Resume & Pitch
A design engineer with the tenacity of a wolverine, Bob excelled at consumer electronic product design, but was toiling under an abusive boss who sabotaged his best efforts. Exhausted from a 1.5-hour commute and weary from a year-long job search that got him nowhere, he turned to Get What You Set for answers. Read more...
Imagine wasting countless hours emailing your resume and responding to Internet and trade journal ads without any meaningful results. Bob did just that. He had the talent, experience and drive, but he lacked the tools and tactics to actualize the job he wanted.
Bob targeted 5 companies in his geographic area that would be suitable venues for a career transition. We tailored a potent strategy unique to Bob that upgraded his career objective and resume. We taught him how to pinpoint the key decision makers in all five companies and gain access to them. Using GWYS's resources and strategies, Bob landed a new position, better working conditions and a 30% pay raise with one-third of his prior commute. After five years, he loves his job with a world-class manufacturer of consumer electronic products.
A Senior Design Engineering position utilizing experience in design and engineering development of mechanical, electrical and electronic consumer products.
Get This: Talk about vague! Bob's Summary is so generic that he might as well have left it blank. The response is a deafening: So what? To really capture his unique talents and position, every element of Bob's resume must be able to answer:
- Why should I hire you?
- What differentiates you from every other design engineer?
- What value can you bring to my enterprise, i.e., how can you help us deliver more reliable products with much faster turnaround times at lower costs?
After - Getting It!
Seeking a Senior Design Engineering position to leverage 26 years experience innovating and designing a vast array of complex consumer products. Possess a wide bandwidth of design expertise that requires less labor, improves reliability and marketability, and propels products from concept to store shelves. Reputation for delivering finished products on time and under budget with zero recalls.
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Bob's Resume: Most Recent Job - Not Getting It!
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer 1998-2006
Leading Speaker Manufacturer
Responsibilities and duties:
- Designed Digital Theater Systems, integrated Dolby Digital Surround audio systems, including powered subwoofer, active center channel unit and 4 satellites.
- Design stages included mechanical design of plastic housing components, mechanical layout of electronic components (2 populated PC boards, cables, drivers) utilizing Pro/E rel.19, rapid prototyping of plastic components (SLA) and creating detailed drawings.
- Designed packaging for the product including RSC (Regular Slotted Container) with partitions and EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) spacers utilizing Pro/E.
- Communicated mechanical aspects of the product design with industrial design firm, company marketing, sales personal and Far East vendors through all product design stages.
- Supported product implementation and modifications at vendor’s site in Asia.
- Designed two central channel speakers, consisting of 4 drivers, Medium Density Fiber housings with internal partitions and cloth stretched plastic grilles.
- Created layouts and mechanical drawing specs for 6 amplifiers and 3 crossovers for floor-standing amplified loudspeakers.
Leading Speaker Manufacturer 1998-2006
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
A $500MM company that designs, manufactures, and markets high performance audio systems. Hired as a critical team player to launch new, highly competitive products. Developed mechanical designs that enabled the company to profitably transition from a generic, low-cost speaker manufacturer to an elite electronics enterprise delivering superior products at sustainable, premium prices.
- Demonstrated a wide bandwidth of design ability that required fewer staff, allowing for significantly improved quality control and error-free design that propelled products from concept to store shelves.
- Designed a Digital Theater System with numerous components that positioned the company to take a leading position in an emerging market. Sales increased by 10%, adding $50MM against a plan of 7%, which brought the company back to profitability.
- Transformed a $150K software investment into a marketing tool that produced award-winning designs and ignited sales. Perfected the art of top-down design with Pro/E Wildfire 2 to make products more versatile and modifiable. This ultimately saved redesign time and shortened product development cycles by an average of 4-6 weeks.
- Accelerated the design process by creating an atmosphere of trust with the production, testing, marketing and finance teams. This strengthened the sales force's ability to meet customer needs and ultimately improved cash flow and profitability.
Get This: Bob's contribution to the company rings loud and clear. With his upgraded Summary/Pitch, Bob demonstrates not only how his design skills and processes affected the time-to-market strategy, but also how his work impacted the company's bottom line. Then his bullets highlight specific accomplishments that back-up his Summary.
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