SENIOR Design Engineer RESUME Garden Grove CA - Hire IT People

Summary of qualifications

More than 20 years experience in structural design.
System and component design using composite, polymer, glass, and metallic materials.
Experienced commercial and military aircraft, launch vehicle, and spacecraft designer.
Prepare and present international and domestic customer design reviews.
Independent problem solving through observation, analysis, and trade study.
Automated mechanical equipment failure analysis and corrective action.
Train and mentor others on use of advanced CAD techniques.
Lead optical analyst, evaluator, and refiner of complex CAD surfaces.
CAD: Unigraphics v10 thru NX5, ProE, and CADDS 5x
Software: Matlab, Maya, Hypermesh, Think and Do, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint

EDUCATION

MASTER OF SCIENCE-Applied MathematicS 2009
Confidential,UNIVERSITY, Long Beach

MASTER OF SCIENCE-Mechanical Engineering 1994
Confidential,UNIVERSITY, Long Beach

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE-Mechanical Engineering 1989
Confidential,UNIVERSITY, Long Beach

professional EXPERIENCE

SENIOR Design Engineer 2004 to present
Confidential, Garden Grove, CA

Led mechanical design of aircraft cabin windows and windshields using acrylic and glass
Collaboratively plan and review definition drawings for windows, windshields, and associated detail component parts
Prepare and present international and domestic customer design reviews
Analyze CAD surfaces for optical quality, using Maya, and prepare evaluation reports
Independently optimize optical quality of CAD surfaces using Matlab and Unigraphics
Administer automated optical inspection equipment, maintain calibration, analyze failures, implement corrective action
Develop new product automated inspection equipment control routines, using Think and Do
Wrote Matlab routines to re-map thermal and pressure FEA data from NASTRAN to LsDyn

Confidential,
CONSULTING ENGINEER 2003 to 2004
C-130 Avionics Modernization Program Long Beach, CA

Senior Engineer 2000 to 2002
Confidential, El Segundo, CA

ConSULTING Engineer 1999 to 2000
Confidential, Long Beach, CA

Re-dsigned cargo floor bulkheads, in a team effort, to use monolithic machined structure
Supported layout and design to eliminate more than 15 parts and 150 fasteners per bulkhead
Generated parametric solid models and produced detailed Engineering drawings

ConSULTING Engineer 1998 to 1999
Confidential, Huntington Beach, CA

ConSULTING Engineer 1996 to 1998
Confidential, El Segundo, CA

Engineer Scientist 1990 to 1996
Confidential, Long Beach, CA

Generated numerous parametric solid models for component parts throughout the aircraft
Led high speed machining monolithic structure investigative design team
Led weight reduction team which significantly improved aircraft performance
Participated in fuselage to wheel pod structural interface optimization team
Performed ergonomic studies to problem solve human factors issues
Interfaced with manufacturing to investigate and determine solutions to fabrication issues

Confidential,
ConSULTING Engineer 2002 to 2003
Advanced EHF Manhattan Beach, CA