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Gary A. Christiansen 228 N. 6th Ave. #7 West Bend, Wi. 53095 Cell (414) 315-2653 gary_christiansen@yahoo.com Summary of Experience Over twenty-five (25) years of drafting and product design experience in various manufacturing environments. Extensive background in plastic part design (including material selection), die castings, investment castings, sand casting, sheet metal fabrication, assembly and machining techniques, 3-D solid modeling (from product conception through product completion and manufacture) in a team atmosphere. Proficient with Pro/Engineer, Solidworks, Ideas (Master Series 6), Anvil 2-D, AutoCAD, Office 2000, Windows NT, DOS and Unix. 2006 to Impact Engineering Solutions, Brookfield, WI Present Engineering contract firm serving the northern Milwaukee, WI area. Last assignment was with HB Performance Brake Systems working as senior designer. 2005 to The Aries Group, Lowell, Ma. - Engineering contract firm serving the Midwest region. Assignment was with Alliance, located in Ripon, WI, redesigning their line of laundry appliances sold to major distributors such as Sears and Home Depot. Work was done in various materials including die cast zinc and aluminum, plastics and sheet metal.
2004 to Western Industries, Inc., Watertown, WI - Contract position as senior designer in the metal fabrication and assembly group working with the redesign of their existing product line for cost reduction and ease of assembly.
2003 to Impact Engineering Solutions, Brookfield, WI - Engineering contract firm serving northern Milwaukee, WI area. Placed with Broan-
Nutrone on cost effective redesigns of their existing line of range hoods, and kitchen and bathroom ventilation systems. 2002 to Universal Engineering & Recruiters Inc., West Bend, WI 2003 Recruiting firm placing engineering personnel in various companies in the Milwaukee, WI area working on a contract basis and also working out of the West Bend office doing various product design work. Completed a contract with the Harley Davidson Motor Co. working in the NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) department at the Product Development Center working on a new intake/exhaust system to be introduced on the 2006 model year motorcycles. 2000 to Phoenix International Corp., Springfield, Illinois - Subsidiary of the John Deere Co. manufacturing electronic control systems used on
their various types of heavy duty farm equipment. Mechanical Engineer Designed various sheet metal and plastic enclosures used for a new line of GPS systems and control modules used on their line of tractors, planters, sprayers and combines. Assisted with the design of a new sensor used on the combines to detect the percentage of cracked grain being harvested, which electronically adjusted the combine to achieve the highest percentage of clean grain possible.
1998 to Design Specialists, Smithtown, New York - Consulting agency providing quality engineering personnel to perform various skills per company requirements.
Clients worked with: National Molding Company - designed injection molded plastic parts used in outdoor environments from conception through production. VeeCo – consulting work in the design of plastic and sheet metal enclosures used in the aerospace industry. 1996 to Mercury Performance Craft, Hartford, WI - A start-up business unit of Mercury Marine, a $1.3 billion subsidiary of Brunswick Corp., manufacturing and distributing marine propulsion systems worldwide.
Senior Product Designer Responsible for all 3-D design concepts, assembly layouts and detailed drawings, utilizing 3-D solid modeling software (Pro/E) delegated to various projects towards releasing a new line of personal watercraft (jet ski) to the market. 1995 to Strattec Securities Corp., Milwaukee, WI 1996 An independent corporation specializing in automotive locking systems, formerly a division of Briggs and Stratton. Senior Product Designer Responsible to project team leader for all design concepts, assembly layouts and detailed drawings required to produce product to automotive industry standards. 1986 to Badger Meter Inc., Milwaukee, WI - Privately owned company specializing in fluid metering devices used in both the industrial and utility environments.
Senior Product Designer Responsible to the Industrial Division for all design concepts, assembly layouts and detailed drawings within a team environment. 1981 to U.S. Controls Corp., New Berlin, WI - Privately owned company that supplied major appliance manufacturers with various relays, switches, interlocks and control systems.
Senior Product Designer Responsible to project team for all design concepts, layouts, and details required for successful product release to production. Education State University of New York at Farmingdale, Farmingdale, New York – 1998-1999 Course of study towards degree in mechanical engineering. American Business College, Technical Division, San Diego, California Graduated 1981, received associate degree in mechanical design. New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York – 1976-1978 Study towards Mechanical Engineering degree. Oyster Bay High School, Oyster Bay, New York – graduated 1972 Military: U.S. Navy - 1972 -1976 Honorable Discharge Interior Communications Specialist aboard nuclear submarine USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN 617) References: references available upon request
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