About
Experienced Mechanical Designer in industrial tooling with a manufactured background in
high-volume production environments. Skilled in all phases of project life cycle, including quoting,
process planning, 3D modeling, detail drafting, part print dimensioning, gage design, GD&T,
prototyping, cost estimation, and final documentation. Have experaince with both Solid Edge (18y) and solidworks (6y).
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Experience
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Mecahnical Design Engineer
BCN · Contract
Feb 2025 –
Apr 2025
2 mos
Hastings, MI, United States
Reversed engineer existing parts from a rolling bolster creating a CAD redesign using
SolidWorks
Reviewed existing press clutch and marked up prints.
Offered facilities support with design.
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Mecahnical Design Engineer
Flexco · Contract
Mar 2023 –
Dec 2024
1 yrs 9 mos
Walker, MI, United States
Redlined design prints to meet fit, form, and function requirements for automated wire forming
machines using SolidWorks. Maintained design change records for a large-scale wire forming machine project, including
BOM tracking and tool room coordination. Enhanced tool life by identifying and integrating appropriate materials for existing designs. Designed industrial mobile carts for control panels and fixtures for testing electrode force on
weld equipment. Developed quick-change tooling and completed the design of a wire straightening frame.
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Tooling Design Engineer
custom tooling system · Full-time
Oct 2022 –
Dec 2022
2 mos
Zeeland, MI, United States
Designed tooling using CAD software. Engineering team designer support. Familiarity progressive dies and bending of parts for automotive industry.
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Tooling design engineer
Custom Tool and Die · Full-time
Oct 2021 –
Oct 2022
1 yrs
Stevensville, MI, United States
Designed trim dies using Solid Edge for trim casting for all industries and products like motors,
transmissions and covers. Collaborated in a team of 3 Engineers. Received and designed new product specifications for customers utilizing 3D Modeling.
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Design engineer
JMS Manufacturing · Full-time
Jun 2016 –
Oct 2019
3 yrs 4 mos
Holland, MI, United States
Developed concept layouts and tooling designs from customer specifications using Solid Works
3D CAD. Assisted toolmakers providing Engineering support during tool development for automotive and
appliance industry. Contributed directly with the production team that made the parts, Engineering Manager, Plant
Manager, and Production Tool Maker.
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Design Egineer
Metal flow · Full-time
May 1998 –
Jun 2016
18 yrs 1 mos
Holland, MI, United States
Managed all phases of the tool design process for a multitude of customer products, including
quoting, process flow, 3D modeling with Solid Edge, detail drafting, part print dimensioning,
gaging, prototyping, and documentation of results. Designed tools for high-volume production of over $10+ million dollars in sales. Responsible for Project Management by setting tasks/timelines, working with vendors, calling
suppliers, customers, through communications to all through quality and sign-off. Drawing and converting customer part prints from metric to English measurement. Contributed to the Engineering standards for ISO Program in regulated environment.
Education
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ITT Tech, Grand Rapids, MI
Certification of completion, Design Engineering
1990 – 1992