Nicholas Russell
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Experience
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Optics 1
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mechanical Design Engineer
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Apr 2021 - Present
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L3Harris Technologies
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Mechanical Design Engineer II
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Sep 2017 - Apr 2021
-Designed custom test equipment and tooling to support the manufacture of military aiming and imaging systems. -Worked closely with with product design and manufacturing teams to ensure consistent and high quality production of our products. -Used Siemens NX design software -Used 3D printers to prototype designs -Trained in GD&T -Trained in FEA using NX NASTRAN -Designed custom test equipment and tooling to support the manufacture of military aiming and imaging systems. -Worked closely with with product design and manufacturing teams to ensure consistent and high quality production of our products. -Used Siemens NX design software -Used 3D printers to prototype designs -Trained in GD&T -Trained in FEA using NX NASTRAN
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DEKA Research & Development
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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500 - 600 Employee
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Quality Assurance Test Engineer
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Oct 2016 - Sep 2017
· Designed test fixtures for life cycle testing · Held design reviews for new testing fixtures · Modeled designs using SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor CAD software · Fabricated fixtures and assemblies · Create parts with Objet and SLS 3D printers · Developed testing procedures ·Conducted various environmental tests · Recorded and analyzed data · Wrote reports on the compiled testing results · Designed test fixtures for life cycle testing · Held design reviews for new testing fixtures · Modeled designs using SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor CAD software · Fabricated fixtures and assemblies · Create parts with Objet and SLS 3D printers · Developed testing procedures ·Conducted various environmental tests · Recorded and analyzed data · Wrote reports on the compiled testing results
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Heat and Control Inc.
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Mechanical Engineer
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Jan 2016 - Aug 2016
· Developed large scale industrial food processing machinery as a design engineer · Modeled components and assembly’s using Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD design software · Designed sheet metal and steel structures · Sized motors, blowers and pumps · Drew, dimensioned and labeled engineering diagrams · Worked closely with machinists, welders and assemblers · Networked with vendors to find assembly components · Developed large scale industrial food processing machinery as a design engineer · Modeled components and assembly’s using Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD design software · Designed sheet metal and steel structures · Sized motors, blowers and pumps · Drew, dimensioned and labeled engineering diagrams · Worked closely with machinists, welders and assemblers · Networked with vendors to find assembly components
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Silver View Contracting LLC.
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Amherst NH
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Construction Worker
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Nov 2015 - Jan 2016
Laborer working on kitchen, bathroom, and home additions. Tasks included: · Siding installation · Laminate floors installation · Plumbing work · Demolition Laborer working on kitchen, bathroom, and home additions. Tasks included: · Siding installation · Laminate floors installation · Plumbing work · Demolition
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Landscaper
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May 2010 - Aug 2015
Summer Work · General lawn and garden maintenance · Garden design and granite edging experience · Tree trimming and removal · Mechanical wood splitting and chipping · Wood stacking · Timber frame wood shed construction · Railroad tie retaining wall construction Summer Work · General lawn and garden maintenance · Garden design and granite edging experience · Tree trimming and removal · Mechanical wood splitting and chipping · Wood stacking · Timber frame wood shed construction · Railroad tie retaining wall construction
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University of New Hampshire
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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SAE Baja Student Competition
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Sep 2014 - May 2015
Team competition to design, fabricate and test off-road vehicles on a number of rigorous obstacle courses. • Created Solidworks models of the car’s frame and suspension• Applied FEA to analyze the frames performance under various driving/crashing scenarios• Worked extensively in the machine shop cutting/shaping steel and aluminum components• Operated milling machines, tube notchers, drill presses and horizontal band saws• Learned to collaborate and coordinate with group members under a tight time constraint
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Junior Year Final Project
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Nov 2014 - Nov 2014
Development of a force gauge capable of dynamic measurements• Implemented static and dynamic loading theories to develop a functional design• Modeled the force gauge as spring mass damper system• Determined the natural frequency and damping ratio of the beam and performed dynamic analyses• Fabricated all components required for the gauge and its housing• Incorporated an operational amplifier, potentiometers and strain gauges onto a custom internal circuit board• Analyzed the accuracy of the final design with MATLAB and LabVIEW by inputting data from an oscilloscope• Compared the calculated system response with the experimental data to determine the accuracy of our device
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Columbia Sportswear Company
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United States
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Associate
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May 2013 - Aug 2013
Operated the cash register while checking out customers Organized and restocked shelves Greeted and helped customers find products that they were looking for Learned valuable sales experience from multiple in-house training's Awarded for excellent sales service on 4 occasions by store manager Operated the cash register while checking out customers Organized and restocked shelves Greeted and helped customers find products that they were looking for Learned valuable sales experience from multiple in-house training's Awarded for excellent sales service on 4 occasions by store manager
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Education
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University of New Hampshire
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering -
Souhegan High School