Travis Lucas is a mechanical engineer with experience in program management, customer service, and design. He has a record of implementing design innovations to meet customer needs. Lucas collaborates across departments to improve processes and reduce costs while providing exceptional customer service. He has in-depth knowledge of automation and marine industries.

1. Travis L. Lucas
667 Forstrom Dr. Lowell, MI 49331 • 616-334-1519 • travis.lucas@comcast.net
Mechanical Engineer
Skilled engineer, program and product manager with a record of success in implementing design innovations to
meet specific customer needs. Collaborates across departments to improve efficiencies and streamline processes
resulting in reduced overall project costs, while providing exceptional customer service. Communicates directly
with customers to assess their needs and gather vital information. In-depth knowledge of the automation and
marine industries, machine design, and machining composite materials, complemented by proven program and
project management abilities.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Customer Contact • Quality Assurance • Program Scheduling • Customer Review Meetings
Internal Design Reviews • Production Releases • Troubleshooting • Shipment Scheduling
Continuous Process Improvement • Client Communications • Customer Service • Parts Tracking
Quotation Development • Budget Development • Customer Needs Assessment • Process Creation
EXPERIENCES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Attwood, Lowell, MI, 1/2014 – 6/2015
Service Product Manager
Developed and implemented service parts kits for new product lines including service center and retail price
point. Parts and system training for call center representatives. Management of integrated fuel portal(IFP).
Management of OEM system. Trouble shooting of fuel systems. Inspection of prototype vessels for proper use of
fuel system. Oversaw the development of packing for service parts with manufacturing and engineering. Managed
and released engineering change notices for new service parts. Directed parts catalog updates for all new
products.
• Implemented and controlled the reduction of user base for the IFP resulting in and overall reduction in
cost to the company.
• Created a systems training approach to training dealers and OEM builders using the system that was
previously non-existent.
• Lead forecasting process for all service parts.
• Managed claims for OEM consumer level issues.
• Collection of data and trends from field issues to feedback for quality improvement.
• Submission and acceptance of patent idea to Mercury legal.
Altron Automation, Inc, Hudsonville, MI, 8/1999 – Current
Inside Sales Engineer  1/2010 – Present
Communicate with customers to gather information, complete research, and build quotation packages to meet
the needs of each customer as well as budgets for individual projects. Serve a wide range of industries, including
aerospace, automotive, food, housing, medical, military and solar.
• Investigate and propose new processes and ways to improve existing processes.
• Contribute to the specials team in the specialty of equipment quoting for semi and fully automated
resistance, MIG, TIG and Plasma welding, and component assembly.
• Develop special processes for equipment used in material handling, unloading, and packing.
• Machine cells including drilling, tapping, sawing and routing via simple slides or servo driven operations.
• Created specialized machines such as a laminate copper cutting welding and handling cell, a metal shingle
and trim adhesive and granule application system, and an aerospace afterburner spray nozzle assembly
cell.
Program Manager  2/2005 – 1/2010
Managed a complex portfolio of projects from conception to installation, while serving as the main point of
contact for customers. Managed schedules, meetings, internal design reviews and production releases, providing
weekly progress updates to customers.
• Spearheaded implementation of an open issues system to maintain high-level communications between
the company and its customers.

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• Coordinated logistics and scheduled shipment and installation at customer facilities throughout the U.S.
and Mexico.
• Provided exceptional customer service while operating within established timelines and budgets.
• Evaluated and streamlined processes to reduce overall project costs.
Altron Automotive, Inc. – Continued
• Implemented translation software for importing native files to a format suitable for design utilization.
• Traveled to customer facilities to gather information on existing plants and equipment to aid during
installation.
Applications Engineer  1/2004 – 2/2005
Implemented design innovations for new products and processes to meet specific customer needs. Collaborated
with the sales team to provide concept drawings and review efficiencies and ergonomics. Utilized part drawings,
CAD models, and sample parts to develop processes for assembly.
• Performed ergonomic review of manufacturing processes and reviewed plant layouts to identify
efficiencies in the process flow.
• Developed cycle time charts and process flow drawings to inform weld schedules.
• Delivered multiple concepts for each application, providing sales teams with multiple ways to meet
specific plant and workforce needs.
Mechanical Engineer, Special Equipment Design  8/1999 – 1/2004
Established conceptual layouts and finalized designs by leading customer design review meetings. Released
designs to production, providing key input throughout the manufacturing and assembly process with a focus on
simplifying design to reduce manufacturing and assembly costs.
• Led the design team to refine standard weight packages for specific test needs.
• Aided in the implementation of product check sheet to reduce design time and maintain consistency.
• Implemented process improvements and refined processes to reduce overall production costs.
E-PAK Machinery, Inc., La Porte, IN, 11/2001 – 1/2002
Mechanical Engineer
Refined and implemented new equipment in bottling facilities, utilizing stainless steel sheet metal construction.
• Supported manufacturability of existing products by evaluating the tolerance of each component and its
global effect on the equipment to ensure proper fit-up.
• Researched and developed new equipment and tested new products to support quality assurance.
Change Parts, Inc., Ludington, MI, 4/1994 – 6/1999
Mechanical Engineer  6/1995 – 6/1999
Designed change parts for the bottling industry, developing new materials and techniques and redesigning
outdated components and assemblies. Designed cap handling parts consisting of chutes, twists, escapements,
pick-off tables, and buttons.
• Improved efficiency through redesign of filler nozzles to apply each style of equipment to a broad range of
products.
• Implemented Kwick change style parts to filling and cap handling equipment, reducing changeover time
from hours to minutes.
• Created an initial spare parts inventory of equipment allowing customers to use the company as a single
source supplier.
Machinist  4/1994 – 6/1995
Produced components for specific products utilizing a variety of materials on the lathe, mill, and surface grinder.
Worked with stainless steel, Delrin, UHMW, and other materials.
• Performed TIG welding of 300 series stainless steel for small weldments and components.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Kettering University – GMI Engineering and Management
Institute, Flint, MI, 2001
• Undergraduate thesis in Machining Composite Materials
Software Proficiencies
AutoCAD • Bricscad • MD5, 2 and 3-D • Transmagic • Solid Works • InDesign

3. Microsoft Project • Microsoft Office Suite
Volunteer Experience
My Team Triumph of West Michigan – running and triathlon events