DAVID COSTA
Fayetteville, NC 919-***-**** ***********@*****.***
Goal
To be an instrumental team member of an organization that is committed to safety, quality, customer satisfaction as well as increasing productivity and efficiency through innovative techniques.
Key Skills:
Basic Mechanical Designs,
MS Office Suite, MS Project
Project Management/Development,
Design Reviews & Concept Generation,
Prototype Builds,
Tolerance Analysis
Auto CAD, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, Creo, CATIA V5 & TeamCenter,
Plastic Injection Molding, Sheet Metal Forming, Seal Design
Product Development, Energy Efficiency & Performance Improving Projects
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010-2016
Product Care Engineer (2014-2016)
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS
Lead and remain active in major product designs by composing project investment requests (IRs) and implement approved designs for proper product introduction.
Utilize the CATIA V5 and TeamCenter software to devise and retain CAD part models, assemblies, and drawings.
Compose, approve, and process ECR/ECN’ and direct sound testing to evaluate results.
Team Collaboration: Partnered up with the Safety & Compliance Engineer to confirm all dishwashers complied with
Allied with model shop and lab technicians to develop working prototypes for testing new concepts; formulate concept reviews based on prototype results to present findings to management figures.
Compliance: Adhered with the Department of Energy requirements by establishing wash cycles for maximum water and energy usage and to meet E-sate levels.
Inventory Administration: Ensured adequate levels of resources by coordinating with suppliers during projects and product development efforts.
Accomplishments: Key figure for the FMEA team and discovered failure modes with products and correlating processes.
Guaranteed safety, cost control, and quality when introducing new product quality improvements.
Exuded leadership and operational support to rectify assembly discrepancies.
Constructed business justification for technical solutions and ideas.
Engineering Technician Hydraulics/Performance (2010-2014)
Established new testing processes that were implemented globally.
Team Collaboration: Synergized talents with model shop and lead engineers to formulate working prototypes to test new concepts and ideas.
Accomplishment: Co-inventor on US patents
oDelivered valuable input for wash table development and performed returned component evaluation and root cause assessment upon the development of design solutions to compress product field failures.
EDUCATION
Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Design (Graduation Date: Fall 2016)
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY(Online)
Associates Degree in Industrial Systems
WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
** References available upon request **