Engineering Engineer

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To obtain a challenging position where I can leverage both my Engineering management experience and design experience working directly with product development, sustaining product line, and global quality assurance.

TALENTS

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills.

Motivator, Team Builder

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

National Oilwell Varco, TX

Bit Design Specialist, Jan 2016 – July 12, 2016

Train Regional Design Engineers out of South America

Assure guidelines and design philosophies are being adhered

Beta testing for new software development projects before being implemented to Engineering Product Center

Manufacturing Support

Approve project scope, objectives and technical goals

Engineering Team Manager, June 2012 - Dec 2015

Led an Engineering Team of 12+ engineers for both Roller Cone and Fix Cutter Bits

Developed budgets, project schedules and resource allocation plans to ensure on-time delivery,

Managed changes to project scope, project schedule and costs

Engineering Product Center liaison for Canada and Latin America customer issues

Reviewed and dispositioned NCR’s (Non-Conformance Reviews) for engineering intent, deviation from guidelines/drawings and quality assurance for downhole drilling tools.

Create, track, review, and approve Engineering Change Orders

Maintained and reviewed product lifecycles

Research and analysis on product performance to provide activity forecast used for annual revenue forecast and Product Line Launches

Participated/maintained API and ISO audit certifications

Interviewing, hiring and training employees, planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Engineer IV/Senior Engineer, Dec 2010 – June 2012

Mentor and Train new hires on Roller Cone Design, specifically on cutting structure, hydraulics, application analysis and Bit selection.

Developed scanning and 3-D prototyping techniques

Implemented 3-D scanning and prototyping techniques

Created new CFDesign template for standard Hydraulic analysis outputs on Roller Cone Bits

Created new engineering features for product line launch(s). Working closely with Product Line Management.

Design new Roller Cone Bits for various applications for both carbide insert and milled tooth, created ASME and GD&T drawings for manufacturing, tested products, and performed analysis to compare and characterize drill bit designs.

Create new design part numbers, bill of materials, and lifecycle status

Original hire date May 1997 Reed Rock Bits

EDUCATION

University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, TX

Bachelors of Science in Engineering Technology – May 2003

Major: Structural Analysis & Design

GPA: 3.2/4.0

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite, Creo/ProE 3D-Cad, PDM-Link, Experience with FEA and CFD, ATOS 3D SCAN, Rapid Prototype, Taleo

PLM systems – Siemens – Team Center, Oracle – Agile, Windchill-PDMLink

Experience with Engineering Management Systems

Experience working with a global organization

Bilingual, fluent in English and Spanish

TRAVEL REFERENCE

Willing to travel

Travel experience: South America, Canada, Singapore, Oman

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