SUMMARY

• Mechanical Design Concept to Prototype Analysis and Validation
• Mechanical Design Engineer with NPI, design validation, verification, release to production with support, focused on efficient, effective, on - time, lower cost design solutions, with all levels of employees in cross-functional teams.
• Identified various structural and machinery design options for construction, agricultural, and mining machinery, automotive, aerospace, die cast, and electrical
• 3-D CAD, FEA Analysis, MSOffice, PLM Software
• Met and exceeded design specifications, minimized development and manufacturing costs by 15%-20%, implemented design revisions to reduce or eliminate machinery operation problems and maximize performance
• Design and modeling of complex mechanical and structural components and assemblies for manufacturing and quality
• 2-D drafting and layout with GD and T for components, assemblies, and subassemblies
• Lead and organized design teams and projects from beginning to completion, cross-functional teams
• Client presentations, IT software

Professional Experience

Confidential, Peoria, IL

Mechanical Design Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Mechanical and structural design, NPI/NPD, design revision and optimization, improving performance and reliability, design for manufacturability and quality, minimizing design to manufacturing cycle time, and cost reduction by 15%-20%
• Design release to production, ECRs, ECOs, 2-D design drawings, Wind Chill PLM
• 3-D CAD (Creo Parametric 4.0, CATIA V6), UG-NX11) modeling, assembly and subassembly, 2-D drafting layout with GD and T, sheet metal, and surfacing, Mat Lab
• FEA mechanical and structural analysis for design simulation, verification, validation, thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics (ANSYS)
• Project roles of drafter, mechanical designer, design engineer, design team leader and organizer, cross-functional teams, documentation of projects and engineering data, report writing and submission (Excel, Word, Access, Team Center, and MS Project)
• Client presentations (PowerPoint)
• Hydraulic components, assemblies, systems, and routings
• Diesel engine components, subassemblies, and assemblies, emissions technology
• Drive trains and power transmission systems
• Undercarriage components and assemblies
• Sheet metal and structural design for bodies, frames, housings, and enclosures
• Aviation fuselage and wing airfoils with structural design and surfacing, hydraulic systems, and propulsion systems
• Electrical design of components (connectors / connector shells, conduits, circuits, wire harnesses, and cables) for avionic systems

Confidential, Havana, IL

Mechanical Designer

Responsibilities:

• Design and revision of steel open forged sickle guards for combine harvesters and die molds with coining, stamping, and hot pad tooling for manufacturing
• 2-D CAD (AutoCad) drafting layout with GD and T

Confidential, Peoria, IL

Mechanical Designer and Mechanical Drafter

Responsibilities:

• Mechanical and structural design, NPI/NPD, concept to finished product, design revision and optimization, design for manufacturability and quality, improving performance and reliability, minimizing manufacturing cycle time and cost reduction of 15% to 20%
• 3-D CAD (Pro/E), modeling, 2-D drafting layout with GD and T, assembly, sheet metal
• Design release to production, ECRs, ECOs, design drawings
• Hydraulic components, assemblies, systems, and routings
• Diesel engines components, subassemblies, and assemblies
• Drive trains and power transmission systems
• Undercarriage components and assemblies
• Sheet metal and structural design for bodies, frames, enclosures, and housings