Mechanical Design Engineer

• Aug 2023 - Present

Advanced Project Engineer

• Jun 2021 - Aug 2023

• Facility design of engine test cells mechanical components using NX CAD and AutoCAD w/ Teamcenter. • Fluid mechanics hand calculations for pump power and fluid pipe flow. • Cooling Tower cooling capacity spreadsheet calculations. • Project management of construction contractors and simultaneous ongoing engineering construction projects. • PDR and CDR presentation of designs to stakeholders and test engineering managers. • Facility design of engine test cells mechanical components using NX CAD and AutoCAD w/ Teamcenter. • Fluid mechanics hand calculations for pump power and fluid pipe flow. • Cooling Tower cooling capacity spreadsheet calculations. • Project management of construction contractors and simultaneous ongoing engineering construction projects. • PDR and CDR presentation of designs to stakeholders and test engineering managers.

Mechanical Design Engineer

• Apr 2017 - Apr 2021

• Machine design engineering of asphalt melter trailers used in road maintenance. Responsible for the EZ Series II product line, but also worked on other product lines when needed. Used Solid Edge at this company. • Machine design engineered and tested new trailer frame that combined, upgraded, and replaced two outdated trailer frames. FEA analysis of design components and assembly. • Designed and tested improvements to melter kettle material tank and heat transfer tank for EZ Series II using fluid mechanics hand calculations to ensure design compliance to federal transportation regulations. • Hydraulic system design using power and flow rate calculations. • Continuous product improvement and product line operation and maintenance manual updates. Show less

Sr. Value Engineer I

• May 2014 - Apr 2017

• Modified parts and tools using CREO CAD, designed, tested, and qualified changes to reduce cost. • Consistently met goals to increase service life, increase customer satisfaction, and to increase market share. • Reduced procurement costs by sourcing alternative suppliers and getting them qualified. • Modified parts and tools using CREO CAD, designed, tested, and qualified changes to reduce cost. • Consistently met goals to increase service life, increase customer satisfaction, and to increase market share. • Reduced procurement costs by sourcing alternative suppliers and getting them qualified.

Mechanical Design Engineer

• Nov 2012 - May 2014

• Machine design engineering (SolidWorks CAD) and prototyping of development gas turbine engine and enclosure for the U.S. Army and L3 Linkabit. Successfully completed qualification testing and demonstration to customer. • Machine design and fabrication of prototype commercial power generator gas turbine engine and enclosure. • Left company due to reduction in work load as project was completed satisfactorily. • Machine design engineering (SolidWorks CAD) and prototyping of development gas turbine engine and enclosure for the U.S. Army and L3 Linkabit. Successfully completed qualification testing and demonstration to customer. • Machine design and fabrication of prototype commercial power generator gas turbine engine and enclosure. • Left company due to reduction in work load as project was completed satisfactorily.

Engineering Contractor

• Jan 2012 - Nov 2012

• Contracted to Raytheon Missile Systems: Machine design of highly accurate testing tooling for the Standard Missile 3 (SM3) development and qualification using analysis and CREO CAD. • New product development engineering and production support of the Javelin and TOW missiles. • Contracted to Clear Energy Systems: Design of generator trailer components using SolidWorks CAD. • Left company to relocate closer to family in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. • Contracted to Raytheon Missile Systems: Machine design of highly accurate testing tooling for the Standard Missile 3 (SM3) development and qualification using analysis and CREO CAD. • New product development engineering and production support of the Javelin and TOW missiles. • Contracted to Clear Energy Systems: Design of generator trailer components using SolidWorks CAD. • Left company to relocate closer to family in the Phoenix Metropolitan area.

Mechanical Design Product Engineer

• Jun 2004 - Apr 2011

• Machine design (CREO CAD) of high strength and light weight crashworthy helicopter seating systems using bearings, springs, cams, sheet metal, armor, close tolerance sliding actions, composite materials layup tooling. • Earned company $3M production order by completing new armored helicopter pilot seat design and qualification for Royal Norwegian Air Force. • Reduced costs of UH-60M armored seat and increased customer satisfaction by implementing fool proof assembly design fixes to increase yield and reduce assembly errors. • Qualification testing: vibration, salt fog, stress/strain, ballistic, hot soak, cold soak, durability, and drop. Show less

Mechanical Design Engineer

• Jan 2003 - Jun 2004

• Machine design engineering: Designed seat belt payout and retraction assemblies consisting of stamped steel frames, shafts, ratchets, cylinder, bearings, springs, pawl, buckle, and molded plastic retractor cover using CREO. • Designed injection molded covers for seat belt retractors. • Co-inventor of a US patent: US07343650. • New product design: Completed seat belt development, design, prototyping, qualification, tooling, and production support for a Mitsubishi fork lift in a certified application from concept to production. • This company moved to Elkhart, IN, in 6/2004 in a consolidation action. Show less

Mechanical Design Engineer

• Nov 2000 - Nov 2002

• Designed motor driven gear train device for switch durability testing, specifying motor requirements. • Conceived, prototyped, and developed the “thincoder Push Button”, a thin profiled, environmentally sealed, rotary push button encoder, using SolidWorks CAD. • Designed injection molded high tolerance components. Rotary and stationary. • Designed and prototyped PCBs for prototype blenders for sales demonstrations. • Managed R&D Testing Department: managed test lab personnel. Evaluated test results. • Testing: salt fog, stress/strain, EMF, hot soak, cold soak, durability, drop, test analysis, test reports, and result presentation. • This company had a major reorganization in 11/2002, laying off the workforce. Show less

Project Engineer

• Jan 1995 - Oct 2000

• Designed exhaust and inlet ducting of a gas turbine APU engine using fluid mechanics hand calculations and SolidWorks CAD. Demonstrated analysis skills. • Design input with team design of gearbox housing and gear train of the X-35 development APU gas turbine engine. Demonstrated team collaboration skills. • Designed new electro-mechanical keypad and PCB assemblies and inspection tooling using AutoCAD. • Demonstrated flexibility by participation in manufacturing, quality, and process engineering decisions. • Conducted, evaluated and presented validation test results of GM Trucks at Desert Proving Grounds in Mesa. • Designed a transmission lock out plate and a tail pipe. Made design suggestions to senior design engineers. Show less