated factory machinery to meet desired performance, safety and health standards.

Designed and built drill station fixtures and rebuilt factory drill presses. Specified and installed operator safety pneumatic switches, researched and purchased new bearings and seals.

Designed and built hydraulic burst tester.

Upgraded existing flow coat line to operate with water based paint.

Designed and assembled assembly area using conveyors and fixtures for increased productivity.

Maintained updates to factory floor layout.

Created solid model concepts, mold flow simulations and structural finite element analysis FEA culminating into complete product assemblies using SolidWorks.

Provided innovative ideas and solutions resulting in increased functionality, reduced cost and design patents.

Project Manager –

Responsibilities included generating bills of material BOM, cost estimating, design, creating design specifications, communicating with outside vendors as well as internal team members, product testing, analyzing tolerance stack up and GD&T to create appropriate and feasible drawings, installation instructions and product labeling.

Tested four pole motors, solenoid valves and small circuit boards.

Identified problems and opportunities for product enhancements.

Analyzed design failure modes.

Validated product performance through rigorous testing to assure customer and industry standard satisfaction.

Provided technical support and updated drawings for manufacturing to implement new processes.

Provided technical support to customers.

Trained engineering staff in SolidWorks, Excel and Adobe CS.

Richard J. Lutty Jr. Linden, MI 48451

(810) 735 – 9888 ac1mqe@r.postjobfree.com

Education / Certificates

Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania May 1990

Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineer

Passed Pennsylvania E.I.T. State Board Examination May 1990

SolidWorks 2005 Essentials Certificate April 2005

Projects

Participated in specification of new automated proprietary machine system requirements. Implemented modifications to automated factory machinery to meet desired production performance as originally specified. Created shielding to provide safe and healthy operation.

Designed and built drill station fixtures including specification and installation of operator safety pneumatic switches. Rebuilt factory drill presses, researched and purchased new bearings and seals.

Developed new Humidifier from concept to production. Coordinated with supplier to procure low cost solenoid valve. Reduced unit cost by minimizing piece count and simplify manufacture assembly. Designed latch features to allow service friendly maintenance. Coordinated with packaging supplier to provide higher volume output. Designed and assembled higher volume assembly area using conveyors and fixtures for increased productivity.

Designed tamper proof fastener for assembly of oil filter canister assembly. Coordinated with supplier to procure low cost, yet effective solution. Designed and built burst tester to validate the oil filter assembly. Used existing production equipment to validate manufacturability.

Skills / Training

● SolidWorks ● Paradox ● Microsoft Suite ● Computer Optimization

● CADKEY ● ANSYS ● Microsoft Outlook ● Introduction to Robotics

● Pro/ENGINEER ● I-DEAS ● Adobe CS ● Introduction to Materials

Patents

Humidifier with Swingable Cover #6588734 July 2003

Furnace mounted Humidifier #D458356 June 2002

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Modular Air Filter #201******** May 2013

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