Nathaniel Oberly
Minerva,OH
Summary
Dynamic engineering professional with a proven track record in managing high-performing teams and driving successful project outcomes. Expertise in fostering collaboration and achieving consistent results within fast-paced environments, complemented by strong leadership and adaptability to evolving project demands. Committed to continuous process improvement and team development, with extensive experience in leading design for manufacturing initiatives and spearheading innovative development projects. Recognized for the ability to inspire teams and cultivate a culture of excellence that enhances overall productivity and innovation.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Engineering Manager
Diebold Nixdorf Inc
06.2023 - Current
- Lead a global design team that has members in North Canton, OH and Hyderabad, India.
- Lead a global design team that responsible for New Product Development, Product Support, Field Support, Product Maintenance, and Product Improvements
- Lead a team of 9 direct reports located in the United States and 3 indirect reports in India
- Led a cross-functional contract engineering team in the design and development of a new system, achieving the fastest concept-to-production timeline of 9 months.
- Lead design project that was designed by a contract design firm in India
- Improved team efficiencies in design and communication
- Identified and implemented department organization and strategy for the India System Design Team
- Lean lead for business segment
Engineering Manager
Midlake Products
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Directed and cultivated manufacturing engineering team to enhance operational efficiency.
- Oversaw daily production operations and provided comprehensive support for sales initiatives.
- Analyzed and improved project workflows, resulting in reduced development time and increased collaboration among teams.
- Facilitated professional growth of junior engineers to uphold industry standards and best practices.
- Drove process enhancement efforts that significantly improved operational workflows and reduced waste in engineering projects.
- Increase project through put of Engineering by close 150%
Manager R&D
Diebold Nixdorf Inc
04.2020 - 09.2022
- Work directly with Product Management to take customer requests and convert them to project requirements
- Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals.
- Evaluated existing procedures and made proactive adjustments to meet changing demands.
- Drove engineering team to utilize tools like simulation, tolerance stack up, subassembly mock ups to improve quality and design robustness to reduced design time by estimated 15%
- Checked design compliance with product specifications and standards requirements.
- Reduced time required to bring products to market by leading engineering team to perform concurrent design, manufacturing and engineering.
- Provided technical direction on new product development projects and initiatives to mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, designers and technicians.
- Evaluate team and individual performance
- Responsible for the design and launch of multiple products that range from $1-3 million projects
Advanced Senior Mechanical Engineer (Lead Engineer)
Diebold Nixdorf Inc
10.2019 - 04.2020
- Lead design of product to meet product specifications and quality specifications Lead team through multiple prototype builds and testing phases
- Communicated project status to management through clear communication
- Led and performed multidisciplinary design reviews for multiple projects
- Maintain design alignment between project team and other project teams for common design Provide decisions for project challenges
- Promoted energetic atmosphere with purpose to drive improvements in customer care and experiences.
- Led multiple projects simultaneously that were $2 million projects each
- Led the design and launch of multiple products
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Diebold Nixdorf Inc
05.2018 - 10.2019
- Lead member of engineering team.
- Responsible for overall design of projects..
- Conducted comprehensive failure analysis to enhance reliability and performance of mechanical components.
- Mentored junior engineers in best practices for mechanical design and analysis techniques.
- Multi-tasking between projects and led up and coming engineers.
- Led design and development of innovative mechanical systems for ATM solutions that were multimillion dollar projects.
Mechanical Engineer III/II/I
Diebold Nixdorf Inc
07.2012 - 05.2018
- Member of engineering team with growing responsibility in design.
- Responsible for large areas and functions of project.
- Main contributing member of engineering team.
- Design sub-assemblies of system with responsibility to support other functional areas of project.
- Multi-tasking to work on multiple areas of project, as well as additional projects.
- Proficient in Creo.
Mechanical Engineer
MAC Trailer
06.2011 - 07.2012
- Member of aluminum dump trailer design team with responsibility for all aluminum dump trailer design and production prints.
- Helped lead development to better automate modeling and design of trailers.
- Developed new process to reducing design and documentation duplication between projects
- Develop process to remove duplicated steps in design and implement method for reusing designs.
Education
MBA - Business Management
Malone University
Canton05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Engineering
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, OH06.2011
Skills
- Analytical decision-making
- Coaching and guidance
- Strategic team engagement
- Customer-oriented mindset
- Strategic business development
- Project management
- Sheet metal design expertise
- Innovative thinking
- Interdepartmental team building
- Lean Six Sigma principles application
Timeline
Sr. Engineering Manager
Diebold Nixdorf Inc
06.2023 - Current
Engineering Manager
Midlake Products
09.2022 - 06.2023
Manager R&D
Diebold Nixdorf Inc
04.2020 - 09.2022
Advanced Senior Mechanical Engineer (Lead Engineer)
Diebold Nixdorf Inc
10.2019 - 04.2020
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Diebold Nixdorf Inc
05.2018 - 10.2019
Mechanical Engineer III/II/I
Diebold Nixdorf Inc
07.2012 - 05.2018
Mechanical Engineer
MAC Trailer
06.2011 - 07.2012
MBA - Business Management
Malone University
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Engineering
The Ohio State University