Experience

Val-Matic Valve & Mfg. Corp.

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cad Manager

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Managing and maintaining PTC Creo & AutoCAD product design and standards for internal and external customers. Technical support, services, and training to customers, Production, Sales, and Val-Matic CAD users.

• CAD Administrator/Senior CAD Designer

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  PTC Creo and AutoCAD CAD administration. New product design and existing product improvement from concept through manufacture. Managing outsourced CAD personnel and project management.

• CAD Designer

  • May 2015 - Jan 2017

  A full line manufacturer of valves for the water/wastewater and industrial and building markets.Major responsibilities include: CAD design/drafting using PTC Creo 7 (Pro-Engineer)Design from concept through drawing release, manufacture, inspection and testing. Extensive working knowledge of AWWA industry standards and valves, including: Butterfly, Ball, Plug, Check and Air valves.



Freelance

• CAD Consultant

  • Jan 2008 - Present

  Product design and development of industrial and consumer products, helping small businesses take their ideas from concept through manufacture. The process starts with the conceptual design and may include getting patents to protect intellectual property, prototype manufacture, and then production part manufacture. 3D & 2D design tools include SolidWorks, PTC Creo, Autodesk Inventor, and AutoCad. Products have included: IDOT fence and railing projects, automotive accessories, optical equipment, furniture, architectural sound insulation, roll form tooling, injection molded parts and assemblies.



Roush

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Designer

  • Aug 2014 - Apr 2015

  Roush is an engineering services company specializing in vehicle design and testing.Major responsibilities included:Vehicle and component design for manufacturing utilizing 3D Cad and 2D drafting. Projects to date include: P340 Expedition Ride Vehicle done in SolidWorks release 2013Navistar Class 8 trucks, component through systems design using NX 7.5 and Teamcenter 8.



Amphenol

• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Amphenol is a market leading manufacturer of optical interconnect products.Major responsibilities included: Project lead in the design/manufacture of fiber optic projects and components, Demarcation boxes, data center panels, cast, machined and molded connectors and adapters, hybrid (copper & fiber optic) cable design and manufacturing coordination utilizing SolidWorks 2014 and AutoCAD 2014



Armaclad Windows & Doors

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Engineer

  • Feb 2013 - Aug 2013

  Commercial fiberglass window design and project submittal drawing package creation. Worked with customers, typically Architects and project managers from specifying windows to coordinating delivery and installation.



Argonne National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineer

  • Apr 1999 - Feb 2013

  The nation's first national laboratory, Argonne conducts basic and applied scientific research.Accelerator Systems Division, Advanced Photon Source ProjectMajor responsibilities included: 3D Modeling and drafting of components to large assemblies usingPro-E Creo 2.0 Reviewing/checking and sign-off of all Design/Drafting group drawings, these included, structural, vacuum welded, brazed, precision machined, formed and assemblies, to meet all tolerances and requirements for cost effective manufacture. Establishing and maintaining all Design/Drafting Standards policies and procedures. Winchill / PDMLink administrative responsibilities, “Checker” workflow sign-off, data base folder and file library management.

• Designer

  • Apr 1999 - Aug 2009

  Accelerator Systems Division, Advanced Photon Source ProjectMajor responsibilities included:Design/Drafting using (3D) Pro-Engineer Wildfire, SolidWorks 2008, (2D) AutoCad, ProINTRALINK, on an MS Windows OS environment. Design/Drafting of fixtures, tooling, welded, cast, molded, stamped, machined parts from concept through manufacture. Determining and specifying required purchased parts/vendors, i.e., standard vacuum and optical components, raw materials, fasteners, etc. Coordinating fabrication through to delivery, installation, and testing at both outside vendors and on-site shops.



Hendrickson

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior CAD Designer

  • May 1997 - Apr 1999

  Hendrickson Suspension designs and manufactures suspensions for trucks and special vehicles.Product Engineering Dept., Truck Suspension DivisionMajor responsibilities included:Supervising drafting personnel.Design/Drafting using (3D) UGS (NX / Unigraphics)The checking and sign-off of all suspension division drawingsDeveloping and teaching a company wide Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing education program.Establishing and maintaining company drafting standards.



Fermilab

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Designer

  • Jul 1989 - Oct 1991

  FermiLab is world’s first and largest high energy physics research facility.Technical Support Dept., Superconducting Supercollider ProjectMajor responsibilities included: Design/Drafting on a UNIX based workstation using (3D) SDRC Solid Modeling Software. Design/Drafting of hydraulic presses, assembly fixtures, and molds required for building large dipole magnets. Determining and specifying required purchased parts/vendors, i.e., motors, hydraulic fittings, tooling components, fasteners, etc.Coordinating fabrication, set-up, and operation of all presses or tooling I was involved with.