Chris PalmerChrisPalmer715@gmail.com (563) 639-2624

Dependable, Quick-Learning, and Creative Mechanical Engineer.

SUMMARY

• Design and Manufacturing Engineering

• Strong technical ability and experience

• Process and Procedure documentation

• Lean and Six Sigma

• SolidWorks 2014 and Autodesk Inventor

• GD&T and FEA

• Automation and testing

• ISO 9000

• Design for Manufacturing

• Supervision and management experience

• Customer and supplier relations

• Excellent Machining experience

• Welding experience

• Excellent people skills

• Adept at Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

• Strong team worker

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Project Engineer, AER Manufacturing, Carrolton, TX Nov. 2014 – Oct. 2015

Developed, organized, and implemented new product production for well-known automotive

manufacturer. Instituted current manufacturing concepts and incorporated efficient production

processes.

• Project engineer supervising manufacturing processes for remanufacturing engines

• Own entire process from material intake to finished products

• Developed process documentation, control plans, and process flow plans

• Successfully implemented new production line and new engine families

• Designing and integrating new production tooling and testing equipment

• Developing kitting methods for ease of assembly and mistake proofing

Manufacturing Engineer, John Deere, East Moline, Illinois May 2013 – Feb 2014

Organized manufacturing plan for producing future model year combines through process

documentation, factory layouts, and Design for Manufacturing and Engineering Analysis (DFMEA)

• Future-Product Manufacturing Engineer for Combine Main-line Assembly

• Coordinated International manufacturing plans

• Organized and led Design For Manufacturing and Engineering Analysis (DFMEA)

• CAD Model Manipulation with Siemens Teamcenter Visualization Software

• SAP and Windchill Process Flow

Engineering Intern, John Deere, Waterloo, Iowa May – August 2012

• Developed core processes for Facility’s Preventative Maintenance program

• Analyzed and formatted large scale data using Excel programming

Chief Machinist, Autometrix, Grass Valley, California May 2007 – August 2011

• Manufacturing and Design Engineering Internship (Summer 2010)

• CAD Drafting and Design (Autodesk Inventor)

• Multiple years of experience in machine shop with manual mill and lathe

• Worked in production, assembling electrical and mechanical components

Volunteer, Hope Haven International, Antigua, Guatemala August – Nov. 2012

• Provided engineering advice for wheelchair design and manufacturing

• Construction and fitting of pediatric wheelchairs for disabled children in Central America

• Solidworks 3D CAD

• Conversant in Spanish

Education: LeTourneau University, Longview TX (3.4 GPA)

• Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology

• Frontier Wheelchairs Senior Design: Pediatric Wheelchairs for Central America