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Product Development Design Engineer
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John C. Conte
jcc@admcweb.com
In the past thirty three (33) years, I have functioned in all areas of jobbing and in-house product environments as a designer and manufacturer of products utilizing precision and dynamic components and assemblies for the Aero / Astrospace (including Class A Critical, FSR), Defense, Medical, Marine, Power and Consumer Goods Industries. I have familiarity with military and sub-contractor specifications, engineering drawing specification and development to ANSI Y14.5M-1994, MIL-STD-100, MIL-DTL-31000A, MIL-STD-973, ASME Y14.100M, Quality requirements per ISO9000, FDA / GMP / QSR / SOP and Mil-I-45208 A regulations. It is my charter to devise, develop and implement safe, quality oriented and cost effective products and processes, the end result being maximized profits at a detail and assembly level for my customers.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
ADMC, Inc., Prospect Park, PA. 08/94 - Present
Industrial and Mechanical Design, New Product Development and Manufacturing Consultant:
Provide Design and Manufacturing Engineering Services tailored to customer specific requirements utilizing Pro/Engineer r12 thru Wildfire 4 in addition to other various CAD/CAM systems totaling approximately 30 years CAD/CAM experience. Design services encompass product conceptualization and development, component and assembly 3D design and 2D drawing documentation packages to the customer’s standards. Manufacturing services encompass process development, implementation and troubleshooting, tool and fixture design, custom cutting tool development and mold tool design and implementation. Quality / Regulatory services include development of DHF’s, Risk/Fault Tree Analysis, dFMEA and Mechanical Test Protocol documents in addition to performing vendor audits and first article inspection activities.
Partial Contract Consulting History:
Stryker, Mahwah, NJ.
Industrial and Mechanical Design, New Product Development and Manufacturing Based Services:
Product Development Group:
- Provide design and engineering resources for Hip and Knee Engineering projects (Class1 and 2 implants and devices) with emphasis on MIS - TJR (Minimally Invasive Surgical – Total Joint Replacement) and Navigation based procedures. Work in conjunction with engineering staff to meet percent to quote goals for the department.
- Brainstorm with in-house Product and Project Managers, consulting Surgeons, Marketing and Sales representatives to develop prototypes for new standard products and custom surgical instrumentation and implants.
- Develop conceptual hand sketches for review to validate base ideas.
- Provide concept Cad Models and 2D layout drawings illustrating new concepts for Engineering and Surgeon reviews.
- Research appropriate materials and processes to fulfill mechanical and procedural requirements of concepts.
- Provide production 3D CAD modeling and 2D detailed drawings to support full scale development of projects.
- Perform tolerance and dimensional analysis on designs and check drawings for completeness and compliance.
- Design, produce and assemble rapid prototype components and assemblies for evaluation and presentation.
- Interface with in-house model shops, prototype and production operations departments and outside vendors to insure compliance with engineering drawings and to ensure delivery schedules are met.
- Coordinate with and provide liaison and first article inspections for all vendor fabrication activities for detail and assembly of prototype to ensure compliance to engineering specification.
- Provide assembly, functional test and documentation services of components and assemblies.
- Assist in product testing thru participation in sawbones sessions, cadaver studies and patient surgery as required.
- Research and prepare reports on progress of projects and present to customer as required.
- Conceptualize, design, build and validate life cycle testing apparatus as required to support projects.-
- Work with Advanced Technologies Group on integration of new technologies and special applications.
- Coordinate between Corporate Engineering, Internal and External Legal Departments on IP related issues and submissions relative to products I designed.
Knee Engineering Group:
- Provide contract design services as required for all sustained knee implant product lines and instrumentation similar to services for the Product Development group shown above.
Custom Instruments Group:
- Design Custom Instruments and Implants to fulfill unique surgeon and or patient specific requirements.
- Provide Reverse Engineering Services from Customer supplied Instruments and Implants.
- Develop conceptual hand sketches for Customer and Surgeon review to validate new ideas.
- Develop 3D CAD Layouts and 2D Mark up Drawings illustrating custom concepts for Engineering and Surgeon approval.
- Perform tolerance and dimensional analysis on designs and check drawings for completeness and compliance.
- Develop Final CAD Models and 2D production drawings for production of custom concepts.
- Provide liaison support to customer model shops and outside vendors as required to insure compliance with engineering drawings and to ensure delivery schedules are met.
Synthes USA, West Chester, PA.
Industrial and Mechanical Design, New Product Development and Manufacturing Based Services:
Product Development Dept.:
- Provide 3D modeling, design and tolerance analysis of components and assemblies for orthopaedic trauma products.
- Develop 2D document packages to company standards to support projects.
- Review existing products and submit producibility proposals to Product Management and Engineers for review.
- Create new or modify existing product databases per proposal requirements to reduce unit costs and enhance product performance.
Manufacturing Engineering Dept.:
- Develop manufacturing processes and design and draft custom workholding fixtures to compliment JIT based production manufacturing of implant and instrument components for Horizontal, Vertical and Turning Machining Centers and EDM Machines.
- Develop manufacturing strategies and tooling for low volume new product introductions.
Graphic Cases Dept.:
- 3D model various instrumentation for sterile packaging applications per departments requirements.
Ocean Power Technologies, Pennington, NJ
Industrial and Mechanical Design, New Product Development and Manufacturing Services:
- Conceptualize and design a prototype sub-sea wave energy converter (mechanism to derive electrical energy from ocean waves) consisting of dynamic, high load bearing, energy absorbing and variable (adjustable) buoyant structures, positive buoyant shaft and linkage derived hydraulic drive systems, high impact waterproof electronics enclosures and complimentary anti-gravity device to secure mechanism to ocean floor.
- Develop conceptual hand sketches, 3D modeling, 2D documentation and prototype services as required to compliment concept.
- Perform tolerance and dimensional analysis on designs and check drawings for completeness and compliance.
- Research and prepare reports on progress of projects and present to customer as required.
- Provide liaison between in-house engineering team, university researchers, marine rigging and diver deployment teams to ensure project continuity.
- Coordinate with and provide liaison and first article inspections for all vendor fabrication activities for detail and assembly of prototypes to ensure compliance to engineering specification.
- Provide assembly, functional test and documentation services of sub level and final assembly prior to deployment at sea.
- Provide on-site engineering liaison and documentation during deployment of prototype mechanism at sea.
- 3D design, 2D document, assembly and calibrate various test apparatus for laboratory experimentation and validation of engineering data and future proposed projects.
- Conceptualize, design, document, build and test hydrodynamic structures for other submerged marine energy experiments and proposals.
L3 Communications – Henschel, Newburyport, MA
Industrial and Mechanical Design, New Product Development and Manufacturing Services:
- Conceptualize structures, electro-mechanical assemblies and packaging of shipboard based and submerged marine systems.
- Develop conceptual hand sketches, 3D modeling, 2D documentation and prototype services as required to compliment concepts.
- Provide producibility engineering and manufacturing process development on new and existing products as requested.
- Provide assembly, first article inspection, functional test and documentation services of components and assemblies.
- Research and prepare reports on progress of projects and present to customer as required.
3D Tool Company, Camden, NJ
Industrial and Mechanical Design, New Product Development and Manufacturing Services:
- Review existing lines of business (industrial and optical cutting tools and surgical instrumentation) and provide Producibility studies to products and processes and redesign and document as required improving core product performance and enhancing manufacturability.
- Work with marketing and sales personnel and develop strategies to enhance customer satisfaction and develop new lines of business.
- Provide representation to customer’s clients as required.
- Research and prepare reports on progress of projects and present to customer as required.
- 3D design, 2D document and implement in factory new product offerings to target new lines of business.
- Develop and implement process improvement, set-up reduction programs and new inspection procedures on shop floor.
- Provide training and shop floor support as required on all processes and products.
- Develop factory renovation proposal encompassing flexible work cells, new tool room and shipping departments to produce a lean, continuous work flow environment of products.
- Investigate new capital equipment and negotiate with suppliers on purchasing agreements.
- Coordinate and supervise all construction and rigging activities per renovation plan.
- Coordinate and negotiate with all suppliers and sources to support new production strategy.
Moore Products Co., Springhouse, PA 11/89 – 12/94
Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor / CNC Division:
- Provide all necessary T & A duties per company management requirements. Position answered directly to VP of Engineering.
- Develop factory renovation proposals for company to review encompassing various strategies based on specific parameters set by President, VP and Steering Committee.
- Propose capital equipment expenditures and identify their impact to product profitability and effects on existing manpower.
- Instruct Mfg. Eng. Personnel (existing and EIT) in manufacturing processes, workholding and cutting tool design philosophies, cost saving strategies and documentation.
- Work with Purchasing Dept to rectify outsource issues and vendor certification.
Senior Engineer / Manufacturing Engineering Department:
- Review engineering drawings and develop manufacturing processes, tooling sheets and CNC programs for multi-axis mills, lathes, grinders, EDM and welding machinery to produce precision machined components from molded, cast, forged and raw material stocks for fluidic sensing and automated meteorological instrumentation.
- Design and draft workholding fixtures and custom tooling to compliment manufacturing process requirements.
- Provide factory liaison as required to production departments for all detail, assembly and installation issues (machine, heat treat, tooling, inspection, mfg. processes, etc.).
- Mfg. Eng. Dept. representative to New Product Introduction Team.
- Develop and implement company sponsored training program for reorientation of existing manual machine operators to prepare for CNC related jobs.
Sikorsky Aircraft Co., Stratford, CT 07/87 - 11/89
Producibility Engineer / Developmental Manufacturing Center:
- Assigned to Prototype Variant Aircraft Group dedicated to the Armed Forces Special Operations Command to produce specialized aircraft and modifications packages to fulfill specific Special Forces requirements (MH-60K (SOA)).
- Work in conjunction with Airframe Structures, Dynamics and Manufacturing Engineering groups and provide Producibility studies to new airframe structures designs and modifications prior to engineering release.
- 3D design and 2D document of concepts and modifications per producibility study findings.
- Provide departmental sign-off of engineering drawings after necessary changes have been implemented to fulfill Sikorsky criteria for cost effective production.
- Develop in-depth detail, assembly and installation plans per company specifications for special projects.
- 3D design and 2D document special tooling to compliment modifications and installations as required.
- Work in conjunction with avionics, ordnance specialist and suppliers to design, plan and tool specialized Radar, FLIR, MMR and Ordnance installations unique to SOA aircraft.
- Provide cross-departmental coordination for factory liaison of all design, detail, assembly and installation issues as required.
- Research and prepare reports on progress of projects and present to customer and in-house management as required.
- Provide additional technical support to other programs as required (RAH-66, VH-60, UH-60A & MH-53E).
Boeing Defense and Space Group, Ridley Park, PA 05/84 – 07/87
Producibility Engineer / Manufacturing Engineering Department:
- Review current manufacturing methods and update through use of modernized tooling and metal removal techniques.
- Responsible for processing Class -A- Critical, Dynamic, High Sonic Area and Flight Safety Regulated components (transmission gearing, bearings, drive shafts, landing gear, rotor components, etc.) in addition to structural airframe sheet metal components.
- Utilize Value Engineering methodology to redesign part and assembly configurations (cast, forged, molded and machined) to fulfill design intent based on fit, form and function, but make parts and assemblies easier to fabricate and install.
- Design custom cutting tools and work-holding fixtures and mold tooling for special projects both metallic and composite.
- Department representative to DOD Cost Savings Team. Responsibilities encompassed research and development of Class-2- Value Engineering Change Proposals per DOD requirements to increase safety and reduce cost of aircraft. Implement and follow up on all submitted and accepted proposals and document results.
- Investigate new technologies (material, machine, method and labor based) and prepare reports illustrating potential in-house applications including amortized cost justifications for management review.
- Provide factory liaison and support through interface with Planning, Design, Tooling, Programming, Manufacturing, R&D Departments and Operations on design, detail, assembly and installation issues and document per Boeing military and commercial division procedures.
- Review parts for low intrinsic value for make or but decisions in addition to performing supplier certification and audits.
- Provide SPC training to shop floor personnel and follow up support.
- Provide additional technical support to other programs as required (360, CH-47A-E, V22, 707, 727, 737, 747, 757 & 767).
References available upon request.
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Product Development
Industrial Design
Design Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer
Producibility Engineer
Tool Design
G, D & T
ANSI-Y14.5M
Mil-45208
Pro/Engineer
Wildfire
First Article Inspection
Prototype Development
GMP
DHF
Risk/Fault Tree Analysis
dFMEA
Mechanical Test Protocol
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BSME
Tool and Diemaker Apprenticeship Program
Value Analysis / Engineering Certification
SPC Level II Certification
APICS / JIT Certification
Senior Member- SME Philadelphia Chapter 15
American Society of Inventors, Philadelphia Chapter
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Electrical Engineer |
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Aeronautical Engineer |
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Executive, Manager, IT, Change Manager, Projects |
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