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Charles Hartfelder

Hanover Park,IL

Summary

Results driven Mechanical Designer / Project Engineer with over 30 years of design, development, and commercialization experience in a manufacturing environment. Project Management Sheet metal / machine design Bill of material creation, maintenance Production quoting for product cost MS Office, Project, and Publisher Manufacturing planning, design for manufacturing

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

CAD DESIGNER AND SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

Plymouth Tube
Warrenville, Il
05.2018 - Current
  • Designed and modified industrial equipment used in the manufacturing of steel and titanium tubing and extrusions.
  • SolidWorks and PDM administrator.

SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Prime UV / IR Corp.
Carol Stream, Il
05.2017 - 05.2018
  • Develop ultra-violet and infra-red drying systems for commercial web printing presses.
  • Assisted in developing an LED UV system that uses a fraction of the power of traditional UV drying systems.
  • Develop installation and layout drawings for new factory installations.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER

Colborne Foodbotics
Lake Forest, Il
11.2016 - 05.2017
  • Designed and modified custom machinery used in the food processing and packaging industry.
  • Created detailed engineering drawings for in-house cnc, sheet metal fabrication and large exploded assembly drawing and b.o.m.'s for production.
  • Projects included conveyor systems, automated pallet stackers, automated dispense hoppers, and robotic packaging systems.
  • Assisted in the final review of engineering documentation before release.
  • Assisted in the development of company drafting standards.

PROJECT ENGINEER

Prince Castle
Carol Stream, Il
09.2001 - 09.2016
  • Promoted from Mechanical Designer in 2012.
  • Managed multiple projects from concept to production.
  • Handled all phases of product development including part and assembly design, bill of material creation, vendor engagement and management, prototyping, design for manufacturing, costing, agency approvals, and technical service training.
  • Work directly with customers to identify their challenges and develop product specifications.
  • Set up production of equipment units in the Shanghai China facility.
  • Organized and hosted weekly ECN meeting with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth implementation of product changes.
  • Provided sales final product costing for implementation of sales pricing.

CAD DESIGNER

Insight Product Development
Chicago, Il
05.1997 - 09.2001
  • Developed 3D parts and 2D drawing and assembly designs using Pro Engineer.
  • Development of a variety of products: medical, communications, and consumer.
  • Use of high-speed video to analyze customer product issues.
  • Worked with Industrial Designers to implement manufacturable designs.

Education

Associates of Applied Science - Electronics

DeVry Institute of Technology
Lombard, Il

Skills

  • Sheet metal and machine design
  • PDM administration
  • Finite element analysis
  • SolidWorks expertise

Accomplishments

  • Multiple patents awarded.
  • Designed products now in use by most major restaurant chains.
  • Designed large equipment used in industrial plants.
  • Ability to keep product cost, timeline, and quality goals met.
  • Facilitated selection and the conversion of product data management systems.
  • Created ECN procedures.
  • Created product documentation protocol from creation to release.
  • Assisted in creation of a stage gate product development process.
  • Manufacturing / Commercialization
  • Set up manufacturing lines for high volume product roll outs.
  • Developed detailed production assembly instruction for released products
  • 1st article approval (PPAP) for all new production parts.
  • Continuing assistance for all manufacturing / design related line issues.
  • Developed user and service manuals for each designed product

Timeline

CAD DESIGNER AND SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR

Plymouth Tube
05.2018 - Current

SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Prime UV / IR Corp.
05.2017 - 05.2018

MECHANICAL DESIGNER

Colborne Foodbotics
11.2016 - 05.2017

PROJECT ENGINEER

Prince Castle
09.2001 - 09.2016

CAD DESIGNER

Insight Product Development
05.1997 - 09.2001

Associates of Applied Science - Electronics

DeVry Institute of Technology

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