brandon ward

engineering manager

About

I have a confession. I'm an addict. My beautiful wife accepts it even if, occasionally, she just shakes her head at me. I love manufacturing.

Country

united states

City

san jose

Industry

construction

Skill

cad, cabinetry, engineering, construction drawings, drawing, sketchup, cnc, microsoft office, finish, lean manufacturing, cabinet vision, technical drawing, rendering, model making, cnc operation, product design, sketching, metal fabrication, 3d modeling, concept design, design management, construction, troubleshooting, customer service, software troubleshooting, leadership, manufacturing, software development, consulting, management, leadership development, team leadership, thought leadership, team building, process consulting, software consulting, strategic human resources leadership

Experience

systems engineer, drafting and engineering manager

stephenson millwork co inc

2017-1 - 2018-6 · 1 yr 6 mos

Analyze work flow and processes and advise ownership on software and hardware purchases. -Manage Cabinet Vision direction and enhancements to suit company needs. -Manage drafting and engineering departments -Lean ninja

engineering manager

barbosa cabinets, inc.

2018-7 - Present · 8 yrs 3 mos

Update @ ~10 months in: I observe a team of incredibly talented, driven individuals as they do amazing things and disrupt our industry, and I occasionally sign vacation requests and hand out high fives/perform enthusiastic fist pumps when they update me on our progress. Oh, also, we build and install a lot of cabinets all over Northern CA. That is important, too :)

designer and engineer

absolute closets and cabinetry

2008-7 - 2013-8 · 5 yrs 2 mos

Manage shop. Operate and maintain CNC router, industrial edge bander, Saw Stop table saw, and other shop equipment. Sales process from start to finish. This includes the initial meeting with clients, design, shop prep, and final walk through. Engineering cabinetry and generating cut sheets and drawings with Cabinet Vision and various CAD programs.

engineer

crowne closets and cabinetry

2006-3 - 2008-6 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Draw custom cabinetry and closet systems with Cabinet Vision. Sales leads and design for new clients.

senior cabinet vision draftsman

stephenson millwork co inc

2014-10 - 2017-1 · 2 yrs 4 mos

* Lead software developer (Cabinet Vision) * Create architectural quality shop drawings for bids awarded to Stephenson Millwork. * Engineering of millwork walls, nurse stations, etc. * 5 axis router programming * http://www.stephensonmillwork.com/