Mechanical Design Engineer with extensive professional experience in product development. 
Expert knowledge of solid modeling 3D CAD software – Pro/Engineer and SolidWorks.  
Experienced project manager, responsible for projects from conception to production. 
Experienced project coordinator, organizing and executing multi-vendor production projects.
Experienced team manager, working with engineering teams to successfully execute management goals.

 

October `96 - Present           Larsen Design Engineering, LLC., Newtown CT.
Design Engineering Consultant
Support design and development efforts for a broad range of clients on various projects.  
Consult with clients to establish project goals and objectives.  
Provide concept development, solid modeling, advanced surfacing, 
detail design and drawings using Pro/Engineer.  
Coordinate and transmit data to vendors for rapid prototype and tooling fabrication.  
Projects require expertise in advance surfacing and assembly techniques.  
Knowledge of injection molding and sheet metal design practices.
Design of novel mechanisms.  Exceptional attention to detail.
Implement “design for assembly” and “design for manufacturing” techniques.

March `92 - October `96     United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk CT.
Design Project Manager
Developed hand held instruments for endoscopic and arthroscopic surgery 
from concept through production.  Instruments were generally single use and 
hand powered to perform a specific task.  Design considerations were efficacy, 
functionality, reliability, system integration, design for manufacturability, 
design for assembly, high volume, cost sensitive, comfort and ease of use.
Design, fabricate, test, analyze and debug preproduction prototypes.  
Review new product designs with surgeons and management.  
Identify and implement cost reductions on existing products.  
Prepare documentation for production tooling.  
Coordinate tool changes with vendors.  
Support assembly tooling design and fabrication.

June `90 - July `91          Designs for Vision, Incorporated, Ronkonkoma, NY.
Engineering Manager / Design Engineer
Managed engineering team of six, which developed miniature optical and 
lighting systems for surgical, dental and low vision applications.  
Also designed and fabricated fixtures and tooling. 
Designed optical system housings, trial frames, video camera periscope adapter, 
hinge for eye wear temple, fiber optic light cable and adjustable floor stand for 
surgical equipment.  Performed system and material testing and evaluation.  
Conceived new manufacturing techniques and tools.  
Introduced computer aided design.

September `88 - June `90      Doran, Incorporated, Bethel, CT.
Design Engineer
Developed, designed and built high speed mechanical production machinery.  
Utilized pneumatic drives, programmable controllers and electronic sensory systems.  
Applied computer aided design for detail production drawings and engineering analysis.  
Support project control with scheduling and budgeting.
Designed adjustable Case Erector/ Bottom Sealer, Case Loader, conveyor systems 
used to package food and dairy products.

October `85 - September `88     Gibbs & Cox, Incorporated, New York, NY.
Design Engineer
Interfaced with contractors and lead system designers, resolving discrepancies 
and producibility problems.  Coordinate designers and engineers from various 
disciplines to resolve design problems.  Performed feasibility studies and initiated 
design changes.

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical and Ocean Engineering - June `85