Blake Messick

Experience

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  Transbay Fire Protection Inc.

  May 2009 - Sept 2009

  Intern

  Surveyed fire protection systems. CAD of complex fire sprinkler systems for multilevel structures. Ordered materials and submitting county approvals. Organized shop and managed inventory of piping and sprinkler supplies.

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  West Marine

  May 2010 - Sept 2013

  Price Auditor

  Provided excellent customer service. Solved marine related problems for customers involving fiberglass, electrical, propulsion, and plumbing systems. Maintained a high cleanliness and organizational standard in a district leading store. Managed store inventory and pricing as Price Auditor.

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  Rayner Equipment Systems IS NOW Etnyre International Company

  Mar 2014 - May 2014

  Machine Design Engineer

  Documented existing products though the use of CAD. Created electrical and hydrostatic schematics to reduce production error and improve quality. Collaborated with machinists to improve the design of non automated mechanisms. QC of final product.

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  Intrepid Powerboats

  May 2014 - Aug 2015

  Design Engineer

  Design, rapid prototyping, production, and documentation of composite parts using CAD. Employing DFM and DFA to existing processes to improve efficiency. Ensuring semi-custom products are ABYC, NMMA, EPA, and FDA compliant. Maintaining Owners Manuals to ABYC specifications. Cost benefit analysis of various OEM suppliers. Communicating engineering changes and new processes to shop floor managers.

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  Sea Ray Boats

  Oct 2015 - Sept 2019

  Development Engineer

  Small Boat Category including Sport Boats and Sport Cruisers.

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  Brunswick Boat Group

  Oct 2019 - now

  Advanced Engineer

  Concept validation and initial development of critical to path mechanisms, mechanical layouts, tooling, and structures, for new Sea Ray & Boston Whaler products. With the intent of reducing risk to the NPD process by setting the stage for the project early on in the development cycle.