Robert Davis
Senior Design Engineer at Wabtec Passenger Transit- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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CSWP - Advanced Drawing Tools
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CSWP - Advanced Mold Tools
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CSWP - Advanced Sheet Metal
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CSWP - Advanced Weldments
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Experience
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Wabtec Passenger Transit
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United States
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Railroad Equipment Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Design Engineer
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Apr 2021 - Present
- Sole project-responsible engineer for a coupler project which has been in operation for multipleyears, requiring a deep understanding of the product as well as quick decision-making skills in order tomaintain product operation- Lead design effort for multiple field-issues, including risk analysis, root cause investigation, and fieldimplementation- Interface with customer regularly to provide updates on design, testing, and implementation of designchanges for equipment in the field- Conduct on-site customer training in a classroom and hands-on setting, instructing technicians onproduct operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting procedures
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Design Engineer
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Nov 2017 - Apr 2021
- Took a full semi-permanent coupler design from concept, through detailed design and prototyping, andinto final production; traveled to Japan for customer fit-up of prototype- Provided engineering support to multiple coupler projects, including design and testing of mechanicalcomponents (required knowledge of 3D modeling, GD&T, FEA, materials selection, andmanufacturability)- Created and reviewed documentation required for implementation of design changes into field equipment
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Longwall Associates, Inc.
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United States
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Design Engineer
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May 2015 - Oct 2017
Provide engineering and manufacturing documentation for new and existing equipment usingSolidWorks. Interface daily with manufacturing shop in order to monitor production and provideengineering support to streamline fabrication. Assess incoming used equipment for failures and providedesign improvement suggestions for rebuild projects.- Completed design work and all manufacturing drawings for major components of multiple longwallsystems, with 100% on time delivery of equipment.- Completed design work and layouts for a new gear coupling, eliminating the need for extensive andcostly equipment modifications.- Assisted in development of improved bearing life analysis calculations using Excel, resulting in amore dynamic and in-depth procedure for performing calculations.
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CAD Team Assistant
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2014 - 2015
Complete design work and implementation of multiple individual projects. Provide assistance toengineering team with prototype builds and solid modeling.- Designed, prototyped, and implemented a new tool for repositioning weather tower angles resulting ina 30% reduction in time spent on each tower.- Improved design of mini camera mount, improving both the accuracy of the camera and reducing thetime required to install circuitry.- Headed up and successfully completed project to devise method of allowing hands freecommunication from motorcycle riding test subjects to researchers utilizing existing radiocommunications.
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Education
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2011 - 2015
Virginia Tech
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
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