Joseph A. Boris ***** LakeSpring Way, Cockeysville, MD 21030

410-***-**** • ac3eug@r.postjobfree.com

Accomplished, senior-level mechanical designer with a proven background in product design,including medical devices & military. Expertise in all aspects of product design and development, mfg. process capability & cost-sensitive design. Consistent track record of creative design solutions & completing projects to specification & on time. Detail-driven with effective communication to suppliers, customers and all levels of the organization.

Results-driven: adept at building consensus w/diverse stakeholders leading to optimum design solutions

Diverse experience: medical to military, low-cost to high reliability, broad range of materials & processes

Innovative: generates new and unique ideas (3 patents awarded)

DFMA expert: inj.& rot. molding, vac.& metal forming, stamping, welding, machining, extrusions, rubber

Respected team player with a reputation as the "go-to" designer for innovative solutions for diverse product development & swiftly resolving technical issues. Skilled in mechanism design & converting complex design inputs into robust, efficient and cost-effective designs. Expert problem solver even under very tight constraints. Strong communicator who functions seamlessly across organizational lines and in multicultural environments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (30 YEARS)

HARFORD SYSTEMS, Aberdeen, Mech. Designer June 2017. Contract Position. Design of sheet metal and machined components for laboratory biomedical research.

BECTON DICKINSON, Sparks, Mfg. Engineer 2013-2017. Design & mfg. of medical equip.for blood testing. Production troubleshooting. Design & implementation of mfg. assemblies. Led cost reduction projects.

HAMILTON ASSOC., Owings Mills, Mech. Designer 2009-2013. Design of automated filtration test equip. for clean rooms & aerosol instrumentation. Led design for protective mask leak tester. Led cost-reductions.

GE HEALTHCARE, Laurel, Mech. Designer 1998-2009. Design of NICU devices. Led design for next-gen. warmer. Redesigned incubator for specialized markets. Complaint investigations, redesigns, cost-outs.

AAI, Cockeysville, Lead Mech. Designer 1998. Contractor. Lead designer - munitions target scoring system.

HAMILTON ASSOC., Owings Mills, Lead Designer 1997-1998. Gas mask leak test system. Aerosol systems.

AIRLINE HYDRAULICS, Baltimore, Applications Engineer 1995-1997. Implementation and selection of pneumatic components for the design of automated equipment.

JL WICKAM, Baltimore, Lead Designer 1995 Contractor. Designed automation for mfg of automotive parts.

UNITED CONTAINER, Glen Arm, Lead Designer 1994-1995 Contract position. Machine design of high speed, gear driven corrugated machinery. Projects: automatic roll changer, Gluing section, Single Facer.

GICHNER SHELTER SYSTEMS, Hunt Valley, Mech. Designer 1993-1994. Design of military modular shelters. Packaging of electronics equipment and ancillary products for the United States Armed Forces.

CHAMBERLAIN, Hunt Valley, Designer 1989-1993. Design of USPS high-speed sorting machines. Modified Humvee to mask location. High-pressure decontamination systems. Vascular compression medical device.

M/A COMP GPI, Hunt Valley, Electro-mech. Detailer 1987-1989 (Electro-mech. Packaging for surveillance)

EDUCATION: Associate of Arts Degree (CAD-CAM Manufacturing and Design), CCBC

TRAINING/SKILLS: Statistical tolerancing incl. GD&T, DFMA, pneumatics, ISO9001/FDA, machine shop certified. Solidworks, ProE, Unigraphics, AutoCAD (2D & 3D), AutoCAD Inventor.

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