About
~ 30+ years experience in Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing.
~ Design Innovator, 6 Registered Patents.
~ 3D CAD Expert, SolidWorks
~ Proven record of industry changing product development.
~ Expert in DFM, Molded Plastics, Cast Metals, Metal Fabrication, Complex Mechanisms, Lean Manufacturing, Quality Control, Electro-Mechanical Integration.
~ Outsourcing, CM Management, Cost Reduction
~ GD&T, Production Drawings, BOMs, ECM
~ Quality and Reliability testing and compliance Management
~ Problem Solving thru extraordinary ingenuity and innovation
~ BS Mechanical Engineering, CalPoly SLO.
I am a professional Mechanical Engineer with an extremely successful career in Engineering Design, Engineering Management and Manufacturing. I have taken hundreds of products from concept to mass production. I have taken 3D CAD designs thru the full cycle of vendor sourcing & qualification, RFQ, Tooling, Sampling, Production Planning, Quality Control and Testing Specifications and into mass production manufacturing.
My greatest strength is thinking outside the box, finding simple cost effective solutions to complex and difficult problems. I am the idea guy, with a history of developing new concepts and market changing innovation. I have an extraordinary mechanical aptitude.
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Experience
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VP Engineeiring
American Security Products Co. · Full-time
Jun 1988 –
Sep 2020
32 yrs 3 mos
undefined, CA, United States
Engaged in all aspects of Engineering Management, Manufacturing, Design and Project Management. Multiple Patents. VP Engineering position for the last 12 years. Directed and managed all product development projects across multiple disciplines. Expert in 3D CAD Modeling (SolidWorks), all Manufacturing processes, tooling & fixture design, DFM, electro-mechanical integrated product design and development, plastics and metal molding processes, steel fabrication, automation systems, CNC equipment, material sciences, offshore CM management, service & reliability data analysis and issue mitigation/resolution, and much more. Extraordinary skills in problem solving, innovation and out-of-the-box optimal cost-effective solutions to complex problems.
Education
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California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo
BSME, Mechanical Engineeing , 3.8/4.0
1980 – 1984