matt ball

mechanical engineer

About

Experienced Mechanical Engineer with a demonstrated history of launching products in the consumer goods industry. Skilled in part and assembly design in PTC Creo and Solidworks, prototyping, fabricating and innovating. Strong technical communicator, self-motivated, team player.

Country

united states

City

sheboygan

Industry

mechanical or industrial engineering

Skill

engineering, product design, mechanical engineering, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, solidworks, design for manufacturing, pro engineer, gd&t, finite element analysis, cad, fmea, tolerance analysis, windchill, solid modeling

Experience

mechanical engineering co-op

kohler co.

2010-1 - 2010-11 · 11 mos

Dissected competitor products and documented design and performance. Created test procedures and designed test fixtures for shower doors. Trained lab technicians to perform new test procedures. Reviewed engineering calculations and compared to test data. Rewrote installation instructions to include new product features. Prototyped, tested, and implemented product improvements. Trained customer service on installing new products. Researched future product category. Troubleshot field issues on existing product and developed a solution. Managed product testing project.

mechanical engineer

kohler co.

2011-7 - Present · 15 yrs 3 mos

design engineer co-op

stanley bostitch

2008-6 - 2008-8 · 3 mos

* Completed detail drafting and authored legal documentation. * Assisted in test lab. Oversaw construction of testing equipment. * Wired DAQ stations and test cells for product testing.