Senior Design Engineer @ Responsibilities Included:
• Product Design
• 3D Modeling
• Project management
• Product Development
• Working with Asian factories From April 2015 to Present (9 months) Mechanical Design Engineer and Owner @ • Product Design
• 3D Modeling
• Project management
• Direct customer service
• Researching current product market
• Reverse engineering From June 2014 to Present (1 year 7 months) Mechanical Design Engineer @ • Designing consumer electronics (headlamps and handhelds)
• Reviewing and implementing customer requirements
• Working with team to bring product to market
• Researching current product market From January 2014 to April 2014 (4 months) Tool Design Engineer @ Responsibilities Included:
• Designing production dies and fixtures
• Creating drawings for dies and fixtures
• Working with machinists for best possible fabrication methods
• Inspecting tooling prior to use on the manufacturing floor
• Collaborating with designers to aid in better manufacturability of products
• Creating and implementing 3D inspection systems for dies and fixtures From June 2011 to January 2014 (2 years 8 months) Process Engineer @ Responsibilities Included:
• Project management
• Improving machinery
• Improving production line efficiency
• Communicating manufacturing projects
• Creation of manufacturing line professional documents
o Inspection criteria, assembly procedures, machinery procedures
• Communicating with both domestic and international vendors
• 3D design
• Prototyping production fixtures
• Investigating quality improvements
• Implementing lean manufacturing
• Daily manufacturing line problem solving From August 2009 to June 2011 (1 year 11 months) Manufacturing Engineer @ Responsibilities Included:
• Project management
• Manufacturing line process development
• Implementation of custom machinery
• Improving production line efficiency
• 3D design
• Prototyping fixtures for the manufacturing line
• Communicating progress of manufacturing projects
• Assisting in the creation of production drawings
• International and domestic vendor communications
• Conducting quality investigations
• Daily manufacturing line problem solving
Milestones:
• Engineer/Project Manager for the installation of new custom machinery in Zhuhai, China
• 5 weeks spent working in China
o Responsibilities Included
• Creating and tracking timelines
• Communicating biweekly updates
• Assisting in the creation of new machinery From August 2007 to August 2009 (2 years 1 month)
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering @ University of Utah From 2002 to 2007 Michael Allen is skilled in: Solidworks, Manufacturing, CAD, Finite Element Analysis, Product Design, Lean Manufacturing, Project Management, Design for Manufacturing, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering, Machining, Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, GD&T, FMEA, Siemens NX