Eric Tan

Experience

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  TTX Company

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Research And Development Intern

  - Went to laboratories in Joliet to do inventory on removed train wheel sets.- Sorted and created graphs with over 2 million data points on side bearing data.- Designed a jig using AutoCAD for the measurement of wear plates with a mount on a laser.

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  The Plant (Chicago, IL)

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2012

  Design Engineering Intern

  - Designed base for a 500 pound vertical vegetation system.- Designed a jig to cut holes at various angles for potting plants on a vegetation system.- Created a working prototype of a vertical vegetation system.

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  Grayhill

  Jan 2014 - May 2020

  Project Design Engineer

  - Modified and created BOMs for projects and created documents for DFMEAs.- Supported sales engineers, US production floor, and China production facilities.- Prototyped customer samples based on preliminary designs.- Provided costing for manufacturing on new designs.- Analyzed, wrote up, and managed customer returns using failure analysis and design of experiments.- Planned and monitored qualification testing on new products.- Approved and checked PPAPs on new piece parts.- Traveled overseas at least once a year to provide support for new and existing product lines. Show less

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  Focal Point, LLC

  Sept 2021 - Jun 2024

  Senior Project Engineer/ Mechanical Engineer III

  - Designed and prototyped new wall wash mechanisms for existing light fixtures.- Lead design on 5M project for a new light fixture, 3.5" pure cylinder, using existing downlight light engine.- Created multiple drawings on new design for prototyping and assembly of pure cylinder light fixture.- Retrofitted new light fixture for use with existing mounting types with thousands of different configuration.

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  Videojet Technologies

  Sept 2024 - now

  Mechanical Project Engineer

  - Led multiple meetings on concepts and prototypes for a printhead holder that will be offered with their flagship inkjet printers.- Managed a $2M CIJ filter supplier project to ensure new supplier matches existing quality and function.- Managed lab technicians and engineers to perform testing on an issue spanning over a year.