OBJECTIVE
-To acquire an exciting and challenging full-time position in product design.
TOP QUALITIES
-Integrity and honesty
-Creativity
-Facilitation skills
-Team player
-Communication skills
-Work ethic
-Flexibility
EXPERIENCE
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (Huntersville, NC; 2014-Present)
-Rubbermaid Commercial Products Product Engineer (1 year, 2 months)
--Lead engineer redesigning Hygen disposable microfiber cloths and tub
--Lead engineering textile resource
--Developing test methods and determining quality and durability criteria for textile bags
--Field failure root cause analysis for various products
--Lead engineer developing the revolutionary Maximizer string mop by increasing dynamic spread by 30% and decreasing wrung weight by 25% and introducing it to North America and China
Lexmark International, Inc. (Lexington, KY; 2009-2014)
-High End Mono Development Engineer (1.5 years)
--Designed revolutionary front door assembly
--Improved output bin stack quality by 90% over previous generation
--Increased customer satisfaction by adding hand scoop for paper removal from output bin
--Started Lexmark’s Dodgeball Extravaganza double elimination tournament with executive backing- 130 participants, 18 teams, and 7 volunteers for two years in a row
-High End Color Product Personalization Team Development Engineer (6 months)
--Designed interlock safety switch to cut power to key components when either of two doors is opened
--Generated cable routing and drawings for the entire printer with the electrical engineers
--Designed cable raceways to contain and guide cables to improve serviceability
--Designed a controller card shield with electrical engineers considering electromagnetic compatibility, thermal, manufacturing, and industrial design requirements
-High End Color (HEC) Laser Product Engineer (2.5 years)
--Managed banner feeder option development from problem discovery through redesign after start of production with a fluctuating team of 20 people spanning four companies and two continents
--Invented critical component for Macy’s narrow media solution
--Manage all cable drawings for next generation HEC laser printer
--Creatively redesigned waste toner bottle handle/latching mechanism to increase functionality, industrial design, usability, and manufacturability
--Taught a series of design classes at the request of the Technical Education Committee open to all of Lexmark on functional modeling, concept generation, concept selection, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and risk assessment
--Lead ISO 9001-2008 audit for HEC Product Engineering department
--Solved multi-product connector issue at the factory using statistics
--Reduced trailing edge skew by 74% in eight months saving $66,000 per year
--Managed HEC Product Engineering Evaluation at Rollout
--Supported HEC in the field, the factory, and development with role adapting to meet current needs
--Proactively and reactively fixed customer issues by bringing engineers, manufacturing, and customers together as necessary to implement a solution as fast as possible
-Product and Process Quality Assurance Mechanical Engineer (8 months)
--Completed “Gorilla Testing” for future high end color product
--Conducted early problem detection and testing for future high end color product
-Senior Design Project Sponsor (5 yrs)
--Sponsored ten mechanical engineering senior design projects at the University of Louisville and University of Tennessee over five semesters
Missouri University of Science and Technology (Rolla, MO; 2006-2009)
-Graduate Teaching Assistant and Research in Interdisciplinary Engineering Department (1 year)
--Conducted research on verifying module heuristics in large scale products
--Authored Large Scale Product Modularity: Verifying Module Heuristics. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, 2009.
--Instructed two sections of new engineering students twice a week in an introductory level design project
-Communications Specialist Assistant in Mechanical Engineering Department (1.5 years)
--Modified department webs...
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