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MARGARET FRITZ
1617 Lebanon Pike, Apt. A3, Nashville, Tennessee 37210
Phone 774-239-8115 ! mmf.inbox@gmail.com
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Mechanical Engineer ! Mechanical Designer ! Electro-Mechanical Assembly Engineer ! Product Life Cycle Management Engineer
Mechanical Technology Innovation ! Product Environmental Profile ! Electro-Mechanical Integration ! Cabling Layout & Design
Sheet Metal, Castings, Machined Components ! Pressure/Vacuum Formed & Mold Injection Plastics ! Rack/Subrack/Chassis
Systems
Electrical/Mechanical Design Flaw Identification and Re-Work ! Cross Functional Mechanical Support ! Reverse Engineering
SKILLS
Six Sigma Yellow Belt ! SOLIDWORKS ! CREO ! Pro/ENGINEER ! AutoCAD ! Product Data Management Software
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Consultant 2015 - Present
! Increased client sales revenue by $25,000 by delivering project on budget and decreasing forecast timeline by 50%.
! Generated 100% increase in client sales revenue through project planning and management, promoting product, and eliminating excess and
unused inventory to reduce storage space by 25%.
! Optimized 4 product designs to client specifications, resulting in client savings of 275% in product replacement costs.
IBM Corporation 2011 – 2015
Senior Mechanical Engineer Marlborough, MA
! Saved IBM $400,000 in tooling costs and $60,500 in resource costs by engineering the re-use of 2 hard tools and developing only 2 new
hard tools for the production of an IBM side car. Worked with manufacturers in China to finalize and approve all hard tooling and
production runs.
! Reduced side car development time by 67% by re-working 36 sheet metal assemblies and prototype designs to verify design concept and
continue product development in parallel to the final engineered solution.
! Contributed to expected new product sales in excess of $2 Billion by generating 5 Product Environmental Profiles (PEP) from initiation
through finalization, and updating each PEP with each product component revision to meet continuously evolving country specific standards
to gain approval for product launch and sale in all countries worldwide.
! Eliminated flexing of the interface portion of a large Printed Circuit Board (PCB) that was not supported in the blade side car enclosure by
designing a complex sheet metal stiffener using SOLIDWORKS.
! Initiated, advanced through management/manufacturing/product development, and finalized an average of 6 engineering change orders per
week in the Product Data Management (PDM) system to progress product development.
! Integrated electrical components related to the blade center side car.
! Created the branding logo for the front of the Data Analytics Rack.
! Produced and released side car designs using CREO, and met design deliverables on average 6 months ahead of schedule.
Netezza Corporation (Acquired by IBM Corporation in 2010) 2007 – 2010
Senior Mechanical Engineer Marlborough, MA
! Saved Netezza $1.5 Million in re-work and scrap and $35,500 in resource costs by identifying 2 major PCB design flaws.
! Reduced PCB development time by 70% by reverse engineering existing designs (mechanical design and component layout) in parallel with
the board design itself, and creating a dummy board to verify PCB mechanical integrity without a completed PCB.
! Produced PCB designs using SOLIDWORKS, invented and designed a sheet metal enclosure to house electronics, and met design
deliverables on average 3.5 months ahead of schedule.
! Solved air flow issues for cooling enclosed electronics by creating an air flow bracket for the large rack enclosure, and incorporated the
Netezza brand name into the design solution.
! Improved directed air flow control to cool PCBs in blade centers by designing pressure formed plastic baffles, and incorporated branding
logos by utilizing pressure formed and mold injected plastics.
! Optimized product lifecycle development by ensuring that all ~50 components per design worked together correctly, and ~250 PCB
assemblies were built up, revised, and re-deployed to keep development moving forward.

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! Installed proprietary software, updated hardware firmware, ran diagnostics on hardware, and built up product for testing, followed by
running compliance testing for UL Certification for 3 projects in parallel and using AGILE Product Lifecycle Management software to track
products and communicate with manufacturers.
! Built and wired the top level assembly of Data Center Appliances for compliance testing and certification, and contributed to photo shoots
for product marketing efforts.
PixeLINK® 2006 – 2007
Mechanical Engineer Marlborough, MA
! Delivered customized sheet metal enclosures for video displays and related electronics using Pro/ENGINEER and SOLIDWORKS.
! Procured materials for prototype build and testing, and assembled and verified first article prior to release.
! Achieved delivery of engineered solutions and managed product development lifecycle on time and on budget.
DCI Engineering Services 2006 – 2006
Mechanical Engineer (Contract) Worcester, MA
! Delivered sheet metal enclosure for semi-conductor capital equipment using SOLIDWORKS.
! Contributed to designing a sub-floor for clean room applications using Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.
! Procured parts, built prototypes, and released documentation to customers for custom designed products.
Aydin Displays, Inc. (Engineering division closed in 2006) 2005 – 2006
Senior Mechanical Engineer Marlborough, MA
! Innovated ideas and engineered solutions to transform monitors into touch screens for customers in the hospital, retail, and food industries.
! Created customized sheet metal housings for monitors for ~25 customers using Pro/ENGINEER.
Brooks Automation, Inc. 2004 – 2005
Senior Mechanical Designer (Contract) Chelmsford, MA
! Produced mechanical designs for machined parts, sheet metal parts, and extrusions for semi-conductor automation within a vacuum
environment using Pro/ENGINEER.
Newton Center Chiropractic Clinic, United Healthcare Acupuncture Clinic 2001 - 2004
Receptionist (Part-time positions while completing full-time college degree) Newton, MA
! Optimized customer service for clinics’ patients and staff, coordinated appointments, and maintained medical and billing records.
Teradyne, Inc. 1997 – 2001
Senior Mechanical Designer Bedford, MA
! Produced designs for machined parts, sheet metal parts, plastics, castings, and weldments for test equipment for final packaged chip testing
in the semi-conductor industry using Pro/ENGINEER.
TRAINING
! Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification, SixSigma.us Online Certification Program
! Sheet Metal Modeling in SOLIDWORKS, CADD Edge Marlborough, MA
! Advanced Part Modeling and Assembly in SOLIDWORKS, CADD Edge Marlborough, MA
! Geometric Tolerancing, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
EDUCATION
Framingham State University, Framingham, MA 2008
Business and IT Management degree program, 1 year completed
MassBay Community College, Framingham, MA 2003
Mechanical Engineering, Associates Degree