Engineer Mechanical

Kenneth C. Henderson

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Penfield, NY 14526-2901

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ENGINEERING/ PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE LEADERSHIP FOR THE ORGANIZATION

Highly experienced Product Development Engineer with more than two decades of

achievement in simulation-driven Design, Manufacturing, Information Technology and

Computer-Aided Engineering modeling and analysis, driving the growth of Xerox, the

world's leading document management technology and services enterprise.

An expert in the leadership of research and development programs as well as vendor and

partner technology relationships. Noted for enabling superior business results through

innovative problem solving and effective stakeholder communications that deliver

customer buy-in throughout all phases of the program.

A proven leader in developing and implementing solutions to multi-dimensional IT and

Engineering integration problems with a consistent focus on satisfying Quality, Cost,

Delivery, Value and Customer Satisfaction targets. An entrepreneurial and creative

inventor, teacher, mentor and coach.

Actively seeking a leadership position enabling transfer of skills in

Electro-Mechanical Simulation-Driven Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management and

forward Product Design and Development while lending my expertise to a firm looking to

grow.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Business Development . Client Relationship Management . Design for Lean Six Sigma .

Design of Experiments . Electro-Mechanical Design . Finite Element Analysis .

Information Technology . Manufacturing . Mechanical System Simulation . Optimization .

Opto-Mechanical Design . Product Lifecycle Management . Program Management .

Simulation Lifecycle Management . Systems Analysis Software Development . Team

Leadership . Technical Writing . Virtual Product Development . Website Development

EXPERIENCE

Bank of America, Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management, Pittsford, NY (07/2007 -

07/2009)

The nation's leading financial services provider.

Financial Advisor

Achievements:

Registered representative delivering asset management to a wide variety of clients

including working professionals, retirees, business owners and high net worth

individuals while focusing on preserving capital in the worst recession since the

Great Depression. Use of high-quality corporate and municipal fixed income, variable

annuities and alternative investments to hedge against the downside and consistently

outperform the capital markets by more than 30%.

Xerox Corporation, Webster, NY (2/1984 - 12/2006)

The world's leading document management technology and services enterprise with more

than 57,000 employees and annual revenues in excess of $17B.

Technical Specialist / Program Manager II (03/1998 - 12/2006)

Technical Specialist / Program Manager III (03/1993 - 03/1998)

Achievements:

Developed curriculum and delivered a 13 hour course to 21 product development

engineers and designers. The course raised design & engineering critical skills to

successfully develop, simulate and interpret results of 3D mechanical system models

using visualNastran Motion Desktop.

Senior member of a team of simulation experts in the CAE Competency Center, delivering

advanced Mechanical Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) modeling & simulation consulting

services, training and technical guidance to more than 300 members of product

development teams. Championed the sharing of finite element analysis and mechanical

system simulation best practices in electro-mechanical and opto-mechanical design with

the global Xerox engineering community through technical "lunch & learn" seminars and

workshops. Fostered model re-use for reduce cycle time on product variants

Promoted the sharing and capture of best practices in Modeling & Simulation throughout

the Xerox design and engineering community worldwide, including Simulation Data

Management for downstream reuse. Presented results of Mechanical System Simulation

consulting work at the annual Xerox Modeling & Simulation Workshop.

Guided the development of process definitions ranging from basic component and

system-level modeling and simulation to advanced multi-disciplinary, integrated

structural, thermal, motion and fluid flow analyses for Xerox designers and engineers

worldwide. Drove the development of world CAE methodologies and tools. Orchestrated

the efforts of a multi-disciplinary team of engineers charged with developing the CAE

work process and best practices fueling improved profitability and cash flow.

Developed course curriculum and delivered hands-on training courses and ongoing

coaching in Mathematica, MSC.ADAMS, Recurdyn Professional, visualNastran Motion

Desktop and Working Model 2D to more than 300 Xerox Designers and Engineers. Improved

effective use of these predictive engineering tools, improving competitive product

delivery.

Supported the 2004 "Bring Your Child To Work" day, demonstrating the Xerox Innovation

experience. Developed a computer-based parametric model of a mousetrap dragster race

car, correlating the virtual-prototype with a Design-of-Experiments matrix of actual

hardware prototype builds by several teams of children. Major contributing design

factors were identified using the process and the best design (which traveled the

farthest in a mousetrap dragster race) was predicted using the computer-based model.

Event was aimed at attracting youth into science and technology careers.

Senior Project Engineer (03/1990 - 03/1993)

Achievements:

Developed technical strategy, business model, infrastructure architecture and

specifications enabling the migration of CAD/CAE Engineering workstations from Unix

operating system to Intel/Windows architecture. Captured significant long-term savings

of more than $1000 per workstation while lowering total cost of ownership and

dramatically improving price/performance and productivity at the workstation by 20%.

Designed and developed value-added and integrated CAD design software tools used by

CAD designers and product development team engineers worldwide. Both design tools were

completed and delivered with zero defects two weeks ahead of schedule and achieving a

worldwide Xerox design and engineering community Customer Satisfaction index of >95%.

The Pulley belt design tool enabled designers and engineers to design complex

serpentine belt drives for high-speed printers, calculating total belt length, span

lengths and pulley wrap angles and place the belt geometry into the 3D CAD model file.

The Xerox Multinational Producibility Preferred Design Standards tool enabled

designers to select and place full 3D models of standard fastening hardware and

mechanical components from standard hardware and components libraries into the 3D CAD

model file.

Served as a key member of the CAE Competency Center, driving the development and

deployment of world class methodologies and PLM tools strategically aligned with

organizational goals of improved profitability and cash flow.

Early career success with Xerox Corporation in roles including Project Engineer,

Engineer and Associate Engineer

EDUCATION, TRAINING & LICENSES

Series 10-55 license (NY Life, Variable Annuities, Accident & Health Insurance Agent)

Series 66 license (Uniform Combined State Law)

Series 07 license (General Securities Representative)

Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New

York

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

TECHNOLOGY

Operating Systems: VAX/VMS, UNIX, Linux, MS-DOS, Novell, Windows NT Workstation,

Windows NT Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Advanced Server,

Windows XP, Windows Vista Premium, Windows 7 Professional

Languages: Sharp APL, Lisp, BASIC, Pascal, FORTRAN, Visual Basic, AML, C, C++, Java,

Perl, Unix shell script, Python, HTML

Software Tools: AutoCAD , Microstation, Intergraph/EMS, SolidEdge, SolidWorks, SDRC

I-DEAS, Unigraphics NX, Metaphase, I/FEM, ABAQUS/CAE, ABAQUS/Standard,

ABAQUS/Explicit, ANSYS Professional NLS, ANSYS Mutliphysics, MSC.NASTRAN, MSC.PATRAN,

FEMAP, I/MSM, MSC.ADAMS/View, MSC.ADAMS/Flex, MSC.ADAMS/Solver, RecurDyn Professional,

MSC.visualNastran 4D, Working Model 2D, Pro/MECHANICA Structure/Motion/Thermal,

Cognition Mechanical Advantage, Mathematica, MathCAD, MATLAB, Optics Software for

Layout and Optimization (OSLO), TK Solver, Office 2007 Professional, Office 2010

Professional (Beta), Project 2007, FrontPage 2003, Thomson Financial - Wealth

Management Workstation, Quicken Home & Business, TurboTax Home & Business, Salesforce

ARTICLES

Xerox Design Process Benefits From Virtual Product Development Tools

http://www.mscsoftware.com/success/details.cfm?sid=329&Z=181&q=286

AWARDS

MSC Software Corporation Virtual Product Development Leadership Award for Technology

Innovation (2004)

The award recognizes MSC.Software customers and partners who have made a commitment to

the advancement of Virtual Product Development tools and techniques within their

organizations and within industry. The companies selected have made notable

contributions in three areas: people, processes and technology. The awards recipients

include some of North Americas most progressive and influential manufacturing

companies such as Boeing and Ford Motor Company.

Honored Member of the International Executive Guilds Who's Who (1994):

Inclusion is limited to those individuals who have excelled in their occupation,

industry or profession.

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