Russell Morrow

Senior Mechanical Product Engineer/Product Manager

***** ******** *****, ****** ****, IL 60487 ac4azg@r.postjobfree.com 630-***-****

Summary

I have been responsible for the design, documentation, validation, and implementation of the largest segment of my current employer’s products. I have excelled with this company due to my diligence to excellence, technical expertise, problem solving skills and relentless attention to detail. My extensive product knowledge

of that which I am responsible for has made me the “go to” resource for all of the company’s internal and external customers seeking product knowledge – technical and logistical. This experience, along with my previous experience with equipment and component design and manufacturing, have made me an invaluable resource to my employers. I take ownership of the projects I participate in and am persistent in seeing them to an optimal conclusion.

Experience

Sr. Product Engineer/Product Manager at GKN Land Systems, Woodridge, IL

April 2003 - Present (14 years 5 months)

I am the primary technical resource for all major and minor customers in the agricultural, construction, and industrial markets to determine their need for off-highway wheels

Design, document, analyze, and validate our products prior to releasing to manufacturing

Coordinate the implementation of those products into the manufacturing environment

Manage engineering documentation and analysis for all of the product categories within the North

American wheel making facilities

Participated in the design, installation, and operation in over $1 million of off-highway wheels testing equipment at the GKN test facility in Woodridge, IL

Product Engineer at Mi-Jack Products, Inc., Hazel Crest, IL

April 1996 - March 2003 (7 years)

Design and documentation of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems for mobile lifting equipment.

Managed product improvements for a variety of intermodal container handling equipment which included coordinating the implementation of design changes into production.

Project Engineer at Hadady Corp, Lansing, IL

March 1989 - March 1996 (7 years 1 month)

Design and documentation of steel fabricated water-cooled engine components, engine support bracketry, and locomotive brake rigging for major OEMs.

Machinist Mate Second Class in the US Navy, Norfolk, VA

September 1980 - July 1985 (4 years 11 months)

Auxiliary machinery maintenance

Participated in multiple extended sea cruises to Atlantic, North Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Caribbean

Seas

Received Honorable Discharge with a rank of Machinist Mate 2nd Class (E-5)

Education

Governors State University

Masters of Business Administration, 1997 – 2000

Minor in Production Management

Purdue University Northwest

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1985 - 1990

Skills & Expertise

Extensive Knowledge in Tire and Rim Association (TRA) Publication

PTC Creo 3.0 (expert)

PTC Windchill 10.2 (admin) AutoCAD 2017 (expert)

ANSYS Workbench 18.1 (14+ years experience) Material Sciences Background (particularly with steel) Product Development

Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP) Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA) Strong Background in a variety of Industry Standards

American Welding Society (AWS)

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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