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Principal Product Design Engineer, SMART Equipment, Building Technology and Solutions, HVAC Products
Milwaukee, WI
Apr 2013 - Present (11 years)
•New Product Design (NPD) for a variety of Building Controls product lines ( Mechanical Engineering )
•Creative product concepts and prototyping ( Industrial Design )
•User Interface ( UX ) - Screen Design & Navigation, Information Architecture, Icon development
•Plastic enclosure mechanical engineering design for electronics packaging using Pro/Engineer
•Design for assembly & manufacturing
•Corrugated packaging - graphic design and structural
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Mechanical Design Engineer / Industrial Designer
Philips Healthcare (Invivo Diagnostic Imaging)
Jan 2011 - Feb 2013 (2 years 1 month)
Mechanical Design Engineer / Mechanical Engineering
•Developed a cutting-edge MR diagnostic imaging and interventional coil for the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer (Team Project - MR Breast Imaging System) RSNA 2012
•Conducted a comprehensive Patient Comfort Study for the MR Breast Imaging System
•Received Philips Recognition awards for “Deliver Great Results” and “Teaming Up to Excel” - MR Breast Imaging Project
•Designed a desktop console for the SensaVue Patient Entertainment / fMRI System, including an integrated membrane control panel
•Contributed to the overall product design of the SensaVue Mobile Cart, Extension Arm and Patient Display for the Patient Entertainment / fMRI system
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Mechanical Designer
MTE Corporation (SL Industries)
Jan 2007 - Jan 2011 (4 years)
•Developed a new Filter Kits product offering and produced detailed Work Instructions to implement program
•Designed a new, flexible, low cost packaging system for Filter Kit shipments
•Improved robustness of packaging for existing product offerings, conducted package testing that was compliant with industry standards, and implemented a new packaging system in US and Mexico operations
•Produced improved Work Instructions documentation for Packaging of MTE products
•Improved the quality of manufacturing documentation for products built in Mexico
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Industrial Design Consultant
Peggy Howe Design, Inc
Milwaukee, WI
1993 - 2005 (12 years)
•Contracted product and graphic design services to manufacturers of medical, scientific and consumer products. Includes on site contract position with GE Medical Systems for more than 3 years, working with the X-Ray, MRI, Ultrasound, CT and Nuclear Imaging product teams.
•Designed an editing console for digital cardiac images, X-Ray equipment housings, scientific instruments and hand-held accessories, SpO2 monitors, electronic control panels, patient tables, and MRI breast imaging / interventional positioning systems. Received a design patent on a water purification showerhead and designed a water filtration pitcher.
•Created concepts and feasibility prototypes for a vision enhancement system for the legally blind.
•Designed equipment housings and hand-held ophthalmic products to diagnose patients with diabetic retinopathy, color blindness and glaucoma.
•Directed low volume production runs.
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Senior Industrial Designer
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Nicolet Instrument Corp)
1990 - 1992 (2 years)
•Responsible for the industrial design development and graphic design of new laboratory products.
•Completed three major analytical design products - revenues from sales of these products were $150 Mil.
•Demonstrated rapid time-to-market with the Raman Spectrometer - sales overran projections by 100%.
•Contributed to the design of EEG biomedical diagnostic and oscilloscope test products.
•Facilitated systems integration and project team interaction.
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Senior Industrial Designer / Biomedical Research & Development Laboratories
American Red Cross
1982 - 1988 (6 years)
•Responsible for industrial design and project management of biomedical, disaster relief and health care products
•Streamlined aging fleet of trucks by designing a standardized replacement Emergency Response Vehicle - reducing unit cost by 30%
•Managed a special task force to produce a $2 Mil CPR course and delivered complete prototype materials in nine months-course won top educational and video awards
•Directed product design, graphic design, marketing and vendor search activities for an automobile first aid kit - reducing costs by 20% and increasing utility of product
•Conducted ergonomic task analysis and concept development for a portable plasmapheresis machine in collaboration with Baxter Healthcare
•Proved feasibility of an improved centrifuge cup resulting in a utility patent