BRUCE MELHORN

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SUMMARY

A detail-oriented and dedicated mechanical design engineer with extensive experience in product design, packaging design, testing, budget management, documentation, installation, instructions, product launches/management, and training and development, with a particularly strong acumen for sheet metal design. Demonstrates a proven track record of promptly completing engineering projects that are innovative, cost-effective, and of the highest quality. A versatile and performance-driven professional who leverages strong communication and analytical skills to work independently or as part of a team to successfully accomplish tasks effectively, efficiently, and within budget.

EXPERIENCE

Peerless-AV, Aurora, IL

Design Engineer, October 2021-September 2022

Utilized SolidWorks and SolidWorks PDM to develop custom wall mounts in various configurations that accommodated a variety of LED displays and cabinets.

Developed a stacking method for creating wall mount configurations that would otherwise be too long in a conventional assembly method to ship to customers.

Created mounts that can be attached to the floor in an AV studio environment.

Created components for use in outdoor kiosks.

Developed and utilized different mapping methods and instructional guides to communicate components needed to complete the mounting assemblies and the order of which they need to be completed.

Maintained timing on several projects simultaneously, resulting in the timely finishing of a complex AV mount assembly for a very important client.

Scaletta Armoring Corp., Bedford Park, Illinois (Contract through Aerotek Corp.)

Mechanical Design Engineer, February 2021-June 2021

Utilized NX and AutoCAD to develop armor protection for a variety of vehicles for the Secret Service, Homeland Security, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) government agencies, with special emphasis on digitizer usage and surface modeling.

PANDUIT CORP., Tinley Park, Illinois

Mechanical Engineer, 2013-2020

Designer, 2011-2013

Drafter, 2007-2011

Production Operator 1-3, 2000-2007

●Developed new products per customer requirements through design, project management, cost considerations and budgeting, testing, and documentation. Utilized NX11, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and Teamcenter to accomplish these tasks.

●Handled component, assembly, hardware, and customer application prints, with great efficiency.

●Designed new products, many customer-specific, ranging from individual components to mechanical and electromechanical assemblies consisting of up to 100 different components.

●Led product launches, design reviews, and V&Vs that involved collaboration from business development, purchasing, technology, manufacturing, and management, both domestic and international.

●Completed various cost reduction projects resulting in savings of varying amounts ($200,000+ in 2019).

●Created new products for large corporate account that resulted in $3,000,000 in additional revenue across two product lines.

EDUCATION

PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET, Hammond, Indiana. B.S., Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.94

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Unigraphics NX, Adobe Illustrator, FrameMaker, CAPE Packaging Applications, GD&T (ANSI14.5), Finite Element Analysis (Both ANSYS and Solidworks), DFMEA, PFMEA, Lean Manufacturing, Design of Experiments (DoE).

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