Mechanical Engineer Product Development
Resume:
Maria V. Level
Miami, FL *****
(954) 449 - 3571
***********@*****.***
www.coroflot.com/mariavlevel
Highly adept at driving global and complex efforts to completion. Experienced in Project management, product development, process improvement, machining manufacturing process and programming. Skilled in driving project development schedule and budget. Highly creative and self-motivated Industrial Designer and Mechanical Engineer. Possess the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, great team player, and problem solver.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Business Development
Design Engineering
Project Management
Product Development
Manufacturing / Prototyping
Industrial Design
3D Modeling/ProE and SolidWorks
Prototype engineering
Failure Analysis
GD & T
Design FMEA
Certified Yellow Belt Six Sigma
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
Microsoft Project
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Office
Pro Engineer (CREO)
SolidWorks
ESPRIT
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Spanish - Native
English – Bilingual
Portuguese – Elementary
Newell Brands / 2015 – Present Boca Raton, FL Product Research & Development Project Manager
Lead cross-functional teams to develop new products, product revisions, cost reduction, and quality improvement efforts for small kitchen appliances globally. Brands include FoodSaver, CrockPot, Oster, and Sunbeam.
• Responsible for the introduction of new products for Blending, Food Preservation, and Indoor Cooking categories.
• Lead new product development teams to successfully develop products from concept to production.
• Work closely with Marketing to assure all required features are identified and included in the product design.
• Successfully manage complex development projects simultaneously until the product is introduced to market.
• Work with quality department to ensure all new product quality targets are defined and achieved.
• Actively monitors the material purchasing in partnership with Supply Chain to ensure on-time production.
• Proactively enhance the new product development process time to market by improving information gathering and approval submission processes.
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS Inc. Radio Products and Solutions / 2014-2015 Plantation, FL
International Business & Product Development
Actively support product development, ship acceptance and sales for the different regions globally. Collaborate with product information sharing and streamlining the regional shipping process.
• Oversee ASTRO Product Portfolio for Latin America and Caribbean, Europe, Africa and Asia regions.
• Liaison between marketing, product team and quality to drive the regional requirements during the product development and release.
• Identify and analyze market needs and drive any changes needed on the product portfolio.
• Proficiently organize, capture, and distribute product knowledge to provide monthly update session to the different regions internationally.
• Responsible for driving and ensuring product availability globally as well as maintaining current portfolio.
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS Inc. Radio Products and Solutions / 2011-2014 Plantation, FL
Senior Mechanical Engineer (Product Design & Development)
Developed, managed and designed radio and surveillance accessories. Drive the design and production. Worked with EE and SW teams on multiple disciplinary products for specific customers. Re- designed and developed a mobile base station for rapid deployment use. Support product life cycle from definition to cancellation.
• Actively manage all projects from customer requirements to ship acceptance.
• Efficiently predicting project information such as cost, staff months and timelines.
• Responsible for keeping the teams projects status, revenues and achievements for easy tracking and distribution.
• Prepare necessary documentation including specifications, prints, certification plans, and PAF.
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS Inc. Radio Products and Solutions / 2008-2011 Plantation, FL
Mechanical Engineer (Product Design & Development)
Developed and designed audio and programming adaptors. Worked on different adaptors and radio solution for particular customers to promote sales. Developed a weather case for the radios programming device. Designed and built a fully working RSM prototype to work with a David Clark headset.
• Design new products and solutions for high tier radios based on customer requirements in a cost efficient manner.
• Prepare necessary documentation including specifications, prints, certification plans, and PAF.
• Actively obtain quotes, tool reviews and production process information to be used on current projects.
• Responsible for the testing and evaluating adaptors, accessories, and cases ensuring that final assemblies comply with Motorola standards in order to move new products through the qualification and ship acceptance process.
MARK TWO ENGINEERING / Jan. – Nov. 2008 Miami, FL
Mechanical Engineer (Production & Manufacturing)
Worked on the production and manufacturing of biomedical and aerospace products. Designed any needed fixture for implementation. Programmed manufacturing machines according to tolerances and print dimensions.
• Managed a group of machine operators during production builds.
• Procured materials based on print specifications and machine capabilities.
• Efficiently re-designed parts to accommodate tool size, speed, or material used resulting in faster production.
• Programmed a CNC Multi-Axis Milling machine to make complex metal and acrylic parts with a minimal tolerance range minimizing human assistance and failures.
• Measured and inspected finished pats per print specifications to confirm the manufacturing process.
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