Greg Beck worked as an engineering consultant on various projects from 1996-2015. Some key projects included: - Developing a solution to make a nanomolding injection molding machine's core easily disassembled for cleaning. - Designing transmission shifter faceplates and a combine propulsion handle prototype for external clients. - Managing a relationship with Maytag and designing PCB housings and modifications for a digital control system for washers and dryers. - Designing control heads, a remote speaker microphone, and components for Motorola radios. - Working on blow molded items and sportlocks for hearing aids at other companies.

1. By: Greg Beck
270 W. Thacker St
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
T: 847-668-4034
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Examples of past design
solutions

2. Employed: 1996-2003
Part 1: MedicalMurray
Project Examples

3. MedicalMurray Background
When I was hired in 2003, I was an in-house
engineering consultant. I worked on three types
of projects:
● Projects for MedicalMurray internally
● Projects performed in-house for other clients
● Projects that I was contracted for.
This was for customers across the
telecommunications, medical, military,
automotive, and consumer goods.
The following are examples of my efforts.

4. Example "Nanomolding" Injection Molding
Machine.
Projects for
MedicalMurray Internal

5. Phil and Andy Leopold
patented a way to
injection mold really
small items, about the
size of a sesame seed.
During the development
process, they discovered
a fault in the design,
which made the core
difficult to clean.
They used me to develop
a solution
In-House Project
Background

6. Solution and resolution
Developed a design where instead of the core
being 1 piece, the elements could be
disassembled into different pieces. The
different pieces could be placed into an
autoclave and the plastic can be burned out.
Making the core available for the next design.
The design was completed in about a month.
The parts were completed and used
sucessfully.

7. Example: Transmission shifter faceplate for
Arens Controls.
Projects for External
Customers of
MedicalMurray Brought
In-House

8. Arens Controls Shifter
Bezel Background
In 1999, MedicalMurray
received a contract to help
develop a design for two
types of bezels for their t-
shifter and pushbutton
shifters (the pushbutton
shifter bezel is show
aside).
All that was given was
surfaces given by their
customer.

9. Arens Controls Shifter
Bezel Resolution
Using Solidworks, I
reverse-engineered the
bezel. I designed it to
accommodate the mounts
that the current bezels
incorporated. The design
was manufactured using
polycarbonate. It went into
production in 2000.

10. Example: Combine Propulsion Handle for
Arens Controls, 2000
Projects for External
Customers of
MedicalMurray While on
Contract

11. Combine Propulsion Handle
Prototype
Arens Controls contracted me
out, among other things to work
on the propulsion handle.
The design proposed is a
prototype designed in
Solidworks. It incorporated their
dome technology. It was
designed to be overmolded
(although this prototype looks
like one piece, the actual CAD
had the overmolded surfaces

12. Combine Propulsion Handle
Prototype Resolution
Additionally (not shown) is a
rocker switch position, and push-
button switch on the top. It also
included the light guides, PCBs,
etc.
Twenty prototypes were created
and given to the customer for
review.
Contract ended after completion

13. Employed: 2004-2005
Part 2: Diehl Controls
Project Examples

14. Main project at Diehl:
CLICs Project for Maytag
Maytag enlisted Diehl Controls to develop a
digital control to merge up to 32 electro-
mechanical control combinations across their
Amana and Maytag washers and dryers.
These were assembled in there Searcy,
Arkansas and Herrin, Illinois plants.

15. CLICs actions
● Managed relationship with Maytag.
● Designed control PCB and mount (not
shown)
● Modified sheetmetal front to allow Molex
LED membrane
● Specified and worked with switch vendor
● Worked with Maytag as it reached
production in 2005.

16. Example PCB Housing
Designed 2005
Background: In this design, the electricals at
Maytag and Diehl had designed the PCB,
without general input from mechanical
engineering initially. Due to several size
constraints, only a "toast" housing was
conceivable. The design required little to no
fasteners to save cost.
The following was designed in Pro/E in
approximately two months. The material
chosen was polypropylene.

17. What was designed
living hinge
snap lugs
snap lugs

18. Employed: 2005-2011
Projects for Motorola, Inc

19. Motorola Projects
Background
Worked on three control heads for the
MotoTRBO radios and a remote speaker
microphone. These were done from a concept
markup from marketing and followed all the
way to production.
Production would be in Malaysia for the
radios and in Mexico for the RSM.
Components were manufactured all over the
world.

20. MotoTRBO XPR 4350
Radio
Designed the following:
● Designed backlighting
using direct lighting
technology.
● Lens
● Keypad
● Housing shared the
cavity side with sister
radio to save tooling
cost.

21. HMN4104 RSM
Designed the following:
● Display mount (uses a
sheetmetal clip to hold
display)
● Front to optimize looks
and audio performance
● Lens area
● Speaker mounting to
optimize audio
performance

22. MotoTRBO XPR 5000 Series
Radio
Designed the following:
● Lenses for both
● Backlighting was
accomplished using
light guide foil
technology
● The displays
● Keypad designs.

23. Employed: 2013-2014
Projects for Plasticade, Inc

24. Plasticade Projects
Worked on various
blow-molded programs.
Items to be released:
The Metropolitan Sign
Watchtower Stacker
Cone
Revised A-Frame
The Billboard 36x48
Sign (unpictured)

25. Employed: 2014-2015
Projects for GN Resound,
Inc

26. GN Resound Sportlock
Worked on the design, qualification, and testing
of sportlocks, which hold the receiver into the
ear on some patients
Sportlock
Receiver

27. GN Resound RIE hearing
aids
Worked on the design update to internal
components of ReSound and Beltone hearing
aids, qualification, and testing of sister RIE
hearing aids