1. Bill Bassett
1635 Stoney Point Court
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Phone: (719) 593-9481 (h) (719) 331-0144 (c)
E-Mail: billbassett@q.com
AREAS OF EXPERTISE/CORE COMPETENCIES
• Mechanical Engineering
• Design Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Test Engineering
• Program Management
• Project Engineering
• Management/Supervision/Budgeting
• ECO’s (Engineering Change Orders)
• BOM’s (Bills of Material)
• Eng. Documentation Creation
• Assembly and Test Processes
• Line Layouts, Balancing, Work Station
Layout, Labor Standards
• MS Office Suite (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Outlook)
• MS Project
• CAD/CAM (AutoCAD, ProE, UG)
• MRP/SAP
• Regulatory (UL, CSA, FCC, CE, VDE,
etc.) Testing
• Environmental Testing (Temperature,
Humidity, Vibration)
• ISO 9001
• Working with Vendors (Domestic and
International)
• Technical Documentation
• New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Prototype Builds
• Sustaining/Continuation Engineering
• Customer Support, Tech Support
• Value Engineering
• SME in Computer Storage
EXPERIENCE
Thin Metal Parts dba Fineline Imaging 2011-2012
CAD/CAM Engineer/Technician (contract, then permanent)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Converted customer files into film (Mylar) masks or Chrome on Glass masks for Photolithography.
• Worked with customers to perfect the design.
• Masks typically shipped same or next day.
Ingersoll-Rand (Schlage) 2005
Value Engineer (Contract through Aerotek)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Developed and implemented cost reduction projects for Schlage and Falcon Brand lock products.
• Employed Engineering guidelines (DFMEA and PFMEA) to address issues before prototyping.
• Redesigned existing products, tested for specification compliance, worked with Engineering,
vendors and manufacturing sites.
Quantum Corporation 2005
Test Engineer IV (Contract through TEKsystems)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Tested Firmware for Tape Library Product.
• Identified, documented, and reported problems to firmware developers for resolution prior to first
customer shipment.
Ingersoll-Rand (Schlage) 2004-2005
Manufacturing Facilitator (Contract through Adecco)
Colorado Springs (Security), Colorado
• Supervised 40+ manufacturing associates, building cylinders for locks.

2. • Worked with Associates on their Green and Purple Belts (Six Sigma).
• Worked with Design Engineering, Materials, Process Engineering, Quality Assurance and other
teams to maximize production, while reducing cost (Lean and Flexible Manufacturing).
Eurologic Systems, Inc. 2002-2003
Project Engineer (Direct contract)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Managed qualification testing of new family of disk enclosures.
• Worked with design teams to co-ordinate schedules and to share test equipment and products.
• Reduced qualification time and cost cut 40-50 percent compared to previous product families.
Digital Equipment Corp/Compaq Computer Corp. 1979-2001
Mfg. Eng., Sr. Mfg. Eng., Sr. Design Eng., Principal Design Eng., Program Mgr. I/II
Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Mfg Eng for new product and production build of disk drives and controllers.
• Designed, tested, and then supported field and manufacturing for disk, tape, solid state, and CD
drive and storage controller enclosures. This included both StorageWorks (tm) and legacy products.
• Managed direct and indirect teams as Engineering Manager and Program Manager. This included
hardware and software programs and an ISO 9001 qualification.
Non-Technical positions between engineering positions include working as a medical receptionist, realtor,
property manager, school crossing guard, substitute work at schools, and retail.
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Science, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Mechanical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering