Email
layne.fowler@gmail.com
Mechanical engineer interested in the thoughtful design details of consumer products.
LinkedIn
AvaSure 2017-03-06 —
Product Development Engineer
Designed new medical devices to aid in fall prevention and telemedicine.
Highlights
- Administered product data management system.
- Designed a variety of injection molded, die cast, thermoformed, and sheet metal parts.
- Prototyped through external suppliers and with internal additive manufacturing.
- Used laser and CT scan data to process first article approvals.
Haworth 2014-06-23 — 2017-02-24
Product Engineer II
Modified existing product designs for customer's custom applications.
Highlights
- Helped develop and prototype conceptual products.
- Worked with the test lab to validate prototype designs.
- Wrote code to automate custom product design.
Energetx Composites 2014-03-31 — 2014-06-04
Product Engineer
Aided in tooling design for wind turbine blades.
Highlights
- Helped design enormous steel gantries.
- Worked with BOMs.
Peloton Inc. 2013-10-28 — 2013-12-02
Engineering Designer
Designed manufacturing fixtures for Herman Miller.
Highlights
- Prepared part and assembly models, drawings, and BOMs for fabricating.
Amstore, Inc. 2011-12-15 — 2013-04-05
Engineering Designer
Worked with customers and designers to create department store fixtures and displays.
Highlights
- Cleared out entire backlog of engineering change requests (ECRs).
- Wrote macros for SolidWorks to help streamline the design process.
- Developed and maintained a part library within SolidWorks.
Hope College 2007-01-08 — 2010-07-16
Mechanical Engineering
BS (ABET accredited)
Engineer in Training (EIT)
Awarded
2009-12-15
by
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.
CAD
- SolidWorks
- Creo
- AutoCAD
- Inventor
Manufacturing Processes
- Injection molding
- Thermoforming
- Metal sheet forming
- Die casting
- Additive manufacturing
Miscellaneous
- Writing macros/scripting
- Agile workflow
- Product data management
- Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
- Bill of materials
Selfhosting
- Docker
- Plex
- Pihole
Sporting
- Bouldering
- Backpacking
- Volleyball
- Ultimate Frisbee