• Dynamic, Creative Leader who offers a background in Product Development / Design Engineexxxxxxng, Drafting / Documentation, and Product / Component Approvals, as well as talents in ISO Processes, Compliance, and UL / Energy Star Processes while exhibiting an ability to see the big picture at all times.
• Energetic, Ambitious Performer who boasts above-average career results, and can make sound decisions to reflect positively on operations in alignment with a company s vision and goals to achieve a significant competitive advantage, and seeks an opportunity to design using state-of-the-art CAD software.

Object-Oxxxxxxented Programming Alice 2.0 ￨ Graphical Programming LabView

Microsoft Office Word ￨ Excel ￨ Excel with Visual Basic Editor ￨ Access ￨ Visio ￨ Publisher

Computer Applications Inventor ￨ Glovia ￨ Adobe Systems InDesign CS3 ￨ Illustrator CS3

CAD Software Pro/ENGINEER Wildlife ￨ SolidWorks ￨ Solid Edge ￨ AutoCAD Inventor ￨ AutoCAD ￨ Revit

PDM Software Matxxxxxxx ￨ JD Edwards ￨ Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains ￨ Alliance Manufactuxxxxxxng for Win V2.5B

  Capitalize on the opportunity to lead product development and design engineexxxxxxng, including designing products from concept to approval using sound decision-making, as well as reviewing initiatives with teams.

  Spearhead valuable matexxxxxxals recommendation for production design and prototypes and review team ideas, along with suggesting proper prototype methods and review with management pxxxxxxor to submission.

  Complete mechanical / electxxxxxxcal / photometry and thermal testing of assemblies per deadlines and evaluate results while comprehensively suggesting corrective action with management pxxxxxxor to proceeding.

  Exhibit talent with 2D and 3D layouts and part drawings, handle carton and product labels, update Gantt sheets duxxxxxxng development, generate and maintain BOMs and working drawings, and create item masters.

  Develop instruction sheets pxxxxxxor to release into production system, along with generating drawings for spec sheets when assigned and deliver to team product manager and drafting and completing ECO information.

  Lead targeted new product / component approval initiatives, including prepaxxxxxxng product or part reviews, handling sign offs, following up on results, developing action plans, and communicating results to vendors.

  Dxxxxxxve operations growth by assisting in procurement, assembly, and installation of fixtures required for photographs, sales kits, product presentations, and releases, and support tech center by a stated deadline.

  Ensured routes were completed for manufactured items four weeks pxxxxxxor to pilot run.

  Cost-effectively tracked BOM costs through development with the goal to be below DMC.

  Created and maintained key documentation required for project duxxxxxxng development cycles.

  Managed documentation (e.g. submittals, instructions, labels) and Energy Star approval processes.

  Created parts, assemblies, drawings, and BOMs using Solid Edge to modify designs developed for new lighting fixtures, including constructing instruction sheets for fixtures installation, maintenance, and removal.

  Developed part numbers and constructed BOMs for purchasing required assembly parts and operations.

  Developed cut sheets for standard product lines using Adobe InDesign and Illustrator.

  Constructed lighting fixtures product books on released products for warehouse operations.

  Proactively resolved production- and contractor-fxxxxxxendly product line challenges in assembly.

  Played a vital role in using Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0, Matxxxxxxx, and JD Edwards daily for forklift designs, including interfacing with internal purchasing and manufactuxxxxxxng teams to obtain quotes from suppliers.

  Expertly adapted common parts in redesigns for forklifts.

  Modified existing designs for cost reductions on parts and assemblies for forklifts.