Thomas M. Ruth

Lead designer and engineer for a major supplier of international armored cars and trucks.
Created engineering for Ukrainian BATT UMGs, American and Vietnamese BATT-Xs, USAF and Norwegian Police F350s, and Israeli Amitay armored vehicles.
Designed and engineered a tactical vehicle from scratch, starting with hand sketches, 3D renderings, then Solidworks modeling and all drawings. Responsible for project management.
Responsible for dynamic vehicle testing as well as manufacturing engineering.

Working as both sr. engineer and designer simultaneously for a major supplier of plating/pollution mitigation systems for the US Army, Boeing, Q-cells, and others. Revamped engineering templates and principles. Landed multiple contracts in contested bids, including government awards.

Responsible for engineering permanent retail displays for Samsung, Starbucks, Nintendo, Canteen, Shark/Ninja, Pfister, Fortis, and more. Mentors a team of engineers in a "start-to-finish" role in a Fortune 500 company (#192) from design handoff to mass production. Works directly with prototypers, fabricators, and project management. * Solidworks, OnShape, Adobe Creative Suite, Clarizen, AutoCAD, AS400, and ASME standards. * Develops multiple projects simultaneously, while supporting shop floor and sales personnel in a fast-paced engineering department. Assembles and tests prototypes. * Works in a variety of materials, including sheet metal, extrusions, electronics, UI design, weldments, wood, acrylic and thermoplastics.

Directed the company's creative team. Created engineering drawings, 3D models, illustrations, typography, graphic design, branding, and photorealistic renderings. Responsible for all aspects of custom exhibits, kiosks, and point-of-purchase (POP) displays. * Inventor, AutoCAD, Revit, 3DS Max, Viz, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. * Senior Designer for clients including Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, NASCAR, NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA and minor league affiliates, totaling tens of millions of dollars in operational profits. * Chaired bi-weekly design meetings, supported customer service as liaison with Populous, HOK and NBBJ a can-do "problem solver" with hands-on mechanical aptitude. * Provided leadership, direction, and team scheduling for multiple concurrent projects, while simultaneously leading the team in all output & deliverables - for nine consecutive years.

Multi-collaborations developing branding, corporate identities, floor plans & graphic design. * Partnered with Fisher-Price USA, Château Niagara, Mustard Seed and More, Irish Mafia Brewing, Finger Lakes Food Cart, Rustic Cow, and the Buffalo Motorama auto show.

Created 3/D models and drafted CAD drawings of electro-mechanical super-first-class and military linear and rotary aircraft actuators, controls and harnesses. * SolidWorks, Smarteam, Microsoft Office & Adobe CS. * Developed technical drawings for systems used on Boeing, Bombardier, Gulfstream, and Airbus aircraft A340, A380 superjumbo, B737, B747, B777 and USAF B-52H Stratofortress. Assembled and tested prototype / production actuators, and interior components. * Created graphical user interface (UI) for aircraft suite touchscreen control system. * Promoted to Lead Internal Auditor AS-9100 (regulations set by the United States Congress), and ISO 9001 - QMS quality management.

Successfully executed corporate identity and branding for firms like Black and Decker, Milwaukee, Porter Cable, DeWalt, and others. Prepress operator. * Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, 4 and 6-color prepress software. Led the firm in new designs, & retained as a freelance consultant responsible for mentoring design professionals.