James D. Waldrep

** **** * ****** **, Boylston, MA 01505

aceb2k@r.postjobfree.com 707-***-****

Summary

As an Engineering Designer I will bring a unique insight to any engineering team or

p roject, drawing on a multidiscipline career.

I have a Current “Secret” Security Clearance.

Active Skillset

Precision machine part and assembly design, electro-mechanical packaging, opto-mechanical

system layout, vacuum systems construction, sheet metal parts and enclosures design, sheet metal

and structural weldments, and familiar with Research and Development methodology.

Mechanical hands on with prototypes.

Production to manufacturing liaison, field technical support failure analysis,

Manufacturing assembly and test fixture and support equipment design.

Toolbox

Familiar with Global Drafting and Design Manual including GD&T and ASME standards.

24000+ hrs of 3D CADD. CADD software’s include SolidWorks, AutoDesk INVENTOR

Basic operation of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Experience

• Sr. Mechanical Designer, Adecco Technical Staffing, Portsmouth NH.

9/13 to 11/13 (SolidWorks 9/13 to 12/13)

Diamond RolTran, Littleton MA

-Responsible for rotating mechanism design and fixture documentation.

-Documentation of new designs and input to new Operations Manual for Engineering.

-Utilized GD&T for needed precision location.

• Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer, Kelly Engineering Technical Services, DE.

2/13 to 5/13 (SolidWorks 2/13 to 5/13)

G5 Infrared, Hudson NH

-Responsible for design of IR Camera with zoom and auto focus capability.

-Precision mechanical design for location of optics in several different types of materials.

-Utilized GD&T for needed precision location.

• Mechanical Designer, New Era Recruiting, Pembroke MA.

11/12 to 2/12 (Inventor, 11/12 to 2/13)

Savage Arms, Westfield MA

-Document Control and Assembly Fixture Design.

• Opto-Mechanical Designer, Randolph Associates Inc., Cambridge MA

02/11 to 07/12 (SolidWorks Ver. 2010, 2/11-2/12, CoCreate 3/12-6/12)

MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington MA

-Responsible for keeping complex master mechanical/optical assembly up to date in SolidWorks

software by interacting daily with design team members.

-Mirror mount design

-Precision part design and detailing utilizing SolidWorks and CoCreate software. Drawing creation

Required functional knowledge of GD&T.

Experience (continues

• Sr. Mechanical Designer, Aerotek Professional Technical Services, Ranch Cordova, CA:

2005-2009

Coherent Laser Systems, Optical Division, Auburn CA 2005-2006 (SolidWorks)

-Inspected, measured and documented existing parts/equipment assemblies.

-Designed and installed Ergonomic Test Station for Microscopic Inspection of production

Parts.

- Provided general Manufacturing Design support for Production clean room operation.

Barco Media and Entertainment, Rancho Cordova, CA 2006 (Inventor)

Entertainment LED Wall concept design.

Rix Industries, Benecia CA 2007 (Inventor)

Pneumatic valve design. Design improved life between rebuilds from 500 hrs to 1500 hrs.

Applied Materials, Fairfield, CA 2008-2009 (SolidWorks)

Optical coating equipment documentation.

• Engineering Designer II, Siemens Transportation Systems, Sacramento CA

2000-2004 (AutoCAD 14)

-Served as primary Mechanical Designer for Train Systems electronics rack. Identified potential

cost saving during redesign of rack that saved $250,000 on a single contract.

-Facilitated open communication as project liaison between Mechanical Engineering and

Production.

• Independent Contractor, Small locale businesses in the Modesto, CA area.

1998-2000 (AutoCad 14)

• Opto-Mechanical Designer, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore CA:

1984-1998 (Computer Vision CADDS 4 & 4X, Personal Designer, AutoCad 14, Mechanical Desktop)

-Primary Designer for the Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS) Chamber Optics

Assembly.

-Developed the first variable position diagnostic for the NOVA Chamber.

-Collaborated with Air Force Research Laboratory, Los Alamos Nation Laboratory, National

Center for Atmospheric Research, and NASA on the design of an aircraft mounted optical

system.

• Mechanical Designer, Motorola Inc, Ft. Worth TX

1980-1984

-Assisted in the layout and installation of the world’s longest Automated Assembly Line (1982).

-Responsible for a portion of the assembly line, both personnel and equipment.

-Mechanically assembled all new product prototypes; completed tolerances stack-up study of

mechanical assemblies, and interacted with the Product Engineering Manager to improve product

design to assist in ease and testing and assembly in production.

EDUCATION

Associate of Applied Sciences Degree in Drafting and Design, from Tarrant County College, Fort Worth,

TX

VETERAN of the USAF, Aircraft Crew Chief, B52 and C5 acft-1971-1978, and TEXAS AIR NATIONAL

GUARD (Active Reserves) 1978-1981.

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