Calvin Fort Portfolio - Product Development Engineer

1. Calvin Fort Portfolio
Product Development Engineer

2. Zenergy Swivel
Company: Safco Products
Product Scope: Active Seating Product
Role: Product Development Engineer
Responsibilities:
◦ Product Development
◦ Project Management
◦ Manage Overseas Implementation (Taiwan)
Materials used:
◦ Plastic (Injection Molded)
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3. Twixt
Company: Safco Products
Product Scope: Active Seating Product
Role: Product Development Engineer
Responsibilities:
◦ Product Development
◦ Manage Overseas Implementation (Taiwan)
Materials used:
◦ Plastic (Injection Molded)
◦ Aluminum (Die Cast)
◦ TPU (Injection Molded)
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4. Endorse
Company: The HON Company
Product Scope: Complete Coordinated Task Seating Line
Role: Engineering Lead
Responsibilities:
◦ Team Leadership
◦ Project Management
◦ Product Design & Development
◦ Product Implementation
Project Goals:
◦ Large Product Offering aimed at Government Contract Market
◦ 13 Base Models, 1350+ possible configurations
◦ Development of common Mechanism platform
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5. Motivate
Company: The HON Company
Project Scope: Training and Collaborative Seating Line
Role: Product Development Engineer
◦ Joined Team half way through Development
◦ Took over Project Lead at PLM gate to Implementation
Responsibilities:
◦ Design of Task Chair, Tablet Arm, and Arms on all models
◦ Product Implementation
◦ Project Management
Materials used:
◦ Plastic (Injection Molded)
◦ Steel Tubing
◦ Multi-material Mechanisms
◦ Aluminum (Die Cast)
◦ Wood Molded
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6. Mirus
Company: The HON Company
Project Scope: Resolve Launch Issues
◦ Multiple Failure Modes discovered post-Launch
Role: Product Engineer (Assigned project after Failures began surfacing)
Responsibilities:
◦ Extensive testing
◦ Product Failure Resolution
◦ Product Redesign
◦ Supplier Management for Failure Resolution
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7. Perpetual Lounge
Company: The HON Company
Project Scope: Modular Lounge Seating
Role: Product Development Engineer
Responsibilities:
◦ Project Management
◦ Product Development with outside supplier (FlexSteel)
◦ Product Implementation
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8. Accomplish Seating
Company: The HON Company
Project Scope: Resolve Implementation Issues
Role: Product Development Engineer
◦ Joined Team during Project Implementation stage
Responsibilities:
◦ Product Development
◦ Responsible for addressing and correcting test failures of previous design
◦ Supplier Management of Tooling Modifications
Materials used:
◦ Plastic (Injection Molded)
◦ Steel Tubing

9. Proficiency Seating
Company: The HON Company
Project Scope: Entry Level Education Seating
Role: Product Development Engineer
Responsibilities:
◦ Product Development
◦ Project Management
◦ Product Implementation at Mexico facility
Materials used:
◦ Plastic (Injection Molded)
◦ Steel Tubing
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10. Motorola v60 Hands Free Car Kit
Company: Telefonix, Inc
Project Scope: Cord Reel Mechanism for Hands Free Cellular Unit
Role: Product Development Engineer
Responsibilities:
◦ Project Management
◦ Product Implementation Overseas (China)
◦ Manage outside contract ProE designer
◦ Coordinate design of Reel sub-assembly with Motorola
Materials used:
◦ Plastic (Injection Molded)
◦ Steel Springs
◦ Electrical cables
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11. In-Store Security Sensor
Company: Telefonix, Inc.
Project Scope: Sensor Housing for use in Retail Product Security.
Role: Design & Development Engineer
Responsibilities:
◦ Product Research
◦ Product Design and Development
◦ Product Implementation
Product Pictures not available
◦ See US Patents 6761579 and 6896543
Materials used:
◦ Plastic (Injection Molded)
◦ Electrical connectors and sensors
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