Alan Jackson, PE

As of October 25, 2024 I have entered into my next phase of employment. I have decided to retire. I have had almost 40 years in various Mechanical Engineering positions. Many of my LinkedIn connections are here in the United States. I also had many connections in Canada, Mexico, India and China. It was fascinating to me to get some insight into there culture in these different countries. I would like to have a lunch with some of you every now and then. Maybe even some golf sometime. I have enjoyed most of my time in the engineering field. 👋

Manage department consisting of, at various times, 2 engineers, 2 designers, and 2 lab/service technicians. Lead the team to accomplish stated company goals. The activities included new product development, technical support for sales team, cost reduction activities, and service of returned products. ♦ Built engineering team that developed a planetary line of oilfield winches with ratings of 50,000 pounds line pull to 130,000 pounds line pull. ♦ Developed line of planetary hoists for mobile crane applications with ratings of 5,000 pounds line pull to 21,000 pounds line pull creating a new product line. ♦ Provide technical support to our sales team. Travel to customer sites to develop the best solution to their application. ♦ Performed stress analysis using FEA module within Solid Works. ♦ Developed analysis tools using Microsoft products to create performance tables used for sales brochures and web site information. ♦ Performed life cycle testing of new products. Designed test, fixtures, and circuitry to automate testing. ♦ Performed testing to certify products to SAE J706, ASTM B30.5 standards. ♦ Traveled domestically and internationally (China & Mexico) to validate suppliers for castings and machined components. ♦ Implemented electronic procedures to allow company wide access to drawings and documents needed for manufacturing and purchasing. ♦ Evaluated and implemented the department transition from 2D ACAD to Solid Works 3D modeling. ♦ Collaborated with manufacturing engineering and sourcing departments to reduce the cost of our products. ♦ Worked with manufacturing department to develop assembly tooling for several product assembly lines. ♦ Represented TWG in Dover Corporate wide sourcing initiative to find and validate best value suppliers for castings and hydraulic motors.