Engineering Manager Resume
Sterling Heights, MI
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Cad: AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidworksProgramming Languages: Visual Basic, C#, HTML, SQL, Python, Pascal, Rapid
PLC/Motion Control: Allen - Bradley, Siemens, Keyence, Mitsubishi, and Omron PLC's, RSView, Keyence VT Studio, WAGO I/0, VISLOC and Cognex Vision Systems, Yaskawa, Keyence, Sanyo Denki, Siemens, Confidential Servo Controllers.
Robot: Fanuc, ABB, MotoMan, and Kawasaki Robots
Technical Skills: Experienced in Confidential and Manual Machining, TIG welding, MIG Welding, Arc Welding, Casting, Plant Layout, Motion and Time Studies, Cost Analysis, Rapid Prototyping
Other:
Publishing: I. Fidan, A. McGough, J. Foote, "The Development Stages of Rear Upright for Formula Car," CD Proceedings Volume #3 of IMECE 2004 - 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Anaheim, CA, November 13-19, 2004.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Engineering Manager
Confidential, Sterling Heights, MI
Responsibilities:
- Moved from being part time designer to full time Engineering Manager that is responsible for all aspects of designing customer's equipment from quoting to installations.
- I am one of two main points of contact for the customer for engineering related items.
- I am responsible for creating all concepts for our customers and planning the overall machine operation sequence.
- I manage outside vendors for part manufacturing and purchasing.
- As needed I will also travel to customer sites to do project setup and programming.
Mechanical Engineer
Confidential, Sterling Heights, MI
Responsibilities:
- Came on board part time to add a mechanical design division to Confidential . Confidential had been an electrical contract company with occasional mechanical design for years and wanted to add ability to the company.
- I came on as a part time, distance, engineer to aid in standards creation, and for creating machine designs to fulfil customer requirements.
- As this was a new direction for the company, we acted very much like a startup to expand the client base.
Process Engineer
Confidential, Cooperstown, NY
Responsibilities:
- Main responsibilities include process/equipment evaluation and upgrades, managing the maintenance department, ordering spare parts, and creating department budgets.
- This position includes working with overseas engineering management to evaluate and plan facility/equipment modifications.
- I brought all PLC and Robot programming in house saving the company on average $30,000/year, as well as improving up - time due to availability of a programmer.
- I completely upgraded the control system in the brewhouse from an older Confidential SLC based processor to a new Control-Logix processor.
- This project alone made the system more efficient by allowing a greater level of automation that this brewery has never had.
- I retrofitted an air assisted grain out system and auto rake height control to the lauter tun.
- This improved mean time between batches on average of 10 min due to decreased vessel occupation time.
Engineer III/Sr.
Confidential, LaVergne, TN
Responsibilities:
- Main responsibilities are the commissioning and setup of robotic Confidential bending equipment and the design of the manufacturing area.
- The facility started off as a distribution center and was modified, per my drawings, to a manufacturer of automotive wiring harnesses.
- This included long term travel to Japan to learn the technology, complete the assembly lines and to create and execute a plan to bring the assembly line back to the USA.
- With the help of a Japanese to English translator converted all PLC's and Machine Displays from Japanese kanji to English Language with the ability to change back and forth depending on the user's primary language.
- Trained machine operators in the most efficient ways to run the systems.
Lead Engineer
Confidential, White House, TN
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the day to day operation of the engineering department and its staff. This includes all aspects of designing/commissioning customer equipment for use in their facility.
- Was the main “point person” for interacting with the customer for engineering related items.
- Responsible for preparing quotes on projects and then keeping the project on time and budget.
- The majority of my time was spent working on the mechanical design of the equipment; however electrical design/programming was also my responsibility.
- This dual responsibility required me to be very flexible in my skill set with the ability to adapt to the customer’s requirement seamlessly.
Automation Engineer
Confidential, Gallatin, TN
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for new equipment and line setup and support, Confidential design and implementation, new process design and continuous improvement.
- Maintain plant's robotic industrial vision systems for accurate testing of each fuel tank.
- Work with part designers to investigate new ways of producing fuel tanks.
- Working with Fanuc Robots for automation of the plant's processes.
- PLC and HMI programming for improving current machines.
