JAMES HU
Raleigh, NC ***04
919-***-**** - Cell
E-mail: *********@*****.***
SUMMARY
Mechanical Engineer with extensive product design, manufacturing and project management background. Well-rounded product experience includes electronic and medical devices, metal castings, sheet metal, thermoplastic molding and mechanical structures. Key areas of expertise include:
Electro-mechanical design
Tooling and fixture design
Injection molding and casting design
3D CAD Modeling and 2D drawing
Manufacturing supervision, problem solving and technical support
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
Engineering calculation and analysis
Statistical experiments and analysis
DFM and PPAP
Six Sigma Green Belt Certificated
Sheet metal forming and fabrication
GD&T and Tolerance stack-up Analysis
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LMG Holdings, Inc. Morrisville, North Carolina 9/2014 - present
LMG Holdings is the leading manufacturer, distributor, and service provider of Ignition Interlock Devices (IIDs).
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
Responsible for mechanical design from concept to manufacturing. Performance engineering analysis, continue improve designs.
Design ignition locker devices and peripherals products
Worked as a Project Engineer for new product development, tracked project schedule and lab testes
Worked Mobile Monitor Unit product from concept to production
Select and qualify oversea suppliers and negotiated contracts with vendors in China
Slashed tooling cost 30% by negotiating pricing and fees, while ensuring the components quality and delivery schedule.
Co-inventor of patent application No. 14/973,275
Honeywell Scanning & Mobility, Fort Mill, South Carolina 1/2010- 9/2014
A leading manufacturer of high-performance image and laser data collection hardware, including rugged mobile computer and bar code scanners.
Mechanical Engineer III
Completed new products from concept feasibility through the manufacturing. Through analysis, determine and optimize designs.
Worked for Dolphin 99EX, 7100 and 60s mobile computer projects.
Major member of designed handheld electronic device.
Project manager of mechanical design team in China for multiple projects.
Worked as Project Engineer function with cross functional team including electronics engineering, industrial design, marketing, manufacturing and quality to achieve product goals.
Co-inventor of patent application No. 14/982,791
Co-inventor of China patent application No. 201520125913.3
Porticos, Inc. Morrisville, North Carolina 4/2007- 2009
An engineering firm offers a full mechanical engineering services. It helps customers in the development of new products.
Mechanical Engineer
Developed concept design through the manufacturing. Performed stress, strain and deflection analysis to ensure that design meets specifications.
Project member for handheld electronic device for Motorola.
Developed medical sensor packaging for Biomedical Systems.
Andrew Corporation, Garner, North Carolina 5/2004 – 3/2007
A global designer, manufacturer, and supplier of communications equipment, services, and systems. Products
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and expertise are wireless and distributed communications, land mobile radio, cellular and personal communications, broadcast, radar and navigation.
Project Engineer
Responsible for project management from concept design development through testing and guiding the project through manufacturing. Working with cross function team to create new products. Provided customer technical support.
Worked as a project leader for new products design.
Support all aspects of manufacturing, quality control/assurance, purchasing and marketing.
Working with customers and vendors for cost reduction and quality improvement.
Conduct Lab tests to evaluate mechanism of satellite antennas.
Casting mold design and tooling design.
USA Instruments, Inc., Aurora, Ohio 1998-4/2004
A subsidiary of GE Medical Systems, USAI is a global leader in engineering, manufacturing, and distribution of
MRI coils. GE Medical Systems is a $9 billion global leader in medical imaging, interventional procedures, healthcare services, and information technology.
Mechanical Engineer
Performed mechanical design of new products. Created and released 3D solid modeling and 2D drawings. Worked with vendors to drive technical and cost requirements for engineering designs. Project management for new products.
Designed medical devices for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) systems including developing specifications and designing products, mechanical structures and manufacturing quality control. Worked with OEM to complete specified task or meet customer specification.
Prototyped and developed testing tools and fixtures for manufacturing.
MRI system equipment maintains and field services.
Delphi Packard Electric Systems, Warren, Ohio 1996- 1998
A world leader in mobile electronics and transportation components and systems technology.
Product Engineer
Developed new product design, prototype, test and engineering release. Provided plant engineering support and troubleshooting. Plastic parts estimating and reviewing of program development.
Designed and developed the ignition components for Mitsubishi Motor Company and Fuji Heavy Industries LTD. New equipment /process development and investigation.
Technical support for thermoplastics injection molding processes.
Performed DOE, SPC and Root Cause Analysis for manufacturing.
Evaluated processing equipments for production.
Supported sales effort with custom design and accurate technical information, worked with vendors to complete needs of customers.
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Engineering
The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Beijing University of Technology, China
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Software: Creo 4.0, PTC Windchill, ANSYS, Solid Works, Unigraphics NX4, AutoCAD, COSMOSWorks, MATHCAD, SAP, Minitab, MS Office, MS Project.
LANGUAGES
English and Chinese – excellent writing and speaking skills
Technical translation of English-Chinese for international technical conferences