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Street Address Bridge Arbor LaneHuntsville, Alabama, Street Address
PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLEPROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVEMechanical Engineer, Senior Checker/Designer or CAD Group/Department ManagerSUMMARYSenior Designer with over 35 years of CAD design experience in multiple disciplines such as Industrial, Automotive, Aerospace & Marine, as well as multiple software packages such as PTCs CADDS4X, CADDS5, CREO 2.0, 3.0 & ICE Windchill, Catia V4, V5 & V6, SDRC I-deas MasterSeries MS5-MS12, Unigraphics V18, NX3, NX4, NX5 & NX8.5 and SolidWorks 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2022 AutoCAD R9-2018, Inventor 2015 & 2018, EPDM, Agile & Ceisar PDM/PLM solutions, along with some configuration management and provisioning knowledge and experience. I am very passionate towards attention to detail and sharing my technical knowledge, experience, and skills with others which in turn benefits the company.EXPERIENCECFD Research Corporation, Huntsville, Al. 05/2022 PresentSr. Principal Engineer/CAD Designer CSWA CertifiedDaily responsibilities consist of generating project specific 3D models, assemblies, and detailed drawings for manufacturing from conceptual development. Aid with checking models and drawings of other team members. Develop new policies, procedures, and standards for part, assembly and drawing definition consistencies within SolidWorks and PDM for all team members involved. Co-lead product development/design review meetings with customers, team members and management personnel to ensure customer deliverables are being met for all projects. Using Draftsight to develop 2D layouts for company facility information as requested from upper management.Accomplishments:Provide engineering checking assistance on new and existing projects.Part of a development team to ensure better quality and reliability in the creation and traceability of customer and company supplied data.Help establish a check list for model and drawing creation/construction for company standards.Develop and structure PDM standards and policies as the administrator for our group.PDM administrator training 5/2022.Novice/Intermediate experience with Draftsight.Torch Technologies, Huntsville, Al. 09/2018 04/2022Mechanical Engineer III DOD Active Secret Clearance LevelDaily responsibilities consist of checking models and drawings of existing and new projects that have been created in SolidWorks and Draftsight. Develop new policies, procedures, and standards for defining part, assembly and drawing consistencies for all team members involved. Co-lead product development/design review meetings with customers, team members and Torch management personnel to ensure customer deliverables are being met for the ALUMMC project.Helped coordinate efforts with development, documentation, and quality/inspection audits on incoming and machined components for the GEN MOUNT KIT-II project. Aided both with engineering and physical labor support for the AR3P project. Provided receiving and first article inspection reports on manufactured parts for the Minotaur project. Currently working on 2D/3D engineering support to the PIF for the FEDS project. Participated and supported AS9100 audits and records keeping maintenance since our facility is AS9100 compliant.Accomplishments:Provide engineering checking assistance on new and existing projects.Part of a development team to ensure better quality and reliability in the creation and traceability of customer and company supplied data.Help establish a check list for model and drawing creation/construction for company standards.Mechanical Engineering Lead for ALUMMC project.Provide Physical Configuration Audit (PCA) Reports for ALUMMC project.Team members provided a basic understanding of how the provisioning process during the ALUMMC project.Draftsight 2017 training for ALUMMC project deliverables platform.Visio Gantt chart self-training for ALUMMC project timeline creation.MS Project self-training for DESKTOP DEMONSTRATOR and GEN MOUNT KIT projects.Delteks Costpoint software for generating purchasing requisitions.Provide QA/QC inspection documentation for incoming purchase order deliveries.Provide First Article Inspections on parts being manufactured from our machine shop.Provide documentation per our AS9100 records keeping policies and procedures.Randstad Engineering/Toyota Motor Manufacturing KY, Georgetown, Ky. 08/2017 09/2018 Plastics Project EngineerDaily responsibilities consisted of defining and developing documentation specifications for instrument panels, rockers, and front & rear bumpers for manufacturability per Toyota Quality Standards. Also, part of my responsibilities was to check, maintain and ensure that the quality of the design data coming out of Toyotas home office in Japan met manufacturing capabilities at TMMK, TMMI and TMMC all utilizing Catia V5R25 and Ceisar (Toyotas PLM software). I also started to use AutoCAD Inventor 2015 & 2018 softwares during a trial period per Toyotas request for PEMC team members. Also, I was granted access to PTCs CREO 2.0/3.0 software to help aid in my surface modeling reconstruction for prototyping purposes when CATIA techniques and functions were not working. Recently I have added to my arsenal of design and analytical softwares were Ansyss Discovery Live and SpaceClaim programs which I will be going through formal online training classes in the use and functions of these programs to help aid me in my daily activities at the request of Toyota management.Accomplishments:Provide engineering and configuration management assistance for the new Highlander and Sienna designs coming out of Toyotas home office in Japan.Part of the development team to help design and manufacture an automated robotic cell for stitching together instrument panel material coverings.Co-led product Design Review Board meetings for both internal/external customers and tooling vendors.Part of weekly team meetings with the customer to ensure the project schedule and status are on track and/or ahead of schedule as related to SOP.Part of a team to develop Digital Engineering processes and procedures to help reduce costs as related to design and engineering for tooling and fixturing of plastic components.Schafer Corporation, Huntsville, Alabama 02/2017 06/2017Aerospace Mechanical DesignerUsing SolidWorks 2016, EPDM and Agile PLM solutions, my responsibilities were making sure the 3D digital product definition models and associative drawings were correct and accurate per ANSI/ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance guidelines. In addition, I was responsible for assisting with the design, development and testing of rocket engines while onsite at Dynetics Corporation LLC, located here in Huntsville. Also, worked on the development of a new High Energy Laser (HEL) mounted system on Humvees for the US Army.Accomplishments:Provide technical design and checking assistance for NASAs SLS (Space Launch System) GSE (Ground Support Equipment) at customer site.As part of the development team to help aide and assist in the design and manufacturing of Dynetics clients rocket engine program.Part of weekly team meetings with the customer to ensure the project schedule and status were on track and/or ahead of schedule.Generated preliminary HEL 3D models in Catia V5 for our sister division in Phoenix, AZ.Victory Solutions Inc., Huntsville, Alabama 03/2016 02/2017SE, CM2, CAD Model/Drawing CheckerUtilizing PTCs CREO and ICE Windchill products, I was responsible for making sure via configuration management training that the 3D digital product definition models and associative drawings were correct and accurate per ANSI/ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance. While being one of the team members within the checking group, I also had to make sure the models and drawings conformed to other NASA standards such as the GDRM (Global Drawing Requirements Manual) MSFC-STD-555, MSFC-STD-2806 and MSFC-STD-3528.Accomplishments:Provide technical checking assistance for NASAs SLS (Space Launch System) GSE (Ground Support Equipment).Currently hold an HSPD-12 security clearance for NASA.Provided technical assistance from the checking group during Design Review Board meetings with shareholders as related to the specific assembly and sub-components being released.Provided configuration management skills from training throughout the SLS project via NASA.Belcan/GCA/PPG Aerospace Transparencies, Huntsville, Alabama 01/2009 03/2016Sr. CAD DesignerSuccessfully created new cockpit windows for the Airbus A320 aircraft using Catia V5, R17 CAD software package. Developed, documented, and implemented the necessary data to insure proper manufacturability of each component. Now using Catia V5, R16 thru R23 for other customers such as Dassault Aviation, Boeing, Cessna, and Gulfstream. Also using Catia V6 for a special Dassault Aviation program (SMS). In the future, I will be utilizing SolidWorks 2014 and Unigraphics NX8.5 to help the Tooling Engineering Department with 2D/3D dataset development and designs. Also, established and developed my own folder structure in order to maintain and keep up with the most accurate datasets (configuration management) for each program at the request of engineering management.Accomplishments:Designed multiple test and check fixturing/tooling models for different manufacturing departments to ensure proper fit, form, and function of each window to the customers specifications and requirements while maintaining and incorporating configuration management skills utilized from previous experience.Utilized AutoCAD 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2013 software packages for the upkeep of legacy data at PPG Aerospace per policies and procedures set forth in the Quality Manual.Part of a Configuration Management team to help establish policies and procedures that will ensure a more robust document control system for the engineering department and facility.J L French, LLC, Sheboygan, Wisconsin 09/2006 10/2008Sr. CAD DesignerSuccessfully created high-pressure die-cast products using SDRC I-deas Master Series, Unigraphics NX3, NX4 & NX5, and Catia V4 & V5R24 CAD software packages. Developed, analyzed, documented, and implemented the necessary data to ensure manufacturability while utilizing ANSI/ASME Y-14.5 GD&T standards.Accomplishments:Animated an I-4 engine block dynamometer test using Ideas MS12, which met the customers specifications and demonstrated the companys capabilities and services.Key member of a team to create new standards for wall stock and draft analysis procedures in Unigraphics NX4, enabling the Quality Control department in the accuracy of the components being manufactured.Designed a new oil pan for Ford Europe using Ideas MS12, taking into consideration the limitations required to tool up and manufacture the component per the customers requirements.Dana Corporation, Paris, Tennessee 03/1997 09/2006Sr. Product DesignerSuccessfully created sealing and plastic products utilizing Computervisions CADDS5, Catia, Cadra, Unigraphics, and Ideas Master Series. Developed, documented, and implemented the required documentation for the manufacturing of injection molded rubber, thermoset, and thermoplastic materials while maintaining ANSI/ASME Y-14.5 GD&T standards for the automotive and heavy truck industries. Provided configuration management techniques after formal training using SDRCs I-deas software for CAD and data management at the request of Ford Motor Company.Accomplishments:Designed multiple cam cover assemblies and tooling needs for several large OEM corporations, to meet the customers specifications and timing, depending on which materials were approved by the customer. Also created test/check fixtures for all the assemblies.Designed multiple blow-molded airduct assemblies and test fixtures for the heavy truckindustry, to provide the best solution per the customers requirements.Instrumental in the creation of company CAD standards, so internal procedures, such as test and check fixtures, would be more consistent between departments.Part of a team that created and developed the Product Design Centers CAD policies and procedures for configuration management, file naming, locating and 3D part definition structures for all other customers other than Ford. Ford uses SDRC I-deas which is a PLM/PDM CAD software platform.Also wrote several macros in I-deas to help speed up the creation and process time of associated drawings.Ingersoll-Rand, Mayfield, Kentucky 01/1995 03/1997CAD DesignerWorked in product development department utilizing Computervisions CADDS5 Parametric and CAMU environments. Created and implemented the necessary documentation for the manufacturing of industrial air compressor units.Accomplishments:Learned parametric modeling techniques for better part and assembly design construction per company standards. In addition, my understanding of designing for manufacturing began.Basic knowledge of GD&T.Support Systems Associates Inc., Jacksonville, Florida 09/1991 01/1995 Designer/DrafterWorked in the engineering department utilizing Computervisions CADDS4X. Created documentation for the U.S. Navy's P-3 Orion modification and refit group. Documentation consisted of electrical, mechanical, and structural prints and 3D wireframe models.Accomplishments:I learned 3D modeling, to make component designing and detailing more accurate for future reference.I have worked on several DOD SECRET level clearance projects, to help meet the Navys required timing and specifications.CDI Marine Co., Jacksonville, Florida 10/1987 09/1991Designer/DrafterWorked in the engineering department utilizing Computervisions CADDS4X. Created documentation for the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet group. Documentation consisted of electrical, mechanical, and structural prints and 3D wireframe models.Accomplishments:Created several system level programs to help aid the electrical/mechanical CAD operators daily work routine with respect to CR and RO comparisons for the U.S. Navys PNSY.Worked on several DOD SECRET level clearance projects, to help meet the Navys required timing and specifications, specifically the Alleigh Burke Class guided missile destroyers.Professional Development & Training:High school diploma from Edward H. White, Jacksonville, Florida Graduated in 1982Held a government security clearance level of SECRET for the Department of Defense (DOD)Held a HSPD-12 clearance for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Hold an active SECRET clearance for the Department of Defense as of 01/2019GD&T, dimensional drawing standards ANSI/ASME Y14.5 (Dana Corp. NASA and Toyota)Tolerance Stack Analysis (NASA)CQT training (Dana Corporation)SolidWorks EPDM (Customer Site)Inventor 2015/2018 (Customer Site)Creo 2.0/3.0 (Customer Sites)Data translations DXF, DWG, STP, IGS, STL, WRL, PARASOLID, JT, TIFF, CGR, PNG, & JPEGTECHNICAL SKILLSComputervision/PTC - CADDS4X & CADDS5 Parametric solid modeling, CAMU, and Plant Design - UNIX platformSDRC I-DEAS Master Series - MS5, MS6, MS6A, MS7, MS8, MS9, MS10 & MS12 NX - Unix & Windows platformsCatia V4: 4.1.7 thru 4.2.4 - UNIX platformCatia V5: R16 thru R22 UNIX & Windows platformsCatia V6: DAV4 Consultant and Designer Classes at Dassault Systems in Velizy-Villacoublay, FranceUnigraphics - 18.0, 19.0, NX3, NX4, NX5 & NX8.5 Unix & Windows platformsProEngineer - 19, 20, 2000i, 2001 & Wildfire 2.0 UNIX & Windows platforms (100 hours of personal training time over the past several years)PTC - CREO 2.0, 3.0 and Windchill 10.2 Windows 7 platform NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center and Toyotas Product Engineering and Manufacturing CenterAgile PLM Solutions Dynetics LLCSolidWorks 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 and EPDM Windows 7 and 10 platformsAutoCAD - R9, R10, R11, R12, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015 & 2018 Windows platformCadra - 10.2 Windows platformCadam & Microcadam PC platformMicrostation V8 Windows platformPersonal Designer PD5 & PD6 PC platformLotus Notes, Microsoft Outlook, MS Office - PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Project & VisioTeamcenter - Visview and MockupCeisar Toyotas PLM Software platformGlobal Data Exchange Toyotas Data Transfer platformAutoCAD Inventor 2015 & 2018 Windows platformAnsys SpaceClaim, Discovery Live and AIM 2018 Windows platformTECHNICAL REFERENCESPaul Freer, Toyota Motor North America, Production Engineering Plastics Manager, (859) 351-3702, EMAIL AVAILABLEDavid Nash, Dana Corporation, Sr. Director of Engineering, PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE, EMAIL AVAILABLEGeorge Ashely, Ingersoll-Rand, Director of Engineering (Retired), PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE, no email currently. |
