Objective

To obtain a challenging position in which acquired expertise, creative talents, and commitment to excellence are valued.

Outstanding Qualities

An innovative professional with more than 20 years of progressive experience. Comfortable as a “Hands on” engineer and with the responsibilities that are required with the more important positions.

Expertise in applications and equipment design, short and long term projects, processing of sales contracts into engineering specifications, liaise with other departments, maintaining deadlines, support of projects from initial customer visits through installation and after-market service, supervision and mentoring. Broad knowledge of packaging equipment from basic conveyors to “turn key” installations.

Skilled in customer meetings, evaluation of quotations, equipment requirements, standard or special applications, product development, upgrades & testing, factory acceptance tests (FAT), equipment validation, troubleshooting, record maintenance, competitor analysis, and vendor relations.

Quick to learn with an ability to rapidly achieve organizational integration. Always investigating new, existing and future technologies for integration into current or future projects. Can easily assimilate job requirements and employ new methodologies with suitable control.

Excellent oral/written communication, interpersonal, intuitive, and analysis skills. Thrive in both independent and collaborative work environments. Energetic and self-motivated. Equally at home in high stress, fast-paced environments with emerging and multiple responsibilities, or the more relaxed family surroundings.

Known for attention to detail, accuracy and depth of information, ability to locate new and historic information, understanding consequence of actions. Consistency and quality of work, reliable source of knowledge. Understanding corporate policies and procedures. Proven track record.

Professional Experience

Company Name, Pa.

1/97 to Present

Project Engineer

Duties: (Including but not limited to:)

·         Manage projects through all stages that require engineering input.

·         Identify and appraise applications as viable projects.

·         Producing proposed layout and system drawings to suit product applications and customer specifications. Design assemblies, draw components, and construct bills of materials for projects.

·         Incorporate specialized apparatus and devices into equipment to provide quality package of equipment and resources to customers.

·         Integration of equipment with other in-house products, customer supplied or existing machinery.

·         Develop criteria for new products and product expansion. Expand new products from conception to viable equipment. Maintaining the continuity of the design with existing company resources.

·         Troubleshoot day-to-day issues of manufacturing, purchasing, assembly, service, and parts.

·         Recognize potential problems within a project and eliminate it before it becomes an issue.

Experience (cont)

GEI Ashford, Kent, UK

4/91 to 1/97

Project Engineer

Duties:

·         Process sales contracts into engineering specifications.

·         Part of team for “Turnkey” projects.

·         Isolate and solve production issues.

·         Report to contracts meetings.

·         Design and draw equipment, and construct bills of materials for projects.

·         Department support, customer visits.

Portals Engineering, Harwich, UK

8/77 to 4/91

Engineering Apprentice - Equipment Engineer

·         4-year apprenticeship covering all aspects of engineering, with required ongoing college results to maintain position in apprenticeship. 5 year engineering college total.

·         Gaining experience from several positions within this self contained engineering company finally working in the engineering department on a range of packing machinery, including labelers, weight price labelers, sorting equipment, converging /diverging systems, and paper counting machines. This company also contracted out its resources to maintain a extensive machine shop, finishing & painting shop, and fabrication department, allowing for me to become familiar with all these aspects of engineering and the diverse uses they can be put to.

Education

BA in Manufacturing Technology-Mechanical.

1982 TEC H. Certificate Mechanical & Production Engineering.

1981 TEC Certificate Mechanical & Production Engineering.

1978 C & G Part 1 General (CREDIT) Mechanical (DISTINCTION).

1978 ITB Certificate. 1st Year - Broad base training & Mechanical engineering. 1981 H03 - Mechanical fitting 1, H04 - Milling 1.

Time served Engineering Apprenticeship

Skills

AutoCAD 2000

Microsoft Office Suite

Personal Information

Family orientated, non smoker, active, and healthy.