MARGARETA RAICU

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Schererville, IN 46375

Cell Phone: 734-***-****

Email: aickgc@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a CATIA V5 Engineer/Designer/Instructor position with a highly competitive company where I will be able to use my education, enhance my experience and apply my dedication to mechanical design excellence for client satisfaction.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Highly motivated, creative and capable Engineer/Designer with extensive experience and proficiency in all phases of mechanical and electrical design from conception through fabrication. Knowledgeable in development of technical documentation, bill of materials and specifications for a large variety of mechanical and electrical equipment. Strong aptitudes and skills in mechanical design using CATIA V5 software.

WORK EXPERIENCE

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP., 500 Gulfstream Road, Savannah, GA

Engineer Consultant – Contractor for Hi-Tek Professionals, Inc. 05/2010 – 09/2010

Prepared engineering data using Gulfstream specifications, Engineering Change Design (ECR) using CATIA V5 and ENOVIA LCA (Lifecycle applications) for the Electrical Component Installation (ECI) and the Water and Waste Systems for Gulfstream’s G650 business jet such as sheet metal brackets support for electrical and mechanical components. Participated on project teams and prepared presentations as required for continuously improved work environment, systems, tools, processes as well as product cost and quality.

Used Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (ASME Y14.5M-1994).

Engineer Consultant - Contractor for INCAT/Abramson CAD/CAM Technology, Inc. 06/2008 - 08/2009

Designed Electrical Component Installation (ECI), sheet metal brackets, clips and machined parts using CATIA V5. Developed mechanical layouts, details, assemblies and installation drawings of Electrical Component Installations from antenna installations to complex equipment and their support installation for Gulfstream’s G650 business jet, such as underfloor structure equipment and Electronic Equipment Racks.

Evaluated design environments to ensure components meet space claim requirements.

Prepared engineering data using Gulfstream specifications, Engineering Change Design (ECR) and work instruction methods in compliance with FAA regulations. Also used external site such as IHS (Product Specs & Standards) to view military and industry standards for preferred hardware.

Applied 3D annotations (such as dimensions, tolerances, geometric tolerances, and other annotations) to their part design using the CATIA V5 Functional Tolerancing & Annotation (FT&A).

Assigned for materials used, the finish and process codes to improve the durability and functional properties.

Interfaced and coordinated frequently design and Change Review offboard meetings with inter-organizational contacts, such as engineering, manufacturing, material, stress, quality, data integrity (checking), AVI and DER (Designated Engineering Representative) team support.

Maintained aircraft components and assemblies configuration design using Lotus Notes, Excel, Power Point, PLM dashboard, ENOVIA LCA, SmarTeam, Solumina and CATIA V5 for new aircraft programs.

ALTAIR ENGINEERING INC., 1820 East Big Beaver Road, Troy, MI 06/2007 - 07/2007

Design Engineer – Contractor for Daimler-Chrysler Corporation

Developed new hybrid packaging prototypes.

Created models for the Chrysler hybrid suspension from CATIA V5 to optimize the new product for the weight and impact requirements.

PACTIV CORP., 600 Bunker Ct., Vernon Hills, IL 11/2006 - 02/2007

Product Development Engineer – Contractor for Synvent Corp.

Developed new specialty packaging containers of varying plastic materials sizes, shapes and volumes using tight tolerances, and validated design through functional prototypes using CATIA V5 for test models to simulate a new product and to optimize the product for the Injection Molding Process.

KAVO TECHNOLOGIES/GENDEX IMAGING, 901 West Oakton Street, Des Plaines, IL 05/2006-10/2006

Mechanical Engineer - Contractor for Sterling Engineering

Designing product modifications to ensure an exclusive dental chair design with a unique delivery system and supported a new product development, design, and product improvement using CATIA V5 software.

Creating exploded view diagrams of compiled parts for Instructions Documented and maintained released assemblies and components by using SAP (a Web-based engineering change order review and approval process for Bill of Material, Drawings and Technical Specifications).

DAIMLER-CHRYSLER CORP., ELECTRICAL ADVANCED VEHICLE ENGINEERING (AVE) / PACKAGING KNOWLEDGE BASED ENGINEERING (KBE), 14250 Plymouth Road, Detroit, MI

Engineer - Contractor for Aerotek Automotive 4/2005 - 3/2006

Designer – Contractor for Lear Technologies 8/2002 - 5/2004

Projected packaging electrical components and wiring and documented of best practice design methods and installation process for electrical components and wiring for new products such as the Chrysler automobiles.

Created automated templates using CATIA V5 for positioning of instrumentation equipment, developed specifications and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for automotive wiring and restraining components.

Used Batch Migration from CATIA/Enovia Startcenter for converting components for optimum results, from a CATIA V4 model to a CATIA V5 CATPart for harness layouts, for Jeep Grand Cherokee using CATIA V4 E3D wire bundle installation environment, VPM (database), CATIA DMU Navigator and Lotus Notes.

AAR CARGO SYSTEMS, 12633 Inkster Road, Livonia, MI 01/1999 - 07/2001 Designer

Designed and developed layout of aircraft cargo systems. Created a complex top-level assembly details and bills of material using Solid Works and AutoCAD 2000.

Designed pallets and storage containers manufactured at the facility and used for transport of variety of supplies. Provided detail drawings to computerized test stand and all additional required information for quality and inspection of rails, and brackets.

Designed manufactured components for mobile shelters used as food storage, personnel housing or maintenance hangar for fighter aircraft. Developed new innovative products to produce stamped aluminum parts and reduced the process time significantly.

Projects involvement: US military helicopter CH-47, C-130 and the cargo systems for Boeing 747 and 757.

PEAK TECHNICAL, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 800, Pittsburgh, PA 10/1997 - 01/1999 Designer – Designer contractor for Kmart Resources Center and Detroit Edison

Prepared architectural conceptual plan layout with detailed fixture drawings and electrical wiring using Microstation 95 for Windows NT for construction underground of new or existing drawings. Created, updated, incorporated field changes, and redlined drawings from aerial view photographs and engineering sketches. Used Microsoft Word and Excel and performed other related duties as assigned.

AAR ADVANCED STRUCTURES, 12633 Inkster Rd., Livonia, MI 02/1995 -12/1996

Marketing Support Designer

Used AutoCAD Release 12 & 13 for Windows 95 and DOS used for drafting components of various military transport aircraft. Designed and reworked existing installation of new frames, modification of floor, removal of interior items and wiring and installation of the main deck cargo handling system.

MASCOTECH, 744 Haggerty Rd. Canton, Michigan 02/1997 - 09/1997

Designer

Used CATIA V4 for design special exhaust system components such as manifolds, flanges and shells of Jeep Cherokee and Viper 2000.

DETROIT EDISON, Enrico Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant, Monroe, MI 05/1994 - 02/1995

Detailer - Coop-student for Fermi 2 and contractor detailer for CDA Engineering

Used AutoCAD 12 and Intergraph for drawing revisions to incorporate design changes. Prepared manual and CAD drawing revisions to incorporate design changes, prepared new drawings and selected sections of EDP's and ECR's. Drafted overhead electrical wiring diagrams, electrical panels, schematics, electrical layout and protection drawings.

Henry Ford Community College - Dearborn, MI 09/1992 – 05/1994

Math Tutor and Computer Lab Assistant

Instructed college students in Algebra, and Descriptive Geometry. Assisted instructors with class projects and assisted students in computer lab assignments using AutoCad.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology 05/2004

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

ENOVIA LCA – Gulfstream University

SOLUMINA - Gulfstream University

CATIA V5 - INCAT Systems, Inc.

CATIA V4 - CAD/CAE - DGE, Inc.

SolidWorks 2000 - Microsoft Solutions, Inc.

FMEA – DaimlerChrysler Corporation basic training

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point and Access)

Basic Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Course-GD&T (ASME Y14.5M-1994)

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