Core Competencies

Professional Experience

Mechanical Engineering Manager – Quincy Metal Fabricators – Quincy, IL 9/2012 – Present

Collaborates with customers to design sheet metal products from the ground up according to specifications and needs
Modifies existing sheet metal designs using value-add techniques to increase accuracy, repeatability, as well as decreasing assembly time by up to 60%
Analyzes and investigates defective product returns and implements remedies to lower future returns and increase delivery success
Researches new capital purchases and coordinates install and implementation operations while also coordinating upkeep and preventative measures for machines and equipment
Modifies and maintains ISO and European Union Medical Device Regulation compliance procedures

Key Accomplishments:

Modernized ISO manual and implemented procedures accordingly to onboard a new surgical equipment customer that has been a top 3 customer in annual sales revenue since 2016
Redesigned company website, updated photos, significantly increased organic search return, and refined objective statement with additional company capabilities and contact methods resulting in over 170% growth in website traffic
Updated CAD capabilities of QMF and decreased quoting time by up to 75%, and allowed for handling larger weldments with over 100 components and other complicated sheet metal parts with ease
Won the 2012 CATI Solidworks Rollout Speed CAD Modeling Competition

Mechanical Engineering Consultant – Tom Nuessen Design and CAD – Quincy, IL 11/2012 – Present

Offers clients full stack part development from sketch to finished product
Creates CAD models, full manufacturing and assembly drawings, renderings, and prints 3D prototypes
Advises on part form and function, material choices, tolerances, hardware, welding, and suppliers

Key Accomplishments:

Consulted with team members to model, prototype, and manufacture enclosures for electronic hardware saving thousands of dollars over traditional prototyping and established preliminary procedures to scale up manufacturing
Modeled and rendered a custom 55-foot-long catamaran via Modo to allow the customer product previews and reducing molding and tooling revisions
Contract team member at Yum Brands to develop and model a product to improve crust quality during delivery while minimizing costs and environmental impact
Reverse engineered a high-speed recumbent bicycle body to match aerodynamic testing results producing a high quality, aesthetically pleasing composite body mold and reduced manufacturing time and defects

Design Engineer – Marine Technology Inc. – Wentzville, MO 6/2010 – 8/2012

Used extensive solid modeling and surfacing techniques in Solidworks to bring new part design in house, enabling immediate feedback from customers on aesthetics and function
Improved production techniques with the addition of computerized accuracy for manufacturing and rigging
Supervised manufacturing and installation teams in the creation of custom one-off parts, molds, and weldments to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and customers’ needs
Coordinated with third party manufacturers to create new products and to test and improve upon existing ones
Drafted schematics and technical drawings for rigging and equipment installation
Created photorealistic renderings of new components and hull models for customers and advertising via Keyshot

Key Accomplishments:

Led a team in the design of a DOT-compliant custom hydraulic tilting trailer for boats up to 52 feet so they could be transported any time of the day, through any
standard-width traffic lane, as well as provide a jaw dropping display
Designed and modeled a hard top for MTI’s cockpit, the first in its class.
Built out a fully computerized design department, cutting lead times by up to 80% in design, paint, and new product workflow
Modeled 3 new industry-leading boat hulls to broaden MTI’s product categories and price-points, and the accompanying hull assembly and rigging specifications