Jay Esch

Experience

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  3M

  Jan 1985 - Jun 1996

  Electronic Imaging Center, Senior CAE Engineer, 1993-1995.• Technical leader for the redesign of an Environmental, Low Chem Film Processor (EPS) and the design of the engineering prototype. Generated design concepts for the fluid containment cell and reprogrammed the machine control of the EPS processor using Labview instead of dedicated software. • Designed an extremely high precision test fixture for use in a Laser Induced Thermal Imaging (LITI) scanner. Optimized the test fixture to achieve maximum stiffness for a specified weight. Utilized kinematic design techniques, piezo electric actuators, and vacuum for positioning glass substrates.• Responsible for the mechanical engineering development of the Radiographic Image Reader. Planned and coordinated the activities of the designers and engineers on the program. Developed a test system for evaluating the velocity uniformity of the linear position table used in the reader using a laser interferometer and appropriate data analysis. Designed the image translation system around a flat bed polygon scanning module. Investigated sources of image banding artifacts by correlating image, vibration, and interferometer data. Programmed the machine control of test fixtures using Labview. Show less 3M Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Division, Advanced Process Engineer, 1989-1991.Transferred resinless molding technology to the manufacturing plant in Valley, NE. Process introduction, development of the resinless shell fiber compositions, and training plant personnel was achieved in record time. Scaled up production of the shell for the resinless 8710J Dust/Mist Respirator and developed a resinless outer shell for the 9920 Welding Respirator that resulted in a 15% reduction in raw material cost. Led the development efforts of the cold mold technology program by modeling the thermal characteristics and designing improvements for the molding press, by designing and analyzing experiments to determine the fiber composition and web handling procedures for shells used in the 8500 Nuisance Dust Mask and the 8710 Dust/Mist Respirator. Show less 3M Equipment Engineering and Fabrication Services, Adv. Design Engineer, 1985-1989.Provided machine design support that increased production and improved the reliability of Specialty Film Division's Simo-Biax Tenters in Decatur, AL and Chemolite. Developed finite element techniques to determine the deformation and its effect on optical path lengths for Diamond Grade optical sheeting and Total Internal Reflection film. Optimized the hub design of removable hard disk for Magnetic Media. Simulated the thermal conditions of the micro gravity experiments performed by the Space Research Lab for crystal growth research. Pioneered the use of ABAQUS - a general purpose finite element program for highly nonlinear analyses. Show less

  • Senior CAE Engineer

    Jun 1985 - Jun 1996

  • Advanced CAE Engineer

    Jan 1992 - Jan 1993

  • Advanced Process Engineer

    Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  • Advanced Design Engineer

    Jan 1985 - Jan 1989
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  Imation

  Jul 1996 - Jul 1998

  Senior CAE Engineer

  Lead mechanical engineer for the development of the DryView 8100 Laser Imager with responsibilities for the overall system layout and for the design of the laser scanning system. Designed and tested the optics transport system and film platen for an internal drum scanner.

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  Phillips Plastics

  Aug 1998 - Jan 2001

  Product Development, Team Leader

  Responsible for the business and design activities of the Product Development team. The team consisted of 6 industrial designers, 5 mechanical engineers, and 2 office support staff. Responsibilities ranged from financial accountability, personnel, staffing, business strategies, customer relations, project management, and project recruitment. Products worked on ranged from high volume consumer goods to sophisticated medical devices.

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  Kodak

  Jan 2001 - Oct 2005

  Senior Product Development Engineer

  Hardware team lead managing the design and development activities of 7 other engineers for the DryView 8900 Laser Imager's optimization and sustaining phases. Responsible for the mechanical design of the 8900's increased productivity and smaller footprint, manufacturing issues, customer issues, and cost reduction. Lead engineer on the 8900's exposure assembly team. Responsible for the design, development, and commercialization of the internal drum laser scanner.

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  3M

  Nov 2005 - Mar 2022

  Focusing on Additive Manufacturing technology and 3D Knitting.

  • Sr Specialist

    Aug 2017 - Mar 2022

  • Technical Manager

    Nov 2005 - Aug 2017