1. Jim Cloer
Hillsboro, Oregon - (503)-547-9356- jim.cloer@gmail.com
PROCESS ENGINEER
Experience Developing and Sustaining Products and Processes
 Development and sustaining of new products and processes in aerospace, defense, medical, electronics and
firearms industries.
 Oversee complex, multiphase and high-profile engineering projects. Able to address financial constraints and
complicated logistics to overcome project challenges.
 Excel in collaborating with clients, contractors and government agencies to meet or exceed design, quality,
timeline and budget expectations.
EXPERTISE
Product Engineering: Design-Build Management, Project Plans & Documentation, Engineering Cost Estimates,
Cross-Functional Team Supervision
Engineering Disciplines: Mechanical Design and Analysis, Manufacturing Engineering (New Product
Development/Introduction as well as Sustaining Process), Additive Manufacturing
Technical Tools: SolidWorks, ProE, AutoCAD, MasterCAM, MS Office Suite, FrameMaker
EXPERIENCE
CELESTICA (Gresham, OR)
Technical Writer (contracted via Adecco), 7/2016 to Present
Using Frame Maker 9 to create OMS (work instruction) documents based on tribal knowledge and photo
documenting the assembly processes in real time.
DAC AERO, LLC (Hillsboro, OR)
Product Design Engineer, 1/2016 to Present
Mechanical Engineer, 7/2014 to Present
This is a side business that was started with a former colleague to serve a niche market in the aviation industry.
While he continues to focus on providing FAA DER services to our clients, I have expanded our capabilities and
services into design and manufacturing.
Recently completed projects:
Client:
Integrated
Surveillance
and Defense.
Modified a customer provided drawing and oversaw production of a Proof of Concept part for
the aviation industry that was completed ahead of schedule using additive manufacturing.
Client: DAC
Aero Consumer
Product: 591-5
Designed, prototyped and oversaw production of a new replacement to an obsolete firearm
magazine used by consumers in the sport of varmint shooting. Worked closely with local
vendors to define a stated capability and adjust the design to optimize for yield. Improved
capacity and upgraded design allows owners of 27,000 firearms to continue using them in the
field for years to come.
Original design used three plastic injection molded parts and one formed metal part.
Design was performed using SolidWorks 2015 Pro.
Proof of concept was achieved using a Robo 3D R1 + printer. Plastic filaments evaluated initially
included Nylon 12, PLA and ABS. PLA was chosen as the POC material for its lower process
temperatures, lower exhaust fume issues and it’s higher resistance to both thermal and chemical

2. deformation. Final iterations of design were achieved while working with vendors on finalizing
parameters using the production process of SLS printing using Nylon 2201 powder.
Client: DAC
Aero Consumer
Product: R22
Designed, prototyped and oversaw production of a new replacement to an obsolete firearm
magazine used by consumers in the sport of varmint shooting. Worked closely with local
vendors to define a stated capability and adjust the design to optimize for yield. This magazine is
interchangeable across several models with an estimated combined total of 250,000 firearms. This
allows competitive shooters and hobbyist’s alike to continue shooting these firearms and handing
them down for generations to come.
Original design used three plastic injection molded parts and one formed metal part.
Design was performed using SolidWorks 2015 Pro.
Proof of concept was achieved using a Robo 3D R1 + printer. Plastic filaments evaluated initially
included Nylon 12, PLA and ABS. PLA was chosen as the POC material for its lower process
temperatures, lower exhaust fume issues and it’s higher resistance to both thermal and chemical
deformation. Final iterations of design were achieved while working with vendors on finalizing
parameters using the production process of SLS printing using Nylon 2201 powder.
Note: This magazine is a sibling to the 591 so it required less iterations of design and was brought
to market on a significantly shorter cycle than the 591-5.
TTM TECHNOLOGIES (Forest Grove, OR)
Mechanical Process Engineer II, 10/2014 to 12/2015
Owned CNC Laser, CNC Drill and CNC Finishing areas. Once laser room was stabilized, it was handed off to a
junior engineer and I focused on the remaining 47 pieces of equipment in the Drill and Finishing areas.
Completed projects:
Area: Laser Reduced engineering demand by roughly 30% for existing processes and products by overseeing
and providing OEM training to operators, technicians and maintenance personnel. Also resulted
in cost savings via increased throughput due to unnecessary downtime and reduced field service
calls for minor repair/service tasks.
Reduced engineering demand by roughly 40% for existing processes and products by creating
and leading a cross functional team to resolve file download issues in two phases. First
resolved breaks in the outdated existing system. Second creates a new, web based system that
bypasses a number of additional steps that inherently increase risk of system failures.
Increased capacity of the laser area by greater than 50% by leading a project to spec and
purchase a new CNC laser system that has all the same functionality as the existing systems but
has improved user ability and increased speed for laser drilling of metals.
Area: Drill Led implementation of a new type of tool design that led to an initial annual cost savings of
approximately $125,000 by eliminating the need for exotic entry materials for lubrication
purposes. Worked with vendor to improve the design to fit our needs and still get the tool at the
same unit cost as we were paying for the old style tool.
Created and led a cross functional team to improve feed and speed tables to eliminate step
changes and provide more linear changes to parameters. Resulted in improved quality and
throughput.
Area: Finishing Led a team of operations leads and maintenance personnel to improve operator safety by
eliminating a flaw in modern machines and creating a procedural solution to the flaw in aging

3. equipment.
Led a cross-shift team of leads and managers to characterize existing equipment and create
real world stated capabilities for Front End Engineering. This improved yields and overall
job satisfaction on the production floor with new jobs.
Led a modernization effort by working with Front End Engineering to learn what they see
their customers needing in the next few years for machined tolerances. Evaluated available
equipment on the market and what had been recently installed by sister sites. Proposed 7
new pieces of equipment to carry the organization into the future.
COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS (Wilsonville, OR)
Mechanical Engineer, 1/2013 to 7/2014
Served as the primary engineer for the Integrated Product Technology group. Provided engineering analysis and
review for ECR’s to existing Type Design data for the company’s fleet of Boeing 107 and 234 tandem rotor aircraft.
Related tasks included material and process specifications for replacement parts, reverse engineering of original
complex geometries (including flight critical components) and creating 3D models and 2D drawings in SolidWorks
2012 based on OEM 2D drawings and physical measurements taken from parts on hand or in the field. Worked
with vendors to verify manufacturability before finalizing designs.
TE CONNECTIVITY (Wilsonville, OR)
NPI Manufacturing Engineer II (Aerospace, Defense and Marine division), 10/2011 to 1/2013
Developed products using existing processes and validated them as sustainable products.
Sustaining Product Engineer (Medical division), 3/2011 to 10/2011
Sustained and improved existing processes for volume production of existing products.
Completed projects:
Project: Cable
for Backpack
Mounted Data
Equipment for
Soldiers
Worked with R&D engineers and vendors to develop a custom extruder nozzle to eliminate
lumps in the cable jacket that had been plaguing the project for months. Resulted in the ability to
produce the cable in high volume lengths.
Project: Data
Transmission
Cables for
Fighter Planes
Developed processes and procedures which led to winning a very large government contract
away from our biggest competitor in the market. This is a set of three sibling cables of
different size. Our process resulted in their being able to reduce the overall diameter of all
three cables, providing critical weight savings for the aircraft.
Project: RF
Cable
Development
Created and led a cross functional team to better understand the problem and history of
attempted solutions. Developed tooling and procedures for incoming inspection of a raw
material that was plaguing this project for years. Worked with vendors to improve packaging
methods and implemented shelf life rules for the raw material. Resulted in improved yields
and on time delivery.
EXPRESS PERSONNEL (Hillsboro, OR)
Integration Engineer (By contract) 8/2010 to 10/2011
Retrofit a CNC laser system that was a custom machine which was built incorrectly by the OEM.
Completed projects:
Project: Laser Evaluated the system and devised a solution. Worked with a hardware vendor to acquire the

4. System necessary components. Performed installation and startup, oversaw training of personnel and
sub-contracted the software development required for full implementation.
MICRON LASER TECHNOLOGY (Hillsboro, OR)
Mechanical Project Engineer 9/2006 to 9/2008
Retrofitting of multiple systems for improved function or additional capabilities.
Laser Operator / Process Engineer 3/2005 to 9/2006
Creation of MasterCAM files and development of processes for laser drilling, controlled depth skiving, contouring,
etc.
Completed projects:
Project: Knee
Mill Conversion
to CNC
Specify and recommend acquisition of stepper motors, couplers, etc. Installation and integration
of components. System start up and tuning, training of personnel on new system. Resulted in
projected savings of hundreds of man hours per year for production of in-house parts.
Project: Vacuum
Table Extension
2D design and CNC program in MasterCAM, fabrication of sandwiched vacuum table, and
installation into existing OEM vacuum system. Provided procedures and training on
installation, use and removal of system to relevant personnel. Resulted in 60% reduction in run
time for the intended customer part.
Project: Retrofit
of Continuous
Beam Laser
System (GSI
Screen Cut)
Troubleshooting of OEM controller hardware which resulted in research and recommendation
for purchase of new, US made controller system that allows retaining of original motors,
drives, etc. Integration included control cabinet design and layout, cable specification and
manufacture, system startup and tuning, training of personnel and recommendations for
upgrades of components that appear to have long term potential for producing problems.
Resulted in positioning the company to corner a market in cutting edge technologies.
Project: Machine
Vision System
Worked with the vendor to design and specify off the shelf components for acquisition.
Downloaded the OEM’s 2D drawings and created a 3D assembly model. Managed modification
and installation of components using internal facilities personnel. Results in the retro-fitted
“Screen Cut” system mentioned previously to use fiducial alignment via physical features on the
part to be machined; increasing precision, speed, efficiency and repeatability of a process.
Project: 3D
Visual
Inspection
System
Designed a system to utilize an existing controller and stage as the precision motion for Z axis
travel. Evaluated and sourced a third party software application to create 3D renderings from a
series of 2D images. Performed install, startup, tuning and training of personnel in use and
servicing of the system. Resulted in the capability of the company to digitally present visual
examples of micro-scale machining processes (a valuable tool not only for sales to new clients,
but in the ability to send, via email, 3D renderings of a process problem or success in prototype
materials)
EDUCATION
BS in Mechanical Engineering, PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (Portland, OR)
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2012 AD&M Innovation Award for process development on cables with tight electrical specifications; TE
Connectivity, Aerospace, Defense & Marine
Recognition for process development of tight tolerance Kapton tape parts; Micron Laser Technology, 2007