MARK A. SMITH

920-***-**** ● Two Rivers, WI ● ac71ag@r.postjobfree.com ● www.linkedin.com/in/marksmith710

Design Engineer Product Engineer Product Development Engineer

Consistently Exceeds Cost, Quality, & Delivery Targets

Accomplished Product Design Engineer with extensive experience in furniture and yacht design. Reputation for quickly isolating and resolving design problems. Collaborative problem solver who uses team building, process improvement, and continuous learning to meet or exceed production goals. Expert in identifying root cause of issues and translating processes into clear understandable and actionable steps. Versatile and creative technical expert who possesses a strong work ethic and passion for achieving win/win scenarios for both customer and organization. Passion for keeping abreast of technology advances and industry trends.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Product Design

Materials - Sheetmetal, Plastic

Materials - Resin, Wood

Technical Documentation

Technical Customer Support

Project Management

Cost Optimization

Quality Assurance

Computer & Technical Skills: SolidWorks, Workgroup, Windchill PDMLink, Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mayline & Safco Company Sheboygan, WI 11/2014 - Present

Mid-market contract furniture company. Manufactures and distributes office furniture, filing, storage, and customized solutions.

SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER

Manage high volume of product development projects throughout product life cycle

Perform value engineering support to reduce product and production costs

Provide product technical support to manufacturing, quality control, and sales

Create and manage engineering documentation necessary for manufacturing using SolidWorks

Nemschoff Inc. Sheboygan, WI 10/2009 - 9/2014

Designs, manufactures, and markets furniture for the healthcare industry.

DESIGN ENGINEER

Developed high volume of new products from concept to production

Established CAD standards and administered SolidWorks and Windchill PDMLink

Provided technical support for CAD and PDM setups and inquires

Palmer Johnson Yachts LLC Sturgeon Bay, WI 6/2008 - 3/2009

OUTFITTING DESIGN ENGINEER 8/2006 - 3/2007

Provided design and manufacturing support of series yachts to customer specifications

Implemented SolidWorks and managed PDMWorks vault

Performed technical support and training for AutoCAD transition to SolidWorks

Coordinated efforts to test new and legacy product to BIFMA standards

Supervised SolidWorks drafting team. Developed and delivered performance evaluations

Burger Boat Company Manitowoc, WI 3/2007 - 6/2008

OUTFITTING DESIGN ENGINEER

Provided design and manufacturing support of custom yachts to customer specifications

Interpreted customer specifications of outfitting requirements into drawing documentation

Completed production drawings employing Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD

Validated outfitting systems to meet MCA shipbuilding certification requirements

Fisher Hamilton LLC Two Rivers, WI 4/1998 - 2/2006

Designs, manufactures, and markets furniture for the laboratory industry.

DESIGN ENGINEER

Developed and enhanced steel and wood furniture for education and laboratory environments

Managed products from concept to customer release including prototyping and industry standard testing

Facilitated project requirements with manufacturing, production and procurement

Maintained and upheld UL & FM documentation for listed products to ensure compliance

EARLY CAREER POSITIONS

DESIGN ENGINEER - Witmer Industries LLC Abbotsford, WI

DESIGN ENGINEER – Nanik Wausau, WI

TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR - US Army

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI

Bachelors of Science - Industrial Technology - Product Development

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