About
Mechanical Engineer with over 40 years experience.
I have 20+ years of experience designing custom lifting appliances.
Design Experience Includes:
• Lifting appliances (crane blocks, sheaves, swivels…)
• Exercise equipment
• Offroad vehicles
• Pumps
• Gearing
Experienced with:
AutoCad
Cero
Fusion 360
Excel (with VBA)
FEA
Successfully lead a custom product design team for 20 years.
BSME 1976
Experience
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Design Team Leader
Gunnebo-Johnson (acquired by Crosby inc) · Full-time
May 1997 –
Feb 2022
24 yrs 9 mos
Tulsa, OK, United States
Custom Product Design Team Leader
Led a design team responsible for custom Johnson lifting products. Responsible for design from receipt of the purchase order to first article shipment.
Deliverables were:
• Assembly drawings
• Detail drawings
• Structural analysis (including FEA)
• Bill-of-materials.
Both 2d and 3d designs were created.
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Contract Engineering
Royal Tractor, Inc · Contact
Jun 1992 –
May 1994
1 yrs 11 mos
Olathe, KS, United States
Designed high capacity, off-road vehicles (Coiled steel carrier and custom designed pneumatic tire forklift) from product conception to finished production model
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Design Engineer
StairMaster · Full-time
Nov 1988 –
Feb 1991
2 yrs 3 mos
Tulsa, OK, United States
Mechanical engineer for the StairMaster Stair Stepper product line and new product line development. Responsible for warranty and manufacturing cost reduction program which resulted in a 22% reduction in warranty costs. Participated in decisions regarding component analysis, procurement, and supplier selection for all fitness products.
Education
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California State University at Long Beach
BSME, Mechanical Engineering
1974 – 1976
Activities and Societies:
PI TAU SIGNA
TAU BETA PI
Other experience
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Continuing Education
Random Vibration
DFMA
Advanced Engineering Math