Gary Graves
Jasper,IN
Summary
Special Engineer with 20 years of experience designing and developing products from customer specifications and sales department requests. Proactively communicated with manufacturing team to plan materials and tools necessary to build specified designs. Well-versed in Office furniture design applications and products.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Special Product Engineer
OFS
Huntingburg, IN
09.2003 - Current
- Tested completed projects for functionality and implemented changes to production methods to rectify issues in final products.
- Drove continuous improvement culture in engineering to provide clear product design standards, improve manufacturability through enhanced documentation, and reduce engineering cycle time.
- Drafted clear technical documentation, detailing product design specifications.
- Interpreted blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports for product conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
- Identified new ideas, products and/or features that improved customer satisfaction, reduced costs and kept product line in forefront of industry.
Installation Supervisor
UB Klem Furniture
St. Anthony, IN
04.2002 - 09.2003
- Completed visits before, during and after installations to assess quality and performance.
- Coordinated materials purchasing, documentation and testing for installations.
- Conducted surveys of installation locations and noted any issues.
- Scheduled timelines of operations and work teams.
Assistant Supervisor
Jasper Wood Products
Japer, IN
05.1996 - 04.2002
- Supported Supervisor by preparing production reports and collating quality documentation.
- Revised work practices to improve efficiency, boost quality and meet production goals.
- Submitted documentation and reports to upper management.
- Coordinated with day shift supervisor to balance staffing as workloads changed.
Education
No Degree - Graphic Design
USI
Evansville, INSkills
- Systems Analysis
- Cost-Saving Methods
- Quality Control Procedures
- Production Costs Estimation
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
- Production Specifications
- Engineering Drawings Evaluation
- Critical Thinking
- Design Standard Development
Timeline
Special Product Engineer
OFS
09.2003 - Current
Installation Supervisor
UB Klem Furniture
04.2002 - 09.2003
Assistant Supervisor
Jasper Wood Products
05.1996 - 04.2002
No Degree - Graphic Design
USI
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