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| Ref # |  | JS198244 |
| Year of birth | | 1954 |
Permanent/Home Location/Address |
| City or Town | | Roseville |
| State | | Minnesota |
| Country | | USA |
Current Location/Address |
| State | | Minnesota |
| Country | | USA |
Languages |
| Primary Language | | Fluency |
| English | | Read, write and speak fluently |
Nationalities |
| Main Nationality | | USA |
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Experience Classification |
| Job Function | | Years Experience |
| CAD Designers | | 22 |
| Piping Designers | | 4 |
| Manufacturing Technician | | 30+ |
| Industry | | Years Experience |
| Manufacturing | | 30+ |
| Engineering | | 30+ |
Qualifications |
| Highest Qualifications | | Trade Qualification |
| Qualification | Subject | Establishment/Country | Year |
| Trade Qualifications | Machine Design | Century College | 1976 |
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Computer Skills and Software Used |
| AutoCad, MS Word, Excel |
Work Locations |
| Are you willing to move or relocate? | |
| Yes - I will travel domestically | |
Availability |
| Start Immediately? | | Available Now |
Ideal Next Job |
| Design tooling/machines for production, also be involved with product development. |
Required Salary & Conditions |
| negotiable |
Employment History |
| Total Years of Work Experience: | | 36 |
| Commenced Full Time Work: | | 1976 |
| Name | | Itasca Systems, Inc |
| Job Title: | | Mechanical Designer |
| Duration | | From : 2005 To: 2009 |
Summary |
| Designed cutting tools, holding fixtures, jigs, & functional gaging. Assisted manufacturing engineers in reprocessing parts to maintain tolerances. reconfigured electromechanical assemblies to fit into new applications. |
Work Experience |
Jeffrey W. Bahr 194 McCarrons Blvd N. #5
Roseville, Mn 55113
Professional Objective
Seeking a position as a mechanical designer/drafter with established engineering firm
Summary of Qualifications
Experience exceeding 30 years within the manufacturing and engineering sectors with emphasis on machine & tool design. Possess superior problem solving skills, detail oriented, work independently, effectively with engineering & manufacturing to implement cost reduction/quality improvement methods.
Experience in project engineering, assuming total responsibility of project from conception and design thru de-bugging to installation/acceptance.
Liaison to vendors & customer contacts.
Thorough understanding of manufacturing processes and sequences to accurately estimate part manufacture costs.
Experienced in the selection of materials with emphasis on material treatments.
Selected Accomplishments
Selected to participate in a pilot project assisting product engineers to design for ease of manufacturability.
Assisted manufacturing engineers with reprocessing thin-walled die cast aluminum parts to meet print specifications.
Designed induction-hardening machine for turf maintenance machine manufacturer, which improved production 50% & significantly increased blade hardness consistancy.
Reconfigured lead shot manufacturing equipment for ammunition manufacturer to reduce scrap rate, and subsequently increased production 10%.
Professional Experience
Itasca Systems Inc., - Brooklyn Center, Mn.
Mechanical Designer/Drafter 2005 – 2009
Responsible for designing and drafting general arrangements for industrial water filtration equipment & piping (reverse osmosis, hollow fiber & green sand systems). Systems were AutoCad solid modeled, from P & ID schematics, generated BOM’s spreadsheet within Excel. Issued purchase orders to vendors.
Unibody Equipment, LLC. - Forest Lake, Mn
Tool Designer/Machinist/Assn’t Production Mgr. 2003 – 2005
Assisted owner in relocating equipment & inventory from Denver, Colorado to present location. Increased manufacturing efficiency by upgrading existing tooling arrangements. Machined castings, welded, machined & painted components. Developed new products with AutoCAD solid modeling (3-D) software.
Contact local suppliers & vendors to set-up accounts and schedules for product flow continuance. Processed customer orders & shipped via FedEx utilizing software package.
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Dacon Engineering & Services, Inc. – Minneapolis, Mn. 2000 - 2002
Mechanical Design Engineer
Contracted to Metal-Matic, Inc. to design & detail a system to submerge steel tubing in a corrosion resistant fluid & convey to bundling station. Developed tooling accessories to significantly reduce tool breakage.
Dacon Engineering & Services, Inc. – Minneapolis, Mn. 1999 – 2000
Mechanical Designer/Drafter
Contracted to AmClyde Engineered Products, Inc. to assist engineers with the design & drafting of weldments, assemblies and detailing parts for large (7000 ton) cranes on offshore oil platforms & set a new record in the Guinness Book of World Records. Calculated weights of parts/assemblies and created bills of material.
Sallese Technologies, Inc. – Blaine, Mn. 1994 – 1998
Senior Project Engineer
Responsible for project concept thru installation/acceptance of machines & systems for a variety of customers including Toro, Inc., Diamond Brands, Inc., Federal Cartridge Corp., FilmTec, Inc.
Metal-Matic, Inc. - Minneapolis, Mn. 1988 – 1994
Tooling Project Engineer
Responsible for the design & implementation of tooling & related systems used in the production of welded steel tubing (ERW & DOM). Researched latest tooling processes and treatments to continually improve process efficiency. Maintained plant layout drawings during material flow process revisions. Supervised maintenance department during equipment upgrades. Served as engineering department’s drawing checker.
Education
Century College, White Bear Lake, Mn. – AAS Degree
Machine Design & Drafting
Professional Affiliations
Certificate of Competency –
American Institute of Drafting and Design
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Training And Development
Geometric Tolerancing and Dimensioning Seminar, Lowell Foster & Assoc.
Cadd4x Coursework, St Paul Technical College
Skills
Experienced in the use of personal computers for technical design, word processing, spreadsheets & project management. Software experience includes AutoCad 2008; Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.
Experienced in the operation of machine tools, welding & cutting equipment.
Involved in judging VICA contests.
References available upon request
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Comments/ Hobbies/ Interests etc: |
| Hobbies include hot rodding, drag racing, golf, bowling |
Last Updated on 09-Jun-10
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