LOREN KRIENKE

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55426 612-964-4486 lkrienke@hotmail.com MECHANICAL ENGINEER: Equipment Design / Development / Sales Top-performing engineer with 20+ year history of growth and accomplishment in the design and development of innovative products and equipment for manufacture. Multi-faceted expertise with the ability to research and analyze customer data and then coordinate activities for planning, fabricating, testing and delivering products to customer specifications for value-added performance. Followthrough includes providing technical support engineering; troubleshoot issues from opening through resolution, including potential design modifications to eliminate malfunctions, enhance positive customer experience and ensure long-term relationships. Highly developed communication skills with collaboration of clients, personnel, management and all areas necessary to achieve project objectives and organizational goals.

Project Management Technical Support Process Improvement Cost Estimating Distribution Outsourcing Procurement & Purchasing Assembly Automation Scheduling QC and QA Vendor Relations Customer Service Needs Assessment Cost Reduction Budgeting Strategic Sourcing AutoCAD Design Microsoft Office Suite

DALTON GEAR COMPANY, Minneapolis, Minnesota 4/1992 Present Dalton Gear Company is a custom manufacturer of overload safety devices. Products include torque limiters, couplings, sprockets, gears, overload switches, secondary arms, angular bases, base pads, worm gear reducers, drive tensioners, pulleys, gearboxes and speed reducers. Capabilities include machining, honing, tapping, drilling, sawing, assembly and ID, blanchard and OD grinding. Mechanical Engineer / Sales Engineer Chief point of contact for customer calls regarding technical issues, with responsibility to research and resolve problems related to design and manufacture of products. Technical representative on sales calls, up to 60 per day. Reviewer and processor for all orders; perform research and analysis of data such as customer design specifications, to provide quotes for products in quantities of 1-10,000 pieces. Develop, document and maintain design processes and technical resolution methods. Prepare designs/drawings using board and CAD tools to generate new product designs. Calculate and coordinate design criteria and resolve complex design issues, then collaborate with senior management to analyze and define requirements. Conduct root cause analyses and implement mitigation plans and procedures. Provide corporate representation as liaison with clients to maximize productivity, efficiency, client benefit and profit. Accomplishments: Commended for outstanding problem-solving performance, follow-through and product delivery, review and modification of prints, and assistance in customer education and product manufacture. Designed new credit card order forms, product labels and invoices. Drove consistent customer satisfaction and repeat business by providing strong technical expertise. Leveraged strong financial experience to confidently dialogue and produce creative solutions to economic decision makers. Recognized for establishment of positive relationships with global customer base through integrity, and personalized, knowledgeable service, as well as high level of responsiveness, technical capability, skillful investigation and resolution of complex product and performance issues.

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Formulated techniques and strategies for product reengineering, cost reduction and continuous improvement. Researched and evaluated customer products, and estimated reproduction costs resulting in an increase in customer orders. Highly regarded among colleagues, management and clients as a trusted advisor and go-to resource for complex technical performance issues.

PC INNOVATIONS, Chanhassen, Minnesota 1991 1992 Programmer and Assembler Built and programmed computers for industrial and home computing customers using business operating systems to deliver error-free packages. THIELE ENGINEERING COMPANY, Edina, Minnesota 1983 1988 Now branded as Thiele Technologies, the companys goal is to provide customers with products and services that exceed their expectations through high quality packaging machinery and systems, delivering exceptional services and applying innovative technology. Machinist Recognized for outstanding accuracy and quality of work, provided machining of parts for packaging and filing machines in a fast-paced environment. MILITARY SERVICE Honorable Discharge United States Army and Army Reserves Transportation Supply Administration CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING Basic Hydraulics (Certificate of Completion Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials Gear Design & Manufacturing, SME Fundamentals of Electronic Design Cost Estimating & Quoting, SME Project Management TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY Microsoft Office Suite Professional and Home/Student AutoCAD Redrawing 08 (Solid Works) C+ and A+ Network Setup PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Society of Manufacturing Engineers Computer and Automated Systems EDUCATION Associate of Science: Mechanical Engineering & Design Northwest Technical Institute Eden Prairie, Minnesota Machine Tool Trades Degree Ridgewater College Hutchinson, Minnesota