Experience

J.F. Taylor, Inc

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sr. Mechanical Designer

  • Feb 2017 - Present

  Founding in 1983, J.F. Taylor, Inc. provides Engineering and Technical Services to NAVAIR and activities at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, including Test & Evaluation Support, Systems Engineering, Simulation Systems Support, Aircraft Simulator Design & Fabrication, Infrastructure Technical Support, Commercial Air Services Coordination, and Electronics Hardware Design. Founding in 1983, J.F. Taylor, Inc. provides Engineering and Technical Services to NAVAIR and activities at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, including Test & Evaluation Support, Systems Engineering, Simulation Systems Support, Aircraft Simulator Design & Fabrication, Infrastructure Technical Support, Commercial Air Services Coordination, and Electronics Hardware Design.



L-3 Unmanned Systems

• Ashburn, Virginia

• Sr. Mechanical Draftsman

  • Jul 2012 - Jan 2017

  Produced both developmental and production level CAD-generated drawings using CREO Pro/Engineer and Windchill engineering and configuration software. Provided support for various UAV projects. Assisted and coordinated design suggestions and modeling techniques with fabricators, engineers, vendors, and other cad operators for standardizing drawing processes and procedures. Worked as a Fabrication Tech using carbon pre-preg and fiberglass materials to develop UAV PODs. Produced both developmental and production level CAD-generated drawings using CREO Pro/Engineer and Windchill engineering and configuration software. Provided support for various UAV projects. Assisted and coordinated design suggestions and modeling techniques with fabricators, engineers, vendors, and other cad operators for standardizing drawing processes and procedures. Worked as a Fabrication Tech using carbon pre-preg and fiberglass materials to develop UAV PODs.



DRS Technologies, Inc., C3 & Aviation Company

• Gaithersburg, MD

• Sr. Technical Design Specialist / Graphics Specialist

  • Oct 2006 - Jul 2012

  Produced both developmental and production level CAD-generated drawings in accordance with ASME Y14.5M, MIL-T-31000 using AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and Pro/Engineer. Provided support for various projects including: Fuel Systems Supply Point (FSSP), Military Tactical Vehicles, such as: Joint Assault Bridge launching vehicle (JAB) and Assault Breaching Vehicle (ABV). Provided production coordination for proposal team efforts. Used Deltek Costpoint to supply management personnel with task related reports, spreadsheets, and PRs. Show less



Radian, Inc.

• Alexandria, VA

• Sr. Technical Design Specialist / Mechanical Designer

  • Jun 1985 - Oct 2006

  Produced Level 3 CAD-generated drawings in accordance with ASME Y14.5M, MIL-T-31000 using AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Pro/Engineer and manual drafting techniques. Performed final drawing checks to assure accuracy in dimensioning, spelling, completeness of information, conformance to military specifications, and quality drafting. Assisted with projects that include: Unit Water Pod System (CAMEL), Fuels Operational Readiness Capability Equipment (FORCE), Deployable Power Generation and Distribution System (DPGDS), Floating Mine Blade (FMB), Mine Clearing Cultivator (MCC). Maintained computer hardware and Engineering software inventory and maintenance support. Maintained engineering department technical library of manual data and reference material. Show less



URS

• Washington, D.C.

• CAD Designer

  • Jan 1996 - Aug 1996

  Designed and created 2D drawings of Cellular Sites. (worked part-time) Designed and created 2D drawings of Cellular Sites. (worked part-time)



Diversified Technologies

• Alexandria, VA

• CAD Designer

  • Oct 1987 - Apr 1988

  Worked with structural layouts for Navy marine vessels. Interpreted engineering mark-ups and made corrections to engineering drawings. Advised the engineering staff of problems discovered. (worked part-time) Worked with structural layouts for Navy marine vessels. Interpreted engineering mark-ups and made corrections to engineering drawings. Advised the engineering staff of problems discovered. (worked part-time)