James Pettingill

Steiner eOptics * Designed innovative products for Military, Law Enforcement, Governments and Consumer markets. * Generated concepts and designs using NPD design briefs. * Refined concept sketches into Illustrations for management approval. * Brought illustrations into 3D CAD models and drawings utilizing Solidworks * Generated Rapid Prototypes using internal and external 3D printing resources. * Researched selected and analyzed materials and components to ensure a rugged and robust product. * Created functional prototypes to evaluate manufacturing feasibility. * Worked directly with management to updating schedules of vendors and manufacturing timelines. * Traveled to foreign and domestic manufacturers to review off tool samples for consistency and quality. * Trained operations teams on the launch of new products, review processes and eliminate production issues. * Developed a new line of Monocular thermal imaging cameras that were launched in less than 8 months. * Created a cost effective airfield beacon that secured a military contract with the Swiss government.

Swarovski Worldwide Lighting. Project Design Engineer * Lead project design engineer oversaw the technical design manufacturing certification and launch of an entirely new line of products Lighting Business. (Utilize a stage gate process as ensuring projects met their launch.) * Worked directly with external design consultancies, reviewing submitted concepts for design feasibility. * Produced Specification sheets calling out every detail of the designs being submitted to the factories. * Controlled all the manufacturing drawings submitted by the factories, review and adjust as needed to keep documentation up to date and correct to the final products being manufactured. * Traveled to Asia to assess manufacturing facilities and give direction to the production processes used. * Created detailed weekly reports informing Swarovski North America directors, on product status. * Researched design and create new innovative solutions for ways to hang, display and illuminate crystals. * Oversee all UL, CB, ETL and Gold Star certification requirements for externally manufactured fixtures. * Wrote quality inspection standards for each product being manufactured externally that are used as guidelines for approvals and rejections of received product.

With a budget of $40,000 brought 4 products from prototype to production in a span of three months. * Sourced new manufacturing facility that reduced production costs, saving $480,000 on a custom project. * Reduced tooling charges from 150,000 to 14,000, changing manufacturing techniques, reducing cycle time from 30 seconds a linear foot to .5 seconds a linear foot. * Reduced multi cavity injection molding tooling costs from $80,000 to $10,000, allowing for a low risk investment in manufacturing resulting in a quicker amortized ROI. * Led a team of in-house and international product development professionals. * Directed global resources to reduce tooling costs and cycle time, allowing for increased productivity and profitability. * Work directly with customers to understand their needs and requirements, while exceeding their expectations in product improvements and cost reduction. * Coordinating with external prototyping services for the creation of presentation samples while also validating designs, keeping development costs under budget, and meeting aggressive timelines. * Maintained all documentation and drawings for IP, utility, design and provisional patents. * Work directly with legal counsel to write, strengthen, and protect patents being filed with the USPTO. * Present weekly updates to company CEO on new product development, timelines and arrange priorities. * Directed and recommended manufacturing processes and materials to meet/beat target price points. * Tracked multiple products overseeing details and cost analysis to exceed customer expectations of quality and refinement while keeping development projects under budget. * Helped oversee a team of up to 8 designers developing home decor products. * Created tests to run products through rigorous environments, exposing potential weaknesses and production issues to guarantee products developed meet high quali...