Tim Wise

Experience

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  Sigma Pi Fraternity

  Jan 2007 - May 2010

  Treasurer, Brotherhood Chair, and Secretary

  • As treasurer, prepared and mananged $100,000 + yearly budget and prepared F-990 taxes

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  UC Berkeley

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Research Assistant

  • Assisted in design of experiment examining Butanol and Water-Butanol mixtures as a fuel source for a Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition Engine• Modeled and analyzed the efficiency of a Hybrid Organic Rankine/Vapor Compression Refrigeration cycle as a viable source for temporary energy storage using Engineering Equation Solver (EES) and Matlab numerical analysis software

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  StemLite Inc

  Jul 2011 - Mar 2012

  Mechanical Enginer

  • Designed innovative prototypes using Solidworks (including FEA: simulation and analysis) with corresponding BOM assembly drawings for manufacturers • Consulted contract manufacturers and industry professionals to achieve lower production costs while maximizing product quality• Created technical illustrations and animations using 3dVIA to effectively market new products• Entrepreneurial consultation, including financial and market analysis, in preparation for company launch Show less

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  VersaTran USA

  May 2012 - Dec 2012

  Chief Technical Officer

  • Demonstrated product to successfully secure $80,000 purchase & secure potential investors • Designed custom product variation to meet V.A. requirements that surpass industry capability• Worked with CEO and manufacturer to bring new product from concept to marketplace• Performed financial and market analysis; rebranded company for investor presentations

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  Eaton's Cooper Lighting

  Dec 2012 - Mar 2014

  Interplant Transfer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Played vital role in transition of RSA product line from CA plant to Denver, CO plant; trained new engineering team; worked with engineering team to quickly clear engineering backed orders and increase average on time order completion rate from 30% to 90%• Programmed/updated SAP material masters for new/existing materials according to Denver plant standards • Identified and eliminated overlapping materials between RSA and existing lines in the Denver location; mass updated BOMs with existing materials in Denver SAP system• Implemented new work centers into SAP; worked with fabrication to program more accurate fabrication set up times and production rates; converted many previously externally procured parts (from CA vendors) to parts produced in house minimizing production cost and lead timeLead Engineer for Continuous Channel Product Line-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------• Handled a majority of the orders for this high profit, high volume custom RSA product line ; Called upon experience with this line in particular to quickly clear numerous overdue orders • Implemented new logical, simplified BOM structure resulting in better translation of assembly procedure to new production team; decreasing production time and errors • Trained new members of Engineering team on the ins and outs of product line, from design to production• Developed an engineering reference database for this line consisting of configured CAD files, reference CAD assemblies, and BOM formation instructions • Handled the engineering requirements for all samples for U.L. testing of this product line: complete models, drawings, and BOMs Show less •Utilize engineering expertise to plan, direct, and coordinate manufacturing processes of products •Apply and adapt available product line to develop cost effective design solutions for custom projects•Correspond directly with contract engineers and architects to create, update, and finalize submittal drawings, spec-sheets, and installation guides to ensure project feasibility and success •Implement Solidworks sheet metal design package to produce 3D CAD models of custom fixtures, to customer specs, with corresponding part and assembly engineering drawings for manufacturing•Use SAP MM to create and maintain multi-level bill of materials across two different plants; Programmed all fields of material master, BOMs and routers for parts and assemblies to ensure an organized,timely transition of product line and inventory to the new plant location in Denver, Colorado Show less

  • Sustaining Engineer

    Nov 2013 - Mar 2014

  • Mechanical Design Engineer / Sustaining Engineer

    Dec 2012 - Oct 2013
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  Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

  Jun 2014 - Jun 2015

  Electric Station Operator
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  LADWP

  May 2016 - now

  Mechanical Engineering Associate