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Product Data Management & Design Drafter, Engineer
Jacksonville, FL
Aug 2020 - Present (4 years 4 months)
Streamlined drafting administration for maintenance training devices, integrating electrical and software components to improve design for manufacturability and labeling accuracy.
Collaborated directly with fabricators to facilitate error reduction in manufacturing and production processes, administering bug follow-up and utilizing comprehensive schematic knowledge of airframe conversions and modifications.
Documented and addressed discrepancies in manufacturing and production build and installation drawings, resulting in improved quality of aerospace structural components
Led a team of drafters to deliver multiple project technical data packages (TDP) on time, capturing redlines and producing clean drawing releases in accordance with ANSI, ASME, and AWS standards.
Utilized computer-aided CAD SolidWorks and AutoCAD software to administer reverse engineering, correct drawing errors, and reduce scrap parts in composite, metal, and plastic parts and assemblies.
Verified sourced hardware components, fasteners, and fabrication methods to ensure drafting notation accuracy and ease production assembly.
Supported EPDM data collection, file management, and workflow coordination across multiple projects, facilitating prototyping, internal communication, and project status updates.
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Industrial Engineer
Jacksonville, FL
Jan 2016 - Jun 2017 (1 year 5 months)
Led Lean Manufacturing Initiative to maximize production efficiency and liaise between Engineering and Client Service departments to ensure accurate Retail Store Package Manufacturing quotations.
Achieved a 300% increase in production, 70% profit margin improvement, and improved quantity through team collaboration, root cause analytics, and corrective action by archiving CAD data to Design for Manufacture (DFM) parts and assemblies for Advance Manufacture Wood and Metal.
Organized project folders and managed production release files of restaurant environment store systems to ensure Value Stream with complex material handling flow-cell systems that informed operations.
Rectified ISO 9001:2017 standards casework for turnkey operation on SharePoint and Infor Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
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Priority Designs
Columbus, OH
2010 - 2011 (1 year)
Created computer-aided animations storyboards of concepts that garnered various intellectual property (IP) of the product development program well over $1 million dollars. Created Category Product Brief, Roadmap Plan, Development of Decks, Storage, and Handtool products that allocated a Utility Patent for Modular Rap System. Developed Computer-aided of innovative products that increased sales by cross-merchandising that did not jeopardize planograms. Supported supplier reviews, audits, and risk assessments. Supported private label brand development that aided turnkey manufacturing abroad of imported goods.
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Senior Industrial Designer
Miami, FL
Feb 2008 - Feb 2010 (2 years)
Conducted extensive research and analysis to identify and define user needs in the gaming market, which informed the ideation and conceptualization of innovative hardware solutions.
Created detailed sketches and utilized computer-aided design (CAD) software to produce high-quality 3D models and prototypes that met rigorous performance and usability standards.
Successfully managed multiple product development cycles, producing various hardware models that significantly enhanced the user experience and usability of gaming products.
Played a crucial role in expanding international market share by delivering hardware solutions that met regional needs and preferences.