Rob Brookover

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RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE ONLINE PORTFOLIO

NovoSource, Morgantown, WV – Sr. Product Design Engineer 2021 - Pres

● One of three engineers selected to design medical device products for the orthopedic implant industry

- Developed department directory hierarchy, part numbering system, and design & drafting processes

- Designed hip and knee implant instruments, utilizing DFM/DFA, injection molding, FMEA, optimization

- Collaborate with manufacturing vendors and factories to implement production and tooling methodologies

- Participate on Cross Functional Team meetings to integrate technical solutions across multiple disciplines

- Analyze design/build concepts to evaluate producible design/build definitions Dick’s Sporting Goods, Coraopolis, PA – Sr. Product Design Engineer 2020 - 2021

● One of two engineers selected to start and build Dick’s Sporting Goods OEM product design brand

- Designed innovative patent-pending kettlebell, utilizing DFM/DFA, injection molding, FMEA, optimization

- Designed innovative patent-pending pickleball paddle, utilizing DFM/DFA, injection molding, FMEA, optimization

- Collaborate with manufacturing vendors and factories to implement production and tooling methodologies

- Participate on Cross Functional Team meetings to integrate technical solutions across multiple disciplines

- Analyze design/build concepts to evaluate producible design/build definitions

- Resolve technical problems of significant impact to performance, cost or schedule Mercedes-Benz, Menlo Park, CA – Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer 2017 - 2019

● One of first 15 employees selected within Future Transportation division of Mercedes-Benz, Research & Development, North America (MBRDNA)

- Lead design & integration of mechanical hardware for several conceptual projects designed to push the boundaries of future transportation, e-commerce delivery and “last mile” logistics, as well as autonomous vehicle technology

- Developed department part numbering system and design & drafting processes

- Selected vendors / contract manufacturers with respect to quality, lead time, & cost reduction

- Developed processes / documentation for DFMEA, DVP&R / DV&V for design / manufacturing / assembly of parts

- Hands-on R&D, rapid prototyping, fabrication, and assembly of prototype parts, tools / fixtures, and tooling with respect to functionality, fitment, and manufacturability

- Mentored interns with respect to Mechanical Design techniques Aqua Metals, Alameda, CA – Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer 2015 - 2017

● One of first 10 employees selected to start lead-acid battery recycling company utilizing electro-chemical process

- Accomplished successful design & integration of machinery and related capital equipment for modularity, manufacturability, and ease of assembly (DFM, DFA) on time and within budget utilizing Solidworks Snap-On, Kenosha, WI – Mechanical Design Engineer 2013 - 2014

● One of three initial team members selected to start Industrial Custom Tools Division

- Independently developed VBA Macro-based Excel spreadsheet to expedite quoting process for tool manufacturing which resulted in 80% reduction in time, saving ~$500,000 savings per year

● Led Root Cause Analysis into adhesive failure on Toolbox ID Placards resulting in management approval of proposed solutions

- Authored Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for installation of future ID Placards thus avoiding costly redesign

● Successfully executed Design and Manufacture of Interchangeable Wrench for Gas Company

- Ergonomic design allowed for extended usage of wrench

- Interchangeable heads significantly lightened tool bags of field service technicians 1 – 3

Rob Brookover

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Aleeva Medical, Inc, San Jose, CA – Freelance Mechanical Design Engineer 2010 – 2019

● Lead Mechanical Design Engineer for the following medical device products

- Fastening Tack

- Counter Fastener

- Suture Linkage Fastener

● Supported Rapid Prototyping & fabrication of fasteners utilizing biodegradable plastic

● Performed Finite Element Analysis (FEA) on fasteners

● Suggested & incorporated design enhancements to original designs:

- Quantity and location of retainer rings

- Overall shape and size of fasteners

- Stronger “neck”

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, CA – Mechanical / Systems Engineer 2007 – 2013

● Saved Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) program ~$35,000 via Trade Study analysis on Thermal Vacuum Test Tooling

● Developed support fixtures, tools, jigs, prototypes, and tooling in support of Space and Satellite programs

● Created customizable steel beam template for use in Creo CAD data library resulting in time savings for department

● Spearheaded creation of MATLAB Weapon System Simulation Analysis Tools which automated complex manual tasks, thus resulting in major time savings for company

- Developed tool to calculate 3D Error Ellipsoids from Eigenvalues of Covariance Matrices

- Developed tool to simulate flyout trajectories utilizing coordinate translation and rotation algorithms Raytheon Company, Various Locations – Mechanical / Systems Engineer 1998 – 2007

● Engineering Lead for a team of 15 SIL engineers during the Unit Integration Testing (UIT) phase of the THAAD Simulation Software development

● Selected to present to upper level management & customer at Test Readiness Review (TRR) meetings

● Developed MATLAB tools to calculate Multiplatform Time Difference of Arrival / Frequency Difference of Arrival (TDOA / FDOA) and Counter-Countermeasure algorithms 2 – 3

Rob Brookover

650-***-**** · ad1iwl@r.postjobfree.com

RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

West Virginia University

● Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

● Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & SKILLS

Certifications & Applicable Skills / Training Various Locations 1998 - Pres Security Clearances

● DoD Top Secret, SSBI, SCI, Special Access

CAD

● Creo: Certificate of Proficiency (PTC)

● GD&T: Advanced (ASME)

Programming / Data Analysis

● MATLAB: Advanced Programming Techniques (Mathworks), Graphics and GUIs (Mathworks) Process Improvement

● Six Sigma Specialist (Green Belt), Kaizen Experience, Lean Manufacturing Experience TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE – COMPUTER & SOFTWARE

Hardware & Software Various Locations 1998 - Pres

CAD

● ADVANCED: Creo Surfacing, Sheetmetal, Cabling, Solidworks Sheetmetal

● INTERMEDIATE: NX, CATIA, 3D Rapid Prototyping, FEA Stress Analysis Data Analysis / Languages

● ADVANCED: MATLAB, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, VBA

● INTERMEDIATE: UNIX, Perl, C++

Documentation / Configuration Management

● ADVANCED: GD&T, PDM, MRP, DFMEA, DVP&R / DV&V

● INTERMEDIATE: ASME, MIL standards

Hands On / Fabrication / Prototyping

● ADVANCED: Woodworking

● INTERMEDIATE: Metalworking, Welding

● EXTRA CURRICULAR: Design & Fabrication of custom chopper

● MEMBER: SAE Mini-Formula Race Team

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