Dale Edward Katz

5033 SW 40th Place  Ocala, Florida, 34474  352-572-9280

E-mail: dalekatz13@gmail.com

BRIEF Engineering Manager (BSME) with significant experience sourcing, developing and integrating complex
engineering applications and related systems. Fluent in all processes related to the design and
manufacture of specialty vehicles serving the fire rescue, mobile medical, law enforcement, TV
broadcast, and telecommunications industries. Consistently demonstrates the effective management
of complex projects, ranging vastly from the development of highly customized specialty vehicles, to the
integration of sophisticated systems to support the customized world of specialty vehicle
manufacturing.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Dec ‘04-Present E-ONE, Ocala, Florida, www.E-ONE.com

Manufacturer of fully customized fire trucks, with 800 employees and revenues of $100M per year. E-
ONE is a subsidiary of REV Group, a privately held $2B company.
Engineering Manager, Engineering Systems, Jun ’10-Present
 Engineer-to-order and configure-to-order configuration management specialist. The team is
responsible for the R&D and implementation of complex automation systems used by engineering to
create engineering and visualization deliverables.
 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) expert responsible for the sourcing, implementation, and
maintenance of PLM systems including Teamcenter and Windchill. Also responsible for the
development and maintenance of all related processes.
 Responsible for CAD administration, training, and process development for Creo and AutoCAD.
 Program manager responsible for the implementation of a full vehicle telematics IoT solution across
three OEMs.
 Develop the applications required to create and deliver batched engineering data for automated
machines and dynamic schedules.
 Microsoft SharePoint developer and administrator. Used to create automated workflows for
document development and control, automated schedule maintenance, and collaboration.
 Database development and maintenance required for connecting all engineer-to-order systems
including MRP, sales configurator, capacity planning tools, and the rules databases, located across
Oracle, SQL, Access, and SharePoint environments.
 Program manager responsible for the development of a rules-based, automated engineering system.
Responsible for the business plan, specifying/sourcing/developing software, staffing, and all related
project initiatives. Program realized:
o An initial reduction of manufacturing hours by 25% by improving CNC related processes, increasing
volume and accuracy of engineering outputs, creating full 3D integrated designs, and significantly
improving production control functionality.
o Substantial savings in engineering by eliminating a significant number of hours related to standard
parts creation and change control through a transition to an engineer-to-order methodology. It has
enabled engineering to focus on value-added innovation through a reduction in per order
engineering hours and time spent in manufacturing support.
Engineering Manager, Body Engineering, Dec ’15-Dec ’17 (overlapping systems management)
 Managed Pumper Body, Aerial Body, and Rescue Body Engineering groups in the development of all
engineering deliverables for over 400 vehicles per year.
 Three direct reports, 20 indirect
Engineering Supervisor, Pumper Body Engineering, Oct ’07-Jun ‘10

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 Responsible for the completion of body development activities for over 300 vehicles per year ranging
in price from $250K to $800K per vehicle.
 8 direct reports
Engineering Supervisor, Aerial Body Engineering, Aug ’06-Oct ‘07
 Responsible for the completion of body development activities for over 100 vehicles per year ranging
in price from $400K to $1.2M per vehicle.
 5 direct reports
Engineering Supervisor, Sales Applications Engineering, Dec ’05-Aug ‘06
 Primarily responsible for scheduling the processing of engineering activities related to incoming
quotes. The SAE group processed roughly 20 quotes per week including sales drawing creation,
component specification and order specification development.
 12 direct reports
Senior Engineer, Rescue Body Engineering, Dec ’04-Aug ‘06
 Responsible for the completion of body development activities for over 50 Rescue vehicles per year
ranging in price from $250K to $900K per vehicle.

May ‘00-Dec ’04 AK Specialty Vehicles n/k/a Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles, Harvey, IL, www.oshkoshsv.com
Manufacture 130+ vehicles per year serving the TV production, law enforcement, and medical
industries. OSV generates sales revenues of approximately $100M per year, with 250 employees. OSV
is a subsidiary of Oshkosh Truck Corp which has assets of $6.4 billion.
Senior Project Manager, Specialty Vehicles Division
 Directed up to ten reports, in the design, engineering, and production of over 60 vehicles per year
ranging in price from $250K to several million dollars.
 Design tasks included the development of layouts, structures, mechanisms, hydraulics, pneumatics,
HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems. Analysis included stress (hand calcs & FEA), HVAC (hand calcs
& Carrier Block Loads), power loading, and center of gravity calculations.
 Developed product specifications, negotiated project details, developed detailed costing projections,
and worked as the principal liaison between customers and manufacturing through project
completion, while consistently achieving 20-60% margins.

June ‘98-May ’00 Transpo Electronics, Orlando, Florida, www.transpo-usa.com

Manufacture OEM and aftermarket automotive electronics, with 800 employees. Transpo has sales
revenues of approximately $100M per year as a subsidiary of privately held Wetherill Associates which
has revenues of over $140M.
New Product Development Manager, Jul ’99- May ‘00
 Directly responsible for tasking ten direct reports, including three project engineers, to develop
innovative automotive electronic components. Released over 100 new products annually, with annual
production volumes of typically 50,000+.
 Developed all aspects of Design Control to meet ISO 9001 and QS-9000 requirements.
Project Engineer, Jun ’98 - Jul ‘99
 Engineering representative for Material Review and Supplier Development Boards.
 Performed various mechanical engineering duties including mechanical component
design/development, first article disposition, and production support.

Sep ‘97-June ’98 Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Cape Canaveral, Florida, www.lmco.com
Launch satellite payloads into orbit utilizing Atlas & Centaur rocket systems, fully processing
approximately one space vehicle per month, with 300 employees. Lockheed has total assets of $28B.
Systems Engineer (Atlas Centaur Launch Operations), Secret Clearance

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 Responsible for the Launcher (pneumatically controlled, hydraulically actuated launching mechanism),
Rocket Fuel, and Water Deluge systems. Responsibilities included manning operations panels during
launches and processing systems leading up to launches.
 Supervised crews of up to 25 mechanics, technicians, and engineers in processing launch vehicles for
flight.

Aug ‘96-Aug ’97 Lockheed Martin Electronics & Missiles, Orlando, Florida, www.lmco.com
Develop defense related electronic, radar, and fire control systems.
Co-op Engineer (Longbow Fire Control Radar), Secret Clearance
 Utilized Pro-Engineer, Master Series and Nastran to complete detailed fastener, structural support,
and temperature loading analysis.
 Finite Element Modeling included meshing, processing, and post processing. Meshing included
mapped, solid finite elements.

Aug ‘96-Dec ’96 Cape Canaveral Air Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida
This was a joint training project between the Cape Canaveral Air Station, Boeing, the University of
Central Florida, and the Florida Institute of Technology. Boeing develops defense, aeronautical, and
aerospace related electrical and mechanical systems, with total assets of $52B.
Student
 Worked on a cross functional team pulled from the above organizations to develop alternative uses
for Boeing’s Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) spacecraft by integrating IUS capabilities with those of a
proposed micro-satellite.
 Used Pro-Engineer to develop the mechanical packaging then utilized Master Series to analyze the
system.

SOFTWARE & APPLICATION EXPERIENCE

Windchill PTC, Inc. PLM system. 1+ year
Navigate PTC, Inc. Web front end for Windchill. 1+ year
Rulestream Siemens engineer-to-order rules engine. 7+ years
Creo PTC, Inc. CAD. Expert level, particularly related to design automation. 15+ years
Teamcenter Siemens PLM system. 7+ years
Autodesk AutoCAD. 20+ years
BaaN ERP/MPR system. 14 years
Database Access, SharePoint, Oracle, SQL
Microsoft Basic working knowledge of VBA, VBScript, vb.net, C#,
Web/Other HTML, JavaScript, Java

EDUCATION University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, www.ucf.edu

 B. S. in Mechanical Engineering, ABET accredited, August, 1997
 Fundamentals of Engineering Certification (FE, EIT).
 First place engineering design in the 1997 Society of Automotive Engineers International Baja Vehicle
Competition.

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