James Parks
Director, QA – Power Tools/Accessories Product Development at Harbor Freight Tools
- Role
- Director, Qa Power Tools Accessories Product Development at Harbor Freight Tools
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About James Parks
Highly Experienced and Results Focused Engineering Leader with 20+ successful years in product development engineering and manufacturing of power tools, home, garden, and hardware products. Currently responsible for leading new product engineering development, manufacturing implementation, and sustaining activities for Rain Bird Landscape Drip Irrigation products. Past experience includes mechanism design, mechanical model fabrication, fan and airflow design, dust collection, woodworking tool design and cordless & Cordless power tool design. Familiar with many manufacturing processes including plastic injection molding (including overmolding), powdered metal, turned steel, zinc die casting, aluminum die casting, cast iron, sheet metal, and with incorporating electronic components into mechanical product designs. Experience with sourcing components, engineering and manufacturing from both domestic and offshore internal and external suppliers. Experienced at developing completely new products and categories. Named on over 18 patents spanning many different tool categories. Specialties: Engineering Leadership, Engineering for high Volume production, Design for Manufacturing, Design to Value, Innovation.
Experience
Director, Qa Power Tools Accessories Product Development
Aug 2023 — Present · Calabasas, CA, US
Education
Virginia Tech
BS, Mechanical Engineer
1984 — 1988
Skills
- Plastic Part Design
- Mechanical Engineering
- Engineering Management
- Electric Motors
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Sheet Metal
- Engineering
- Program Management
- Cast Iron Design
- Aluminum Cast Part Design
- Fan Design
- Mechanical Engineering Leadership
- Cast Zinc Part Design
- Airflow
- Continuous Improvement
- Six Sigma
- Sheet Metal Design
- Corded Tool Development
- Plastics
- Product Development
- Design for Manfacturing
- 6 Sigma Design & Manufacturing
- Innovation
- Cordless Tool Development
- Project Management
- Fmea
- Design to Value
- Woodworking Machinery
- Product Sourcing
- Lean Manufacturing
- Electro-Machanical Integration
- Speak Italian
- Manufacturing
- Team Building
- Negotiation Skills
- Woodworking
- Injection Molding
- Powder Metal Part Design
- Machined Part Design
- Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
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