1. Joseph S. Thiel
708 W 8th
Street, Litchfield, MN 55355 Cell (651) 271-3507 Home (320) 593-5913
Email: jthiel7@hotmail.com Website: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joseph-thiel/12/87/605
OBJECTIVE To obtain a full-time permanent position in the Mechanical
Design field where I can use my experience to provide positive
contributions.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Mechanical Designer with 19 years of experience. Specialized
in the design of automation tooling, detab form dies, die bond
tooling, dairy/cheese processing equipment and mechanical
designs. Proficient with the application and interpretation of
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing and ASME drafting
standards. Solid understanding of toolroom manufacturing
processes and the equipment to develop manufacturing design
concepts. Detail-oriented team player with a strong work ethic
and a drive to continually improve.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
 PTC Creo 2.0
 Autodesk Inventor 2016
 Autodesk AutoCAD 2016
 Autodesk Vault Professional
 Pro/Intralink
 PDM (Windchill)
 ERP (Movex)
 Microsoft Office (2013)
 Lotus Smartsuite
 As400
 Application of GD&T ASME 1994
 Trained in Technical Writing
 Trained in Project Management
Principles
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RELCO, LLC, Willmar, Minnesota 2013-Present
Mechanical Designer/Drafter
 Utilized Creo and Inventor in the development of customized dairy and cheese processing
equipment which cost effectively and reliably meet all engineering specifications.
 Developed 2-dimensional drawings and 3-dimensional models of new equipment with required
dimensions and tolerances to insure proper form, fit and function.
 Create and maintain a general arrangement drawing of the customer’s dairy or cheese processing
plant for ease of communication and design.
 Provide sheet metal flat pattern layouts for CNC programming as required.
 Create Bill of Materials and material pick list for shop to order and manufacture equipment.
 Preform final print checks to ensure all design/drafting work is accurate and completed per the
established check lists.
 Create informational/drawing job packets for appropriate departments for equipment fabrication
and plate design and build.

2. Joseph S. Thiel
708 W 8th
Street, Litchfield, MN 55355 Cell (651) 271-3507 Home (320) 593-5913
Email: jthiel7@hotmail.com Website: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joseph-thiel/12/87/605
HUTCHINSONTECHNOLOGYINC, Hutchinson, Minnesota 1996-2013
Tool/Mechanical Designer
 Utilized Pro/Engineer in the development of new and innovative tool design concepts, which cost
effectively and reliably meet all engineering specifications.
 Developed 2-dimensional drawings and 3-dimensional models of new tooling designs and
establish dimensions and tolerances required to insure proper form, fit and function.
 Subject matter expert in multiple tool families (Dense Pack,Dual Stage and Detab Form Press)
 Designed a universal boat for a new die bonding machine that was successfulin keeping all of the
product specific features to etched components. This saved approximately $24K for every
product change on an average unit of 20 boats.
 Utilized 3D printing technology on mechanical designs that cost effectively and reliably meet all
engineering specifications.
 Created Pro/Engineer design templates to reduce total design and drafting hours. Reduced total
design hours by 50%.
 Member of a team which helped reduce Non-Conformance Reports by 50% on manufactured
parts. This was accomplished by reviewing design requirements, tolerances, and manufacturing
processes.
 Performed final print check to ensure all design/drafting work is accurate and completed per
established design standards and specifications.
 Assisted with special project to design fixtures for the launch of the medical devices “Inspectra
Sto2 System” and the “Spot Check Inspectra Sto2 System” for the medical group.
 Created documentation of template design and Pro/Engineer instructions.
DELTAK CORPARATION,Plymouth, Minnesota 06/1996-08/1996
Mechanical Drafter
 Utilized AutoCAD in the development of 2-dimensional drawings of industrial sized waste heat
recovery boilers.
 Created and updated weldments drawings.
 Revised and tracked existing drawings needed for fabrication and documentation.
EDUCATION
Missouri Southern State University Joplin, Missouri
August 1994 to May 1996
 Associate’s Degree - Computer Aided Drafting and Design
REFERENCES
Available on Request