About
Skilled with incorporating design features required for most disciplines of manufacturing methods including:
-Metal stamping, casting and machining
-Plastic injection, vacuum and blow molding
-Additive manufacturing (FDM)
Also skilled in product system design assembled with:
-Welding (arc, resistance, laser)
-Riveting
-Threaded fasteners
Other skills include:
-Check fixture design
-Weld fixture design
-PowerPoint
In-house capabilities*:
CAD software:
Solidworks 2025
Siemens NX
Equipment:
-3D FDM printing (ABS) 10"x10"x12" Stratasys Fortus 250MC
-3D Scanning (Peel3)
-Metal Fabrication (mig/tig/stick welding) plasma cutting, vertical knee mill.
*Hourly rate will vary
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Portfolio
Experience
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Designer
Multiple Companies · Full-time
Sep 1987 –
Mar 2025
37 yrs 6 mos
Detroit, MI, United States
Automotive designer for 37 years but also talented in consumer proucts since being a consumer product user for much longer.
Other experience
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Life
Been an American for 55 years, husband for 25, father for 23. Passion for Design, Manufacturing, firearms, agriculture, vehicles.