Solid engineering background in compliance, regulatory, safety and sanitation standards, product safety testing, project management, project planning and design, manufacturing experience.
Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Northbrook, IL
Conformity Assessment Services – Senior Project Engineer (Regulatory Affairs) February 2005-October 2013
• Determined project scope, developed plan of investigation, and defined project specifications such as cost, time, key requirements, and test cases by analyzing client input, supplemental product data, and product construction.
• Interpreted regulatory safety and sanitation standards and determined product compliance for the U.S., and international markets
• Performed construction reviews on products, determined test schemes according to global safety and sanitation standards, analyzed test results, and prepared results reports
• Provided technical advisory service for several product categories to various clients like Whirlpool, Emerson, GE, Bitzer & Stoelting.
• Led and participated in various process improvement efforts to improve project delivery, cost, and quality
• Conducted audits for client testing facilities to ensure compliance with UL’s standard specifications
• Conducted quality audits of international and domestic client facilities in accordance with applicable ISO 17025 requirements
• Signed off on work, trained, mentored and managed entry-level engineers.
• Achieved level 3 reviewer and DAP lead auditor for ISO 17025.
Tobi Engineering, Glenview, IL
Pricing Development – Project Estimating Engineer April 2002 - February 2005
• Managed all aspects of estimating and pricing of multiple bridge bearing projects with various department of transportation.
• Generated annually over $3,000,000 worth of new engineering business
• Developed pricing tool to help streamline the entire quoting process and reduce the quoting time by more than 85%.
• Designed and implemented new manufacturing techniques for bridge bearings which resulted in reducing the manufacturing costs and significantly increasing production rate as well as minimizing down time
• Performed testing on various