Ryan A. Redd

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Maumee, OH 43537

419-***-****

acssop@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY Experience in applications, design, field service, production, project management, proposals and owner’s representation along with a thorough understanding of manufacturing principles, processes, and projects.

EXPERIENCE

Feb. 2013 - Current Surface Combustion, Inc.- Maumee, OH

Proposal Engineer ~ Started Position July 2014

General Duties: Be a motivated, customer savvy, proposal engineer developing, estimating and quoting standard and custom heat treating systems.

Other duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments include:

Work directly with customers to understand their processes and develop the best solutions for their requirements.

Work with our sale team to professionally represent the company at a customer's site, gather data, and ask the right questions to define a project.

Work with our engineers and designers to develop and quote cost effective solutions.

Recognize and understand the customer's needs, make suggestions for possible solutions, and quickly develop budgetary numbers. Accuracy is essential.

Gather data and other pertinent materials required to perform particular job assignments.

Research and analyze any new technology.

Perform forensic accounting, cost analysis, and estimating.

Develop proposals along with cover letters for customer's requests.

Field Service Engineer ~ Feb. 2013 - July 2014

General Duties: Perform mechanical, electrical, control, and piping on start-ups of new furnace equipment, various start-ups, service calls, and troubleshooting for existing equipment.

Other duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments include:

Run production testing to ensure furnace equipment is compatible with the contract.

Instruct customer personnel in the operation and maintenance of the equipment.

Work with the customer throughout the start-up phase to ensure satisfaction in all aspects of the contract.

Inspect various contractors, component suppliers, and fabricators.

Gather data and other pertinent materials required to perform particular job assignments.

Study prints and specifications for the equipment and determine operation parameters of the equipment.

Review and study vendors’ literature on all support equipment purchased from vendors and any specialized equipment to ensure correct usage in operation of these items.

When microprocessors are involved, study program of the various controllers to assure proper understanding.

Complete thorough training of customer representatives in use and operation of equipment in both formal and informal methods.

Write weekly and cleanup reports on all job assignments.

Sept. 2012 – Nov. 2012 ITS Technologies ~ Holland, OH Contracted to Williams Industrial Sevices – Bowling Green, Ohio

Mechanical Design Engineer

Performed mechanical design / detail for a high profile project for Batch and Continuous Furnaces. Work included furnace shell, piping, refractory, conveyance, and guarding.

June 2010 – Jan. 2012 ITS Technologies - Holland, OH Contracted to Henry Filters (Durr-Ecoclean) – Bowling Green, OH

Applications Engineer

General duties: Propose, cost estimate, mechanical design /engineer (component sizing, material costs’, P&ID, piping schematics, etc), layout, and oversee systems of filtration equipment and related items.

Other duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments include:

Reviewed incoming requests for quotes and evaluated the requirements and concepted feasibility in coordination with the Applications Supervisor, Product Manager, Account Manager, or other relevant sources.

Reviewed customer specifications for completeness and requested any additional documentation required. Ensured compliance with all customer specifications throughout the quoting phase.

Created detailed and accurate cost estimate budgets (Excel), customer proposal documents, and all required proposal drawings. (ACAD) Adhered to an assigned proposal timeline.

Generated necessary job contract set-up sheets, “as sold” budget and “as sold” documentation for job launch and conducted or participated in job launch meetings.

Assisted Sales personnel in presentations of quotations. Supported follow-up activities to obtain orders. Responded quickly to changes and addendums to quotations.

Prepared budgets and letters for Order Change Requests. (OCR’s)

Supported the development of a new standard part database and pricing model. (SAP)

Evaluated cost estimates in comparison to actual costs of jobs as a means of assessing accuracy and identifying opportunities for improvement.

Feb 2010 – June 2010 Technology Resources, Inc. – Toledo, OH

Lead Mechanical Engineer

General duties: Propose, cost estimate, design (Solidworks 3D), layout, and oversee systems of inspection equipment components and related items.

Other duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments include:

Responsible for the handling and flow of product through inspection equipment.

Designed a thin guide rail carry-over for a V-belt that allowed improved viewing angles of customer’s product and better inspection.

Calculated and set speeds of existing conveyor to match production needs along with bottle rotations for maximum inspection capabilities.

Laid out sensor system set up to track bottles though inspection system with spacing, rejection and accounting for all ware.

Responsible for overseeing the temporary set up and shipment of conveyance systems along with inspection equipment.

Had input on the aesthetics of the inspection equipment to satisfy customer’s needs.

June 2008 – March 2009 SSOE, Inc. (Architects & Engineers) – Toledo, OH

Mechanical Engineer

General duties: Propose, cost estimate, design (Autocad), layout, oversee, and track solutions of multiple project request for multiple clients.

Other duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments include:

Handled the packaging side set-up and onsite representative for a new plant which included equipment layout, air distribution, piping (P & ID), line controls, and labeling applications.

Performed procurement duties for the cost estimates’ of equipment, provided recommendation for purchase, and worked with contractors’ and plant personnel onsite during installation.

Designed and quoted a safety system that was built for existing client equipment to meet OSHA standards.

July 2001 – June 2008 Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Global Manufacturing & Engineering Center) - Perrysburg, OH

Product Handling Engineer

General duties: Propose, cost estimate, design (Microstation), layout, manage and track multiple project installations of conveying, inspection, labeling, packaging, and palletizing equipment for glass containers.

Other duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments include:

Performed duties as Project Manager and Owner’s Representative duties for multi-million dollar projects which involved coordinating and tracking different professional disciplines (electrical / mechanical / civil structural) as a project team. ( MS Office applications used ) Maintained schedules and budgets for the projects.

Worked with contractors and supervised maintenance personnel along with production operators in project / plant operations.

Performed procurement duties for competitive cost estimates and purchasing of a wide variety of packaging and conveying equipment.

Worked within different plant environments across the United States and Internationally. Conducted training in these facilities as well.

Dec. 97 - July 2001 Cooper Standard Automotive, (Hose Division of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.)

Bowling Green, OH

Assembly Technician

General duties: Design (Cadkey 3D) and build tooling that locates automotive hose accessories (clamps, sleeves, inserts, etc.) onto / into an automotive hose within a set tolerance and specifications.

Other duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments include:

Designed, analyzed, and tested a pneumatic hose clamping prototype tool that became standard for all pneumatic tool designs.

Tracked tooling from concept, PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) onto production operations according to QS 9000 procedures.

Helped author the QS 9000 documents for the Assembly Engineering group.

Worked with Industrial and Process engineering on ergonomic cell configurations to meet the movement toward a lean manufacturing environment.

EDUCATION University of Toledo - Toledo, Ohio

Diploma Dec. 2000 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology

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