Derrick Meyers

• Designed new products and improved existing ones through 3D modeling, Additive prototyping, DFMEA, DFM, verification, prototyping, and testing.

• Provide expert technical guidance to customers both internally and externally, answering inquiries about product knowledge and development. Managed product-sustaining activities by performing failure and root cause analyses, updating documentation, and overseeing certification listings.

• Ensured accurate engineering documentation and control services for multiple components of product development, including bills of materials, technical data sheets, and engineering change notices, using a global life cycle management system.

• Collaborated effectively with cross-functional departments and team members to ensure successful product development and management, including Product Management, Supply Chain Management, Codes and Standards, Technical Services, Operations, and Quality Control.

• Established and implemented additive prototyping using 3D printing and emerging technologies such as SLA, SLS, FDM, and PolyJet.

• Communicated effectively with engineers and sister sites to understand needs and requirements as a key user of the additive lab. In addition, I coordinated with other engineers to ensure optimal operation and maintenance of additive manufacturing equipment. Monitored inventory levels, maintained records, generated reports, resolved order discrepancies, and constantly improved processes to optimize additive equipment performance for product realization and research.

• Created Arch designs and rendered CAD Models using Ufab software according to customer specifications, timelines and supply inventories.
• Performed tolerance analysis to support success in high-volume additive manufacturing process.
• Install and Calibrated machines to maintain required productivity levels and adherence to quality standards process of (IQ, OQ, PQ). Scheduled regular cleaning validations (IQ, OQ, PQ).
• Responsible for optimization of Dental aligners manufacturing process. Recommended design modifications to eliminate lathe machine and system malfunctions.
• Fabricated new and repaired defective Aligners, Retainers, Template Aligners, by executing production process with high quality standards to insure customers specifications.
• Trained new employees on SOP(standard operation producer) and WI(work instructions). Maintains records and reporting systems for coordination of manufacturing operations.

• Disassembled and reassembled complex machinery to repair or replace worn or malfunctioning components.
• Recommended machine validation, upgrades, and replacements to improve systems performance. Adhered to Stratasys installation plan to perform accurate work in Installation of PloyJet printers while upholding technical customer standards.
• Tested equipment performance and demonstrated operation and servicing of equipment to customer.
• Examined faulty equipment, interpreted reports and analyzed customer complaints to diagnose equipment malfunction. Managed 5 Stratasys Polyjet printers weekly for quality repair service.

• Established standard tool-masking designs using Solidworks
  application for medical parts masking, to coat with Titanium and HA.
  Establish process standards of new components and provide customer
  products corresponding to required quality specifications. Developed
  and Managed Polyjet masking production for over 5000 pieces
  weekly while engaged in R&D for product improvement.
• Develop general and customer-specific production procedures and
  standard operating procedures (SOP) for Titanium and hydroxyapatite
  (HA) plasma spray coating processes for medical implants.
• Experience with design for additive manufacturing to leverage its
  capabilities, including experience with pre- and post-processing of
  components with additive manufacturing. Hands-on experience with
  Direct Metal Laser Sintering machines and Stratasys PloyJet
  Machines
• Established standard tool-masking designs using Solidworks application for medical parts masking, to coat with Titanium and HA. Establish process standards of new components and provide customer products corresponding to required quality specifications. Developed and Managed Polyjet masking production for over 5000 pieces weekly while engaged in R&D for product improvement.
• Develop general and customer-specific production procedures and standard operating procedures (SOP) for Titanium and hydroxyapatite (HA) plasma spray coating processes for medical implants.
• Experience with design for additive manufacturing to leverage its capabilities, including experience with pre- and post-processing of components with additive manufacturing. Hands-on experience with Direct Metal Laser Sintering machines and Stratasys PloyJet Machines

• Interact with customers to ensure product realization is meet.
• Design frameworks per customer specifications, and incorporate customer feedback into the final design
• Prepare CMM Scans, 3D Scanning of Casting, Point Cloud, Organic CAD rendering, and G&DT Engineering drawings files for fabrication.
• Using Siemens NX 2018 to run Simulation Modelling and Analysis
• Continuance improving Mechanical Designer skills

• Identify opportunities for improvements in quality, cost, or efficiency of automation equipment.
• Detect and implement new manufacturing technologies, processes, or equipment
• Designed arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout.
• Prepare layouts, drawings of workstations, equipment, shop tooling, and scale designs. New equipment design, using drafting equipment or computer-aided design CAD software.

• Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, and computer-aided design equipment.
• Build product subassemblies and final assemblies with 3D printing.
• Present designs and reports to customers for approval, and discuss the need for modification.