Mark Stack
Streamwood
Summary
Seasoned mechanical engineer with over 30 years experience in product development primarily involving plastic injection molding product design.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Mechanical Engineer Consultant
Stack Engineering Inc
Streamwood, IL
06.2003 - Current
- Design and develop both sheet metal and plastic components, including assemblies, for both consumer products and industrial applications.
- Developed innovative automotive transmission control housing with 2-step injection molding and metal inserts for Continental.
- Created functional prototypes to confirm design accuracy before production.
- Design tooling, both molds and stamping dies, to manufacture my designs. This also includes any secondary equipment and fixtures.
- Created electronic enclosures suitable for consumer use in various environments.
- Develop time saving manufacturing techniques to reduce assembly costs that go directly to bottom line profits.
- Collaborated with engineers both remotely and on-site to coordinate product development requirements.
- Utilized CAD software, including Solidworks and Pro-E, to develop 3D models and assemblies for design fabrication.
- Developed programming for Arduino boards to manage actuators and sensors for specific tasks.
- Implemented changes in production process achieving 20% enhancement in product profitability.
- Implemented product changes to custom enclosure to reduce assembly costs by 35% and improve product performance.
Mechanical Tooling Engineer
Newko Inc
Rolling Meadows, IL
07.2001 - 06.2003
- Engineered modular tools to streamline fabrication of specialized sheet metal items.
- Directed setup of molding department, ensuring acquisition of essential machinery and workforce.
Mechanical Engineer
Methode Electronics, Inc
Rolling Meadows, IL
04.1993 - 07.2001
- Design and develop custom connectors based on customer requirements.
- Construct prototypes for evaluation.
- Generated production-ready models and drawings using CAD.
- Reviewed and ensured functionality of equipment utilized in in-house production.
- Coordinate with sales team to capture customer requirements during product development phase.
- Made fabrication changes to existing product lines to reduce assembly costs by 50%, while also improving product performance.
Education
Master's degree - Mechanical Engineering
Bradley University
Peoria, ILBachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering
Bradley University
Peoria, ILSkills
- Plastics injection molding
- Design for Manufacturing
- Product development
- Mechanical engineering
- Assembly
- Mechanical design
- Drafting
- Machin
- SolidWorks, Pro-E
- GD&T
Timeline
Mechanical Engineer Consultant
Stack Engineering Inc
06.2003 - Current
Mechanical Tooling Engineer
Newko Inc
07.2001 - 06.2003
Mechanical Engineer
Methode Electronics, Inc
04.1993 - 07.2001
Master's degree - Mechanical Engineering
Bradley University
Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering
Bradley University