Product Development Engineer
Resume:
Lane A. Harkless
Ossian, IN ****7
260-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/laneharkless ****.********@*****.***
An accomplished Product Development Engineer with 26+ years of rich experience in designing products and leading teams. Proven success in developing products from concept to production. Excellent analytical and trouble shooting skills. A detail-oriented, organized professional who is effective working alone or in a team.
Areas of expertise include:
Product Development
Standardizing Processes / Practices
Team Leading
Supplier / Vendor Management
Strong Technical Perspective
Regulatory Compliance
Cross Functional Team Interaction
8D Root Cause Analysis
Hydraulic and Pneumatic System Design
Specification Development
2-D and 3-D CAD Modeling
oSolidWorks
oInventor
oProE/Creo
oSolid Edge
dFMEA
Test Plan Development
Manufacturing Support
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LINCOLN ELECTRIC AUTOMATION, Churubusco, IN 2021 – 2024
Project Engineer
Product Engineer responsible for mechanical design of automation equipment.
Responsible for specification of mechanical components
Designed product specific tooling and fixtures
Supported assembly and machining by trouble shooting and debugging machines
Worked with Control Engineering team for electrical design of machines
General CAD support for Mechanical Engineering team
TEREX ADVANCE MIXER, Fort Wayne, IN 2016 – 2020
Product Engineer
Product Engineer responsible for pneumatic and hydraulic systems on front discharge concrete mixers.
Responsible for ensuring compliance to federal braking standards
Led design effort to re-source hydraulic system resulting in $40,000 in annual savings
Led efforts to standardize engineering procedures
Supported BOM accuracy improvements
General support for Manufacturing line, Inspections and field issues
AUBURN GEAR LLC, Auburn, IN 2014 – 2016
Product Engineer
Product Engineer of planetary gear boxes. Responsible for design and release of new and modified assemblies.
First contact for all internal customers, Manufacturing engineering, Quality, Sales and Marketing.
Responsible for all quick hit, Mix/Match assemblies resulting in over $100,000 in sales.
Led cost reductions efforts for the Product Engineering group.
Key member of team addressing several Customer Complaint and Field return issues.
HWX ENGINEERING SERVICES, Fort Wayne, IN 2013
Product Support Engineer
Member of the Custom Engineering group at Navistar. Responsible to investigate and correct coding errors on new orders.
Provided support to new Special Quotation orders by modifying current designs to fulfill Customer needs.
Resolved Assembly plant issues by updating assembly drawings and BOM call outs.
NAVISTAR INC, Fort Wayne, IN 1998 – 2012
Engineering Project Lead 2011 – 2012
Member of a cross-functional team for new system, handled complexities in BOM management and order coding for truck orders.
Provided technical perspective to new BOM structure to ensure it was suitably created for use in engineering.
Gave feedback to software development team working on new program to improve user interface.
Helped to eliminate over 300 outdated features by researching usage and functionality.
Associate Development Engineer 2010 – 2011
Selected as the Lead brake engineer assigned to new truck model development. Represented the brake group in cross-functional meetings. Was primary technical contact for all hydraulic brake systems across several different truck models. Held responsibility for design, release and testing for all systems.
Individual Contributor Manager for 16 members of the brake group.
Directed a team of 3-5 engineers in all brake activities to bring a new truck to market within 1 year.
Oversaw all brake testing to ensure that federal requirements were met as well as delivered at least 10% margin.
Worked closely with supplier to adapt their products to company’s vehicles to optimize performance.
Used technical knowledge of new designs to support assembly plant at start of production.
Assisted in setting up new evac and fill equipment.
Guided effort to re-source over 100 part numbers to new suppliers to keep assembly plants operational.
Consulted with Field Service organization to resolve 3 separate client concerns to improve customer satisfaction.
NAVISTAR INC (Continued)
Senior Project Engineer 2005 – 2010
Appointed as the Lead Engineer from the brake group on several high profile programs. Led teams of up to 5-7 engineers to adapt brake systems onto a wide range of truck models.
Conducted design efforts for pneumatic brake system on new over-the-road truck increasing market share by 10%.
Implemented roll stability system on 2 different truck models to improve highway safety.
Implemented changes to hydraulic brake system that reduced R/100 by 50%.
Helped develop new brake system on lightweight chassis allowing greater growth into new markets.
Developed validation plan for new brake system to ensure quality products for the customers.
Project Engineer 2003 – 2005
As a key member of a team of engineers, developed hydraulic brake and parking brake system for use on new bus model.
Conducted dFMEA for new brake system plumbing to ensure that failure modes were identified and fail-safes were in place.
Led design of brake tubing and mounting of brake components for ease of manufacturability.
Associate Project Engineer 2000 – 2003
Designed and detailed all brake tubes as a key team member for development of new truck model.
Optimized tube designs to limit complexity across wide range of wheelbases.
Developed procedures to detail brake tubes to standardize and speed-up process.
Associate Engineer 1998 – 2000
Supported effort for government mandated implementation of hydraulic ABS.
Modified designs to reflect assembly plant feedback in order to ensure that vehicles could be built in an efficient way.
EDUCATION
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Society of Automotive Engineers, 2000 – Present
Fort Wayne Engineers Club, 2011 – Present
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