MICHAEL C. STEVENS

254-***-**** • acp90v@r.postjobfree.com • 9900 CHINA SPRING ROAD # 405, WACO, TX 76708 ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE

CAREER SUMMARY

Mechanical engineer with four plus years of aerospace structural design and liaison engineering experience using Pro- Engineer/Creo, SolidWorks and AutoCAD for Lockheed P-3 Orion and Boeing 747-8 aircraft. Design experience includes intercostals, antenna structure, floor beam modifications, aircraft skin repairs, electronic support structure, cable routing, sidewall and ceiling panels, honeycomb cabinets and partitions. TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Mechanical Engineer I, L3 Communications Platform Integration Division, Waco, TX 6/12 - 12/13 Mechanical Engineer II, L3 Communications Platform Integration Division, Waco, TX 12/13 - Present

Collaborates closely with multiple departments including Structural Analysis, Electrical, Drafting, Manufacturing, and Production to produce designs and resolve installation problems.

Troubleshoots installations as a Liaison Engineer in the hangar, vendor facilities and in-house manufacturing shop for two Boeing 747-8 aircraft and works quickly to design and document repairs for immediate implementation

Manages external vendors while providing engineering support and direction

Takes full ownership of engineering design and tracks product through complete lifecycle Boeing 747-8 interiors cabinet and partition team member

Lead engineer for cocoon style seating cabinet design and vendor engineer liaison support

Lead engineer for VIP window shade installation support structure and window shade vendor management

Designed Video Control Center (VCC) monument with passive cooling and extensive wire routing solution

Modified Boeing sidewall and ceiling panels and designed attachment fittings and structure

Modified Boeing stairwell to incorporate custom edge-lit Lexan panels and wire routing

Designed curved partition TT&L locking device and test fixture to meet all ODA requirements

Evaluated TT&L seat locations that may result in passenger head impacts during a crash scenario and created sled test fixture drawings to test and certify seat locations using the Head Impact Criterion (HIC) score Lockheed P-3 Orion ODA structure design team member

Designed antenna, equipment rack and electronic equipment installation and support structure

Created repairs for aircraft primary and secondary structure using standard repair manual and custom engineered repairs due to corrosion, damage, installation issues and incoming aircraft problems AmSafe Strap Testing, Penn State Erie, Erie, PA 1/12 - 3/12

Tested and certified military missile transport straps using of a 120k Tinius Olsen testing machine

Collected tensile test data, recorded overall strap stretching and retraction capabilities and generated a test report Teaching Assistant, Penn State Erie, Erie, PA 8/11 - 5/12

Taught engineering students the fundamentals of Excel, PSpice, engineering drawings, and Pro/Engineer Mechanical Engineer Internship, L3 Communications Brashear, Pittsburgh, PA 5/11 - 8/11

Developed XM-25 grenade launcher scope lens insertion adapters resulting in a 70% reduction of lens installation

Designed nitrogen purging and tack bonding assembly stations and procedures COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient with Creo, Pro/Engineer, SolidWorks AutoCAD, SAP, Mathcad, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook Basic working knowledge with Inventor, ANSYS, Workbench, MATLAB, Access EDUCATION

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie, PA 8/08 – 5/12 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Senior Design Group Project

Designed universal wheelchair mechanical system using Inventor and Pro/Engineer that allows a hemiplegic individual to control propulsion and the direction of a wheelchair with only one arm.

Constructed a fully functional working prototype to verify the functionality of the final design LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Resident Assistant, Penn State Erie 8/09 - 5/12

Resident Service Leader, Penn State Erie 8/08 - 5/09

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