DANIEL P. PASHOLK

*** *********, **********, ******** *****

Home 630-***-**** • Cell 630-***-**** • xqhjlh@r.postjobfree.com

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER / DRAFTER

Design / Drafting • Complete Lifecycle Development • Testing / Validation

Accomplished Award-Winning Mechanical Designer significant experience in concept development and design of diverse new products. Confident and comfortable with presentations of designs and enhancements for clients. With exceptional sketching, an expert in 3D cad modeling, projects are detailed and accurately completed.

Positive Team Leader who listens, encourages and brings forth the talents of each person. Audience specific communication style; enhanced with proven interpersonal skills that convey complex ideas in a clear and respectful way. Highly organized and methodical, adaptive and intuitive designer, a lifelong learner and applies math and programming knowledge to shorten development cycles in a fast paced environment.

A Passion for Design and product development with knowing that the integrity of the final product is a collaborative effort which will evolve into the best it can be.

Research and Design Strengths

Project Management.

NX-6, I-DEAS, Solidworks, Pro-E, Autocad.

Free-form surface developments.

Fast & Accurate 3-D solid models.

Photorealistic renderings.

Very large assembly configurations.

ASME Y14.5M-1994, 14.41 GD&T.

Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Paint Shop Pro.

CMM Coordinate Measuring Machine.

Progressive metal stamping dies.

Electrical & Piping layouts.

C++ programming for CAD applications.

Automated assembly equipment.

Model making, SLA, FDM Rapid prototypes.

Plastic injection mold design.

Design for manufacturability.

Printed circuit board layout, schematic

Teamcenter, PDM, 3D-Studio, Ansys F.E.A

Selected Awards and Patent

Recognition of contribution towards record setting magnet performance Fermi Lab

On-time Completion award for flashlight and nightlight projects First Alert

Decorator Nightlight Rotating Plug-in Feature. Patent number 5727953.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5727953.pdf

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Senior Detailer/Modeler. 08/2010 to Present

Caterpillar, Joliet, Illinois

Manufacturer of Hydraulic pumps and motors. Purchased Components Division.

Create and revise Engineering drawings, Bill of Materials, Engineering Drawing Notices and Teamcenter Workflow Engineering Change Orders.

• Utilized Pro Engineer, Wildfire 4.0 cad software, Unigraphics Teamcenter.

• Prepare moderately complex design layouts from Engineer’s verbal instructions, sketches and drawings.

• Investigate and identify problems with part fit and interference. Make design determinations for the less critical parts for cost saving.

• Experienced with Hydraulic pumps and motors service replacement parts selection.

Senior Designer/Drafter. 1999 to 2009

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory - Batavia, Illinois

Research and development of High Energy Particle Accelerators.

Reporting to Project Engineer and Department Manager. Comprehensive, diversified and valuable leader. Owner of the design, optimization and production of Super Conducting accelerator magnet components.

• A key member of the engineering team, major accomplishment of providing mechanical design of 6 different types of super conducting accelerator magnets, key components and to manage this portion of the project to its entirety. 3D solid modeling and FEM analysis.

• Expert in 3D modeling, 2D drawings, parts, assemblies, bill of materials and maintains library release status. Revises engineering change orders (ECO) to maintain current drawings revisions, always complete on time. Using UG NX-6, I-DEAS and Solidworks.

• First time successfully programming I-DEAS cad software to automate the process of 3D modeling super conducting cables and parts used in the magnets.

• Analyzed data for optimization, achieved approval to proceed –in collaboration with other labs. Support purchasing, inspection through a similar Production Part Approval Process.

• Present progress reports, using power-point, in bi-weekly video conference meetings to Brookhaven and Berkley laboratories. Maintain drawing library web site at Berkley.

• Accomplished technical writer, Author of Technical report “Quadrupole end part design.”

• Conducted I-DEAS cad best practices, tips & tricks and NX-6 cad training sessions.

Project Engineer/Designer. 1984 to 1998

First Alert, BRK Brands, Inc, Aurora, Illinois

A $220M international manufacturer of home safety products, smoke detectors,

rechargeable flashlights and nightlights.

Reporting to the Mechanical Engineering Group Leader. Responsible for the conceptual design of new products, as specified from the marketing department, through all phases of design, approvals and the shipment of the finished product.

• Designed domestic nightlight product line, generating $12M/year.

• Launched 10 new designs of rechargeable flashlights.

• Produced 3-D solid models, using SDRC I-DEAS and AutoCAD software.

• Produced fully dimensional and detailed engineering drawings for each component and assembly with the bill-of-materials for all projects.

• Performed sample evaluations on all parts designed.

• Developed metal contacts for each product and calculated stress analysis on each.

• Developed printed circuit board layouts to meet UL agency requirements. Prepared products for UL agency submittal and field tests.

• Directed pilot runs of all products designed. Evaluated testing results of the products.

EDUCATION

AS, Mechanical Engineering, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL

AAS, Drafting & Design CAD, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL, honors

AAS, Drafting & Design (Advanced), Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL

AAS, Machine Tool Operations, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL, honors

AVS, Machine Tool Operations, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL

LIFELONG LEARNING

Pro-Engineer Wildfire 4.0.

Solidworks 2010.

NX-5 Cad, Teamcenter Training.

Ansys Tutorials, Fermi Lab.

C++ Programming, Fermi Lab.

UGS World Conference, Long beach, CA.

NX-4 Cad Training, Fermi Lab.

GD&T ASME 14.41Training, Fermi Lab

CAD Autodesk 3D Studio, Moraine Valley.

I-DEAS cad training, Cincinnati, OH.

Design for Manufacturing, Motorola, Inc.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Chicago plmworld users group

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Pro-Mold Company, Roselle, Illinois, 14 months

Producer of injection molds for the plastics industry.

Plastic Mold Designer/Drafter. Reported to the Owner/President. Responsible for the designing and producing completely detailed drawings for injection molds.

• Produced plastic injection and metal casting mold designs.

• Produced detailed dimensional drawings of core, cavity, and mold layout.

• Implemented customer changes when requested.

• Obtained quotes for mold components and steel used in the construction of the molds.

• Generated progress reports for each customer’s mold.

• Performed N.C. programming and worked in the shop when required.

• Resolved mold-makers questions about the mold designs.

Armin Tool and Manufacturing Co., South Elgin, Illinois, 3 years

Producer of injection molds for the plastics industry and manufacturer of plastic parts.

Machinist/Mold Maker. Responsible for the machining of mold bases and roughing of the cores and cavities.

• Utilized milling machines, lathes, surface grinders, and standard measuring instruments.

• Performed basic Numerical Control programming.

• Engineering drawings of the molds used to build the tools.

Telbar Engineering, Schaumburg, Illinois, 2 years

Builder of automated assembly machinery.

Machinist/Assembly. Responsible for making parts for and assembling customized equipment.

• Fabricated parts using milling machines, lathes, and surface grinders.

• Designed modifications to machinery.

• Revised drawings.

• Worked in close cooperation with engineering and purchasing departments.

Tri-State Precision, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 2 years

Manufacturer of sheet metal enclosures.

Tool Room Machinist. Responsible for building progressive dies and maintaining existing tools.

• Constructed progressive metal stamping dies using standard tool room equipment.

• Sampled dies and production runs in the punch press.

• Inspected parts using micrometers, height gauge, and gauge blocks.

• Layout design of sheet metal enclosures and metal forming.

Contact this candidate