Engineer Mechanical

RESUME

Jesse G. Pitzer MBA

**** ***** ******* ****** • Indianapolis, IN 46202

765-***-**** • *****.******@*****.*** • http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jesse-pitzer/19/634/a56

SUMMARY

Mechanical Engineer seeking a position as a Mechanical Engineer. Works well under pressure and collaborates effectively with other disciplines.

EXPERIENCE

Senior Engineer: Dayton Superior, Indianapolis, IN January 2007 – September 2012

• Project Management – Developed bid packages, advanced designs and worked with customers from beginning to end of projects. Worked on several simultaneously.

• Process Improvement – Generated new methods for fabrication procedures. Investigated root causes of product and design failures using computer modeling.

• Trouble Shooting – Designed rapid troubleshooting assistance and workaround procedures for ongoing and changing worksite conditions and product shortages.

• Engineering Design – Created innovative designs for large structures, custom parts and constructed BOMs.

• Engineering Analysis – Examined and evaluated designs using engineering theory and empirical data to determine safety factors.

• Regulatory Compliance – Ensured execution and fulfillment of company standards as well as state, federal and OSHA regulations.

• Quality Engineering – Monitored compliance with engineering specifications.

• Cost Management – Reworked existing designs and created cost effective solutions for customers. Preformed inventory audits.

• Computer Modeling and Drafting – Expert using AutoCad and trained using SolidWorks software to create cost-effective solutions using 3D and 2D applications.

• Spreadsheet Data Analysis – Developed Excel spreadsheets for data consolidation and analysis using VBA programming and database techniques.

• Customer Support – Daily direct communication with contractor customers for technical support frequent travelling to provide on-site guidance and engineering consultation.

• Consultation and Effective Communication – Daily communication with customers and other departments, explained technical jargon to unfamiliar stakeholders.

• Independent Task Manager – Met deadlines and filed reports to keep supervisors abreast of latest developments in projects with remote minimal supervision.

• Project Leadership – During particularly large projects, coordinated engineers in multiple locations and ensured deadlines were met. Directed staff on for custom part fabrication.

• Capital Projects – Worked with management for facility expansion, laid out property in AutoCad and provided suggestions for workflow improvements.

• Lean Manufacturing – Participated in continuous improvement program that was based on Six Sigma techniques.

Landlord: July 2007 – Present

• Management – Hiring and supervising contractor repairs, performs operating duties for property and renovations and monitors compliance on 1896 Victorian house.

• Structural Analysis – Designed and built structures for floor leveling, complete room construction, large outdoor deck and pergola using AutoCad 3D functions.

• Enthusiastic learner – Learned plumbing and electrical codes to prepare for inspections.

• Negotiation – Negotiates rental rates and minimizing costs for maintenance.

• Communication – Draw up lease agreements, marketing, accounting, and collections.

Design Engineer: PERI Formwork Systems, Indianapolis, IN May 2005 - Jan 2007

• Team leader – Led a team of 8 engineers, effectively met all objectives.

• Engineering – Procuring customer requirements studying blueprints and translating them into relevant engineering data.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (MBA): IUPUI Kelley School of Business

• Graduated 2010, emphasis entrepreneurship.

• Strategic Planning and Management –Five forces analysis to look for opportunities for supplier/customer integration, acquisitions and company product positioning.

• Industrial management – Manufacturing process improvement by searching for bottlenecks, just in time inventory and reducing waiting times, statistical analysis for product improvement.

• Team Leadership – Successfully supervised marketing department in CAPSIM business simulation to 2nd most market share in all market segments.

• Forecasting – Used regression modeling and pro forma budgeting.

• Market Economics – Analyzing market conditions using game theory to predict market trends and the actions of competitors.

• Pricing Strategies – Developed simulations to optimize pricing strategies to maximize profits.

• Accounting – Learned fundamentals of accounting to read balance sheets and cash flow statements (GAAP) and auditing.

• Cost management – Studied methods of tracking costs, including Value Added, and alternative ideas to improve efficiencies in organizations.

• Business Law – Intellectual property law, organizational structures and employment law.

• Finance – Studied financial analysis methods for effective financial alternative comparison.

Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering (BSME): Purdue, West Lafayette

• Graduated 2005, Minor History.

• Machine and Product Design – Product development process, cost of quality theory, statics and dynamics analysis, electro-mechanical design, Design for manufacturability (DFM), Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA).

• Materials and Metallurgy – Strength of materials analysis, beam analysis, Finite Element Analysis modeling (FEA).

• Thermodynamics and Heat and Mass Transfer – Learned methods for analyzing and designing HVAC, piston engines and gas turbines. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD).

• Statistical Analysis – Quality engineering methods, Cost to Quality (CTQ).

• System Dynamics – System controls, sensor feedback.

• Electrical Engineering – linear circuit analysis and electrical system analysis.

• Industrial Engineering – Quality engineering techniques, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS).

• Software – Learned drafting and analysis methods for CATIA, MS Excel, Visual Basic, Matlab and C++ programming.

• Team Leadership – Led DARPA fuel systems section of autonomous vehicle project.

SKILLS

AutoCAD 2011 MS Excel MS Outlook SolidWorks Photoshop

CATIA Pro Engineer MATLAB VBA C++

LICENSE

Engineering in training (EIT), expected Indiana Professional Engineer (PE) spring 2013.

INTERESTS

Volunteer at The Julian Center of Indianapolis (domestic violence shelter) • Bicycling • Circle City Athletics • Salsa and Latin dance • Astronomy

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