Mechanical Engineer

Downing Van Buren

Provo, UT

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A blend of technical engineering skills, passion for solving customer pain and a love for creating new innovative products. Passionate about footwear and footwear innovation. With three years in product development I understand what it takes to turn an idea into a manufactured product on retail shelves. Broad range of rapid prototyping skills including 3D printing, clothing construction, casting, plastic molding, manual machining, CNC machining, composites manufacture, thermoforming.

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Education
- B.S Manufacturing Engineering Technology
  
  Brigham Young University
  
  2011 - 2016
  
  Plastics Materials & Processing (MFG 355) Materials Science (ME 250) Innovation & Entrepreneurship (MFG 479) Metals Processes (MFG 331) Basic Clothing Construction (SFL 180) Manufacturing Automation (MFG 434) Product Development (ME 475) Product Development 2 (ME 476) Process Planning & System Design (MFG 480)
Experience
- Mechanical Engineer
  
  Blendtec
  
  Orem, UT
  
  Jun 2016 - Present (8 years 5 months)
  
  • Designed three parts that improved assembly and performance of blender
  • Collaborated with Production, Manufacturing, Sourcing, to launch new blender
  • Evaluate customer feedback and implement plans for product improvement
  • Create, manage, and release change orders to production
- Engineering Technician
  
  Blendtec
  
  Orem, UT
  
  Jun 2013 - Jun 2016 (3 years)
  
  • Created two components that reduced sound output by 8 dB and reduced on-counter blender motion by 85%
  • Managed subsystem creation & refinement of Designer 725 Blender
  • Designed and created working prototypes for new product testing
  • Tested, recorded, analyzed and reported results to Engineering managers
- Assistant Basketball Coach
  
  American Leadership Academy
  
  Spanish Fork, UT
  
  Sep 2012 - May 2014 (1 year 8 months)
  
  • Implemented defensive system leading to best Varsity record of previous 3 seasons
  • Coached Sophomore team to best all-time record
  • Helped improve academic performance of players by a full letter grade
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