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Complete Resume Richard Paul Spens 28515 Seven Mile Rd. Livonia, MI
48152-3501 updated 8-11- 2010 phone# (248) 474 -2799 e-mail
Richspens@aol.com
Objective: Product Engineer Apply a Degree and 12 yrs hands-on design &
project organizational experience of concept through production of mechanical & electrical
devices, I will apply to projects my past successful use of experience and an innate
mechanical ability to design, build ,test, explore and learn how all things work. I hope to
apply both theory and practice toward improving our product quality and success.
Some Highlights of Proven skills and abilities.
*Inventor patent # 5,588,257which was put into production enabling a new product reintroduction
with Taiwan production.
*UL test certified to do in house UL test to verify compliance with UL requirements.
*Formulated spur Gear design and manufacturing program that calculates 35 interrelated solutions
using 3 input variables.
*Implemented electromechanical interlocks, calculated timing with tolerance. Eliminated
destruction of $110 microprocessor.
* Resolved disputes with machine shop by adding a specific process to transfer and resolve
drawing changes to manufacturing.
*Correctly redefined drawing and QC specifications, vendor process requirements, and built
identical gauges for both our QC and the vendor for plastic timing gear system
*Completed value added plastic gear case assembly, improved design, eliminated processing
problems, part failures
improved quality perception
*Built prototype and tooling for preproduction showroom model of octagon pool from verbal
description,
*Solved & implemented resonance transformer induced noise reduction program. Vibration and
EMI cut 60%
*Worked overnight, three nights a row to complete assembly prototype computer for functional
and customer test review by corporate.
* Designed, created all required drawings and site plans, built myself, then managed inspectors for 20x30
1-1/2 story addition.
Summary of Qualifications
12 years experience in design, 10 years in testing, and 7 years designing
and fabricating my own parts, assemblies and test fixtures. Direct experience with design and
development of mechanical and electrical devices, power transmission, testing & development,
fabrication, project tracking, and preliminary and production cost analysis of competing designs.
UL and CSA requirements and methods knowledge. Product development schedules maintained
through critical point reviews in a team environment. Testing performed in simulated and real-life
environments prior to market introduction. Experience in packaging printed circuit boards,
solving production problems, and interacting with marketing and customers to specify new
project requirements or resolve problems.
RPS Enterprises Project engineer 7/1996-2010
* I Designed, created all required drawings and site plans, managed inspectors for 20x30 1-1/2 story
addition with basement to my house I built and finished myself; Saved $ and much time by consulting
expert contractors to avoid pit falls before each phase of construction.
*Formulated spur Gear design and manufacturing program that calculates 35 interrelated solutions using 3
input variables. Accelerated the design machining & inspection of manufactured gears and gear sets.
* Fabricated and machined and $old (using only photos in a trade magazine) College classroom
interactive display set of geometric models. Calculated angles and scaled size. Improved student
visualization & comprehension 100%.*Devised, Constructed and posted my own dot com. web page that
helps me to network with other collectors of my antique machinery hobby, that can be viewed at
Antiquemachinery.com.
*I designed and built educational kits to develop hand-eye, fine, and gross motor skills. I set up fixtures and
line to produce these projects. Kits use nails, screws, bolts and glue plus a little art. (most schools have
sadly scrapped all vocational machine tools and teach no practice ) I've Taught classes using these and
custom projects at Livonia Recreation Center and built 100 kits with inner city youth and their parents as a
means to develop family togetherness and interest in developing life skills. I continue to do so every year.
* Conceived, developed, made drawings and constructed many Eltro-Mechanical projects for clients and
customers. I bought & rebuilt or restored 7 machine tools, 3 to origional accuracy.
* Consulted Electro-mechanical, & Chemical design development & fabrication of Spectroscopic
automated environmental water analyzer
* Consulted and built prototype prosthetic limbs with silicone rubber skin and unique actuators.
Project/Design Engineer (6/1986-4/1996)
Stanley Home Automation, A division of the Stanley Works Mfg. of Automatic Garage Door
Openers. (Stock symbol SWK), 41700 Gardenbrook Dr., Novi, MI Reported to the Product Line
Manager and Engineering Manager.
Responsible for all mechanical research, design, and production support of the residential garage door opener product line.
Requirements included UL & CSA approval and validation, manufacturing engineering, product testing, production cost analysis,
and evaluation of cost reduction/avoidance proposals.
· Completed value added plastic gear case assembly, improved design, eliminated previous processing problems and
resultant part failures through an improved structure and material selection. Reduced assembly time by 20% and QC rejects by 80%.
· Designed and implemented use of inspection gauges for output shaft that resolved disputes between vendors and
engineering.
· Redesigned garage door opener using 3D CAD which reduced size, improved lighting, increased ease of customer
installation, and reduced cost ($108.78 to $96.67).
· Extensively test and Developed a steel tube alternative to a molded plastic structural component that was more cost
competitive. The more robust appearance improved quality perception of product to the dealers. Reduced the total of all return goods by
8 %
· Transformed a hand worked low volume dealer garage door opener into a modern medium volume consumer product.
New design contained the strength and robustness of the old design with a 50% price reduction.
· Eliminated grease separation in gear case after performing a complete temperature and lubrication performance analysis
of existing and purposed materials. Saved 3 to 4 yearly $5000 lawsuits tormenting my Engineering manger.
· Correctly redefined drawing and QC specifications, vendor process requirements, and built identical gauges for both our
QC and the vendor for plastic timing gear system (molded plastic gears in use) instead of a machined gear set previously specified.
Prevented breaking and skipping of teeth on gears. Avoided an additional product recall.
Applied noise abatement test and development to reduce resonant noise by to two thirds to a new design by others, not by
expensive isolators or sound deadening material, but by isolating noise by design. Saved a costly motor redesign and vastly improve
customer perceived quality.
Mechanical Designer / Mechanical Technician (12/1983 - 4/1986)
Bell Northern Research (a Div. of NORTEL) Northern Telecommunication’s Research & Development division, a fortune 500
company, 100 Phoenix Dr., Ann Arbor, MI Reported to Mechanical Group Leader.
Worked with mechanical and electrical engineers on designing, fabricating, and assembling parts and mechanisms using worst case
thermodynamic functional analysis for enclosure of Modular Integrated Voice Data System. Developed and maintained to latest revision
prototypes and documentation of computer modules. Performed product verification through functionality, noise, vibration, and thermal
tests. Assignments involved improving design, testing vibration and noise of main power supply, EMF shielding of transformer,
developing electromechanical interlocks, and overcoming power supply bus insertion problems. Designed and built production fixtures
for factory floor use.
· Considered and resolved constraints of UL standards on manufacturing cost and development schedule. Saved one
month in UL regulatory review time loss.
· Mocked up, tested, and machined custom connector, built mold, and cast 80 plastic assemblies saving six to eight weeks
of prototype tooling time quoted by supplier.
· Persevered with project engineers and engineering manager overnight, three nights in a row by applying my model making
skills to complete assembly and "polish" prototype computer system for functional and customer test review by corporate. Saved
potential cancellation of $80M project due to failure at a critical junction.
· Transformed theoretical connector pin lubricant into reality, located all required chemicals, developed mixing procedure
and an application method to successfully coat 100-pin connector assembly. Reduced connector force and its resulting breakage
insertion 70%.
· Implemented electromechanical interlocks, calculated necessary timing with tolerance. Eliminated hot switching of
modules resulting in destruction of $110 microprocessor.
· Solved & implemented resonance transformer induced noise reduction program. Vibration and EMI cut 60% by
development and application of high silicon steel shielding. Application to and resealing of assemblies applied in house. Saved six to
eight weeks of development cycle. Dramatically improved quality perception of product.
Engineering Assistant (Full time 9/1983 - 12/1983)
LINK Engineering, (Mfg. of tire test, motor winding mach.) 3840-70 Elmira, Detroit,MI Reported to Engineering Manager.
Completed checker changes, updated drawings to as-built, researched and assembled drawings into complete package for shop use.
· Resolved disputes with machine shop by adding a specific process to transfer and resolve drawing changes to
manufacturing and the machine shop. Saved 1 to 3 days process time and a lot of finger pointing in each cycle.
· Filled in for electrical engineer when he left company, saved 3 weeks in potential lost design time.
General Machinist (1982, through summer 1983)
Zimmerman Engineering, (design and job shop), 2460 Telegraph Rd, Southfield, MI Reported to
owner/operator.
Maintained part tolerance and changed inserts, load and unload. Watched and maintained tolerances on Swiss automatic screw
machines and CNC vertical mill. General machining, short runs, teardown and some simple set-ups. I Improved and repaired
machinery and production facilities.
· Calculated optimum operating conditions program offsets and tooling of CNC. Increased production 10-20%.
Shop Foreman (part of 1979, summer 1980, 81)
Aqua Star Pools, Ann Arbor Trail Rd. Westland, MI Reported to company owner, kept
supervisor informed of my assignments.
Set up woodworking and metalworking machinery, repaired and modified steel processing equipment. Designed and developed new
"Apollo" octagon pool, performed on site troubleshooting and repair, delivered and set up product.
· Built prototype and tooling for preproduction showroom model of octagon pool from verbal description. Design assured
proper installation. Improved and completed product concept displaying feasibility.
· Developed and built from observations of production problems new steel processing line and racks for stock storage. Put
equipment for production and stock in logical orderly sequence. Saved 20% on processing steel.
Stock Room Controller (Summer job 1979)
Flair Line, (mfg. of air and hydraulic cylinders) 130424 Flairline drive, Livonia, MI Reported to plant supervisor.
Assembled cylinders and tested for leaks and operation according to specifications. I pulled and organized parts per design and put
into kits for completion by assemblers.
· Within 2 weeks promoted to stockroom from assembler. If parts were not in stock, I placed an order for their manufacture,
or tried to locate them in the machine shop room. Saved 2 weeks time compared to simply waiting for stock.
· Organized stock of major product into a linear sequence according to order pulled, saved 30% of the time necessary to pull
parts for assembly kits.
Lathe Hand, Piecework (summer 1978)
H.R. Krueger Machine Tool Co., Inc. (Designer and mfg. of assembly line machining centers) 31506 Grand River Road, Farmington,
MI Reported to shop Foreman.
Selected stock and blueprint to produce 1 to 10 parts on worn out W&S #4 Turret Lathe that required special measures tobe accurate.
· Developed method to produce long shafting correctly for rush jobs given me, normally beyond the capability of my (way out
of tolerance) machine. Produced rush jobs as given to me. Enabled machine tools to be assembled on schedule.
ADVANCED EDUCATION:
· Lawrence Technological University, 1983, BSMET in Engineering, cum laude.
· Electronic Engineering Technology, degree two-thirds complete.
· Two year, High School 1000 hr. vocational certificate in machine trades 3.0 GPA.
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Computer skills: Custom built my own system from scratch. (hardware and software), Word and Excell trained Walsh college, CAD
experience on 3-D autocad,2-D Cadkey, Applicon, Gerber, and Grafteck Systems
Engineering training courses: Boothroyd-Dewherst's design for manufacture and assembly (3 day course), ANSI Geometric Tolerance
and Dimensioning (3 day course), AGMA Gear Design Tolerance and Manufacture (1 week course), Underwriters Laboratory's Selecting
& Applying Recognized Materials and Components (2 day course), General Electric Plastic's Design for Manufacture (5 day course),
CAD/CAM 3 dimensional design for CAD-KEY (3 day course)
I have maintained and kept up with the latest engineering trends by continuously reviewing and preparing to
apply the latest concepts from the many trade magazines I continue to receive. I attend many engineering
trade shows such as advanced productivity & Gear expo.
AWARDS:
Dean's List - two years, Lawrence Institute of Technology (now called Lawrence Technological University)
· Dean's List - one year, Schoolcraft College
· Top 12% nationally on academic comprehension test
REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
General Motors staff manager.
RPS Enterprises customers.
Former managers Stanley works for 10 years
Ford crash test manager.
* Modified height of set of wrought iron chairs with bronze cast feet to a new height and to be stable for a
client on relativly short notice for a important graduation.
* I maintained and kept up with the latest engineering trends by continuously reviewing and preparing to
apply the latest concepts from the many trade magazines I continue to receive. I attended many engineering
trade shows such as advanced productivity & Gear expo.
Please apply by Fax, by Website or by Email . Contact: CATHERINE FRASER Business name: ROUSH
ENTERPRISES
Phone: (734)779-7007 Address: 11916 Market Fax: (734)779-7804 Livonia, MI 48150 Email: careers@roush.
com Web site: Click here to go to site
Richard Paul Spens Cover Letter e-mail richspens@aol.com
28515 Seven Mile Rd., Livonia, MI 48152-3501 phone (248) 474-2799
To: Staff Recruiter Jan 19, 2011
I would like to show I have the necessary credentials and experience to solve your problems for your
for your position as: Mold Maker Helper
My experience includes 12 years in fabrication, design and testing. Mechanical and electrical related experence and
BSMET degree.
Received machine trades degree, Worked my way thru school in Manual and CNC Machine shops, lathe mill and
grinding parts including gearing.
Demonstrated Ability to work independently and to lead a team to complete investigations and projects within
deadlines.
Proficient in create detailed drawings and assemblies in AutoCad, Cadkey 2-D and 3-D.
With proven success in solving engineering problems from concept through production, keep the customer
satisified.
I believe I could make immediate results in your product.
I am pleased to have the opportunity to apply my varied skills and start solving your problems.
Highlights of my accomplishments include:
Worked as part of international Chinese/Taiwan/American team to received U.S. patent #5,588,257 for garage
door opener.
Reselected electrical components due to tolerancesand built in component support.
Sucessfully resolved RF engineer differences with packaging engineers in testing Microwave radiation reflections,
interference and vibrations.
Balanced cost/benifit and resolved constraints of UL standards on manufacturing cost and development schedule.
UL test certified.
Redesigned PCD interface, eliminated parts processing problems and resultant part failures through an improved
structure and material selection.
Ended sporadic sensor read failures through a complete mechanical electrical tolerance stack, vibrations, radiation,
poor assembly.
Resolved disputes between Mechanical and RF Electrical Engineers over tolerance stack fit for components
packaging for a robust design.
Verified through testing Researched RF radiation profile and leaks with Engineers.
embly methods on factory floor with workers buy in and help to resolve problems.
Design and redesign assemblies to meet customers specifications and evaluate mechnaical/elctromechanical systems
Mocked up, tested, and machined custom connector, built mold, and cast 80 plastic assemblies Saved potential loss
of program.
Completed value added plastic gear case assembly, selected lower cost stronger materials through updated design
with vendor solutions.
Reduced assembly time by 20% and QC rejects by 80% by use of custom designed fixtures and part assembly
guides on the parts using DFMA.
Designed and implemented use of inspection gauges for Gear box output shaft that resolved disputes between
vendors and engineering.
Redesigned garage door opener using 3D CAD which reduced size, increased installation,and reduced cost
($108.78 to $96.67).
For me, designing and building things is not just a job, it is my passion. From my childhood projects, through my
choice of education, to practicing all of my hobbies, designing and building mechanical or electrical gadgets have
defined me.
Most importantly, I can quickly analyze your project, learn your objectives, and goals and do my very best to aid
you in getting there.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
I do hope we can meet for a short time so I could explain more fully the valuable contributions I could make as your
design engineer. I can be reached at (248) 474-2799.
Thank you for your valuable time and consideration.
Sincerely,
_____________________________________________________________
Richard Paul Spens
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Condensed Resume of Richard Paul Spens, e-mail Richspens@aol.com
28515 Seven Mile Rd., Livonia, MI 48152-3501 phone (248) 474-2799
Job title: Mold Maker Helper
My experience includes 12 years in fabrication, design and testing. Mechanical and electrical related experence and
BSMET degree.
Received machine trades degree, Worked my way thru school in Manual and CNC Machine shops, lathe mill and
grinding parts including gearing.
Required Experience I have to expertly perform your job requirements.
Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or similar) BSMET from LTU.
Required Experience I have to expertly perform your job requirements, All Requirements met:
• High school diploma or equivalent and Degree in Engineering (Mechanical ) BSMET from LTU. . • Five years
experience in a fast paced Machine shop environment.
• Excellent driving record. • Very detail oriented and good attention to detail. • Very interesten in learnind all details
and processes.
• Self-starter & self-motivated.to get the job done right the first time, on time • Able to take direction from multiple
people, multiple projects
• Very glad to and able to work overtime when asked as necessary.
• It is important to me to complete all tasks assigned. • Ihave a proven history of being on time and reliable
attendance.
• Experience with radial drill, Bridgeport, lathes and surface grinder. • CAD experience, including 2D, 3D and Solids.
Previous employment:
RPS Enterprises-started Developed and ran my buisness. 1996-2010 RPS Enterprises 2009-1996
Reported to the Customer-and-kept-them happy, by machining their parts to work as they expected..
Restored several antique machines to hold origional tolerances, using remachining, scraping, grinding and other
traditional methods.
Designed and Machined large geometric models for use by a college geology department for research..
Created, developed, and marketed a line of make-your-own wood vehicle kits for kids.
Designed and drew plans for a house addition which was accepted by the city. Built all electrical, plumbing, drywall,
and exterior. Included upgrading breaker box and drop.
Designed and made replacement gears using my rebuilt machines to fit into small machines, missing them completely.
Consulted built and developrd a unique linear actuator for use in robotic arms and legs, the actuator also is being
developed into an variable force exercise machine.
Project/Design Engineer 1986-1996 The Stanley Home Automation
Reported to the Product Line Manager and Engineering Manager. Responsible for all mechanical research,
prototypes, and production support of the
residential garage door opener product line.
Rebuilt disfuctional protype in the back machine shop shop myself using conepts of my boss, and mine, over 4 days
and nights into a patentable working product,
(Patent #5588257 12/31/96), Went into production for 10,000 units/yr with Chinese-USA production and teasting
and gauges and fixtures, I, we redsigned as a team.
Correctly redefined drawing and QC specifications, vendor process requirements, built identical gauges for both
Stanley and the vendor.
Selected materials according to UL and CSA specifications while meeting cost requirements.
Designed parts in English and in Metric while using GD&T.
Designed and implemented use of inspection gauges for output shaft that resolved disputes between vendors and
engineering.
Redesigned garage door opener using 3D CAD which reduced size, improved lighting, increased ease of customer
installation, and reduced cost ($108.78 to $96.67).
After a full tolerance stack study Reesigned and implemented use of cost reduced main drive gearcase and gearset.
Technician, Mechanical Designer 1983-1986 Bell Northern Research Reported to Mechanical Group Leader.
Worked with mechanical and electrical engineers on designing, fabricating, and assembling mechanisms using worst-
case tolerance and statistical analysis.
Designed and built production fixtures for factory floor use.
Considered and resolved constraints of UL standards on manufacturing cost and development schedule. Saved one
month in UL regulatory review time loss.
Persevered with project engineers and engineering manager overnight with Engineers, three nights in a row
by applying my model making skills to repair re-build prototype into show quality for critical review by Corporate
Management.
Engineering Assistant (Full time 9/1983 - 12/1983)
LINK Engineering, (Mfg. of tire test, motor winding mach.) 3840-70 Elmira, Detroit,MI Reported to Engineering
Manager.
Completed checker changes, updated drawings to as-built, researched and assembled drawings into complete
package for shop use.
· Resolved disputes with machine shop by adding a specific process to transfer and resolve drawing changes to
manufacturing and the
machine shop. Saved 1 to 3 days process time and a lot of finger pointing in each cycle.
General Machinist (1982, through summer 1983)
Zimmerman Engineering, (design and job shop), 2460 Telegraph Rd, Southfield, MI Reported to
owner/operator.
Maintained part tolerances, Inspected 100%,maintained QC data sheets, changed inserts and offsets, load and
unload CNC lathe and CNC Bridreport Mill.
Watched and maintained tolerances on Swiss automatic screw machines. I Improved and repaired machinery and
production facilities.
General machining, short runs, teardown and some simple set-ups.
Shop Foreman (part of 1979, summer 1980, 81)
Aqua Star Pools, Ann Arbor Trail Rd. Westland, MI Reported to company owner, kept supervisor informed
of my assignments.
Set up woodworking and metalworking machinery, repaired and modified steel processing equipment. Designed and
developed new "Apollo" octagon pool,
performed on site troubleshooting and repair, delivered and set up product.
Built prototype and tooling for preproduction showroom model of octagon pool from verbal description by Owner.
"Fool proof" Design assured proper
installation. Improved and completed product concept displaying feasibility, installed prototype in showroom.
Education: Lawrence Technological University, 1983 B.S.M.E.T., cum laude, Electronic engineering technology
degree B.S.E.E.T 2/3 complete,
Two-year H.S. vocational certificate in machine trades, 3.0 GPA Numerious seminars. 3-D Cadkey Applicon,
Graphtec Solidworks. U.L Test certified
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Computer skills: Custom built my own system from scratch. (hardware and software), Word and Excell trained
Walsh college, CAD experience on 3-D autocad, 2-D Cadkey, Applicon, Gerber, and Grafteck Systems
Engineering training courses: Boothroyd-Dewherst's design for manufacture and assembly (3 day course), ANSI
Geometric Tolerance and Dimensioning (3 day course), AGMA Gear Design Tolerance and Manufacture (1 week
course), Underwriters Laboratory's Selecting & Applying Recognized Materials and Components (2 day course),
General Electric Plastic's Design for Manufacture (5 day course), CAD/CAM 3 dimensional design for CAD-KEY
(3 day course)
I have maintained and kept up with the latest engineering trends by continuously reviewing and preparing to apply the
latest concepts from the many trade magazines I continue to receive. I attend many engineering trade shows such as
advanced productivity & Gear expo.
AWARDS:
Dean's List - two years, Lawrence Institute of Technology (now called Lawrence Technological University)
· Dean's List - one year, Schoolcraft College
· Top 12% nationally on academic comprehension test