JAMES CLEARY

847-***-****

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www.linkedin.com/in/jamescleary1/

Lake in the Hills, IL 60156

SUMMARY

Resourceful and accomplished Mechanical Design Engineer with extensive experience in the telecommunications, automotive and electronics industries. Developed complex mechanical packaging and piece parts utilizing ProEngineer Creo 2.0 including ProSurface, ProAssembly and ProSheetMetal applications, SolidWorks 2018 Professional and Solidworks 2016 Premium Simulation, and Siemens NX 12.0 to generate piece part models, assemblies, layouts, analysis and detailed drawings along with the WindChill, Teamcenter 10.0 and Enovia document management system. Expertise in developing multiple design proposals. Experienced in plastic injection molding, sheet metal fabrication including progressive die, highly cosmetic keypads with graphics, FMEA, (IMD) In Mold Decorating for plastic and keypads, 2 shot molding for plastic piece parts, spring steel clips for retention, aluminum cast and extruded piece parts, aluminum heat sinks, elastomeric board to board connectors, flex circuits, switches and other mini and micro electronic components..

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 1 year completed

BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Motorola University – Six Sigma Tolerance Analysis

Motorola University – Safety in the Workplace and Diversity in the Workplace

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INTERPLEX INDUSTRIES, INC., Arlington Heights, IL

8/13/2019 – 3/2/20

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Contract position designing fuse boxes for use in a luxury class electric automobile. The design effort includes the plastic housings of the fuse boxes, the assemblies including PCB’s with fuse blades, connectors and drawings of the plastic housings utilizing SolidWorks 2018. The development phases included 3D printed prototypes and tooling models.

GARRETT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Northbrook, IL

2/11/2019 – 6/20/2019

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Contract position designing weather sensor devices including injection molded plastic and steel components and providing printed circuit boards outlines utilizing SolidWorks 2018 SP5 to generate full assembly, sub-assemblies and component 3D models and 2D drawings. Also, sourcing of off-the-shelf components for use in the product. All design work is intended to meet or exceed the customer requirements.

CANON MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE USA, INC., Vernon Hills, IL

11/04/2018 – 12/31/2018

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Contract position designing next generation mechanical components including injection molded plastic and sheet metal parts to be used on the next generation of CT scanners along with test fixtures for new printed circuit boards and power supplies utilizing ProE Creo 2.0.

MAXXSONICS, Libertyville, IL

04/20/2018 –08/30/2018

PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEER

Design of speakers, amplifiers, radios, light bars and soundbars for the OEM ATV aftermarket utilizing SolidWorks Professional 2018 to generate injection molded and sheet metal piece parts for use in speaker enclosures, assemblies, drawings and renderings for production, sales and marketing

SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS, Hoffman Estates, IL

03/2018-04/2018

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Contract position working with the Molecular Imaging Group developing the next generation Symbia Intevo Imaging utilizing Siemens NX 12.0 and TeamCenter 10.0 to generate drawings and design modifications for sheet metal and injection molded plastics.

TACTICAL LIGHTING SYSTEMS LLC, Addison, IL 10/2015-10/2017

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Design of quick deployment of airfield landing runways for the military utilizing SolidWorks 2016 Professional CAD and SolidWorks 2016 Premium Simulation.

Development of lighting enclosures for runway and control equipment.

NEWELL RUBBERMAID, Downers Grove, IL

7/2015-10/2015

HARMONIZATION ENGINEER

Responsible for the re-patriating of the production of writing segment products from overseas to domestic locations including re-design for quality and performance improvements. Worked on the packaging for a new mechanical pencil.

MOTOROLA MOBLITY, INC., Chicago, IL

7/2014-2/2015

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Contract position working with a team of engineers, project managers, program managers and software engineers in the development of the next generation of 3G smart phone.

HOSPIRA, INC., Lake Forest, IL 5/2013-6/2014

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Contract position working with a team of engineers designing the next generation medical infusion pump device for use in domestic and international hospitals and medical providers utilizing SolidWorks 2012 Premium 3D Cadds and Enovia Product Data Management.

Duties included writing protocols, reports, DFMEA, DFM and product labeling.

Responsible for preparing documentation for the DHF to display critical dimension updates and changes for submission to the FDA and IEC.

Responsible for documentation for stack-ups and tolerance analysis for infusion pump devices that were added to the Design History File and submitted to the FDA and IEC for approval.

Design of plastic injection molded and sheet metal components used in the infusion pump and disposables related to the pump.

NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS, Arlington Heights, IL 2/2013-5/2013

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Contract position working with a team of engineers designing a cellular telephone switching system for an overseas carrier developing cast, sheet metal and plastic components.

MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC., Libertyville, IL 9/2006-8/2012

SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Designed and supported the development of cellular phone ID, 3D layout, 3D surface models, 3D piece part designs, prototype tooling, prototype factory builds, production tooling, pre-production runs, issues resolution and verification, and production ramp while maintaining schedule and cost parameters within a team environment.

Awarded Flawless Execution Status on cellular telephone for the High Growth Market in 2007.

Hosted mechanical peer design review meetings.

Led weekly product status conference calls with a global audience.

Generated all relevant product performance metric documents to confirm conformance with product requirements and progress according to company guidelines.

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Schaumburg, IL 2005-2006

SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Designed the upgrades, resolution and maintenance of line issues for cellular phone call processing systems. Designed plastic components used on the Broadband PowerLine product. Facilitated the layout and Bill of Material generation using the PDM1 system of the Quantar cellular phone processing system. This was a 1.5 year contract position.

Maintained line for the Harmony call processing system.

Completed mechanical design of the Broadband PowerLine product.

Initiated and coordinated line maintenance for the Quantar phone system.

KI INDUSTRIES, Berkeley, IL 2002-2005

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Validated and verified design through the generation of solid 3D models and detailed 2D drawings of knobs, handles and faceplates used in the appliance and automotive industries.

Designed and delivered 4 wheel drive faceplate used in Dodge trucks.

Used Geometric Dimensioning &Tolerancing on automotive drawings.

Led a group as Audit Leader for TS16949.

Participated in the QS-9000 Quality Assurance program.

MOTOROLA, INC., Libertyville, IL 1989-2002

SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER (1993-2002)

Developed telecommunications hardware and components from Industrial Design concept through production including procurement of prototypes,product labeling and all quality assurance testing consisting of mechanical shock, mechanical vibration, impact, thermal shock and temperature cycling resulting in Prototype Certification and Signoff.

Developed all major mechanical components for hi-tier and lo-tier portable cellular phone products for Pioneer, JVC and RadioShack from Industrial Design concept through production start within design cycle time of 12 weeks and release to market schedule resulting in sales of 750K, 500K and 500K units. .

Developed all major mechanical components for GM OnStar portable cellular phone product within 4 weeks resulting in reduced design cycle time.

Designed and delivered the first snap-on hands free speaker accessory with speaker frequency separation for use with telecommunications products within the critical customer release requirement of 6 months.

Utilized MS Office Suite to present design proposals and audio-visual presentations to managers and engineers, resulting in improved design integrity and functionality.

Awarded 1 utility and 5 styling patent disclosures for designs on telecommunications products.

MECHANICAL ENGINEER (1989-1993)

Designed first hands free controller for use with telecommunications products for use in line of Mercedes-Benz automobiles within stringent cosmetic guidelines and complex tooling resulting in meeting design cycle schedule time of 6 weeks.

Devised and tested wire harnesses for design intent and component functionality for telecommunications products for Lincoln-Mercury automobiles for 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993 model years, resulting in increased sales.

Applied Six Sigma tolerance analyses to mating component parts to ensure proper fit and function.

ADDITIONAL RELATED EXPERIENCE

MATSUSHITA INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, Franklin Park, IL

SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Designed color television products from concept through production in all aspects of mechanical design. Proficient in design of plastic components, sheet metal fabrication and IBM CADAM system. Knowledgeable of UL and CSA regulations concerning electro-mechanical products.

PRODUCTION ENGINEER

Evaluated design of color television products for manufacturability and productivity, and implemented changes where necessary. Supervised trial runs followed by written reports and oral presentation to production management. Maintained production line with solutions to daily problems.

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