MICHELLE PILLERS, P.E.


Location: Kirkland, Washington
personal website:
http://www.edeinc.com/mpillers/ - email: mpillers@edeinc.com

Professional Interest
Product design and project management with a progressive design firm, manufacturer, or start-up that can directly benefit from my 30+ years of experience in new product development and computer aided modeling.

Professional Certifications

Experience summary
Responsible positions for over 20+ years in machine and mechanism design, new product development, injection molded plastics design, and project management. Specialization in the design of new high tech products, complex automatic machinery, and consumer products. Proficient in the use of engineering standards, project scheduling, proposal writing, estimating, vendor control, client interface, and management. A recognized authority in the use of AutoCAD and SolidWorks for mechanical design automation, computer animation, and product development. Experience in the Medical, Electronics, Disk-drive, Nuclear, Semiconductor, and Food industries. Hands-on experience with AutoDesk Mechanical Desktop(4000), HP SolidDesigner(1000h), IronCAD(1000h), SolidWorks(12000h), Cosmos/Works (FEA), Working Model 3D (IPS), Interactive Product Animator, Rhino surface modeler, and Pro/Engineer (1500h). Four patents granted and 2 pending. Click here to see actual examples of work.

Detailed list of experience

1/97 - Present

Evolution Design Engineering, LLC- Managing Partner
website: http://www.edeinc.com/

Leader of this visionary, high tech product development firm utilizing advance 3D solid modeling, long-term relationships, and Internet technologies to provide numerous design and engineering services to manufacturers, marketing companies, progressive design firms and R&D organizations.

1994 - 1/97

Walter Dorwin Teague Associates, Inc. - Director of Product Development /Engineer-in-Responsible-Charge - In charge of the Engineering and Industrial Design Departments; generated job descriptions, job proposals, provided department budgets, articulated group mission statement, and provided guidance and leadership to both groups. Responsible for all of Teague's engineering in the State of Washington; Individual contributor on Coinstar Trolley, Tempress Marine Seat (issued Patents D398,172 & 5,820,221), Synrad Lasers, Boeing Motorized Spindle, Boeing 777 First Class Divider, Biopsys Biopsis Tool, among other projects. Impetus behind Teague's new Information System implementation. Responsible for improved project management throughout the organization. Authored 2 articles on Product Design for international CAD trade magazines discussing the use and implementation of different CAD systems.

1989 - 1994

GVO, Inc. - Project Manager/Sr. Mechanical Engineer - Project Manager and Lead Engineer on the Visioneer PaperMax Scanner (HP Scanjet 4s, issued Patent 5,517,332), ME on Sega's Virtual Reality Headgear project, Project Manager for Ortho's Lock'n Spray hose-end cartridge spray system (issued Patent 5,332,158 ), Project Manager for Lincoln Electric's model LN9-GMA Wirefeeder for arcwelders, Project Manager for Andros' medical CO monitor and smog pump, Lead Engineer for Herman Miller geriatric recliner, Lead Engineer on General Instruments' lottery machine.

1985 - 1989

MJP Development and CAD Service, President/owner - Starting with just myself, built business into a 6 person engineering consulting firm before being absorbed by GVO. The following is a list of clients and associated projects.

Other companies consultant to: Autodesk, Mark Products, Magnex, Exxon Enterprises, Grove Dale, and Commercial Consultants.

1983 - 1985

Magnex Corporation, Mechanical Design Engineer - Automatic production equipment

1982 - 1983

San Jose State University (full-time)

1981 - 1982

Ampex Corporation, Senior Mechanical Designer - Video Camera Division

1980 - 1981

IBM, Co-op Engineer- General Products Quality Assurance Department

1973 - 1980

Tonko Corporation, Mechanical Designer/Project Manager - Product handling equipment design

Education
UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: Bachelor of Science, extension depth requirements completed in Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics.

Professional references upon request