Derek G. Odom
Cell: 931-***-****
Email: acgexr@r.postjobfree.com
Education
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
The University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL Expected Graduation date: December 2014
• 3.1 Cumulative GPA
Work Experience
The Boeing Company, Research Tech IV, S4 Huntsville, AL, November 2012 – Present
• 767 Tanker Program – CATIA and ENOVIA
o Applied technical changes to revised detailed drawings and models using CATIA
o Analyzed components and assemblies within CATIA to develop projections of perimeters onto curved
surfaces
o Inspected revised detailed drawings and models for quality assurance purposes
o Operated within ENOVIA to revise documentation to reflect applied changes in 3D models and 2D
drawings
• Space Launch System – Creo Parametrics II and APDM
o Trained new Research Technicians in the creation of Automated Part Lists using APDM and 3D Modeling,
2D drawings of detailed models, assembly design, and assembly modification in CREO Paraetrics II
o Applied GD&T model tolerances and geometric tolerances to specified drawings of models and
assemblies.
o Worked with engineers to design and develop mechanical designs of 3D models within CREO Parametrics
II.
o Initiated and completed assemblies for design review, provided assembly modification in response to
reviewed assemblies, and supported other engineers in assembly design and revisions of assemblies using
CREO Parametrics II.
o Prepared comprehensive drawings of detailed models for technical check review, revised detailed drawings
by direction of technical check review, and analyzed and reviewed peer engineer detailed drawings
o Established Automated Parts’ Lists using APDM, including technical guidelines designed for
manufacturing processes for detailed models, and reviewed peer engineer Automated Parts’ Lists to ensure
quality assurance
Architectural Assistant (GS-0802-04), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Center May 2012 – August 2012
• Researched tasks based on parameters given and complied documentation summary reports of the results
o CONUS and OCONUS Installation requests
o Unaccompanied Personnel Housing (UPH) furnishings and ancillary item descriptions
o Reviewed and compared vendor quotes to item descriptions to confirm products met government set
standards and guidelines
• Observed previously created detailed models and assemblies to design 3D models using REVIT Architecture 2012 to be
assembled in an environment
• Formatted government assembly order forms using Microsoft Word and Excel after reviewing dimensional analysis of
vendor products
Related Coursework
• Computer Aided Design, Numerical Methods and Computation I and II, Thermodynamics I and II, Mechanics
of Materials, Materials and Manufacturing Process, Fluid Dynamics, Circuits, Heat and Mass Transfer, Design of
Thermal Systems, Analysis of Engineering Systems, Computer Aided Engineering, Product Realization
Technical Skills
• Expert in Microsoft Office: Power Point, Excel, and Word; Expert in Solid Edge; Expert in CATIA and ENOVIA
Software; Expert in Creo II Parametric and APDM; Expert in REVIT Architecture 2012; Expert in Matlab and
Mathcad; Expert in PATRAN and NASTRAN
Activities and Honors
• Patent currently pending for a team Senior Design Project: a compact device capable of three point bend
testing and rotational fatigue testing, as well as being able to be carried in a carry on suit case and weighing less than
twenty-five pounds.
• UAH Presidential scholarship recipient Fall 2010 – Spring 2014, half tuition requiring a 3.0 GPA in high
school in addition to an ACT score of at least 25 or SAT score of at least 1130
• 2012 Engineering Dean’s list at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, requiring a 4.0 GPA with at least 12
credit hours
• Presented with a U.S. Army Corps of Engineering coin, Huntsville Center by Boyce Ross, P.E. Director of
Engineering, for outstanding service to the Corps
• Alpha Tau Omega
o Held Historian position Fall 2012 – Fall 2013
o 500+ Community Service hours
• ASME member as of March 2014