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BRUCE PATRICK BAKER 4204 Allenhurst Close • Cincinnati, Ohio 45241 (513) 563-6641 • (513) 314-3641 • grumpabaker@yahoo.com MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER / INDUSTRIAL SALES Mechanical design and engineering expert with over 25 years of technical development experience. Extensive project management experience and versed in wide range of engineering principles. Dynamic team leader knowledgeable in purchasing and sales practices with varied clientele. Autocad expert with knowledge of multiple release updates. Professional understanding of machine work, technical/mechanical design, product testing, and implementation. Unsurpassed customer service skills focused on manufacturer/client relationships. Innovative plant manager with varied engineering knowledge and team liaison skills. ________________________________________ Mechanical Designer • Machine Expert • Project Director • Production Specialist • Purchasing Agent Autocad Authority • Engineering Professional • Excellent Client Liaison • Quality Focused Leader Plant Liason / Industrial Sales ________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE BECKON WORLDWIDE INC., ST. Louis Missouri – 2011 to 2015 Mid-sized machining/fabrication production business serving beverage container industry. Sales Engineer – Industrial Sales: Maintained satellite sales office in Cincinnati, traveled across the U.S. to visit can making plants for purpose of machine trouble shooting, consulting and machine sales. OKL CAN LINE, INC., Cincinnati, Ohio • 1998-2011 Mid-sized machining/fabrication production business serving beverage container industry. Mechanical Design Engineer / Engineering Manager: Supervised new product and tooling design, production drawings, and manufacturing process. Maintained procurement system for materials related with product development and design. Led engineering department through quotation development, customer relations, and superior quality control procedures. Acted as lead designer and led development of key concept machine parts to increase company profitability. MAGNUCO, INC., Springdale, Ohio • 1996-1998 Private engineering and design machining team. Designs and assembles custom machine projects including automated welding of propane tanks, safety, and ergonomics equipment. Mechanical Design Supervisor: Managed design team at satellite office and developed client rapport. Assembled job quotations and handled sales calls from start to finish. Served as project manager on multiple ongoing projects and oversaw all purchasing, fabrication, and product testing. Led project team through all phases of special machinery design and manufacture for increased automation/production. EDUCATION Mechanical Engineering Coursework University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Engineering Coursework Ohio Mechanics Institute Evening College, Cincinnati, Ohio Mechanical Technology Co Op Program R.K. LeBlonde Machine Tool Company, Cincinnati, Ohio TECHNICAL EXPERTISE - Over 25 years continuous use of Autocad