N.Schultz

Nicholas Schultz

**** ***** *****• Evergreen CO 80439

303-***-**** • accqfx@r.postjobfree.com

Accomplished mechanical engineer with a solid background in machine design who is detail driven with outstanding

communication skills and an excellent ability to anticipate consequences within new designs. Exceptional work ethic with capacity

to manage and design multiple assignments simultaneously. Distinctive talent for generating multiple design concepts to a given set

of requirements, completing projects on time and to specification on the first attempt. Utilizes strong leadership skills to motivate

tradesmen, persuade customers and forge strong alliances. Personal key competencies and abilities include:

Abundant experience with pneumatic actuators, stepper motors, servo motors, electro-mechanical actuators and machine

vision systems

Extensive weldment knowledge: machine frames, blast enclosures, powder flow paths, sheet metal

Expertise in manufacturing methods, metallurgy and heat treating

Effectively designing for proactive troubleshooting and simplicity of maintenance

Certification: CSWP (Certified SolidWorks Professional)

Proficient in SolidWorks, Pro Engineer Wildfire, ANSYS, Fluent, Gambit, AutoCAD LT, IDEAS, Flow Master, MatLab,

Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Professional, ARENA, e-Quest, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Security Clearance: DoD Secret (Inactive)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Industrialex Automation Arvada, CO

Engineering Manager/Lead Mechanical Design Engineer 12/2012 – 02/2014 (Company Closed)

Designing/developing and managing innovative automated machinery projects valuing in excess of $800k in a team

environment with onsite assembly, fabrication and testing

Managing multiple complex projects simultaneously

Presenting team members and customers with detailed project specific schedules consisting of various critical

milestones to meet factory acceptance test deadline

Regularly communicating with venders, machinists, purchasing and customers to ensure projects are on schedule

and design intent has been achieved

Distributing daily tasks to machinists, assembly tradesmen and electricians to ensure projects are progressing in

accordance within initial timeframe

Enforced the use of complete machine build bill-of-materials which streamlined projects with significant man

hour savings

Conceptualized, designed and assembled a fully automated medical hemostat inspection apparatus testing six unique

parameters using digital micrometers, precision load cells and electromechanical actuators

Designed high speed industrial machinery for the clamping industry with servo motors, vision systems and press-die

punches with production rates exceeding 100 parts per minute

Automated a manual welding operation for the orthodontic industry by utilizing SCARA robots, servo driven Cartesian

laser welding system and machine vision to accommodate a minimum cycle rate of 1,000 parts per hour

Conceptualized a semi-automated ISO-7 (class 10,000) cleanroom assembly line for the silicon wafer industry consisting

of 11 unique stations on a power and free conveying system, concept approved pending purchase order

Utilizing motor sizing software to accurately size servo motors for project specific applications

Contributing knowledge/experience towards cost estimation and machine proposal conceptualizing for future project

quotations

Engineered successful machinery for companies such as Band-It IDEX, Covidien, Entegris and Rocky Mountain

Orthodontics

FillPro Inc. Golden, CO

Lead Mechanical Design/Project Engineer 01/2012 – 11/2012

Designed/developed industrial high speed automated precision powder filling machines valuing in excess of $250k in a

rapid environment with onsite manufacturing, assembly and testing

Administered project kick-off meetings, using team ideas/suggestions to develop prototypes that prevailed to final machine

design after testing

Resolved long-term R&D powder segregation issue by creating a motor driven conveyor dispensing system to directly

replace existing supply mechanism

Analyzed powder flow paths via fluid calculations to confirm sufficient head, flowability, cycle times and avoid bridging,

ratholing, flooding, segregation

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Performed flash calculations for detonating and deflagrating materials to ensure blast enclosures could withstand worst

case event

Projects were designed for Class-II hazardous environments and intrinsically safe compatibility codes

Engineered machinery to maximize dampening of mechanical resonance frequencies to increase precision weigh-scale

performance

Converted entire company CAD system from AutoCAD to SolidWorks which streamlined machine builds with significant

man-hour savings

Used SolidWorks program to create machine designs, detailed drawings, perform simulation analyses and review projects

with customers via web presentations

Hosted design review meetings with electrical engineers, controls engineers, machinists, assembly tradesmen and

electricians prior to manufacturing stage to verify project design meets specification

Interfaced with shop personnel to resolve manufacturing/fabricating and installation issues

Managed activities with four subcontractors to confirm components were delivered on time and met design intent

Engineered successful machinery for companies such as American Ordnance, Ensign Brickford Aerospace/Defense

Company, Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company, Superior Shooting Systems, EaglePicher Technologies and

Boston Scientific

Royal Master Grinders Oakland, NJ

Machine Designer/Project Engineer 01/2008-01/2012

Designed and developed innovative custom feeding/unloading systems that promote maximum efficiency for centerless

grinders in a fast-paced environment with onsite manufacturing

Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously, scheduled manufacturing and purchasing orders to streamline

assembly processes and ensured machines met specified completion dates

Expertise in medical guide wire manufacturing and handling

Ensured smooth operation and optimal functionality within machine designs by preforming life cycle calculations of wear

components

Originated a detailed drawing communication method that allowed tradesman to manufacture and assemble 80/20

structures in house with significant annual savings

Trained new engineers in manufacturability methods, feeder design and company standards/policies

Played a leading role in troubleshooting machine issues with assembly tradesmen and service technicians

Supervised on-site machine installations and trained customers in machine operation

Engineered successful feeding systems for companies such as General Motors, Boston Scientific, Smith and Nephew, Lake

Region Medical, Accellent, Teleflex Medical, Interstate-Mcbee

General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton, Conn

Reverse Osmosis System Engineer 03/2007-01/2008

Assisted in engineering the reverse osmosis system on NAVY Virginia Class submarines

Modeled and analyzed complex flow systems using Flow Master Software for compressible and incompressible fluids

Analyzed piping systems to obtain pressure losses, flow velocities and volumetric/mass flow rates

Performed galvanic corrosion calculations

Strauss Discount Auto Lodi, NJ

Automotive Technician 04/2001-03/2007

Located and repaired engine performance problems using diagnostic scan equipment.

Disassembled and reassembled complex assemblies

Trained employees in alignments, operation of lathe machine and diagnostic scanning equipment

Certifications: ASE (Automotive Service Excellence)

A5-Brakes

A4-Steering and Suspension

EDUCATION

Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ

MS in Mechanical Engineering, in progress

New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ

BS in Mechanical Engineering, 12/2006

KEY COURSES

Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, Mechanics and Dynamics of Propulsion, Design of Machinery, Project Management of Complex

Systems

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