Latest Designs Created
Solidworks Fixture Design
Semi-auto pallet fixture
Automated taping system
Expert Experience In
- Solidworks
- Master Cam
- AutoCAD
- Certificates in hydraulics and electronics drafting
- Degree mech. design
- Certificate GD&T training
- Solidworks CSWP
Resume
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC, Arden Hills, MN 1993 - 2007
Tool Designer, Cardiac Pacemakers/Guidant
Designed fixtures, tooling and customer equipment for the product line in AutoCAD and Solidworks.
- Implemented Solidworks significantly improving productivity of design process
- Attended Solidworks World 2000 increasing user knowledge.
- Awarded patent #6,632,720B2 2003 and #7,089,982 for fixture designed to manufacture stacked flat capacitors, saving a $250,000 machine that would have been eliminated.
- Mentored other designers improving their proficiency with CAD tools.
DACON ENGINEERING, Minneapolis, MN 1988 - 1993
Tool Designer, assigned to Cardiac Pacemakers
- Designed fixtures, tooling and equipment for production line. Improved throughput time and reduced operator influence.
- Implemented AutoCAD, becoming informal group leader and mentor to other designers while improving colleagues’ proficiency.
FORMAC CORPORATION, Minneapolis, MN 1987 - 1988
Manufacturing Engineer
- Programmed machining centers using Geo-Path making best use of machine time.
- Designed fixtures for least amount of setup time.
- Estimated costs, evaluated quotes from outside resources, and reviewed margins of completed projects, in order to improve the bottom line.
ROGERS, FREELS & ASSOCIATES MINNESOTA ENGINEERING, Minneapolis, MN 1987
Manufacturing Engineer assigned to Remmele Engineering
Designed and implemented robotic arm to manipulate and position cylindrical parts along a multi-station assembly line. Successfully automated client’s process.
DACON ENGINEERING, Minneapolis, MN 1986
Manufacturing Engineer assigned to Tolomatic
- Designed tooling for the production of Airheart Disk Brake product line resulting in best utilization of equipment and manpower.
- Programmed N/C machining centers (Matsuura Mazak) and lathes (4-NE and Tsugami) eliminating the need for operator programming.
- Assisted in set-up of machines, improving efficiency and reducing operator involvement.
GEORGE KONIK ASSOCIATES, Minneapolis, MN 1984
Designer Assigned to Remmele Engineering
- Designed tooling for welding and machining parts.
GEORGE KONIK ASSOCIATES, Minneapolis, MN 1983
Designer Assigned to Nortronics
- Designed tooling for production of electronic tape heads.
- Designed fixtures, jigs, gauges as well as electrical testing equipment.
J. OLSON MACHINE COMPANY, Minneapolis, MN 1981-1983
Process Engineer
- Devised methods of machining customers parts.
- Designed fixtures for proper holding of parts in machine, special cutting tools and functional gauges for checking finished parts.
- Programming of CNC machining centers.
- Supervised inspection practices for producing close tolerance parts.
TWIN CITY FAN AND BLOWER, Minneapolis, MN 1979-1981
Design Layout drafter
- Designed industrial fans and blowers in wide range of sizes to suit customers needs.
- Designed special inlet vane assemblies and outlet dampers for custom fans.
CONTINENTAL MACHINES, Savage, MN 1974-1979
- Layout design and detail for special hydraulic power systems.
- Supervise work of detail draftsmen.
- Completed documentation and development of standards for special products.
EDUCATION
Symmetry Soultions, Minneapolis, MN, Completed a series of advanced training in Solidworks.
Prototek Engineering, Chaska, MN, Completed Mastercam training.
St. Paul T.V.I., Saint Paul, MN, Completed two quarters of Machine Tool Process program.
Hennepin Technical Center, Minneapolis, MN, Certificates in hydraulics and electronics drafting.
Faribault Area Vo-Tech, Faribault, MN, Certificate in Design and Drafting, 2 year program
CERTIFICATIONS
Achieved CSWP, Certified Solidworks Professional Successfully completed training in fundamental principles, advanced applications and analysis of geometric dimensioning and tolerance