My career objective is simply to obtain employment with a growing and stable company in the northeast US. I have interests in electromechanical products and systems and would prefer a job where I could immediately apply my 20+ years of experience in engineering to a company’s current product or future business pursuits.
CAREER STATEMENT
Mechanical engineer with extensive design and development experience with lead role in coordinating technical proposal teams in support of global business pursuits. Successfully directed cross-functional design and development activities in a very competitive global automotive market meeting customer and corporate business objectives relative to performance, cost, quality and project timing. Transferable skills applicable to engineering and business development consists of team focused leadership, accurate interpretation of customer technical requirements and the ability to transpose requirements into product design. Obtained Design for Six Sigma Green Belt Certification with a focus on rapid response technical proposals and lean engineering enterprise principles. Current objectives include returning to the great state of Vermont to pursue a career applying experience in engineering and business.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Northeast Properties, LLC; Owner (3 years experience)
General Contractor
General contractor for 2000 square foot addition to private residence in Lake Elmore, VT
• Coordination of architectural firm to conceptualize and finalize design
• Subcontractor selection and coordination
• Management of work scope, schedule, materials identification and delivery, and budget
Property Manager
Manager of several properties in the Lake Elmore and Stowe, VT area
• Provided seasonal property management services for out of State property owners
Delphi Corporation: (20 years experience, Retired)
Thermal and Interior Division, Lockport, NY
Advanced Design Engineer/ Business Pursuit Team Leader
Lead Engineer in the pursuit of new automotive heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems business on vehicle programs for General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Daimler-Benz and Toyota
• Supported global business pursuit teams in the design, manufacturability, cost reduction and marketing activities of automotive components and subsystems
• Led cross-functional teams to develop design solutions and technical proposals that would meet customer, Delphi manufacturing and Delphi Corporate requirements
• Coordinated technology reviews and prototype activities with the customer ensuring performance requirements were met and prototype builds were successful
• Obtained Design for Six Sigma Certification (DFSS) and successfully applied the tools to the engineering design proposal process. Specifically, applied DFSS and lean principles to reduce quote response time and improve the quality of technical proposals throughout the engineering enterprise
• Developed and maintained Delphi’s Advanced Thermal Systems Intranet and Microsoft SharePoint Business Pursuit Team site following the results of DFSS and lean principles
• Implemented and maintained QS9000 Quality System Divisional, Engineering Wide and Pursuit Group Database to ensure adherence to engineering design guides, change control, procedure implementation and record retention
Senior Design Release Engineer
Product design, release and customer interface responsibility for heating, ventilating, air conditioning and powertrain cooling subsystems
• Led cross-functional product design and development teams from design conception, through prototype and final design release
• Coordinated designers in the release of product drawings during the conceptual and multiple design phases of the program capturing design changes dictated by the customer and Delphi manufacturing
• Technical liaison between General Motors assembly and Delphi manufacturing plants in the continual process of reducing cost, improving quality and customer satisfaction
• Supported development of cost estimates for design proposals and continuous improvement throughout the product life cycle
• Supported Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA) process and led design reviews to ensure meeting requirements
Senior Product and Subsystem Development Engineer
HVAC and PTC subsystem test and development on various vehicle platforms
• Led multi-disciplined product development teams from design conception, through prototype and into final production
• Standardized components across multiple vehicle platforms for reduced cost, improved performance and quality
• Applied trouble shooting and problem solving skills in the resolution of component and system performance, cost, quality issues and customer concerns
• Developed engineering training program and training manuals in an effort to standardize the development process and thus improve program timing
• Coordinated development results and project direction with sales, finance, purchasing, test facilities, product portfolio management, manufacturing and the customer to insure design met Delphi business goals and customer requirements throughout the product development process
Goodyear Corporation (2 years experience)
Goodyear Atomic Division, Piketon, OH
Project Engineer
Lead Engineer on plant projects consisting of industrial HVAC systems, process and waste water handling, steam metering and control systems
• Directed designers in the preparation of engineering drawings for initial cost estimates and final design installation
• Gained field experience while inspecting HVAC and waste handling system installations during the construction of the next generation uranium hexafluoride enrichment facility
• Obtained U.S. Department of Energy Secret, "Q-Level", security clearance as a condition of employment
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 1983
Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Design for Six Sigma – Green Belt Certification (Delphi Corporation, 2005)
Delphi Corporation Lean Enterprise Training
Information Technology (Penn State University, 2009)
AutoCAD 2D & 3D (Penn State University, 2009)
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