Engineer Design
Resume:
JOE SAUNDERS
Product Design Product Development Project Management
330-***-**** – Wadsworth Ohio – *******@*****.***
SKILLS AND SOFTWARE EXPERTISE
Product development
Injection Molding
Machined part design
ISO development
Documentation management
Project Management
Blow Molding
Rotational Molding
Tooling Design
AutoCAD/ProE/Solid Works
Stamped/deep drawn/bent part design
Investment and die cast part design
WORK EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
TTI Floorcare North America, Glenwillow OH 2012 - present
TTI Floor Care's brand portfolio includes Hoover, Dirt Devil, Oreck as well as Vax®, Royal and Hoover Commercial.
Senior Development Engineer
Responsibilities include managing the development of consumer floor care products from marketing concepts to production.
Develop BOM and quote package and work with International OEMs to meet cost targets.
Work with legal teams to review competitive Intellectual property.
Partner with industrial designers and CAD engineers to insure parts are designed per material process requirements.
Oversee qualification and quality and agency testing. Oversee manufacturing.
Key Accomplishments:
Listed as co-inventor on patents
Redesigned Carpet Scrubber drive mechanism, saving $800k in faulty returns with minimum investment
Worked on the development of three Staples shredders
Developed 4 Dirt Devil Quick Clean products, including Vac and Dust (cordless and corded), Dust N Go
Mop, and Spray N Mop
Developed a new lift away canister Vacuum Dirt Cup to salvage production date of another design that failed testing
The Little Tikes Company, Hudson OH 2010 – 2012
Little Tikes is an American-based manufacturer of children's toys, with headquarters and manufacturing located in Hudson, Ohio.
Development Engineer
Responsible for managing the development of multiple consumer products from concept to production on very accelerated schedules.
Involved in daily global communication with Asia and Europe to assure a quality design that meets strict domestic and international safety standards.
Accountable for final product cost, development budget and delivery of domestic and Asian manufactured toys.
Key Accomplishments:
Developed a system for forming pilot holes in rotational molded parts that eliminated the need for expensive fixtures.
Developed the Pirate Ship Ride-On, the Super Chef Kitchen, the 2-in-1 Toddler Swing, Tike Stix, and the Little Tikes Campsite Cookout
Pepperl + Fuchs, Inc. Twinsburg, OH 2004 – 2010
Pepperl + Fuchs is a pioneer and innovator in electrical explosion protection and sensor technology.
Mechanical Engineer
Responsible for mechanical design concepts for electronic sensors and research new technologies and processes for new and cost saving product designs.
Accountable for final design implementation, tooling procurement, delivery scheduling and mechanical cost analysis.
Oversaw production procedure and assembly tooling to ensure product quality.
Managed ISO development documentation team for international certification.
Key Accomplishments:
Developed a plastic sensor mount that costs $.24, to replace the previous $16 mount.
Redesigned a $.98 sensor housing to cost $.27.
Redesigned an elevator sensor for a 30% cost reduction
Updated US development process for International ISO certification.
Developed a procedure for over molding sensitive Micro PCBA’s
Step 2 Company Streetsboro, OH 1999 - 2004
The largest American manufacturer of preschool and toddler toys and the world's largest rotational molder of plastics.
Design Engineer (2001 – 2004)
Responsible for final production design of plastic consumer products.
Designed and tested products to pass EN and ASTM safety standards for children’s toys.
In charge of meeting aesthetic, functional, and customer design requirements.
Supervised production start-up and manage design and production improvements if required.
Design Draftsman (1999 – 2001)
Responsible for implementing conceptual product ideas into working models.
Utilized Auto Cad and Solid Works to design rotationally, injection, and blow molded plastic parts.
Organized cost analysis, supervise new product model and casting pattern development, and perform packaging studies.
Wheeler Boyce Stow, OH 1998 – 1999
Draftsman
Responsible for designing, drafting, and modification of aluminum molds for customer specified equipment using SDRC computer software. Research new product and product ideas including field research at customer sites.
EDUCATION
Plastic Injection Mold Design: School of Continuing Education
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee May 2007
BS: Automated Manufacturing Engineering Technology
The University of Akron May 2001
AS: Drafting and Computer Drafting
The University of Akron May 2000
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