James F. Hooper, Jr.

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Wenonah, NJ 08090

Residence: 856-***-****

Cell: 856-***-****

E-mail: acpglb@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To secure a challenging and dynamic position in which I can utilize my 28 years of product development experience.

Areas of Expertise: 3-D Solids Modeling: SolidWorks 2014 (13 years experience), ProEngineer Wildfire Four (18 years

experience), Linear Static Finite Element Analysis: SolidWorks Simulation (5 years experience), SolidWorks Customization:

Creation of start files, Customized Material Data Files, Drawing Format Development, Customized Property Development,

Customized part and fastener library development, Injection Molded Plastic Part Flow Analysis: Moldflow, Moldflow EZ,

Consumer, Medical and Military Product Development: Complex 3-D Surface Design, Mechanical Printed Circuit Board, Sheet

Metal Components and Structural Design, Welded Frame Design, Machined Part Design, Plastic Part Development: Injection

Molded Part Design, Thermal-formed Part Design, Reaction Injection Molded Part Design, Structural Foam Part Design, Extruded

Part Design, Die Cast Component Development: Aluminum Part Design, Magnesium Part Design, Prototyping: SLA, SLS, FDM, RTV

Rubber Molding, Rapid Sheet Metal Prototyping, Professional Expertise: Dimensioning, Tolerancing and Geometric Tolerancing

per ASME Y14.5-2009, Tolerance Analysis Worst Case and Root Sum Square, Material Research and Selection, Injection Mold

Specification and Design Analysis, Injection Molded Part Problem Solving, Manufacturing for Assembly, Project Scheduling

(Microsoft Project), FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), Project Report and Presentation Writing, Resource Allocation a nd

Scheduling, Systems Administration: Windows Server 2003, Windows Exchange 2003, WatchGuard Firewall setup and

administration, VPN setup and administration, ProEngineer setup, ProEngineer FlexLM setup and administration, SolidWorks

setup, SolidWorks FlexLM setup and administration, Cadence OrCAD setup, Cadence FLexLM setup and administration, user

account setup, computer setup and configuration

Experience:

March 2012 DesignDesign

To Present Kennett Square, Pa.

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Responsible for the design and engineering of my client’s consumer, medical, industrial and military products

Product development from concept design to product tooling and manufacturing with clients’ American and overseas

vendors.

Design and Layout of complex 3-D assemblies, models and parts in SolidWorks 2014.

Project Documentation, Dimensioning, Tolerancing and Geometric Tolerancing per ASME Y14.5 -2009.

Assembly and part Tolerance Analysis, Worst Case and Root Sum Squared.

Responsible for the development of work standards and customi zation of SolidWorks 2014 CAD system.

Daily administration of corporate server, Windows Server 2003.

Design and Engineering of 3-D plastic components for injection molding, reaction injection molding, etc. etc

Design and Engineering of complex sheet metal parts and assemblies.

Mechanical Design and Layout of 3-D printed circuit boards.

Creation of detailed assemblies, exploded assembly drawings and detailed bills of materials.

December 1993 EDGE Product Development Corp.

To March 2012 Newtown, Pa.

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer / System Administrator

Responsible for the design and engineering of my client’s consumer, medical, industrial and military products.

Design of complex 3-D surface models for hand held injection molded plastic parts and ass emblies.

Design and Engineering of 3-D plastic components for injection molding, thermal forming, etc. etc.

Design of 3-D sheet metal assemblies and components.

Design of 3-D mechanical layout of printed circuit boards.

All design work completed with SolidWorks or ProEngineer software.

Creation of detailed documentation per ASME Y14.5M-1994 standard.

Creation of detailed assemblies, exploded assembly drawings and detailed bills of materials.

Linear Static Finite Element Analysis on assemblies and parts utilizing SolidWorks Simulation.

Liaison and specification of prototype and production vendors for client’s projects.

Approval, Analysis and problem solving of injection molded parts and tooling.

Specification, purchase and setup of PC based workstations.

Specification, purchase and daily administration of corporate servers, Windows Server 2003 and Exchange 2003.

Specification, purchase and administration of SolidWorks, ProEngineer and OrCAD software.

Administration of WatchGuard Firewall.

Firewall mobile VPN setup and administration.

Project estimating, resource scheduling and engineering group personnel management .

May 1987 Commodore Computers Inc.

To December 1993 West Chester, Pa.

Mechanical Design Engineer

Responsible for the design and layout of consumer and business computer systems.

Design of plastic computer housings and components utilizing AutoCAD and 3 -D I-DEAS Master Series.

Design of sheet metal computer housing and components.

Design of mechanical layout of printed circuit boards.

Responsible for mechanical checking of finished board layout utilizing AutoCAD.

Design and Engineering of expanded foam package end-cap for shipping boxes.

Design of cardboard package boxes and assemblies for consumer and business computer systems.

Thermal Analysis of consumer and business computer systems.

Drop Analysis of shipping box assemblies of computer products.

Creation of detailed documentation, bills of material and assembly drawing.

Generation and completion of ECR’s and ECN’s.

Writing of mechanical and electrical components specification documents.

Procurement and implementation of AutoCAD computer workstations.

Supervision of designers and draftsmen.

September 1986 Gibbs & Cox Marine Architecture

To May 1987 New York, NY.

Piping Designer / CAD Operator

Design and Engineering of 3-D shipboard piping systems for US navy’s DDG Class Destroyer.

3-D piping completed utilizing ComputerVision CADDS 4X.

Responsible for checking of completed 3-D piping assemblies.

Liaison between CAD Designers and Engineering.

January 1986 Cabot Medical Corporation

To June 1986 Langhorne, Pa.

Mechanical Engineering Technician (CO-OP Student)

Responsible for the startup, testing and utilization of AutoCAD computer system.

Responsible for the detailed and repackaging of Cabot medical’s KLM product line.

Responsible lab work and layout of tubing and valves for medical insufflation system.

Education:

September 1981 to May 1986 Glassboro State College (Now Rowan University), Glassboro, NJ

Degree: BS Industrial Technology GPA: 3.13 (3.75 within major)

Concentration: Mechanical Design, Drafting and CAD Design and Drafting

June 1985 to May 1986 Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ

Coursework

3-D CAD Design utilizing Calma DDM

2-D CAD Design utilizing Matc-CAD (ComputerVision training program)

October 1986 ComputerVision Educational Services

Coursework

CADDS 4X Basic Engineering Design

CADDS 4X Engineering and Construction

CADDS 4X Piping Design and Plant Layout

October 1992 Plastic Design Forum and Conference

Coursework

Plastic material selection

Injection Mold Design

Injection Molded Part Design (by Glenn Beall)

Thermal Pressure Forming (by Glenn Beall)

Reaction Injection Molding (RIM)

Rotational Molding

Rapid Prototyping SLA, SLS and FDM

November 1992 SDRC Education Center

Coursework

I-DEAS Master Series 2-D Sketcher

I-DEAS 3-D Solids Model Part Creation

I-DEAS 3-D Assembly Modeling

I-DEAS Detail Drawing Creation

June 1997 University of Massachusetts Lowell College of Engineering

Coursework

Plastic materials behavior

Understanding of Injection Molding Process

Plastic Part Design for Injection Molding

Types of Injection Molds and specifications

Types and locations of Gates

Design of Runner Systems

Computer Aided Mold Design

Design of Ejection Systems

Computer Flow Mold Analysis (Moldflow)

Injection Mold Venting, Cooling and Heating

February 2007 DesignPoint Solutions

Coursework

COSMOSWorks Design (SolidWorks Simulation)

COSMOSWorks Professional (SolidWorks Simulation Professional)

Patents and Inventions: 5027USPSP

Periodontal Disease Medicinal Implant Device and Cartridge

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