Senior Mechanical Engineer
Resume:
Joe R. Cline
Circleville, OH 43113
Ph: 740-***-****; Cell: 740-***-****
e-mail: *********@*****.***
WORK HISTORY
Autotool – Plain City, OH 7/08-12/08
Robotic welding integrator and weld tooling supplier to the automotive industry.
Engineering Manager
Balance mechanical resources and make project assignments within a group of 4-5 Mechanical Design Engineers.
Oversight of manufacturing floor driving both 5S and Lean Manufacturing
Generate and maintain project schedules for projects ranging up to $1M using Microsoft Project and other Microsoft Office applications.
Interface with customers to manage project schedules and budgets.
Directly monitor and oversee mechanical project design. Provide technical guidance to ensure design integrity through routine design reviews.
Assist with modeling and design using Pro/E Wildfire and AutoCAD software as-needed to maintain deadlines for project milestones.
Oversight of project builds and runoffs to ensure sound results and timely completion.
Review and approve all project purchases.
Supervision of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Machine Shop. Total direct reports of approximately 8 personnel.
Motoman Advanced Systems Group – West Carrollton, OH 1/07-7/08
Custom integration arm of Motoman industrial robotics company. Group executes custom design, build, runoff, and installation of turnkey automation systems based around Motoman industrial robots. Company services many different and diverse manufacturing segments.
Mechanical Engineering Manager
Balance mechanical resources and make mechanical project assignments within a group of 15 Mechanical Engineers and Designers.
Interface with Project Managers to support generation of project schedules based on resource loading and project content.
Provide direct oversight to automation system designs ranging up to $7.5M to ensure robust and timely concept evolution and system development. Routine design and implementation of hydraulic, pneumatic, servo, and stepper motor powered machinery.
Ensure adherence to mechanical project milestones for as many as 40 simultaneous projects.
Executed daily project duties according to strict ISO job flow guidelines, including submitting to quarterly ISO audits.
Assist with modeling and design using Solid Edge V19 and AutoCAD software as-needed to maintain project milestones.
Review and approve quotes generated by Applications Engineers. Evaluate validity of quoted concepts, proposed timing, quoted costs, and Mechanical resource allocations.
Interface with outside design/build vendors (such as Autotool) to expand Mechanical Engineering resources as-needed.
Review and approve all final project documentation prior to distribution.
Rimrock Corporation – Columbus, OH 1/03-1/07
Company providing both standard hard automation equipment and custom turnkey robotic automation systems to the casting, forging, and foundry industries.
Mechanical Engineering Manager, Robotics (5/04-1/07)
Serve 'lead engineer' role, executing full robotic system designs implementing Solidworks 2007 and AutoCAD softwares while mentoring and overseeing subordinate engineers on other projects. (Use of both ABB and Fanuc robots)
Lead member of team to drive 5S and Lean Manufacturing initiatives.
Design custom peripheral equipment and robotic tooling implementing hydraulic, pneumatic, servo, AC motor, DC motor, and stepper motor powered machinery
Balance mechanical resources and make mechanical project assignments within a group of 6 Mechanical Engineers and Designers.
Generate and maintain project schedules using Microsoft Project and other Office applications. Interface with customers to manage project schedules and budgets.
Review and approve quotes generated by Applications Engineers. Evaluate validity of quoted concepts, proposed timing, quoted costs, and Mechanical resource allocations.
Interface with outside design vendors to expand Mechanical Engineering resources as-needed to maintain project schedules.
All work performed according to established ISO procedures including involvement with bi-annual ISO audits.
Thomson Consumer Electronics – Circleville, OH 2/97-1/03
Manufacturing facility for glass panels and funnels that are implemented in the assembly of cathode ray tubes for the television industry.
Equipment Engineering Manager, ‘C’ Production Lines (11/00-1/03)
Serve as technical lead for design, maintenance, troubleshooting, and improvement of plant automation systems with main focus of maximizing yield through equipment optimization.
Lead member of multi-functional team charged with implementing Continuous Improvement, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, and SMED.
Project lead for high profile capital equipment and full-line automation projects ranging up to $10M.
Routine design and hands-on work with many different types of equipment including: Fanuc robotics, servo, stepper, hydraulic, pneumatic, AC motor, DC motor, etc.
Supervise Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, designers, drafters, and skilled tradesman through capital, routine maintenance, and line upgrade projects.
Duties executed according to strict ISO guidelines.
Rimrock Corporation – Columbus, OH 11/94-2/97
Vendor providing both standard hard automation equipment and custom turnkey robotic automation systems to the casting, forging, and foundry industries.
Product Development Engineer
Project management of equipment design projects for such customers as Ford, Chrysler, Briggs and Stratton, Tecumseh, Emerson Electric, GM, and many others.
Mechanical development of standard production equipment from concept generation through machine assembly, testing, and final runoff.
Design and development of robotic cell automation including programming of ABB industrial robots, associated tooling components, and peripheral equipment.
EDUCATION
Kettering University
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1999, GPA: 3.89
Specialization: Machine Design
The Ohio State University
B.S. in Engineering, 1994
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