Curtis M. Hicks 865-***-****
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Sr. Mechanical Equipment Designer
Skills and Areas of Knowledge
Solid Works
Autocad
Unigraphics
Pro-E Creo
Solid Edge
Plex
Excel
Microsoft Office
Lotus
GSS Global Solutions
Autocad Plant 3D
FEA Analysis/Simulation
Advanced GD&T
2D & 3D Modeling
Assemblies
Jig, Fixture, Tool, & Mold Design
QS9000/ISO14001 Internal Auditor
System Administration
Plastics, Cast Steel, Aluminum, Forged, & Sheet Metal Parts
3D Printing
Professional Experience
Aqua-Chem (Saur), 3001 E. Gov. John Sevier Hwy Knoxville, TN 37914
June 2021 to Present
Mechanical Designer
Design for Coast Guard, Military, Medical, and Food and Beverage
Piping design routing
Skid, and tank designs
Large Assemblies
Water Purification Systems
Merrick& Company, Oak Ridge, TN
October 2020 to April 2021
Sr. Mechanical Equipment Designer
NST (Nuclear Service & Technology)
Design for DOE (Department of Energy)
Savannah River Plutonium Processing Aqueous/Water Waste
Design of Gloveboxes, Walk in Enclosure’s, & Equipment
Working Mechanical Design, HVAC, Piping Design to ensure client scope and comments are accurately addressed and in place.
Assisted in checking specifications meet ASME standards
AAM (American Axle), Columbus, IN
April 2015 to May 2020
Design Engineer/MFG. Eng./Costing, Engineering Dept.
Forging Design, Die Design, Quality tool & fixtures, Costing Quotes,
Produced Designs and prints for Harley Davidson, Cummins, Toyota, GM, Ford, Allison Transmission, and others.
Caltherm Corporation (Vernet), Columbus, IN
August 2002 to April 2015
Senior CAD Designer, Product Engineering Dept.
World Leader in Thermostats
Produced Designs and prints for Harley Davidson, Cummins, Caterpillar, Mercury Marine, & John Deere
Performed finite element analysis for mechanical strength
Jig, fixture, molds, & tool design
Valeo Sylvania, Seymour, IN
August 1999 to October 2001
Design Engineer, Engineering Dept.
Design of automotive exterior lighting for General Motors
Produced designs & prints for front lighting on Cadillac CTS
Design of lighting on the Buick Rendezvous
North American Lighting, Flora, IL
August 1998 to July 1999
CAD TECH, Engineering Dept.
Systems Administrator
Support for Unigraphics, Catia, SDRC, Autocad, & Solid Works
Automotive exterior lighting for GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, & Nissian
Airtex Products, Fairfield, IL
February 1997 to August 1998
CAD Draftsman, Engineering Dept.
Automotive Waterpumps
Produce designs and prints for General Motors Advance Design Team
Performed structural & flow analysis for cost savings & strength
Sparton Engineered Products, Flora, IL
March 1994 to January 1997
Design Supervisor, Engineering Dept.
Designed Horns
Produce designs & prints for Chrysler, Isuzu, Toyota, Harley Davidson, GM, Honda, Rover, Fleetrite, and Military Government
Education
Ivy Tech College, Indianapolis, IN – August 1993
Autocad – Release 12 Certification
Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN – July 1992
Associate Degree in Applied Science/Industrial Drafting Technology
Olney Central College, Olney, IL – August 1983
Commercial Arts major & basic studies
East Richland High School, Olney, IL – May 1983
Specialty Training
IUPUC, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus, IN 2014
Project Management Training
Purdue University, 8/15/08 Caltherm Corporation
Advanced Manufacturing Certificate-Continuous Improvement-Quality
Pinnacle Computers Services, Evansville, IN 1998 Supporting Windows 95, Windows NT Support, Windows NT Administration
Silcon Graphics, Dallas, TX – 1998, Silcon Graphics, Mountain View, CA – 1998 IRIX System Administration Intro to IRIX
Hagerman & Company, Inc. – 1996 Autocad Release 13
References Available upon Request