NICHOLAS J. BLACKFORD BSc. (Hons.)

AEROSPACE STRESS ENGINEER.

***** ** ***** ******, ********, WA 98034, USA. acv5q3@r.postjobfree.com

Tel (Cell) : (USA) 425-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY.

Senior stress engineer with 27 years aerospace, stress analysis and team leadership experience, in pursuit of next challenge. Specializing in traditional hand analysis techniques, as well as software based methods and FEA, on a wide range of airframe wing and fuselage structure, flight controls and other airplane systems.

Stress team project lead with in depth knowledge of manual strength check and fatigue life calculation methods, for compiling original substantiating stress notes for certification purposes, as well as formal strength reports for approval by external certifying bodies.

Approval and preparation of stress analysis notes and loads reports, certification test plans, department guide documents, as well drawing data set release sign off authority.

Mentoring and coaching the development of newer stress analyst careers.

Review and checking team prepared stress notes as well as submitted vendor stress reports, towards granting approval and providing sign off.

Proficient with industry standard methods and practices, in particular, Boeing, British Aerospace and Airbus detail stressing methods, data sheets, drawing systems, as well as in-house analysis software and standards.

Experience in FEA includes structural idealization for model construction, post processing for results, review of vendor reports estimating natural frequencies, using PATRAN, NASTRAN and ANSYS.

Use of Mathcad for preparing stress reports, CATIA V5 and ENOVIA for geometry, section properties and model based definition drawing release, plus Microsoft Office tools.

EXPERIENCE & EMPLOYMENT HISTORY.

SENIOR & LEAD STRESS ANALYST, Level 5, (11 Years) Boeing Commercial Aircraft.

Renton, WA, USA. 01/2005 to present. SYSTEMS STRESS DEPT. (Mechanical & Hydraulic, Primary Flight Controls, Fuels, Electrical, Cabin Air Systems, etc on 737NG/737MAX/757/P8). Fleet, factory support and drawing release.

STRESS ENGINEER. (2 Years) GKN Aerospace Services.

Aldershot & Farnborough Offices, UK. 12/2002 to 12/2004. STRESS DEPARTMENT (Harrier GR7/9, Support for BAE SYSTEMS, Farnborough). Forward Ballast Provision, Equipment shelf FEM modal analysis, rear fuselage buttstrap.

STRESS ENGINEER. ( Year) GKN Engage.

Weston-Super-Mare Office, UK. 05/2002 to 12/2002. STRESS DEPARTMENT (CPD, A320 family, SRM Manual Weight Variant Recovery for AIRBUS UK. Corrosion repair limits for the upper and lower wing skins and stringers.

STRESS ANALYST. (1 Year, 3 months) Boeing Commercial Aircraft Group.

Renton, WA, USA. 01/2001 to 03/2002. SYSTEMS STRESS DEPARTMENT (Electrical Equipment and Cargo Systems on 737/757 BOEING Aircraft). Fatigue analysis if electrical support structure, fleet support, vendor report review.

STRESS ENGINEER. (2 Years) Telair International.

Everett, WA, USA. 11/1998 to 01/2001. VENDOR ON-SITE SUPPORT AT LOCATED AT BOEING. (Cargo Handling Systems for 747 Boeing Aircraft). Reports towards FAA STC certification and structural qualification test plans.

SENIOR STRESS ANALYST. (2 Years) Boeing Aircraft Company.

Everett, WA, USA. 03/1996 to 11/1998. PAYLOADS STRESS DEPARTMENT. (Cargo Handling Systems on 777/767/747 Boeing Aircraft). Analysis towards fleet sustaining, loads analysis, drawing release.

STRESS ENGINEER, (6 years) British Aerospace, Military Aircraft Division.

STRESS OFFICE. Kingston, Surrey and Farnborough, Hampshire, UK. 10/1989 to 03/1996 Permanent. (Harrier GR5/GR7/T10, Airbus A321, Nimrod MR4A). Hand stress analysis for product development and factory support.

PROFESSIONAL & ENGINEERING QUALIFICATIONS.

2 : II BSc DEGREE (Hons) Mechanical Engineering (UMIST). Manchester UK (Graduated 06/1989)

Technician Engineering Apprenticeship – Draughtsman, (4 years) Lucas Aerospace.

Underwater Weapons Systems. Willesden, London. UK (1981 to 1985). Machine Shop & Drawing Office etc

HIGHER TECH DIPLOMA Mechanical Engineering. (Completed June 1985)

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