Andrew Durham

Experience

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  Haws Corporation

  Jan 2008 - Apr 2009

  Engineering Intern

   Researched and allocated resources needed for new projects Helped maintain and update AutoCAD part drawings in engineering database Modeled new parts in SolidWorks

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  Ralston Purina

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Engineering Intern

   Research and parts allocation for upcoming process efficiency projects Budgeted construction costs (materials and labor) for process efficiency projects Interacted with section managers to increase plant productivity through process engineering improvements Provided support to engineers to alleviate workload

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  Charles River Laboratories

  May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Facilities Associate

  Initiated projects for energy and water conservation along with their management systems Oversight management of contractors involving selection, scheduling including project programming and implementation Provided oversight into FDA validation testing with codes 21 CFR parts 11 & 58 Supplied daily technical support for BAS maintenance and upgrading  Provided technical support for all of the 379,280-square-foot facility operations areas including the indoor vivarium Show less

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  Starbucks Coffee Company

  Nov 2010 - Feb 2011

  Quality Assurance Technician

  Evaluates batch samples per specifications and maintain accurate records of all test results.  Coordinates equipment sanitation schedule & conducts in-house sanitation audits. Evaluates production lines for all QA procedures and specification requirements. Audits and assures employee compliance to GMP guidelines. Audits sanitation of blending and production equipment.

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  Tyco Flow Control

  Feb 2011 - Feb 2012

  Product Specialist/Application Engineer

  Specifically trained in knife gate valve technology including metallurgy and rubber valve seat compound selection  Trained in all knife gate product lines, and cross trained in other valve technology such as butterfly and ball valves Developed semi-automated quote creation program in Excel Determined specific knife gate product line, appropriate size, and material selection for incoming inquiries Worked with the rubber compound development manager to select and price non-standard valve seat compounds for special projects Show less

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  ElectraTherm, Inc

  Jan 2012 - Mar 2014

  Sales Engineer

  Business development lead for the Americas, Canada, and non-EU countries.  Present technical and economic justification for waste heat recovery projects to customers. Evaluate specific project sites to determine power capability and economic feasibility  Create and manage sales orders for the sales team. Developed a pragmatic knowledge of Organic Rankin Cycle (ORC) technology, and other sustainable energy systems along with their respective financial models. Applied my working knowledge of heat transfer and thermodynamics to site specific applications for our product. This included various types of heat exchanger technology and principles. Show less

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  Interlock USA, Inc.

  Mar 2014 - now

   Introduces and markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, advertising, and production. Determines customers' needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information. Provides source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives. Develops products by identifying potential products; conducting market research; generating product requirements; determining specifications, production timetables, pricing, and time-integrated plans for product introduction; developing marketing strategies. Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes. Assesses market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products. Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules. Brings new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; preparing return-on-investment analyses; establishing time schedules with engineering and manufacturing. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies. Show less  Worked as a bridge between customers and engineering, using customer input and sales information to design or re-design, develop, test and implement technical solutions for customer specific applications.  Provided technical support and expertise to customers, testing applications, responding to customer feedback, installations, maintenance and often building sales demonstration units. Designed, developed and implemented current product offerings into customer specific applications. Created applications which provided innovative solutions to common problems. Provided customers with ongoing technical support, which included responding to customer issues, providing solutions to technical issues, building demonstration windows for customers and working with the customer service team. Acquired and analyzed customer needs and problems, making recommendations to engineering to satisfy needs and develop solutions. Perform prototyping, application tests and code reviews to ensure product meets both industry standards and customer requirements. Show less

  • Product Manager

    Aug 2015 - now

  • Applications Engineer

    Mar 2014 - Aug 2015