SUMMARY
Product Design & Tool Design/Engineering Specialist with outstanding ability to recognize problems and create solutions to complex design issues. Direct related experience includes:

• 16 years total engineering experience
• 12 years continuous usage of CATIA 3D CAD software
• 1 year usage with Solidworks 1200 hrs solid modeling/drafting/drawings
• 3 years usage of CATIA V5 4500 hrs

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Lynwood, Washington 05/2010-11/2010
Tier 1 Tool & Fixture Design & Build Resource for Commercial Airplanes 
Tool Design Engineer
Tier 1 Tool & Fixture Design & Build Resource for Commercial Airplanes

• Embraer Front fuselage pre-assy fixture, Wing Box / Wing stub Drill Jigs
• Embraer Center fuselage pre & post assy fixture, Smart Team PDM Catia V5

Confidential, Everett, Washington (contract) 8/07-12/07, 8/08-1/09 
Commercial airplane manufacturer
Tool Design Engineer
Integration & Tooling Liaison Design Engineering support

• Redesign of 747-8 Front Splice Drill Template - Design & Released per internal Boeing Release standards and processes.
• Drill Jig fixture Design for Front Spar/Wing skin interface tooling access hole for Boeing 737 -700 using CATIA V5

Liaison engineering design support, quality validation of structural components 2007 787 Composite Airplane

• Verified content of production released 3D solid model substructures within CATIA V5 in association to ENOVIA PDM
• Structural components installation instruction to airplane Production Assembly mechanics

Confidential, Portland, Oregon 01/2006-08/2007
Freight truck manufacturer
Senior Designer
Custom Product Engineering production intent release responsibilities

• Designs complete auxiliary engine plumbing systems for; automatic transmission retarders / Transmission coolers and hydrant coolers
• Determines feasible engine compartment system placement while considering effective fluid Flow / capacity, hot / cool engine extremes and flexible / rigid engine modules.
• Creates 3-Dimensional solid models, using CATIA V5, of prototype and production ready steel tubing, mounting brackets, rubber hoses and connections per strict Freightliner and external customer specifications.

Confidential, Troy, Michigan 02/2003-02/2005
Tier 1 automotive supplier of window regulators & door modular systems
Senior Designer
Start to finish, feasibility, development, and internal release

• Developed entire Window Regulator systems for DaimlerChrysler C & D segment platforms using CATIA V4 2.2

Confidential, Auburn Hills, Michigan 11/1998-07/2002
Tier 1 automotive supplier of window regulators & seating systems
Design Engineer
Clarify product design; assisted in establishing timing for new designs.

• Created initial concepts and/or enhanced existing door modular components, which met internal company or external customer specifications.
• Influenced designs, through direct involvement, for multiple customer programs, meeting customer requirements for coordination of new and existing parts.
• Worked independently on development, coordination and completion of original designs.
• Maintained data integrity files for CATIA and SDRC C3P CAD models and drawings.

Confidential (division of General Motors),Madison Heights, Michigan 05/1998-11/1998
Interior trim group
Designer
Development of both soft & hard trim interior automotive components and engineering design support.

• Assessed and resolved design issues, through surface development and completion to soft trim headliners
• Designed changes to interior panels, clip cluster modifications, realizing draft angles to ensure proper fit and function of interior panels.

Confidential, Southfield, Michigan 08/1997-05/1998
A complete and integrated Tier I automotive staffing resource
Designer
Implemented design change requests

• Incorporated design changes per engineering change requests using CATIA version 4.1.7.
• Completed prototype and production release of details and assembly dataset packages of BIW components

Confidential, Seattle, Washington (contract) 06/1996-05/1997 Commercial airplane manufacturer
Commercial airplane manufacturer
Senior Draftsman
Liaison engineering design support; dispositioned rejected parts within a manufacturing environment.

• 2000 hours experience in CATIA V 4.1.6.
• Modified 3D solid models of structural components on 777 program.
• Released dataset drawing packages per Boeing design standards.

Confidential, Farmington Hills, Michigan 01/1992-02/1994
Auto manufacturer 07/1995-05/1996
Designer
Utilized 3-CAD system to detail various body and chassis automotive components.

• Completed feasibility studies, layout and design.
• Updated 3-D CAD models to meet engineering change requests.

Confidential, 02/1994-07/1995
Auburn Hills, Michigan Tier One automotive supplier
Designer
Detailed power and manual seat tracks, lock bar and cable restraints utilizing 3-D wire frame models.

• Prepared cost estimating packages for door checks and hinges.
• Revised 3-D models at engineer’s requests included updating details, sub-assembly and final assembly drawings.

EDUCATION
pursuing Bachelors Degree of Applied Technical Design

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certified Solidworks Advanced Modeling, Assemblies, Detailing, Sheet Metal Design & Simulation, Hawkridge Systems
Bothell, Washington 
Certified IDEAS solid modeling I, II, III & Creating and Working with Assemblies,   
Dearborn, Michigan

Coursework in Batavia & Descriptive Geometry, Detailing Practices, 
Philpot Schools of Automotive Body Drafting, Madison Heights, Michigan

Certificate in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing,