Ryan A. Redd

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Maumee, OH 43537

419-***-****

g3xopy@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY Experience in applications, design, engineering, production, project management, and owner’s representation along with a thorough understanding of manufacturing principles, processes, and projects.

EXPERIENCE

June 2012 – Aug. 2012 K-L, Inc ~ Holland, OH 2 mo. Contract Position

Mechanical Engineer

General Duties: Tracked flow and quality of raw materials in stamping & bending operations while dealing with suppliers to get raw materials more consistent.

June 2010 – Jan. 2012 ITS Technologies ~ Holland, OH Contracted to Durr Ecoclean – Bowling Green, Ohio

Applications Engineer

General duties: Propose, cost estimate, mechanical design /engineer (component sizing, material costs’, P&ID, piping schematics, etc), layout, and oversee systems of filtration equipment and related items.

Other duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments include:

• Reviewed incoming requests for quotes and evaluated the requirements and concepted feasibility in coordination with the Applications Supervisor, Product Manager, Account Manager, or other relevant sources.

• Reviewed customer specifications for completeness and requested any additional documentation required. Ensured compliance with all customer specifications throughout the quoting phase.

• Created detailed and accurate cost estimate budgets (Excel), customer proposal documents, and all required proposal drawings. (ACAD) Adhered to an assigned proposal timeline.

• Generated necessary job contract set-up sheets, “as sold” budget and “as sold” documentation for job launch and conducted or participated in job launch meetings.

• Assisted Sales personnel in presentations of quotations. Supported follow-up activities to obtain orders. Responded quickly to changes and addendums to quotations.

• Prepared budgets and letters for Order Change Requests. (OCR’s)

• Supported the development of a new standard part database and pricing model. (SAP)

• Evaluated cost estimates in comparison to actual costs of jobs as a means of assessing accuracy and identifying opportunities for improvement.

Feb 2010 – June 2010 Technology Resources, Inc. – Toledo, Ohio

Lead Mechanical Engineer

General duties: Propose, cost estimate, design (Solidworks 3D), layout, and oversee systems of inspection equipment components and related items.

Other duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments include:

• Responsible for the handling and flow of product through inspection equipment.

• Designed a thin guide rail carry-over for a V-belt that allowed improved viewing angles of customer’s product and better inspection.

• Calculated and set speeds of existing conveyor to match production needs along with bottle rotations for maximum inspection capabilities.

• Laid out sensor system set up to track bottles though inspection system with spacing, rejection and accounting for all ware.

• Responsible for overseeing the temporary set up and shipment of conveyance systems along with inspection equipment.

• Had input on the aesthetics of the inspection equipment to satisfy customer’s needs.

June 2008 – March 2009 SSOE, Inc. (Architects & Engineers) – Toledo, Ohio

Mechanical Engineer

General duties: Propose, cost estimate, design (Autocad), layout, oversee, and track solutions of multiple project request for multiple clients.

Other duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments include:

• Handled the packaging side set-up and onsite representative for a new plant which included equipment layout, air distribution, piping (P & ID), line controls, and labeling applications.

• Performed procurement duties for the cost estimates’ of equipment, provided recommendation for purchase, and worked with contractors’ and plant personnel onsite during installation.

• Designed and quoted a safety system that was built for existing client equipment to meet OSHA standards.

July 2001 – June 2008 Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Global Manufacturing & Engineering Center) - Perrysburg, Ohio

Product Handling Engineer

General duties: Propose, cost estimate, design (Microstation), layout, manage and track multiple project installations of conveying, inspection, labeling, packaging, and palletizing equipment for glass containers.

Other duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments include:

• Performed duties as Project Manager and Owner’s Representative duties for multi-million dollar projects which involved coordinating and tracking different professional disciplines (electrical / mechanical / civil structural) as a project team. ( MS Office applications used ) Maintained schedules and budgets for the projects.

• Worked with contractors and supervised maintenance personnel along with production operators in project / plant operations.

• Performed procurement duties for competitive cost estimates and urchasing of a wide variety of packaging and conveying equipment.

• Worked within different plant environments across the United States and Internationally. Conducted training in these facilities as well.

Dec. 97 - July 2001 Cooper Standard Automotive, (Hose Division of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.)

Bowling Green, Ohio

Assembly Technician

General duties: Design (Cadkey 3D) and build tooling that locates automotive hose accessories (clamps, sleeves, inserts, etc.) onto / into an automotive hose within a set tolerance and specifications.

Other duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments include:

• Designed, analyzed, and tested a pneumatic hose clamping prototype tool that became standard for all pneumatic tool designs.

• Tracked tooling from concept, PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) onto production operations according to QS 9000 procedures.

• Helped author the QS 9000 documents for the Assembly Engineering group.

• Worked with Industrial and Process engineering on ergonomic cell configurations to meet the movement toward a lean manufacturing environment.

Summer 96 & 97 MetoKote (Interim Personnel) - Lima, Ohio

Line Operator - Duties were to load, inspect, package, and take inventory of parts on an assembly line for an electrical coating process. Maintained an X-bar / R chart to assure quality standards.

EDUCATION University of Toledo - Toledo, Ohio

Diploma Dec. 2000 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology

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