Summary
Several years of experience developing new products in positions ranging from support staff to project manager and staff supervision. Responsibilities included product design, project plan/timeline, vendor contacts, cost estimating, patent research, testing/certification, executive updates, and staff supervision. Utilized vinyl extrusion, aluminum extrusion, punch die fabrication, wood moulding/tennoning, injection molding, zinc die casting, steel stamping (progressive), sand casting, heading, welding, laminating, plating, painting, manual assembly, automated assembly and other processes.

Work History
2005 Present
Sr. Design Engineer - New Product Development
Simonton Windows, Parkersburg, WV
Designed and implemented new impact resistant window and patio door products. New window design projects included an aluminum impact Casement, aluminum impact Single Hung, aluminum impact Slider, aluminum impact Picture window, and aluminum impact Geometric window. Also several vinyl window improvement projects and re-certification of existing products. I worked with several equipment suppliers to implement product changes in the manufacturing facility. I was the project manager of multi-functional teams for new product introductions and product improvement projects. I also supervised, coached, and mentored several staff engineers.
2003 2005
Sr. Product Design Engineer
Biltbest Windows, Ste. Genevieve, MO
Designed and implemented new window and patio door products. Product design responsibilities included a redesign of the casement window, design of hurricane resistant windows, several cost reduction projects, and re-certification of existing products. I worked with several equipment suppliers to improve the efficiency of the manufacturing facility. I was the project manager for multi-functional product introduction teams.
1992 2003
Product Design Engineer
SNE Enterprises (Crestline & Vetter Windows), Mosinee, WI
Designed and implemented new window, skylight, and patio door products. Our design team also had design responsibility for Weathershield, Peachtree, Great Lakes, and Kenergy product lines. Product design responsibilities included a new skylight product line, several new geometric window product lines (aluminum clad and vinyl), new aluminum clad out-swing patio door, new vinyl casement, new vinyl patio door, and several product improvement projects. I worked with various suppliers to improve their products to meet our performance requirements. I was the project manager for multi-functional product introduction teams. I also supervised, coached, and mentored several product designers.
1991 1992
Product Design Engineer
Elco Industries, Corporate Synergy Group, Rockford, IL
Elco Industries primarily manufactured stamped, molded, and headed components for the automotive industry. My responsibility as a Corporate Synergy Engineer was to design product assemblies that utilized several of Elcos manufacturing facilities. Elco received a patent for a GM headlamp mounting and adjusting system that I designed, prototyped, and tested.
1981 1991
Product Designer
Amerock Corporation, Rockford, IL
I designed and implemented new hardware assemblies that utilized in-house capabilities for stamping, die casting, injection molding, heading, automated assembly, and plating. The product line consisted of a variety of window and cabinet hardware. Several patents were issued to the company for products that I designed, tested, and implemented.
1976 1981
Product Design & Drafting
Contract Engineering Services & Several Companies, WI, IL, TN
Products: automation machinery, automotive components, paper making machinery, medical products, heat-treating furnaces, automotive brakes and clutches.

Education
1985 1989
Computer Aided Mechanical Design Technology Rock Valley College, Rockford Illinois
1975 1976 Industrial Engineering University of Wisconsin, Plattville 2 semesters only
1974 1975 Mechanical Drafting Vocational Diploma Gateway Technical College, Elkhorn Wisconsin
Professional Development:
DFMEA & PFMEA, Geometric & Positional Tolerance, Time management, CAD training
Computer Skills: MS Excel, MS Project, MS Word, MS Power Point, Config. BOM, AutoCAD, Catia, SolidWorks