Engineer Product Development

Heath Whittier

**********@*****.*** 801-***-**** 221 South 1015 West Orem, Utah 84058

Summary

I have been working for US Synthetic in the mining division for over five years. US Synthetic is a world leader in diamond innovation and manufacturing. We focus on operational excellence and lean manufacturing and were recognized for this by receiving the Shingo Prize in 2011. I have been immersed in this culture while contributing to product development and process improvement.

Work Experience

Product Development Engineer, US Synthetic Mining, Orem UT. April 2013 - Present

Development of PDC (diamond) drilling products

oTool design and analysis in Creo (Pro Engineer)

oOversee accurate machining of new products

o50+ R&D products prototyped

Collaborate with customers to solve problems and develop new products

o35+ customer location visits

o100% Positive reviews of customer interactions

oResponsible for 40% of new product revenue over the last year

Testing of current and R&D drill bits

oRun in house tests to determine product life at different settings using Design Of Experiments

o20+ field tests to verify data and prove product to customers

oUse data for product development to increase rate of penetration by 20% and longevity by 200%

Manufacturing/Process Engineer, US Synthetic Mining, Orem UT. February 2011 – April 2013

Improve manufacturing flow and process

oAchieved 68% reduction of tooling costs

o50% Reduction of machining time

Implement 5S and daily Kaizens for continuous improvement

Provide training and support to CNC programmers and operators

Proposed and purchased $500,000 CNC machine

Student Engineer, US Synthetic Mining, Orem UT. April 2010 – February 2011

5-axis CNC Machine Programmer

Manufacturing tool pathing in NC Complete

Engineering Intern, HDT Global, Fredericksburg, VA. April 2009 - August 2009

Worked with the Robotics division developing a prosthetic arm

Experience with Polyurethane and Silicone molding

Inspection, assembly and simple machining of parts

Engineering Intern, Luna Innovations, Blacksburg, VA. May 2008 - August 2008

Contributed as a team member in the Research and Development Department

Designed and built a laser chip scanning device

Education

Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.

Bachelor of Science, April 2011

3.16 GPA

Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.

Attended January 2007 - May 2008

Skills & Abilities

Proficient with Creo (Pro Engineer), Excel, G-code, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint

Experience with JMP, SolidWorks, LabView, ANSYS, NX, Catia, C++, and MATLAB

Relevant Coursework

Lean 101, Computer Aided Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Materials Science, Mechanical System Design, Statistics for Engineering Applications, Automation, Kinematics, Technical Communication

Other Experience

President, LDS Church Men’s Group. March 2014 – Present

Provide leadership, counseling and teaching for 50 men

Full Time Volunteer Representative, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Georgia Atlanta Mission

December 2004 - January 2007

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Interests

Hunting, College Football, Sports, Juggling, Fishing, Farming, Cattle

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