Dover, Delaware, United States
Design Group Manager, Product Development Engineer and Project Manager. Mechanical engineering background with projects successfully launched in several industries including Heavy Truck, automotive, appliances, and plumbing. Specialties: Product Development, product engineering, Solidworks, Inventor, AutoCAD, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP, FEA using various platforms. Experience with the design of components for processes that include: Machined aluminum and iron castings; plastic injection and blow molding; metal stamping and forming; machined metal parts; rubber compression and injection molding. Certified Six Sigma Green Belt. Knowledge of regulatory / listing agencies of UL, CSA, IAPMO, and NSF.
Manage product development projects for EdgeCraft's R&D department. EdgeCraft is the country's leading manufacturer of knife sharpeners and holds a number of patents to keep this technology exclusive. They also market a number of small kitchen appliances under the "Chef's Choice" brand.
Manage a small engineering group that develops new products for the commercial plumbing Industry. We also support the products we have already launched by engineering special orders and working cost reduction projects.
Sunroc was a small manufacturer of water coolers. I managed a small team of supervisors and inspectors as well as Quality improvement projects.
Lead various engineering projects in Sunroc's water cooler product line.