Rich Hargrove
Applications Engineer
Multi-disciplined experience in: Manufacturing,
Design, and Quality, and ready to work with you.
**************@*****.***
Cookeville, TN, USA
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SKILLS
PFMEA's PPAP's CMM Siemens 840D SolidWorks AutoCAD SDRC I-DEAS Unigraphics Laser Safety Officer (LSO) Database Microsoft Office Programming Scheduling 2D & 3D Drafting CAM software Capability and Correlation P20L & P30L Controls Collaborating GD&T Leadership Design WORK EXPERIENCE
01/2011 – Present
Applications Engineer
Prima Power North America
Arlington Heights, IL, USA
OEM of Sheet metal processing equipment and systems Assist customers remotely, giving support for CAD/CAM systems, and design assistance Train at customer locations throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, providing CNC/CAD/CAM programming training on a variety laser models, as well as operations training on those systems Reporting of training and support provided
Management of expenses and budgeting
Contact: Jeremy Caddick – ******.*******@**********.*** 07/2005 – 05/2007
Engineering Designer
T.D. Williamson, Inc.
Tulsa, OK, USA
Pipeline Services and Maintenance Industry
Inventing, engineering, and design of pipeline cleaning products for the industrial pipeline industry Design of new and improvement of existing systems within the company to achieve greater productivity in the manufacturing process Provide global design and technical support to the purchasing, manufacturing, customer service and engineering departments of T.D. Williamson
Contact: Eric Freeman/Jack Rankin – 918-***-**** 01/2001 – 04/2004
Quality Engineer
METCOM, Inc.
Cookeville, TN, USA
Air and Hydraulic filtration system components manufacturer Supervising of the Quality Auditing Team
Work with planning and design teams to drive product development and review tooling specifications Planning workforce use, space requirements, and equipment layouts to optimize workflows Contact: Thad Reavill – 931-***-****
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WORK EXPERIENCE
06/1998 – 12/2003
Adjunct Professor
Nashville State Community College
Cookeville, TN. USA
Taught Beginning and Advanced AutoCAD
Selected teaching curricula and designed final projects Assisted students with recommendations for employment upon graduating EDUCATION
Pastoral Ministries (Seminary)
Rhema Bible Training Center
Pastoral Studies with emphasis in Music (Worship Arts) Computer Aided Drafting & Design (CADD)
Nashville State Technical Institute
Secondary Education
Lee University
Secondary Education
Tennessee Tech University
PERSONAL PROJECTS
X-Pig Product Line - T.D. Williamson, Inc.
Designed all tooling and molds for the entire new product line Bulldozer Pig - T.D. Williamson, Inc.
Designed Pig to locate, recover and remove lost pipeline coupon from within the pipeline, with high-power magnets, by-pass flow valve, and data logger
Plant Re-location Layout - METCOM, Inc.
Tasked with the set-up all equipment within the new plant location, and coordinated much of the equipment relocation Customer Salvage - Prima Power North America
Salvage of toxic customer relationships, saving equipment sales along with ongoing service and maintenance ACHIEVEMENTS
Managed to hold down two jobs, wife and three kids while attending Seminary
Gained 38% more warehousing storage within the
same space by utilizing new storage technologies
I was recommended by my professor to the Director of the college to begin teaching CADD to lower levels while still a student myself.
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