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PETER C. WELLS JR.
125 Oak Green Dr.
Lawrenceville GA 30044
678-362-8402
pcwellsjr@comcast.net

I’m a highly motivated qualified professional in the field of product design and development. My education includes a B.S in the field of mechanical engineering and a Masters in industrial design. I excel at managing the creative design process for producing new innovative product designs. I have acquired a Masters Certification in project management and have a strong interest for managing product brands, teams and development processes. I’ve been promoted to leadership positions in my work career and work excellent with cross multidisciplinary teams. I’m very skilled and enjoy collaborating with customers to help drive new businesses.


EDUCATION:
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
MID, Masters of Industrial Design, May, 2004

Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia
B.S. in Mechanical Design Technology, May, 1994

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION:

Stevens Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Lucent Technologies Masters Certification
in Project Management, September 2000


SUMMARY:
Productive, organized and self-managed professional with skills in:

Project Management
Product Engineering
Mech. Engineering
Industrial Design
Project Presentation
NX7.5/ Solid Works/ AutoCAD
Problem Solving
Adobe Illustrator/ Photoshop
Team Leading
Prototype Development
Specification Drawings


Professional Experience:
MANAGEMENT:

* Provide weekly project reports to the Director of Creative Design
* Prepare monthly reports to the VP of Marketing & Design
* Provide team leadership and guidance on design engineering projects.
* Conduct customer collaboration meetings at design studio, customer locations and online tools.
* Prepare and provide company presentations and discussions on capabilities and new market trends.
* Assist in the management of the design studio operations and budgets.
* Assist the commercialization team with key project information.
* Managed the completion of redesigning CCC’s design studio and product segment showcase.

Professional Experience:
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT:

* The lead design engineer, overseeing industrial design process and quality development.
*Provide professional CAD engineering with over six years of packing design for extruded plastic.
* Developer and presenter of 2D conceptual rendering for new customer business projects.
* Organize and lead engineering meeting reviews for manufacturing new package designs.
* Responsible for managing rapid prototype development and RP machine operations.
* Provide mold quotes and drawing specifications, oversee CAD engineering for manufacturing standards and project integration.


04/05 – 08/11
Consolidated Container Company, Atlanta, GA
Design Engineer

I am the lead design engineer for product developing custom plastic blow molded packaging, for a variety of customers and segments. I’m responsible for the studio operations which include rapid prototype development, work shop inventory, hardware, software purchasing and new design tool proposals.

My project management responsibilities for product integration, involves working with the customer’s engineering, marketing, labeling, product filler and supply chain project teams, ensuring proper design engineering specifications are met. I manage and oversee the unique design aesthetics for customer projects ensuring branding is achieved and timelines and deliverables are completed. My plastic packaging design work and leadership has helped generate company patents, and millions in revenue on a yearly basis for our companies automotive, food, beverage, dairy, household chemical, specialty chemical and water segments.

09/96 – 03/05
Lucent Technologies, Atlanta, GA
Senior Technical Associate
Network & Quality Engineering

The position involved central office engineering and project management, which was responsible for quality service to our customers and their telephone central office equipment orders. I performed field engineering site surveys, developed CAD engineered planned layouts, and BOM for upgrading customer office growth. My project management responsibilities involved project tracking, quality inspection, installation oversight, new product guidelines, installation instructions and product orders. I worked with multiplexers, cross-connectors, splitters, fiber LGX bays, BDFB's, cable rack environment setup, fiber management systems, and layout for AC & equipment grounding installation. As senior lead I trained and mentored new employees assisting in their career growth.


5/95 – 6/96
ROTATING ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INC.,
Gainesville, GA
Mechanical Engineer

I was responsible for mechanical engineered designs, BOM and inspecting mechanical setup proposals for new customer projects. Engineered and modified part designs, specifications and installation drawings. I assisted in the development of product data management by building CAD databases for product parts and assemblies.

11/94 – 3/95
WHITE LIGHT DESIGNS INC.,
Springfield MA &
MICHAEL GRAVES ARCH. Manhattan, NY
CAD/CAM Design Technician

The Michael Graves projects included working with architects and their designs, building small-scale architectural models using AutoCAD and Laser CAM. Trained and supervised model projects. Responsible for CAD design drawings, productivity enhancements, Laser machine setup and operation, material purchasing and inventory, deliverables and customer collaboration. Projects with WHITE LIGHT DESIGNS included scaled prototype designs for Nike, Walt Disney, Sea Quest T.V. series logo designs and others.

6/90 – 8/90
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES INC., PRATT & WHITNEY,
East Hartford, Conn.
Design Engineering Dept.
Technical Intern

Developed engineering designs and inspected manufacturing processes for intern team project and monitored production methods on factory floor. Analyzed quality standards and tested product results for Boeing engine parts.


HONORS/ACTIVITIES:

· Awarded Bowser Academic Scholarship 1991 · School of Technology Award for Academic Excellence 1992 · Member of N.S.U Spartan Echo Newspaper as Graphic Designer 1992-1994 · Awarded for Speaker & participation in Teen Forum 2001 on E-Business & the Digital Divide · Member of Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)