1. William I. Noyes
713 Harlan Drive
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 553-6385
bill_noyes@roadrunner.com
EDUCATION
BSME Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1977.
MBA Masters in Business Administration, Golden Gate University, Norfolk, Virginia
campus, 1984.
AS Associates Degree in Electronics Technology, State Technical Institute, Memphis,
TN, 1992.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
PE (Mechanical & Electrical) Professional Engineering Registration: Alabama,
Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi,
Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee and West Virginia.
CFEI Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (NAFI Certifications)
CVFI Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator
ACTAR Certified Automobile Accident Reconstructionist
CQA Certified Quality Auditor
CRE Certified Reliability Engineer (ASQ CERTIFICATIONS)
CQE Certified Quality Engineer
EXPERIENCE
2014 - 2015, Professional Engineer - U.S. Forensic, Nicholasville, KY Investigated
fire scenes, accidents and equipment failures for insurance and legal clients.
2006 – 2014, Senior Mechanical and Electrical Engineer – EFI Global, Nicholasville,
KY Examine accident and fire scenes for cause and origin, including product defect,
machinery failure and auto accident reconstruction.
2004 – 2006, Midsouth Products Engineering, Gadsden, AL, Senior Mechanical
Engineer. Projects include Pro/Engineer modeling and solving technical issues for
outsourcing to China. DFMEA, Electromechanical Design, Pro/Engineer and FEA
analysis conducted. Products are controls and ice makers for consumer refrigerators.
1993 - 2006, Forensic Engineer. Examine accident and fire scenes for cause and
origin, including structural and machinery failure, as well as product defect
investigations.
2. 2001 - 2003, Amana/Maytag, Searcy, AR, Senior Product Design Engineer.
Responsible for designing mechanical and electrical components for existing laundry
products, and quality improvement and cost reduction projects.
1999 - 2001, General Electric, Louisville, KY, Mechanical Design Engineer.
Designed case and door components for new refrigeration products, including sheet
metal and electronic part design utilizing Pro-Engineer. Conducted failure analysis of
accelerated test units.
1996 - 1999, Systems Engineering and Laboratories (SEAL), Memphis, TN,
Professional Engineer. Examined accident and fire scenes for cause and origin,
including structural failure, machinery failure, and product defect investigations.
1994 - 1996, Systems and Service International (SASI), Memphis, TN, Safety
Engineer. Conducted UL approval work for electronic products and was responsible for
designing sheet metal and plastic parts using AutoCAD 12 with 3D.
1991 - 1993, Self-employed, Memphis, TN, Professional Engineer. Contracted PC
repair and upgrade, auditing of quality systems, refrigeration and electrical equipment,
and Forensic Engineering.
1990 - 1991, Sharp Corporation, Memphis, TN, Mechanical Engineer. Coordinated
all UL and other regulating agency approval activity for microwave oven products and
was responsible for design and solution of mechanical fit, thermal limitations, cost
reduction and manufacturability problems.
1986 - 1990, Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI, Project Engineer.
Supervised technicians in development testing for gas and electric clothes dryers.
Performed and wrote testing standards for these products.
1984 - 1986, Magic Chef Company, Cleveland, TN, Project Engineer. Designed
various sheet metal and plastic parts for microwave ovens. Responsible for cost
reduction projects.
1979 - 1984, US Navy, Norfolk, VA, Naval Officer. Managed a division of electronics
and data processing technicians at a mainframe computer facility as well as a division of
firefighters, plumbers and welders aboard ship.
OTHER
ProEngineer; AutoCAD; CNC machining; Spanish language (r,w,s); Green Belt Six
Sigma; Northwestern University Traffic Accident Reconstruction I and II; Fire
Investigation; 30-hour OSHA course; several courses taken toward MSME and BSEE,
NFPA 70E Electrical Safety.