Summary Diligent and experienced Mechanical Design Engineer with an outstanding record of achievements seeks to contribute to an engineering team with a new design challenge.

Skills General: • Proficient problem solver and creative thinker.

• Able to participate in group projects as well as lead them.

• Mechanically inclined – enjoy building and fixing machines.

• Very reliable, with excellent organizational skills.

• Well-developed public speaking skills.

• Able to learn computer systems and programs quickly and easily.

Computer: • Software – Creo Parametric (Pro/Engineer), Windchill 10, Creo Simulate (Mechanica), Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, Adobe Acrobat 3D, AutoCAD.

• Programming & Scripting Languages – FORTRAN, Turbo Pascal, LISP, VBA, VBS, JavaScript, AutoIT, KiXtart, and various proprietary languages.

Operating Systems – DOS, Windows, Solaris, Linux.

Databases – SQL, mySQL, SQLite, Oracle, Microsoft Access.

Employment Mechanical Engineer February 2006 – Present

Alpine Equipment, Grand Prairie, TX

Designed parts for new and existing machines, managed parts and their drawings from R&D phase and initial production through subsequent revisions, tested strengths of new designs, maintained machine BOMs, configured custom BOMs from new equipment orders, wrote operation, maintenance, and upgrade manuals for production machines, visit customer sites to teach and perform machine calibrations, consulted with vendors to choose items to use in the design process, and led multiple projects.

Software Consultant May 1999 – February 2006

Alpine Engineered Products, Pompano Beach, FL

Assisted in developing and maintaining software solutions for customers, wrote software specifications, trouble-shot software problems at customer sites, trained in-house personnel and customers, tested software products, performed software demonstrations at customer sites and at annual conferences, and recommended hardware and software systems for customers by keeping up-to-date with current hardware and software technologies.

Estimator / Designer January 1995 – May 1999

Manu-Fab Building Components, Ltd., Newton, MB

Interpreted building plans, designed roof and floor truss systems, designed wall panel packages, provided customers with product quotations, supplied bill of material lists and production drawings for shop use, prepared shipping lists, and assisted customers over the phone. Also wrote computer programs, and maintained and expanded computer hardware systems.

Education SkillPath Seminars:

Controlling Chaos and Thriving Under Pressure, March 2015.

Excelling as a Manager or Supervisor, February 2015.

Communicating with Tact, Diplomacy and Professionalism, December 2014.

Managing Multiple Projects, Objectives, and Deadlines, December 2014.

Sharpening Your Professional Communication Skills, November 2014.

Excelling as a Highly Effective Team Leader, September 2014.

Fundamentals of Successful Project Management, July 2014.

Applied Windchill Business Administration, Virso, Inc., May 2013.

Creo Elements/Pro Data Management with Windchill 10.0, CDT, Inc., December 2011.

MRP/BOM Inventory Management Workshop, APICS, July 2008.

Fast Track to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0, Sequoia, Etc., March 2006.

Introduction to Pro/ENGINEER 2001, Enser Corporation, October 2004.

Microsoft Access 97, ExecuTrain Corporation, September 1999.

Fundamentals of AutoCAD Release 13, CAD/CAM Solutions of Canada, October 1996.

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, May 1993.

Graduation Thesis

Developed a self-adaptive finite element computer program. Received a grade of A for the thesis and its presentation.

Engineering Design

Worked on a team that designed a mechanical ice roller that removes ice from power transmission lines. Received a grade of A for the overall design and its presentation.

Achievements Named Inventor – “Improved Truss Table with Automatic Jigging”, patent US 8,366,087 B2, 2013.

Software Consultant of the Year, 2004.

Software Consultant of the Year Honorable Mention, 2002.

Euclid Math Contest Award, 1989.

Affiliations APEGM – EIT, 1993-2000.

Hobbies Computers: enjoy programming, building, and working with computers.

Woodworking: like to design and build projects out of wood.

Digital Photography & Video: creating digital slideshows & producing DVDs.

Electronics: enjoy designing circuit boards and building projects from schematics.

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