Ed Weston

Consumer Goods Industry

Electronics Industry

Electronics Industry

Consumer Goods Industry * Assisted with product development activities within multiple cross-functional project teams for the development of future petrol and electric products for the lawn care industry including string trimmers, blowers, chainsaws, and hedge trimmers using Catia V5 software. Designed model to BOM process format for part assembly tracking, trained and implemented changes within 6 months to core department personnel. Assisted Industrial Design department with surfacing aesthetics for multiple product launches *

Automotive Industry * "http://www.coroflot.com/westone" www.coroflot.com/westone reflects a partial personal portfolio showing some of my CAD work, specializing in surface modeling. * Led product development activities within multiple cross-functional project teams for future motorcycle platforms, racing variants, and emerging material process technologies leading to four international patent applications. * Successfully specified, demonstrated, implemented, and trained engineering personnel on engineering CAD software tools resulting in a 30% decrease in time to market. * Investigated and developed process guidelines for CAD software transfer protocols for increased supplier communications resulting in consistent tooling lead time reductions. * Researched and specified new technologies relevant to the core business for incorporation into new product business plans. Developed aluminum ablation casting design resulting in single piece motorcycle chassis.

Toy Industry Specified, implemented, and maintained engineering CAD hardware and software for the design and development of McDonald's Happy Meal Premiums. * Co-developed sintered metal cavity inserts to replace non-functional molds for high volume multi-cavity tooling resulting in increased tool output productivity on a 20% average. Led project, industrial design, and prototyping on full toy premiums such as Fischer-Price Under Three, Hot Wheels, Batman Forever Glassware, and Micro Machines.

Electronics Industry EducationADVANCE \d8 triton college Computer Science 1990 William Rainey Harper college

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