Engineer Sales

Robert L Smelcer

**** * ******** ****

Spokane WA 99037

Phone: 509-***-****

Email: ***********@*****.***

Experienced Mechanical Process Engineer

Objectives include placing oneself with a respectable company with proven long term goals. Highly analytical, performance-driven engineering professional with 20+ year’s experience. With new concept development throughput, using the most cost effective manufacturing processes without sacrificing the integrity of the product. Exceeding customer satisfaction and long term committed relationships. I am a proficient problem-solver with time-management abilities. Team oriented with effective communication and presentation skills using Six Sigma Lean practices where applicable.

Qualifications:

~ Experienced Mechanical Engineer (Hands-On) ~ Six Sigma Black Belt classes

~ 20 years experience with AutoCAD ~ CAD/CAM/CAE Various programs

~ 5 years experience Solid Works (Modeling) ~ Industrial Safety Qualified

~ Responsible for Engineering Calculations ~ Control programs (Allen Bradley, Siemens)

~ Project Cost Management ~ Product and Process Quality Control

~ Project Management ~ Industrial CNC Laser cutting tables

~ Microsoft Office ~ Industrial Rolling Mills various brands

~ Writing Sales Proposals ~ Industrial Injection Molding (Plastics & Alloys)

~ Entrepreneur with Patents ~ Technical

~ Liaison between industries state side, BC, ~ ISO 9000 Certification essentials

Brazil, Japan, Germany, and Australia ~ Experience with Government Contracting

Professional Experience:

Tough Outdoor Products LLC (aka: TOP Design and Manufacturing) Oct 10, 2007 thru Sept 17, 2011

Owner / Senior Engineer

•Designed and manufactured new products for Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Such As: Fully Integrated Rapid Deployable Containerized Hard Side Shelter Platform-Field Containerized Supply Warehousing-Specialty Supply Cages Collapsible Patent Pending Design.

•Designed and manufactured new products for Honeywell Corporation Such As: Complete Sputtering Target handling equipment throughout plant.

•Designed and manufactured custom products of various types for Grainger Corporations industrial customers.

•Conducted all accounting functions including human resources, hiring and firing, collections, and customer service achieving full function of the business.

•Researched and reviewed existing technologies to create an innovative design that surpasses the prior art.

•Analyzed equipment performance and identified inefficiencies. Interfaced with production managers, project managers, prototyping and testing new equipment. Composed technical specifications and design drawings.

Berg Integrated Systems July 10, 2006 thru Sept 16, 2007

Senior Engineer / Process Manufacturing Manager

•Designed and manufactured new products for Department of Defense (DOD) and (FEMA-RedCross) Such As: Fully Integrated Rapid Deployable Containerized Hard Side Personnel Shelter Platform used for field housing, medical, cooking facilities and numerous other uses.

•Responsible for prototype design of product and also the manufacturing processes for speed to market, hiring of the correct staff to operate the business from administration to shop floor employees.

•Designed and manufactured specialized jig and fixtures for lean cells for complete plant and all processes of manufacturing. This was very valued added and secured accuracy of each part built.

•Conducted Lean process improvement and Kaizen continuous improvement meeting weekly.

•Responsible for weekly project status reports

•Prepared thorough engineering manuals for each item designed, from initial concept to the latest revision.

Flow-Tech Design & Mfg. LLC. March 1, 2000 thru March 3, 2006

Owner / Senior Engineering

•Designed and manufactured new and existing products for Forest Industry single components to complete state of the art high production sawmills. Such As: All Machinery from the Log Primary Break down equipment to Packaging of product.

•Responsible for prototype design of product and also the manufacturing processes for speed to market, hiring of the correct staff to operate the business from administration to shop floor employees.

•Responsible for all job costing and writing bids for sales team.

•Designed state of the art manufacturing plant, to achieve our high demand for manufacturing speed to delivery.

•Conducted management meeting weekly for operations, sales team, engineering department and manufacturing.

•Prepared sales technical manuals for sales team.

•Prepared thorough engineering manuals for each item designed, from initial concept to the components latest revision.

U.S. Natural Resources-Automated Material Handling Division June 13, 1985 thru February 14, 2000

Mechanical Engineer / Technical Sales

•Designed and sold high production custom automated equipment for the forest industry nationwide single components to complete sawmills turnkey projects. I designed and sold 5 complete sawmills in Japan grossing over 200 million in 3 years.

•Responsible for new designs of equipment constantly achieving better solutions to meet the demand of the industries high production rates requirements. Example: Type Lumber Sticker Stacking Machine with over 200 moving parts, I was able to integrate the latest in components available to achieve a 75% speed increase with greater precision and less down time.

•Conducted management meeting weekly for engineering department, manufacturing and sales team.

•Prepared thorough engineering manuals, equipment owner’s manuals for each item designed, from initial concept to the components latest revision.

•Traveled to customers plants state side and overseas (Technical sales and customer relations)

Education:

1984 to 1989 Washington State University-Pullman, WA. (BSME) Mechanical Engineering,

1982 to 1988 Army Reserve R.O.T.C. (ACE program) M.I.T. 1st

1988 to 1990 ITT Technical Institute (Professional AutoCad Design)

Member: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

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