About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 3810023
MECHANICAL & MANUFACTURING ENGINEER | DFMA, NPI & PROJECT LEADERSHIP
Core Expertise
- Product development leadership across design, prototyping, testing, and new product introduction.
- DFMA-driven design and process optimization reducing complexity and improving manufacturability.
- Project management of complex cross-functional and international teams, delivering on schedule and budget.
- Hands-on manufacturing engineering: sheet metal, injection molding, die casting, and additive tooling.
- Cost estimating, budgeting, quality systems, and ISO-compliant production launches.
Project Background
- Led end-to-end launches for electromechanical and consumer products into volume production.
- Developed 3D-printed forming tools replacing expensive progressive dies, enabling low-cost tooling runs.
- Designed commercial display fixtures that secured multimillion-dollar retail contracts under tight timelines.
- Established standardized work instructions and DFMA workshops to capture shop-floor feedback.
- Built production-scheduling and inventory tools to increase capacity, reduce delays, and improve throughput.
Key Skills
- SolidWorks | Autodesk Inventor | CAD standards | LISP scripting for automation
- DFMA | Design for Manufacturing & Assembly | DFM reviews
- Sheet metal fabrication | Laser turret programming | Reflector forming tools
- Injection molding | Die casting | Aluminum extrusions | Additive manufacturing
- New product introduction | Prototyping | DOE testing | and validation
- Project scheduling & budgeting | Microsoft Project | Cost estimating | ISO compliance
Education
- MBA coursework — Ottawa University
- B.A. — Governors State University
- A.A.S., Mechanical Design — Joliet Junior College
Why Interview this Candidate?
Brings 25+ years of mechanical and manufacturing engineering with proven leadership in DFMA, NPI, and cross-functional project management. Delivered multimillion-dollar retail wins, developed low-cost additive tooling that replaced costly dies, and led international product launches on schedule and budget. Well-suited to lead hands-on design, process development, and manufacturing scale-up teams for immediate impact.
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