Mike Taylor: in erie, CO

- Managed all team and personnel issues, was first line of communication with customers and suppliers - Introduced state of the art optical inspection equipment - Instituted lean processes that increased productivity and drastically reduced scrap - Increased engineering and GD&T capabilities

Senior Mechanical Engineer Lead mechanical engineer for variety of large production programs of Night Vision equipment for US Military. Performed concept-to-detail designs, tolerance analyses, problem solving, creation of drawings, and led a cross-functional team through design, testing, and trouble-shooting of hardware. Major responsibilities included: Creating mechanical designs and 3-D CAD modeling of complex Night Vision goggle components and assemblies Electro-mechanical packaging design, lean manufacturing/production analysis, environmental testing & integration, prototyping complete systems Worked with suppliers specifying COTS and custom components, injection molded parts, and creative solutions Significant contributor to creation of an in-house ME Design Guide used to increase engineering, design, and drawing uniformity employing sound engineering fundamentals and guidelines

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Lead mechanical engineer and Integrated Product Team Leader on numerous classified and unclassified programs and proposals involving state of the art aerospace technology (telescopes, optics, mechanisms, antennas, spacecraft subsystems) Major responsibilities included: Organized and led small ME teams in designing spacecraft hardware and assemblies, performing concept-detail designs, analysis, testing, and integration Led mechanical study and proposal efforts of multi-million dollar microsatellite programs for USAF. Created CAD models, determined scope of work, scheduling, drawing estimates, costing, and trade studies