Craig S. Potter - Resume

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QUALIFICATIONS

Thirty plus years of conceptualizing, designing, engineering, testing, and new product development with a strong emphasis on plastics, metals, sheet-metal, castings, linkages, and systems. Extensive mechanical design engineering services with complete support throughout entire product life cycle. SolidWorks Expert; parts, assemblies, drawings, BOM’s, surfaces, FEA, PDM, simulations. Optimistic self-starter works independently or in a close team environment. Responsible for all aspects of design and analysis of engineering concepts. Extensive prototyping and testing background. Embraces challenge. Awarded five patents to date, others pending.

SKILLS:

Solid works 96-17 (28,000+ hrs.)

Mechanical Engineering

Medical Devices

FileMaker Pro 12 Admin (20+ yrs.)

Injection Mold Part Design

Aerospace Manufacturing

ARENA-PLM Admin (5+ yrs.)

Metal & Sheet-Metal Design

Electro-Opto-Mechanical Devices

MS Office Suite

Industrial Product Design

Machine Shop Skills

Auto Desk 2014

Extensive Prototyping skills

Catalytic Thermo-Sets

Cabinet Vision 4.0

Manufacturing Engineering

3D Printing; SLA, SLS, DMLS, etc.

Rhino – CAD

Purchasing / Procurement

SPE “Society of Plastics Engineers”

Maker-Bot (3D-Printing)

Electro-Opto-Mech. Assembly

member since 1994, #54633

PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

SUMITOMO ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE CORP.; Raleigh, NC Oct. 2016- Current SolidWorks Designer / Mechanical Engineer Work continues.

*Initially hired via three-month contract through PIPER ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS.

Conceptualize, design, engineer, & upgrade fiber-optic cables, patch panels, switches, termination blocks, transition boxes, and peripheral equipment. Prototype, test, revise if necessary, & release new designs to production. Primarily Sheet-Metal housings & chassis, cut sheet-stock. Create & maintain complete documentation for 3rd party vendors to manufacture products including BOM, dimension drawings, assembly instructions, user’s manuals, packaging, labeling, & shipping instructions. Maintain PDM-Works. Named as inventor on two patent applications.

PROTOCHIPS, Inc.; Morrisville, NC July. 2014- Oct. 2016

Manufacturing Engineer/PT Mechanical Engineer Reason for leaving: Lay-Off

Engineered and maintained processes, tooling, fixtures, & equipment required for manufacturing company's core products (electron microscope accessories). Established QA incoming inspection methods, documents, procedures and database, oversaw same. Engineered, prototype, sourced, tested, documented, & launched three new support products. Oversaw the planning, setup, & implementation of a new manufacturing facility (20,000+ Sq. Ft.) including an ISO-5 (Class-100) clean-room, DI-water, air, & electrical. Provided mechanical engineering services using SolidWorks 2014-2016, Sourced, setup, maintained, & serviced in-house machine shop. Initiated the investigation, sourcing, & qualifying of MTS components for AM (additive-manufacturing).

SOLID ART LABS; Cary, NC Feb. 2014- July 2014

*Unsolicited Independent Contract Arrangement via word-of-mouth. (20-30hrs/week) On-Going Ongoing concept evolution, design, engineering, prototype, testing, PCB’s, drawings, documentation, for a new kind (IP) of computing interface for gaming and computers using SolidWorks 2014, Auto-Desk 2014, & Maker-Bot.

CENTICE CORPORATION; Morrisville, NC Mar.2010- Mar. 2014

*Unsolicited job offer to replace Snr. Mfg. Eng. Reason for leaving: LAID OFF/BUSINESS CLOSED

Senior Manufacturing Engineer Mar.2010-April 2013 Purchasing Agent Mar.2010-August 2012 Quality Control Manager Mar.2010-Oct.2012 Mechanical Engineer Mar.2010-Jan.2012 Manufacturing Manager Mar.2010-Mar.2014

•Designed, engineered, prototyped, tested, documented, & produced two new and one improved products and assemblies using SolidWorks 2010-2012 (Mechanical Engineering).

•Created and maintained custom ERP system using FileMaker –Pro (>25 tables, avg. 30 fields), for tracking all production, service, history, TDN’s, service bulletins, work-orders, product trackers, NCR, deviations, labor-tracking, packing slips, and serial numbered items. Includes graphical interface with routine scripts for business admin, purchasing, engineering, and production personnel.

•Sourced, procured, received, inspected, inventoried, built, tested, and delivered the first fifty in-house.

produced units, each containing 224+/- items including MTS-metals, MTS-plastics, MTS-optics, MTScable assemblies, Custom PCBA’s, OTS-components, packing, custom printing, custom labels

•Established and setup production lines including a 10’ X 20’ self-contained clean-room for production of opto-electro-mechanical products. All previous manufacturing had been sub-contracted.

•Managed all scheduling and execution of manufacturing and service including personnel.

•Administrator for cloud-based PLM System; ARENA. Maintained all production BOM’s, ECO’s

•Authored SOP’s, flowcharts, performance-charts, gnat-charts, test routines, forms, work instructions,

HAYWARD POOL PRODUCTS; Clemons, NC Oct.2009-March.2010

*Initially hired via three-month contract through AEROTECH. Contract Extended.

Mechanical Engineer Reason for leaving: Job Offer from CENTICE Created & updated SolidWorks models and drawings for a new product line of Automated-Cleaner Products.

•Dispositioned nine months’ worth of FAIR’s for numerous (600+) pool pump products.

•Created & updated SolidWorks models, drawings and documents for the Product Compliance Department (UL, CSA, CE).

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR; Morrisville, NC Jan.2009-Sep.2009

* Several clients via short term contracts

Mechanical Engineer/SolidWorks Designer /Model-Maker

•Designed, engineered, and documented a Dynamo for testing Air/Gas Starters in the 10-220 HP Range.

•Designed, and engineered an automated Saw-Tooth-Sharpening-Stand.

•Built a working Mock-Up of a device for assisting border line assisted-living individuals (Confidential).

•Produced Hollow tracheal-bronchial tree models for training and efficacy with fiber-bronchial-scope.

CENTICE CORPORATION; Morrisville, NC Feb.2008-Jan.2009

*Initially hired via one year contract through TRIMECH SERVICES. Hired full time after only three months.

Mechanical Engineer Reason for leaving: Company laid off 1/3 of staff

•Finalized the design and engineering of all plastic components and housings. Reviewed, modified & approved all injection-molding tool designs. All parts, assemblies, and drawings created with SOLIDWORKS 07-09, using ANSI, and GD&T

•Designed, engineered, & documented numerous metal, sheet-metal, circuit boards, components and assemblies for an electro-opto-mechanical pharmaceutical device. Maintained BOM for all assemblies and sub-assemblies for inclusion in ARENA-PLM.

•Designed, engineered, documented, sourced, & built most manufacturing fixtures and jigs for electrical, optical testing, and product assembly. Organized, documented, & managed small teams of company personnel, suppliers, and consultants in fixture design and creation.

•Proposed & performed several component and assembly redesigns to enhance product integrity, performance and cost reduction. Participated in life-testing evaluation and remedied immediate areas of concern by authoring several TDNs.

•Organized, utilized, and maintained a small on-site machine shop.

•Sourced and managed the outsourcing and production of various OTS, and custom fabricated components. Authored instruction manuals for the proper use and care of various fixtures, devices, and methods for manufacturing.

SHIPMAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Morrisville, NC Oct.2007-Jan.2008

Engineer Reason for leaving: Lack of engineering work

•Evaluated and adjusted production method for the manufacturing of silicon products resulting in a fiftypercent increase in productivity. Proposed additional methods and equipment for an additional eightypercent labor reduction.

•Created concepts, part design, and detailed assembly drawings based upon client requests. Submitted and represented same for customer evaluation. Parts, assemblies, and drawings were all created utilizing

SOLIDWORKS 2005.

•Created patterns in machine shop. Created composite tooling in model shop. Injection molded parts for quick turnaround of samples for customer evaluation.

•Developed and built several electro-pneumatic testing stations for QA of company’s primary production product.

•Troubleshoot and adjusted in house robots by modification of program instructions.

KABCORP INC, Raleigh, NC Aug.2004-Oct.2007

Cabinet Designer, Builder, Office Admin. Reason for leaving: Company Sold, Desire to get back into engineering

•Designed parts, assemblies, and drawings in SOLIDWORKS-2005 for unique cabinets and custom millwork. Some of these included; Oak-arches / box-work construction - 20’ spans, Cherry Welcome Centers, Melamine laboratory cabinets,

•Proposed and implemented upgraded version of CABINET VISION 4.0 for the creation of cut-lists for cabinets designed within the program. Established standards and construction techniques necessary for proper cut-list creation. Prior to this each cabinet-maker made his own cut-list. This effort resulted in less errors and reduction in labor per cabinet.

•Proposed, implemented, and administered a custom relational MRP-DB System for the management of customers, contracts, quotes, production, outsourcing, inventory, and delivery of finished product using FILEMAKER 4.0.

•Design, manufacturing, machine maintenance, and installation of high end custom cabinets and millwork.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SOLUTION INC., Raleigh, NC May.1982-Aug.2004

President, Lead Engineer, Self-employed Reason for leaving: Opportunity to run a high-end cabinet shop Supervised and coordinated the design, engineering and prototyping of complex electro-optical-mechanical devices. Hired, managed, and maintained a staff with up to a dozen employees, engineers, and assistants. Provided services to clients in the development and prototyping of countless new products and components. Extensive experience with injection molded plastics. Some of the programs and clients that I personally assumed a key engineering role in include:

ARGOMED – Cary, NC Disposable cassette loading hyper thermic prostrate treatment device. CDI – Durham, NC Programmable blood analyzing device that utilized para-magnetic-enzymes. MEDTEC – Hillsborough, NC Electro-Mechanical devices that automate “blotting” procedures (5 versions).

NOW SHOWING - Arlington, VA Mechanism for auto erasing a standard VCR tape.

EXIDE ELECTRONICS – Raleigh, NC Power backup device for hospital operating rooms – Designed & Mfg.

TRION CORP. – Sanford, NC Electro-Mech. Tabletop electrostatic air purifiers (2 versions). BE - AEROSPACE – Winston-Salem, NC FAA compliant cast rubber components for aircraft interior - Mfg.

APM INC. – Raleigh, NC Precision hollow anatomical models for medical training - Mfg.

KARI MARKETING – FL Electro-Mechanical Device for steam-cleaning toothbrushes.

TRDC – Raleigh, NC Conceptualized & developed a static pneumatic cushioning structure.

MARPAC CORP - Wilmington, NC Portable Electro-Mechanical Device for generating “whitenoise”

•1996 Purchased and maintained SOLIDWOKS annually through 2004.

•1993 Developed and implemented an MRP system utilizing Filemaker 3 & 4.0 (relational DB) for delivery of prototype & production of LRC injection molded parts with less than five days turnaround of first article ARO & CAD files.

•1990 thru 2003 Instrumental in the proposal and acquisition of ten SBIR Grants. These include;

Pneumatic Air Cushioning System - awarded 3 Phase-Is, 1 Phase-II, & 1 Phase-III

Medicine Compliancy Device - awarded 1-Phase-I

Micro-Surgery Models - awarded 1-Phase-I, & 1-Phase-II

Phase-Change Temperature Management - awarded 1 Phase-I, & 1 Phase-II

•1985 Established a policy that plastics or plastics technology form a key element to all services rendered.

•1978-1991, built all precision prototypes in house, thereafter contracted the majority out to RP Service Bureaus.

•Fabricated an extensive range of custom made plastic, metal, composite, and wood components primarily associated with new product development. Also produced Architectural models, displays, exhibits, cabinets.

•Patents issued to date:

US-6433962;

Limited initial special use tape cassette with unlimited conventional use thereafter

US-6155510;

Limited-use tape cassette

US-5518802;

Cushioning Structure

US-5030501;

Cushioning Structure

US-D310372;

Portable environmental sound machine

The following are some of the clients that I provided services to, most on an ongoing basis:

3D Systems 3D Ultrasound Medical 3D Engineering, Inc. 3tex

ABB Power T&D Co.

Acroprint Corp

Airspeed LLC

Alcatel

AMP

AniVision

Ark-Les Corporation Ascom

Associated Packaging

Baxter Healthcare

Bayer Corporation

Becton Dickinson - RTP

Becton Dickinson Microbiology Systems

Bespak

Bressler Group

BSH Home Appliances

C3 Inc.

Carolina Med. Elec.

Caterpillar

Channel Master Ciba-Vision Cooper Hand Tools

Cooper Industries

Cooper/Bussmann

Crouse Enterprises DAGE-MTI Inc.

Danaher Controls

Design Alternatives Ericsson, Inc.

Fineline Frigidaire Home Products Frigidaire, A.Yard Div.

Frig. Poulan-Weedeater

GE Lighting Systems

GE Zenith Controls

Glaxo Smith Kline Hunter-Lab

IBM – NC, FL, NY Idea Logic

Isotechnologies

ITT

Kensey Nash

Kent Intl. Associates, Ltd.

Leesona

Lord Mfg

Nasal Aire Technologies

Network Power Systems North American Phillips Olympus America Inc.

Parata Systems

Pilling Weck Company PPG Industries, Inc.

Quickparts

Raychem

Rostra Precision Control Rubbermaid

Siemens Energy & Auto.

Snapper

Square D Company

Square D Pfizer

Sumitomo Electric

Lightwave Corp.

Surgical Specialties

Corporation

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TRDC

Tyco Electronics

VG Enterprises

Volvo Trucks North America Inc

Wandel & Goltermann Weck Closure Co.

Zenith Control

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