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Garner, NC

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OBJECTIVE

A Development Engineering position that utilizes my fifteen years of Pro/Engineer and twenty five years of Mechanical Design/Development experience.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Varina, NC 1999 - 2012
Development/Design Engineering

Responsible for mechanical design of telecom products and the fixtures required for their assembly and testing utilizing Pro/Engineer. Take products and fixtures from concept to completion via design concept, drawing package creation, quotation, purchase order placement, assembly, conditioning and testing. Work with product development team to understand product requirements to ensure reliable operation and timely delivery. Experience with designing sheet metal, extruded, blow molded, machined and injection molded parts. Other functions include modifications/design variations to existing product technology to broaden market applications, cost reduction of existing products, package design, Pro/Mechanica stress analysis, tolerance stack calculations, troubleshooting, illustrations, manufacturing support documents, field measurements and installations.

Confidential, Raleigh, NC 1996 - 1999
Mechanical engineering development of aerospace test hardware

Responsible for mechanical design, layouts, and detailing of performance instrumentation for gas turbine engines, including flight-quality rakes/probes and high-speed slip rings using Pro/Engineer. Developed critical application products used by Pratt & Whitney, McDonnell-Douglas, GE, GM, Ford, Caterpillar, DOD and NASA, requiring high reliability and safety, such as in-flight testing. Extensive design experience with precision high speed rotating hardware utilizing geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and performing stack tolerance calculations to ensure safe and reliable operation. Directly supported the manufacturing of standard and custom hardware. Provided solutions which have enhanced products, reduced costs, and reduced time to manufacture. PRO/ENGINEER and AUTOCAD were used extensively in this work.

Confidential, Cary, NC 1993 - 1996
Mechanical engineering development of high speed printer accessories

Project Coordinator for development of high-speed printing devices. Responsible for identification of potential concepts; computer-aided design and drafting of various components and assistance to shop fabricators on prototypes. Redesigned the company's sprayer product line to eliminate static adhesion problems limiting printer performance. Developed design variants to expand customer base, typically on very short time schedules. Provided computer support.

Confidential, RTP, NC 1991 - 1993
Mechanical engineering development of surgical instruments

Responsible for managing external development team for catheter balloon design project. Created testing format and test cells to measure catheter balloon performance qualities such as cavity conformance, strength of materials, inflation behavior, and thermal geography within the balloon. Supported findings with numerical and graphical data gathered using Data Logger, INSTRON, and LOTUS software. Analyzed data and compiled conclusive reports. Also designed hardware required for manufacture of endoscopic instruments. Generated process specifications and performed process validation. Incorporated induction brazing equipment into assembly line; initiated Capital Appropriations Request; selected, purchased and installed equipment; Supervised production/assembly line and provided assistance to operations.

Confidential, Cary, NC 1987 - 1991
Mechanical engineering development of high speed printer accessories

Responsible for development of devices for offset printing equipment. Job functions included computer-aided design and drafting of components. Assisted shop with fabrication of prototypes and conducted testing. Focused on sheet metal component design and fabrication as an alternative to more expensive machined parts.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering

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