MICHAEL L. JOSEPH
Nashua, New Hampshire 03062
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OBJECTIVE:
Highly skilled MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER seeking a position involved in product design, development and documentation control.
SKILLS/SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE:
CAD:
oSolidWorks 1999-2019
oUnigraphics V13
oPro-E Creo 3 2019
oProE Wildfire II
oAuto Cad R16
Database Management: Agile v9.3.2, Microsoft Access, SAP, Power Point,
Illustrator V9.0 & CS5; Frame maker; Microsoft Office 2016
EXPERIENCE:
POLY, INC. Andover, MA (Polycom, + Plantonics) 7/2007 – 7/2019
Sr. Product Development / Mechanical Design Engineer
Provide design engineering Service & Support working in SolidWorks 2017
Provide ECO support and do Custom Product Bill of Materials ship list for Immersive Tele Presence (ITP)
Finishing 3-4 custom jobs per week; major projects in 12 weeks, minor projects in 6 weeks from ARO & PO
Design custom solutions for all Product lines TPX, RPX, OTX, ATX and RPIS, RPIS Flex, Medialign Flex with the creation of P/N coding to quickly identify product groups for manufacturing leading to an improved product shipping cycle
Provide custom art graphics for RPX room suites of all sizes
Design sheet metal, plastics, injection, vacuumed form
Designed furniture for use with ITP video conferencing
As Custom Product Specialist, helped company increase revenue from 127M to 274M
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC. Hudson, NH 7/2005 - 5/2007
Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer
Engineering Services, support working in SolidWorks 2006, AutoCad 2014 or ProE V20
Provide manufacturing with documentation for proto and production builds; ECO’S to rev product
Provide new designs from concept to completion; complete project quotes
Design for Manufacturing and Assembly; procure proto material for first article inspection. Make sure all
material is RoHS compliant per EN 2002/95 EC Directive
CDI AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY’S AND ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS Wakefield, Ma 7/2003 - 7/2005
Team Leader
Engineering Services, support working in Unigraphics and Microsoft Access 2000
Project management and statistical analysis
Design in plastic, sheet metal and castings
Create assembly models and details from concepts to completion; write ECO's
DIGITAL NETWORKS DNPG, LLC Londonderry, NH 9/2000 - 7/2003
Sr. Mechanical Engineer (11/2002 - 7/2003)
Mechanical Engineer III (9/2000 - 11/2002)
Engineering Services, support working in UnigraphicsV13, SolidWorks 2000 - 2003
Support all legacy products and new product design; ECO’s of existing products; OEM products from other companies
Provide mechanical designs from concepts to completion
Provide all documentation of parts in sheet metal, plastic. Support component engineering, manufacturing
for first article inspection, and technical writing; produce prototype models
Project management, quotes, cost cutting - design for manufacturing, ease of assembly
CABLETRON SYSTEMS, Rochester, New Hampshire 2/1998 - 9/2000
Mechanical Engineer III (11/98 - 09/2000)
Mechanical Designer II (02/98 - 11/98)
Engineering Services, support working in UnigraphicsV13, SolidWorks 1999, Pro-E V20
Provide mechanical design concepts and documentation support for Network Products
Responsibilities included sheet metal, plastic, fixtures, cable management, engineering documentation
Create cable interconnects, wire harness, table diagrams, for system level connections using SolidWorks.
Produce prototype models; create molds and fixtures for assembles, such as fan plenums, electrical faceplates or MMO (multi media outlets) for coax cable, phone and internet connection in home; create solid models with shaded surfaces from wire frames models for curved air vents; create or show surfaces on a solid to create complex curved intersections.
Project management, quotes, cost cutting - design for manufacturing and ease of assembly
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION Maynard, Massachusetts 2/1978 - 2/1998
Mechanical Designer II
Digital Network Product Business Unit (DNPG)
Provided mechanical design and documentation for Network Products Business using Unigraphics Solid Modeling V13
Responsibilities included sheet metal, plastic and cast metal design, cable management, engineering documentation
Created MMO for DecConnect Consumer products
Provided design support for the Dec Hub 9000, Dec Hub 900 & 90 Modules/Boxes, Multi-Stack and StackStation Systems and Dec Connect Products
Generate new design concepts for new products; produce prototypes
Co-author on many patent applications
Workstation & Small System Business Unit
Provided design support for the VAXstation 4000 VLC, a low-cost VAX workstation
Designed, documented major portions of the enclosure for Digital's first desk side Alpha workstation
Provided design, documentation support for the SZ29X rack mount mass storage expansion box
Generated design concepts for the application DEC 400XP and 433MP PC servers
Procured design prototypes
Used GDT, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance, to assure proper fits using the machine process capabilities
Documentation Services & Support Group
Provided project leadership for mechanical design, documentation support, and system operations
Quoted, managed entire design and documentation projects
Allocated work to staff of four drafters; trained staff
Assisted in software updates, installations, debugging - conducted daily, weekly, monthly backups
PATENTS: http://patft.uspto.gov/
No. 5,188,324: Self-retaining mounting block No. 5,941,621: Cabinet slide mounting bracket
No. 5,204,496: EMI shielding gasket No. 5,954,301: Cable management unit
No. 5,961,345: Faceplate system
oCo-author on 9 approved patent applications - 4 approved patents, 2 pending patent approval
EDUCATION:
WORCESTER INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Worcester, Massachusetts
Certificate in Machine Tool Design Technology
CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE Worcester, Massachusetts
Courses in Calculus, Physics, and English
UNIVERSITY OF LOWELL Lowell, Massachusetts
Course in Plastic Design
Company Courses:
Digital Equipment Courses: Cabletron Systems Courses: Digital Networks Courses:
- Basic Unigraphics - Pro-E version 20 - Illustrator v9.0
- Unigraphics Operations - SAP system (material lists) - Visio 2000
- Unigraphics 2D Training - Agile (Archiving System) V6a
- Unigraphics Advanced 3D Training - Solid Works 99 3D Cad System Polycom/Plantronics Courses:
- Unigraphics Solid Modeling V13 - Solid Works 2000 3D Cad System - Pro-E Creo 3
- Auto Cad V14
Self-Taught Courses:
- Frame maker - Auto Cad v14 - Illustrator V9.0 & CS5
- Solid Works - Agile V9a - Visio 2000 - Technical Writing