Engineer Mechanical
Resume:
Edward L. Wellner
Colgate, WI 53017 email: *************@*******.***
SUMMARY
Creative engineering professional with more than twenty years of proven project leadership experience in electromechanical controls area. Well-developed communications and problem solving skills with exceptional technical knowledge. The ideal position would involve highly technical multi-discipline product development with management responsibility.
Effective Project Leader Innovative Problem Solver
Broad Technical Knowledge
EXPERIENCE
DRS-Power Control Technologies, Milwaukee, WI January 2005 to September 2012
Manufacturer of power control equipment, predominately for the Navy.
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Lead mechanical design efforts in designing parts and assemblies for control cabinets. Direct work of 1 to 3 designers and 1 to 2 engineers. Assist production to address any issues as needed. Work with parts procurement and quality control to address part procurement issues. Participate in qualification testing. Design and Detail parts using I-Deas and NX. Structural FEA, Thermal FEA/CFD
European Touch, Milwaukee, WI May 2004 to December 2004
Manufacturer of pedicure spas and equipment.
Consultant-Senior Engineer
Lead design of next generation mobile spa, resulting in one patent application. Perform testing on existing product and prototypes. Address production issues on an as needed basis. Convert drawings to Solidworks from several different sources including Pro-E and paper drawings.
The Brewer Company, Menomonee Falls, WI October 2003 to April 2004
Manufacturer of medical devices including exam tables and lights.
Contract employment from Waterstone Group, Mequon, WI
Responsible for medical light product lin including addressing production and field problems, perform testing, product improvements,create customer documentation and create drawings in Solidworks. Participated in the development of new, low cost exam table, creating solid models, drawing and performing FEA as required.
Eaton Corporation, Milwaukee WI
A publicly-held $8 billion diversified manufacturer producing highly engineered products for industrial control, automotive, aerospace, fluid power and truck industries.
Principal Engineer 1991 to 2003
Led R&D projects budgeted for $500M annually, directed work of a multi-discipline team. Technical responsibilities included: Mechanism design and analysis, tolerance analysis, statistical analysis, statistical experimental design and analysis, arc and plasma physics, and life test analysis applied to the range of Eaton products, including circuit breakers, contactors, overload relays, limit switches and proximity switches.
• Designed an arc fault circuit interrupter resulting in a $1 million dollar contract.
• Developed equipment protection breaker 30% smaller, potential $1.5 million additional sales.
• Developed means to monitor bearing condition based on current through motor, not yet implemented in product.
• Developed a new power switch gear breaker with 50% higher interruption performance and 30% lower cost.
Research Section Manager 1990 to 1991
Supervised team of research engineers, providing direction on the planning and excecution of projects totaling $400M annually. Section’s responsibilities included development of capabilities for Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE), project management, mechanical engineering, and Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC). Technical responsibilities included mechanism analysis programs, tolerance analysis, statistical experimental design, and life test analysis.
• Developed a lower cost, higher performance I-frame breaker resulting in a $3 million increase in profits.
• Negotiated with division development managers to determine level and focus of R & D budget.
EDUCATION
MS Mechanical Engineering - Marquette University
MS Electrical Engineering - Computer Science - Marquette University
MS Statistics - University of Wisconsin, Madison
BS Mathematics - University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
23 Patents issued, 2 patents pending
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