AMAR ZEKRAOUI
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Torrance, CA 90501 *******@*******.***
Mechanical Designer with over 20 years experience in product design,
inspection and testing in the medical device and consumer products
industries. Proven ability to refine concepts into profit generating
products through strong design skills, goal orientation and creativity.
Solid record of taking projects from conception to completion on time and
within cost specifications.
o Software: Inventor 2014, AutoCAD 2014. SolidWorks 2013. Microsoft's
PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook. Adobe Acrobat.
o Innovation: Worked with inventors to refine designs and create products,
assemblies, components and production documentation packages. Helped
bring pediatric wheelchairs and seating systems to market in cooperation
with Production and Marketing departments.
o Inspection: Raw materials, In- process and Final inspection using
surface plates, gages and calipers to appropriate industry and commercial
specifications.
o Processes:
- Metals: Close-tolerance machining, sheet metal, tubing, stamping,
riveting and welding.
- Plastics: Injection molding, vacuum forming and plastics machining.
o Materials: Aluminum, steel, brass, nylon, polyurethane.
o Standards: ASME Y14.5-2009 GD & T methods, ISO 9001 standards, English
and metric (ISO) specifications and drawing standards, WCT 19 testing
requirements.
o Languages: English, French, Berber, and Arabic - read, write and speak.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CONVAID PRODUCTS INC., Torrance, CA
Manufacturer and marketer of Pediatric Wheelchairs and Seating Systems
CAD Mechanical Designer
2008 - Present
. Coordinated mechanical design, design documentation and production
documentation, inspection and testing to extend pediatric wheelchair and
seating product lines.
. Solved design issues through calculations, knowledge of engineering
design practices, processes and materials, along with interaction from
Engineering and Marketing personnel.
. Developed system concepts using verbal instructions, sketches,
specifications, layouts, and 3D parametric solid models.
. Created complete production-ready documentation packages incorporating
solid models, final assemblies, subassemblies, finished detail drawings,
sections and auxiliary views.
. Created and updated manufacturing documentation including Bills of
Material and Process/Assembly Instructions, as well as following through
on Engineering Change Orders to released documentation.
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CONVAID PRODUCTS INC., Torrance, CA
Quality Control Inspector
2006 - 2008
. Performed First Article, In-process, and Final Inspections to assure that
items met required standards and conformed to manufacturing
specifications.
. Conducted Raw Materials Inspections, Visual Inspections and Dimensional
Inspections on machined and welded parts to confirm conformance with
design specifications.
. Accomplished inspections and testing through use of precision measuring
instruments, inspection equipment and gages, and hardness testing
machinery.
. Calibrated inspection instruments and gages, and maintained certification
and calibration records on inspection equipment.
. Prepared all inspection-related paperwork and maintained required
inspection records per company and industry standards.
TECHNO-METAL INDUSTRIES, Dellys, Algeria
1988 - 2003
Manufacturer of metal components for consumer products
CAD Mechanical Designer
. Managed design and production documentation for metal components and
assemblies using utilizing the 3D and 2D capabilities of AutoCAD.
. Created, updated and maintained production documentation, including Bills
of Material, Engineering Change Orders, and the Engineering Database of
assemblies, components, and processes.
EDUCATION
AS, Computer Drafting & Design - ITT-Technical Institute, Torrance, CA
2005 - 2007
(Maintained 3.9
GPA - highest honors)
BS, Science & technology, Mechanics concentration - University of
Technology, Oran, Algeria 1983 - 1988