Mechanical Design & Production Manager
International Biomedical Engineering Technologies, BAHGAT Group
Total years of experience :34 years, 5 Months
• Managed a team of three engineers responsible for design, material planning and production, in addition to fifteen production technicians.
• Revised production space design, and planned manufacturing processes, work flow, work force and test procedures.
• Procured raw materials, tooling and components from local and foreign vendors, for conventional, rapid production and rapid prototyping processes.
• Prepared documentation, work instructions and procedures to conform to ISO 13485 (the medical equivalent of ISO 9000).
• Completed the mechanical design, prototype follow-up and verification, for the following products:
o Five ultrasound imaging machines.
o Vital signs patient monitor.
o Soft laser therapy device.
• Generated 3D models, detail and assembly drawings using Pro/Engineer and AutoCAD.
• Complied with safety standards (IEC 60601-1 & MDD 93/42/EEC) to meet CE mark requirements..
! My employment was interrupted for 5 months because of my resignation and joining the following employer then my return.
• Managed 28 employees of diverse nationalities in the design, production, quality, planning, purchasing, maintenance and safety departments.
• Revised procedures and documentation for safety, maintenance, production, planning and costing.
• Established an ISO 9000 compliant documentation system for production and quality control of the HVAC Ducting product line.
• Resigned due to the hopelessly bad financial status of the company.
• Founded a small factory for houseware products.
• Devised with a consultant the accounting system and procedures.
• Designed products and generated detail drawings.
• Planned manufacturing processes, work force and work flow.
• Procured and purchased tooling, materials and components.
• Supported and Sold CAD, CAM & FEA software solutions, mainly Pro/Engineer, Patran & Nastran.
• Conducted training courses on Pro/Engineer.
• Participated in marketing seminars and demonstrations.
• Completed 60% of company installations on various computer platforms.
• Prepared tender documents for equipment procurement of more than 100 packages including mechanical, electrical and instrumentation equipment.
• Compiled and maintained lists for vendors, equipment drawings, specifications, and BOM's.
• Participated in the technical evaluation of some mechanical bid packages.
• Designed electronic equipment enclosures using AutoCAD.
• Completed or participated in the design of :
o Hand-held computer for remote meter reading and billing.
o Three air-conditioner controllers.
o Washing machine controller.
o Domestic water heater controller.
• Liaised with mechanical component suppliers and purchasing department.
• Completed fourteen training courses on most of the mechanical CAD and CAM modules of CADDS 4X at Prime Computers, Boston, USA.
• Built 3D models for sheet metal dies required for manufacturing the Vespa scooter.
• Studied the activities of the technical departments, while spent most of my training period at the design department, where most of factory products were designed. Main products were boilers, heat exchangers, economizers, conveyors and steel structures.
• Designed, as an exercise, a 190tph belt conveyor for dry bulk materials following DIN 22101.
Minor in Computer Science BSc with High Honors.