NICK GREGORY SCOTT

*** ******** ****, *** **** Obispo, CA, 93401

Phone: 805-***-**** Email: cjnid6@r.postjobfree.com

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Accomplished, ambitious Mechanical Engineer with established background in consumer electronics and mechanical design of innumerable plastic-injection molded and sheet metal based products using Solidworks and AutoCAD design software. Thorough understanding of product life cycle and manufacturing processes including ideation, conceptualization, prototyping, testing evaluation, fixture design, tooling, and facilitation of mass production release both domestically and abroad. Lead project engineer and direct technical support liaison for customer accounts. An excellent communicator who thrives on solving problems and desires ownership of product development from concept to mass production. Versatile in router, BOM, product specification, product manual, and cost estimate creation. Technically skilled in the following software:

● Solidworks ● AutoCAD ● Pro-Engineer ● I-DEAS ● Microsoft Office 7

● C++ ● MatLab ● FabriWIN ● TracePro ● Adobe Illustrator

● Excel ● Powerpoint ● Word ● CorelDraw ● Visio

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Paris Precision, Inc., Paso Robles, California November 2010 – November 2011

Mechanical Engineer

- Translated customer drawings into Solidworks modeled sheet metal flat patterns

- Applied FabriWin CAD/CAM NC punch and laser software for sheet metal part fabrication

- Designed custom vacuum fixtures and manufacturing equipment in support of manufacturing.

- Provided accurate cost estimates based on customer specifications and engineering capability.

- Analyzed customer drawing tolerances, finishing specs, and QA process requirements.

- Created documentation to improve manufacturing processes for the production floor.

- Cultivated knowledge of sheet metal manufacturing processes

- Generated visual schematics, manufacturing router instructions, and project tracking documents.

- Organized weekly customer conference calls to provide project status and receive feedback

- Developed rapport with customers to respond to immediate needs and serve as a point man for all engineering related inquiries.

Interlink Electronics, Inc., Camarillo, California February 2005 – November 2010

Mechanical Engineer

- Oversaw entire design life cycle of custom force sensors, plastic injection molded components, production tooling, fixtures, and plastic packaging using Solidworks and AutoCAD design software.

- Utilized PLM data management software to implement BOM, ECO/ECN, and specification changes.

- Authored product specifications, integration manuals and manufacturing router documentation.

- Assisted in sustaining efforts with manufacturing and quality engineering groups for life of product.

- Supervised mass production launches at overseas China facility.

- Provided technical support for customer engineering and sales teams via phone, email, and video

- Identified innovative design and process solutions to meet product lead time and cost requirements.

- Calculated mass production and prototype budgetary cost estimates.

- Designed and built first article prototype test fixtures

- Inspected and tested all first article prototypes to evaluate performance and quality.

- Established DVT and EVT test method protocols for optimized evaluation and product development.

- Developed LabView software scripts, flow charts, graphs, and statistical data analysis.

- Applied TracePro light simulation software for optical piping, backlighting, and diffusion analysis.

Dow-Key Microwave, Inc., Ventura, California October 2003 – February 2005

Mechanical Design Engineer

- Performed mechanical design of advanced electronic/electromechanical RF switches, filters, relay matrices, and waveguides using Solidworks application software.

- Created complete component and assembly drawings including note specifications and BOMs.

- Analyzed stress and vibration factors of design models using COSMOS finite element analysis.

- Converted outdated legacy data into 3D models to modernize database and document control.

- Applied thorough dimensional and tolerance (GD&T) analysis to drawings per ASME Y14.5M.

- Competitively negotiated material pricing to reduce production costs.

EDUCATION:

- BS Mechanical Engineering, Dec. 2002, University of Colorado at Boulder

- Engineering Emphasis: Electro-Mechanics, Mechanical Design, Engineering Management

- MBA Course Electives: Financial Analysis, Operations Management.

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