STEVEN DURAN

abh8b8@r.postjobfree.com 972-***-****

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/steven-duran/1b/913/46a

. Top Secret Clearance: Current (SSBI).

. Business approach to engineering that includes productive collaborative

skills with others on complex projects. Applied product design, material

selection, creating solid models and drawings as well as structural and

thermal analysis.

. Produced several design improvements of production avionics equipment

that contributed to a savings of over $1.1 million on the 747-400

program.

. Contributed to a new business proposal in winning a design modification

and production contract for some 60,000 Thermal Weapons Sites.

. Directed, delegated and ensured performance of assigned responsibilities

and tasks as a team leader in support of large and complex projects.

. Successfully lead a cross functional team of specialists to create a

guide that defined Computer Aided Design Best Practices.

. Successfully led mechanical engineering efforts in the design and

development of electronics equipment that included managing complex

project schedules.

. Managed supplier data by providing technical solutions regarding Supplier

testing of Mission Systems aircraft surveillance electronics equipment.

Saved 40% of cost proposed by the Supplier.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NEI, Plano TX Present Employer

Contract Engineer

. Packaging of Telecom electronics equipment. Learned and applied

SolidWorks.

Raytheon, Dallas, TX. 2006-

2010

PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

. Developed assembly and production processes, manufacturing

capabilities and data needed for defining production configurations.

. Managed the various aspects of the generation and processing of

engineering process documentation relevant to mechanical engineering.

. Applied structural design principles, practices and processes that

included requirements generation, production and product support.

. Instructed engineering and management in the fundamentals of a Bidding

Tool used for creating a basis of estimate in acquiring new business

contracts.

. Effectively worked projects in a fast paced, compressed schedule

environment.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Ft. Worth, TX. 2003-

2006

MECHANICAL ENGINEER, SR. STAFF, MISSION SYSTEMS

. Lead performance, integration and analysis of tests to validated and

verify aircraft mission systems equipment met requirements and

specifications.

. Managed supplier development, test and production activities and

coordinated with suppliers to optimize their designs and achieve

program goals.

. Effectively evaluated job tasks, processes and requirements as to how

well they helped met objectives. Identified non-value added

components and criteria.

General Dynamics Land Systems. 2002-

2003

CONTRACT ENGINEER

Created a Switch Control Prototype Electronics Assembly for an armored

vehicle.

. Designed, developed and coordinated building prototype chassis. Full

responsibility for creating a thermal analysis. Used Pro Engineer to

design.

Navini Cisco, Richardson, TX. 2001-

2002

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

. Developed designs (SDRC), thermal analysis and prototypes of a Base

Station Assembly in an environment of rapid engineering research and

development.

Alcatel Lucent . 1997-

2001

TECHNICAL STAFF MEMBER

. Expanded a Switching System that included the detail design and

development of several chassis, wiring, circuit card assemblies, and

test and production units.

L3 Communications, Alpharetta, GA 1995-

1997

PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

. Created an Aircraft Display Assembly using SDRC Ideas. Supplied a

thermal airflow and conduction analysis of the parts and assembly that

I created.

Boeing Company, Seattle, WA. 1984-1995

SENIOR ENGINEER

. Created, developed and designed numerous forms of electronics

equipment used on the family of Boeing Aircraft.

TOOLS / SKILLS

Pro Engineer, SDRC Ideas, Autocad, SolidWorks, Agile and Clearquest.

Thermal and structural analysis techniques.

EDUCATION

California State University, Los Angeles - BS Mechanical Engineering.

Six Sigma Specialist.

Integrated Product Team Leadership Training.

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