Swanzey, New Hampshire, United States
Summary: Now retired from The Timken Company after 53 years of Analyzing and Developing Precision and Instrument Ball Bearing Performance. Of the many responsibilities held, the most exciting was performing the Root Cause Analysis of product received in Keene. Fortunately, a Scanning Electron Microscope with Electron Dispersive Spectroscopy was available for immediate and in-depth exploration. Over 50 years in a variety of Product Engineering Positions gave me a very rare opportunity to analyze and explore deeply into the Internal Dynamics of Precision Bearings from Miniature Instrument Bearings to Heavy Duty Spherical Roller Bearings. Retirement has allowed me to recall my experiences and consolidate them into what I call "The Origin of Ball and Roller Bearing Internal Dynamics".
Constantly recalling the work done at MPB / Timken as a most enjoyable and satisfying career.
Responsible for defining the Root Cause of problems associated with Ball and Roller Bearings returned to Keene for analysis including SEM and EDS analysis. Responsible also for Root Cause Analysis of Internal Product Concerns and requests from other Divisions of Timken.
Accountable for all (previous) Design Systems Engineer Responsibilities, also Responsible for: Complete Document Control for Timken Keene Division, Supervising Document Control Personnel, and Managing all FAA Aftermarket PMA and TSO Compliance Requirements,
Responsible for Motorized Spindle Bearing Design, Product Packaging, Ball Standards, Set-up and Maintaining all CAD Systems and Engineering Standards, Supervising (8) Product Designers and establishing the required Documents for the successful passing of the first ISO 9001 Audit.
Responsible for Developing New Products, Analyze Product Concerns including use of the SEM, Manage Lab Projects and Laboratory Personnel
Responsible for Developing Test Systems to Evaluate New Products & Ideas, Define the Root Cause of Problem Bearings returned to Keene, Analyze Manufacturing Product Concerns including use of the Scanning Electron Microscope.
Responsible for Internal Machine Design including a Fully Automatic Shield and Wire Assembly Machine for Miniature Bearings a (DARPA) project using Pneumatic Logic (No Electricity Needed) Transferred to Product Engineering Laboratory.
Responsible for Designing Internal Tooling and Gaging
As a result of my credentials I was transferred to Manufacturing Engineering