James Procter: Manufacturing Engineer

Engineered ergonomic sit-stand desks and cabinetry for >$100K custom office designs with fast turnaround and efficiency. Communicated as project manager across multiple departments such as Interior Design, Purchasing, Production, Sales, and Installation teams to ensure quality assurance, accurate assembly, and on-time delivery. Assisted in the design and factory layout of a new 90,000 sqft manufacturing facility, taking into consideration lean manufacturing methods, material handling and flow, waste flow, utilities layout, and ergonomics for operators. Spearheaded the acquisition and placement of new industrial machinery, including modifications to dust collection systems, training operators, creation of programs and machine files, and overseeing standardization of machine maintenance and performance processes. Design, build, and prototyped over 200 custom hardware, work surfaces, and cabinets using CAD software, such as Autodesk AutoCad and Inventor. Created and reviewed technical documents and drawings of team members for quality control processes.

Generated and analyzed daily- and month-to-date reports; managed and recorded inventory for over 500 SKU products in-store; repaired of over 100 different electronic devices [Wireless Industry Service Excellence (WISE) Level 1 & 2] Consulted customers on needs to effectively match with product solutions; handled return and warranty problems to ensure customer satisfaction

Managed and developed transitional pivot of engineering machine shop to modernized, innovative machine shop seeing a 1000% growth of student and faculty usage, safety standard implementation, and increased funding by 200%. Developed research-grade products using technical software's such as CAD and Adobe Illustrator and machinery; mentored students and faculty on how to properly design and produce engineering or entrepreneurial products Taught and developed curriculum for senior-level engineering courses for CAD modeling and machinery basics; created and designed training databases and video tutorials to be used to ensure proper safety protocols

Co-founded and led every business aspect from sales, customer service, public relations, logistics, legal, product development, manufacturing, and market research; Designed and manufactured soft good products, including R&D ideation, drafting, CAD modeling, sewing prototyping, and mass manufacturing. Launched a successful Kickstarter campaign totaling over $10,000 in generated funds; Won two-part venture competition, winning over $30,000 of seed funding