Senior product design position with responsibility that
provides opportunity to utilize creative and innovative technical skills and
techniques within the mechanical engineering industry.
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Design and
author specifications for new product functionality from concept through
delivery of seven product releases in 5 years; providing “powerful,
elegant, yet simple solutions.” Demonstrating excellent verbal and written
communication skills.
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Patents –
proven record of generating intellectual assets
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US 6,285,369
B1 Electronic Notebook for maintaining Design Information
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US 6,466,953
Method and apparatus for hierarchical drawing sheet management
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US 6,496,195
Method and apparatus for automatically displaying and manipulating identifiers
of a mechanical design
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Simplified
Identifier Generation In A Computer Aided Design (CAD) Environment (10/199,971)
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Method and
Apparatus for Graphing Motion of Computer Aided Design Geometry (pending)
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Recognized for
using innovative methods, such as animation and VB programs, in prototyping
design examples. Projects are managed on time and with a high degree of
accuracy.
Autodesk, Inc San Diego, CA 1997–Present
Autodesk is the world's leading design and digital
content creation resource providing software and Internet portal services to
help customers drive business through the power of design.
Senior Product Designer – Autodesk Inventor®
Translate Marketing
and Customer requirements into technical specifications using text,
illustrations, diagrams, and/or prototypes. Lead the teams through the
evaluation of design alternatives for new product functionality.
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Lead product
teams through design process for new products and features.
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Analyze Market
Requirements and customers needs to guide the design process.
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Create
conceptual designs and lead teams through design alternatives for the product
or feature design.
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Collaborate
with Product Designers and team members to develop and refine the detailed
interaction and visual design for new products and features.
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Manage the
process of writing and illustrating clear and comprehensive product
specifications; facilitate review and approval by the product team.
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Participate in
Usability Inspections and Usability Tests at various points in the design
process.
§ Clearly understand and communicate Market Requirements and target customer needs so these are implemented in the final product design.
§ Work with the Software Development team to ensure that the design is faithfully implemented.
PTC/Parametric Technologies Corporation San Diego, CA 1992–1997
(Computervision Corporation)
PTC is a large software company claiming a total commitment to product development. PTC offers personalized technical support, consulting and training services, and through business alliances with leading systems integrators, resellers and strategic partners.
Product
Engineer/Training Instructor-Developer-Facilitator/Project Manager/QA Manager
Translated marketing and customer requirements into detailed product technical specifications. Created, developed, & delivered End User training for customers, developers, resellers, & trainers.
§ Authored technical documentation for help files & product tutorials
§ Provided consultative services for customers
§ Facilitated project planning and Work Product Reviews
§ Authored & maintained process/procedure documents
§ Member of Release Management & Product Management Teams
§ Developed release criteria and auditing metrics
§ Develop and execute automated test suites
§ Re-establish Core System Test Team
Goodrich Aerospace Group (Rohr Industries) Chula Vista, CA 1986–1992
Goodrich is the world's leading independent full-service supplier of commercial aircraft nacelles, pylons, thrust reversers and other structural components.
CAD/CAM
Customer Support Manager (Chief) / Senior Technical Analyst
Directed CAD/CAM operating systems and applications support services in providing TCP/IP network, backup scripts, configuration management, upgrades, capacity planning support within budget. Established and negotiated service level agreements, provided problem resolution, developed and implemented software solutions
§ Planned & executed 160 workstation swap-out, reducing maintenance costs by $300K per year.
§ Directed CPI team in vendor offload project, 182% production schedule improvement.
§ Managed CPI team, improved response to customer service calls reducing time (from 4 hours to 40 minutes) for 90% of all calls.
§ Initiated state funded training project, secured $369K grant for h/w and s/w
§ Trained over 120 engineers in 3D, 2D, Illustrator2, Desktop publishing and UNIX
§ Designed/developed application to automate machine cutter selection, 3X productivity gain
§ Developed Electrical Symbol Library and corresponding user interface
§ Automated process for IGES translations between dissimilar CAD applications
Other Domain experience (see web page)
Mechanical
(CAD) Designer/System Administrator/Technical Illustrator
§ Mechanical Design – mining equipment operator’s compartment, axle/liquid cooled brake system, desktop sterilizers, dental tool delivery system, dental X-ray unit, Desktop incubator
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Created electronic/physical mockups and prototypes
§ Created engineering & manufacturing drawings, service manual illustrations, product technical data sheets, and marketing brochure layouts
§ Maintained regulatory agency liaison (e.g. FDA, CSA, UL, VDE)
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Completed courses in Supervisory Leadership, Managing Conflict, Total Quality Management, Design For Manufacturability, Meyers-Briggs Development
TECHNICAL
SKILLS
Office Software: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Access), Outlook, NetMeeting
Cad Software: Inventor, AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop, Solidworks, Cimcad, DesignPost Drafting
Image Software: Paint Shop Pro, Camtasia Producer
QA Software: Clarify, Scopus
Programming: Visual Basic 5 and Visual Basic 6, HTML
OS: Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, UNIX
Hobby: 3dsmax, VIZ, Plasma