RYAN MCMICHAEL
Sharpsburg
Summary
Engineering professional prepared for high-impact roles with solid foundation in team leadership and project management. Known for commitment to collaborative success and adaptability to changing project requirements. Brings valuable skills in technical problem-solving and strategic planning.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Engineer, Certification and Compliance
Rinnai America Corporation
07.2024 - Current
- Assessed scope and requirements to assist with project design determinations.
- Mentored junior engineers, contributing to their professional growth and overall team productivity.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure all certification, compliance, and regulatory requirements are met for new products.
- Interface between certification agencies and internal engineering teams
- Participate in industry regulatory working groups and technical committees.
Lead Project Engineer
Rinnai America Corporation
01.2020 - 07.2024
- Lead and manage the design, development, testing and validation of water heaters, boilers and other products.
- Develop customer and product requirements, technical specifications, and effective engineering designs.
- Develop and maintain documentation, design revisions, and test procedures.
- Work closely with other engineers and teams to produce testing plans.
- Manage and lead the execution of products as per the project scope and timeline.
- Perform product quality control and document the processes for quality check, perform lab tests on critical components.
- Design and conduct evaluation, verification, validation, field tests, and certification plans.
- Optimize system operation for performance, efficiency, and operability.
- Manage and support teams to coordinate with external vendors, manufacturers, and suppliers, develop and maintain BOM for the products.
- Develop, assist, review and approve the development of technical literature for specifications and Rinnai products.
Project Engineer/Associate Project Engineer
Rinnai America Corporation
01.2015 - 01.2020
- Actively develop new products, applications, and product solutions to support the company
- Lead design, certification, and test plans for new heating products and solutions for the company
- Lead DOE efficiency testing and scheduling for new water heating standards
- Lead the design or a new test structure, setup, and testing for heating products at the company
- Responsible for the engineering relationship with multiple suppliers, including international suppliers
- Ensure suppliers designs, components, and overall product meet specifications and assisted in providing solutions for them
- Development of test plans including, application development, field testing, certification, and reliability assessment.
- Development of application solutions to ensure expected and reliable product performance.
- Prepare engineering designs, drawings and specifications.
- Lead major projects and coordinate activities and tasks to ensure project maintains schedule.
- Development of technical literature including manuals, technical bulletins, specification sheets, schematics, etc.
- Design of product accessories and support for external manufacturing partner in design, quality control, and schematic verification
- Coordinate schedules/plans for new products and component implementation
- Support field and internal service on new products and product updates
Applications Engineer
Rinnai America Corporation
01.2007 - 01.2015
- Provide Engineering solutions for the commercial, residential, and builder business segments with system design, field installation, specifications, and ROI analysis
- Provide application sizing and design solutions to internal and external sales and service staff, company reps, distributors, and customers
- Provide commercial, residential, and builder support via creation of project quotes, system drawings and consultation
- Created technical support documents
- Developed and maintained technical application manuals
- Assisted with maintaining product application sizing charts and resources for engineering system solutions
- Provided engineering expertise for diagnosing and resolving application challenges both in house and in the field
Education
B.S. - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Southern Polytechnic State University
Marietta, GA01.2007
Certificate - AutoCAD Operator Training
West Central Technical College
01.2002
College Prep and Tech Prep - Distinction
Northgate High School
01.2002
Skills
- On Boarding
- Microsoft Office
- Solidworks
- AutoCAD
- Team Building
- Process Creation
- Process Improvement
Affiliations
- American Society of Gas Engineers
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers
- American Society of Plumbing Engineers
Patents
Patent No. US 11,859,865 B2
Tankless Water Heater Manifold System
Timeline
Lead Engineer, Certification and Compliance
Rinnai America Corporation
07.2024 - Current
Lead Project Engineer
Rinnai America Corporation
01.2020 - 07.2024
Project Engineer/Associate Project Engineer
Rinnai America Corporation
01.2015 - 01.2020
Applications Engineer
Rinnai America Corporation
01.2007 - 01.2015
Certificate - AutoCAD Operator Training
West Central Technical College
College Prep and Tech Prep - Distinction
Northgate High School
B.S. - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Southern Polytechnic State University
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