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Safety & Quality Specialist

25 years of product design as well as improving manufacturing through mechanical designs in safety, ergonomics,  and process.

Work collaboratively with Corporate Safety and Quality to develop, implement, and sustain a behavioral based program. Achieved
and currently maintaining 100% corporate compliance for the safety program. Brought the quality program into ISO compliance from a 10 month deficit which consisted of performing 20 quality audits and passing the ISO 9001 registration/surveillance audit.
Mentoring a recent engineering graduate in process design using Solidworks 2018, traveler, and work instruction writing.

Contract support for Kone through Aerotek to create new or modify existing escalator layout, load plate bearing, cladding, and 3D
truss analysis drawings, along with story drift and seismic forces worksheet, brake certification and statement of compliance
documents for Kone escalators imported into the USA and Canada. Verify escalators meet City, State, Uniform, and International
building seismic codes when needed. Utilize SAP, VariPDM, and AutoCAD for document management and storage.

Contract Layout Engineer

Supporting ALCOA/Arconic Davenport Works by providing industrial and manufacturing designs and detailed drawings for the maintenance/engineering department using Autodesk Inventor. Worked independently and within teams along with manufacturing
engineers and production personnel to solve safety, ergonomic, production, & process issues. My responsibilities include Autodesk
Vault maintenance at CDI's office. Specialized in melting and continuous heat treat furnace maintenance access redesign.

Mechanical Designer

Designed food display cases in 3D for grocery and convenience stores using AutoCAD. Worked directly with sales and customers to design display cases to requested specifications.

Cad Designer

Top-Air Mfg., Parkersburg, IA - Drafter/Designer
John Deere (PEC) Product Engineering Center, Waterloo, IA - Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing Drafter
Rite-Hite/Frommelt Corp, Dubuque, IA - Specialty Products Designer (Shipping Dock Seals & Shelters Division)
Iowa Beef Products, Waterloo, IA - Methods & Ergonomics Engineering Technician
Triangle Plastics, Independence, IA - Project Engineer

Contract Drafter/Designer

Attachment Technologies Inc., Delhi, IA - Skid Steer Attachment Designer

Pre-College Employment
September 1987 - July 1994

Industrial Engineering Technician

RJ & Associates, Cedar Falls, IA - Municipal Pipe Laborer

Fire Support Specialist - US ARMY - Ft. Benning, GA.
September 1985 - September 1987 - Good Conduct Medal, Honorable Discharge

Foundry Chipper/Grinder, Molder, Core Maker

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James Elder: Safety & Quality Specialist in Bettendorf, IA

James Elder

SMS-group

Kone Escalators

CDI Corp

Barker Company

Mid-States Technical

John Deere Engine Works

Viking Pump

Hawkeye Community College