Development Engineer 03919sc

02-09-2002 Resides in South Carolina

Salary: US $

Relocate: Yes

On the Market: Looking

Industry: Automotive Tooling Metals, Plastics

EDUCATION:
1982  B.T. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
1979  A.A.S. ELECTROMECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY, SUNY at Alfred, Alfred, NY

WORK EXPERIENCE:

9/01 – 1/02          "Confidential" Tooling & Machining, SC 
Quality Engineer/Supervisor (temporary) Support all quality functions of this high volume metal stamping job shop. Develop documents to support and maintain ISO9002 certification requirements. Respond to customer quality concerns.

1992 - 2001     "Confidential", Precision Components Division of Ingersoll Rand, SC 
Senior Process Development Engineer Support the development, testing and evaluation of the next generation of automotive steering column components. Develop new cost effective manufacturing processes.
Manufacturing Engineer Developed and supported dimensional control plans and other QS9000 documents for automotive customers. Project management experience implementing a CNC Coordinate Measuring Machine and several major cost reduction operations and programs. Design and develop die sets for piercing operations. Purchase and implement presses for stamping operations. Develop, implement and support machining operations in the manufacture of automotive steering components.

1992            Custom Mold & Tool, Greenville, SC
Part Owner Operate & manage a plastic injection molding/mold making job shop. Along with producing plastic injection molded parts and molds for companies in several different industries, we manufactured and distributed a line of marine boat top fittings.

1989 - 1992     Ohio Gear/Richmond Gear, Liberty, SC  29657
Quality Assurance Manager/Supervisor Responsible for plant quality control systems, programs and personnel. Programs included statistical process control and team problem solving. Also implemented programs to enable the company to start to become certified by various customers (Ford Q101, etc.).

1986 - 1989     Jacobs Manufacturing, Clemson, SC  29631
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer Plant automation. Project Engineer on an automated “drill chuck” assembly machine (project cost approximately one million dollars), a robotics application feeding blank drill bodies into two drilling machines, and a chuck key assembly machine. Troubleshoot Allen Bradley  SLC150 and 2/16 PLC equipped machines. Also helped implement a “Just-In-Time” environment into the Jacobs Manufacturing facility.

1986 – 1987     David Lawrence Projects, Seneca, SC
Mechanical Designer (Part Time/Contract) Design work on several projects including; a retractable cat walk, a molten steel crucible car dump, a water cooled chute for a continuos steel casting process (All for Nucor Steel), and a conveyor system stop mechanism (Eaton Automotive).

1984 - 1986     Reliance Electric/Dodge Division, Greenville, SC  29602
Product Engineer Assisted customers of all major industries in the application of bearings, clutches, belt drives, chain drives, and many other mechanical power transmission products. Also helped develop several computer programs (application programs to help select bearings and V-belt drives and a program to determine bearing temperatures near an oven).

1982 - 1984     TRW Inc., MRC Bearings Division, Falconer, NY  14733
Product Engineer Assisted aircraft and military customers with high technology bearing applications. Specified MRC design criteria for the manufacture of bearings to meet customer requirements.
Manufacturing Engineer All aspects of high technology bearing production, including quality control, production problem solving, gaging, tooling, routings, grinding, turning, and more. Part of a statistical process control implementation team.

PATENTS/TRADE SECRET:
Patent Pending; Ingersoll Rand Docket No. "Confidential".
Trade Secret; Ingersoll Rand, Selective Electrodeposition Coating Process.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Design, develop, manufacture and distribute two plastic thermoformed products for the motorcycle industry. Also designed and developed several other products including; a plastic vacuum formed motorcycle component, a vending machine, and several products for a local area inventor. Currently developing a three axis personal computer driven CNC router.

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE:
Autocad, Pro-E, MS Word, Excel, MS Project, and Micro Measure IV.

HONORS:
Numerous wins in national and international motorcycle racing competition, including nine gold medals. Sponsored by Penton in the 1976 International Six Day Trials (Austria). 2000 & 2001 American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association, Modern Classic Expert, Observed Trials National Champion.

PERSONAL:
Born 5/21/58; Married; 2 children; Excellent health; Interested in computers, metalworking, motorsports and outdoor activities such as hiking and kayaking.

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