Matthew Whyte
Engineering Professional
Fenton,IL
Summary
Collaborative leader dedicated to partnering with coworkers and stakeholders to deliver on key metrics and remain committed to an established mission and vision. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of process partners in dynamic, fast-paced settings. Demonstrated experience working with mechanical power transmission, electrification, and end-user equipment across a wide range of industries.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Manager - Escalator Technology
KONE Inc.
07.2022 - Current
- Lead 12 person engineering staff comprised of mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, and designers supporting current product offering through field/factory support and engineering change orders for escalator and moving walk platforms.
- Responsible for annual budget creation, management, and accountability for all North America Escalator R&D requirements including external CSA certification and ASME A17.1 code required product validation and verification testing.
- Cultivated design solutions product offering for heavily customized escalator and moving walk products in modernization market, providing transit level upgrades in space constricted building architecture and surrounding structures.
Manager - Order Engineering, Escalator Division
KONE Inc.
10.2018 - 06.2022
- Responsible for engineer-to-order process and technical engineering support of TM180/190 Heavy Duty Transit and EcoMod escalators platforms manufactured in Coal Valley factory.
- Lead 18 person engineering staff (at peak) comprised of mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, designers, configuration specialists, and technical document writers throughout full value stream process from order tendering to ship complete to front line job site.
- Provide engineering support for TM210/220 Commercial escalator units delivered from Kunshan, China for North American markets.
Manager - Application Engineering
The Timken Company (Timken Drives)
2 2016 - 9 2018
- Lead 9 person engineering staff consisting of manufacturing and product engineers to support multiple areas including manufacturing, product development, product testing, drafting, cost preparation, and customer driven solutions.
- Worked directly with major OEM customers through product development life cycle and implemented research and development tasks where applicable to find results based solutions. Continued development of skillset within SolidWorks (10 years experience) providing proof-of concept solutions and collaboration with customer engineering. Served as engineering lead for approximately $30M product portfolio.
- Lead and supported cross-functional projects within internal and external manufacturing streams to meet customer schedules. Notable execution highlight was providing project management for new product development comprised of prototype field testing to production level FAI in 7 month time frame.
Engineering Section Manager - Mobile Products
The Timken Company (Timken Drives)
02.2013 - 01.2016
- Responsible for technical product support and new product development with major OEM customers in agricultural and construction markets. Supported sales engineers for both domestic and international (Brazil) markets, assessing current offering and recommending product investment strategies to management.
- Developed lab test schedule and documentation process for power transmission chain product portfolio. Developed relationships and drove collaboration with outside laboratories supporting product vitality and increase density of product knowledge. Researched determination of failure mode root cause including environmental impacts and manufacturing process defects.
- Developed critical knowledge of various manufacturing processes including punch press operations, heat treat, rolling, welding, finishing, machining, plating, and painting.
Product Engineer
Drives LLC (Acquired by Timken)
08.2008 - 01.2013
- Served as both product and manufacturing engineer for auger screw conveyors and engineering class conveyor chains used in agricultural and industrial applications.
- Responsible for design and development of fixtures, jigs, and assembly tools to aid in the manufacture and drive process efficiency for all welded fabrications. Developed skills in SolidWorks solid modelling software and supported deployment of GD&T for product manufacturing drawings.
- Led development of internal onboarding training schedule for new welders and fabricators. Understand AWS testing procedures and standards including creation of WPS and PQR documentation.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL 08.2004 - 05.2006
Skills
Product Management
Certification
Situational Leadership II - Ken Blanchard Companies
Timeline
Manager - Escalator Technology
KONE Inc.
07.2022 - Current
Leadership: Beyond Management - EICC (Eastern Iowa)
01-2021
Leadership: Conflict to Collaboration - EICC (Eastern Iowa)
09-2020
Manager - Order Engineering, Escalator Division
KONE Inc.
10.2018 - 06.2022
Situational Leadership II - Ken Blanchard Companies
11-2014
Engineering Section Manager - Mobile Products
The Timken Company (Timken Drives)
02.2013 - 01.2016
Product Engineer
Drives LLC (Acquired by Timken)
08.2008 - 01.2013
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
08.2004 - 05.2006
Manager - Application Engineering
The Timken Company (Timken Drives)
2 2016 - 9 2018
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