Mitch P.

Experience

• Owner / Mechanical Designer Mitch Polly Consulting · Self-employed May 2026 – Present 6 mos Sheffield Lake, OH, USA Contract mechanical design for small and mid-size manufacturers: shop drawings, sheet metal and weldment design, reverse engineering, 3D modeling and design for manufacturability.
• Technical Engineer GPI Design | Gripco Products · Full-time Jan 2019 – Apr 2026 7 yrs 3 mos Westlake, OH, USA Designed and documented custom backlit architectural assemblies for commercial installations nationwide. Broke complex architectural drawings down into manufacturable components and made fabrication drawings for metal, acrylic, glass and stone vendors. Low voltage electrical drawings, material lists, O&M manuals, and Faro laser scanning for field measurements and as-builts.
• Mechanical Designer Farris | Curtiss-Wright · Full-time Jun 2014 – Jan 2019 4 yrs 7 mos Brecksville, OH, USA 3D models and manufacturing drawings for pressure relief valves, working with project and application engineers. Outline drawings for sales, PLM document control, and files and drawings for new product development.
• Mechanical Designer OR-TEC Inc. · Full-time Dec 2013 – May 2014 5 mos Maple Heights, OH, USA Machine and sheet metal design for custom wastewater equipment in SolidWorks. Managed new and ongoing projects, and set up a document management system for part numbers, files and revisions.
• Mechanical Drafter Adalet · Full-time Nov 2007 – Nov 2013 6 yrs Cleveland, OH, USA Custom explosion proof enclosures and control panels for hazardous locations, in AutoCAD and Solid Edge, to UL, CSA, ATEX, NEC and IECEx standards. Helped engineers develop new products through 3D modeling and prototyping.
• Mechanical Drafter/Designer Eaton Fabricating Co. / MMS Lift · Full-time Jul 2005 – Nov 2007 2 yrs 4 mos Grafton, OH, USA Designed custom lift trucks and sheet metal assemblies to customer requirements in AutoCAD and Inventor, working directly with customers through design and manufacture.