David J. Fitz
Holyoke, MA *1040
413-***-**** / **.****@*******.***
COMPUTER SKILLS
Pro-Engineer Wildfire, Pro/Intralink, PDMLink, Windchill, AutoCAD,
AutoLISP, MS Office, FORTRAN, Pascal, Basic
WORK EXPERIENCE
Lead Designer/Drafter CSA Design Engineering 1999-2009
UTC POWER South Windsor, Connecticut
. Executed designs of hydrogen fuel cell stack assemblies and powerplant
components from concept thru completion while meeting program technical
requirements and schedule
. Responsible for detail and design of Single Cell and 20 Cell test stack
assemblies including test stand interfacing and all mounts for Spanish
Navy Submarine project
. Attended First Article Inspection of Investment Cast pressure plates for
submarine stack assembly representing Cell Stack Assembly Design
Engineering
. Fabricated design for Air Processing System used in Zero Emission
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus program
. Designed, detailed and interfaced with vendors regarding all phases of
frame and enclosure development for Stationary Residential Fuel Cell
. Updated Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell pressure plate design
. Represented various groups assigned to at Integrated Product Development
Team meetings
. Upgraded and repaired Pro-Engineer standard part family tables as
Pro/Intralink and PDM/Link database librarian
. Reviewed software upgrades and conducted validation testing for PLM
update migration
. Member/Secretary of Pro/E Standards Committee
. Interfaced with Systems, Manufacturing, Fluids and Structural Analysis,
Engineering Test Groups, and collaborated with outside suppliers
regarding capabilities and product specifications
. Created drawings using ANSI/ASME Y14.5 GD&T, parametric BOM, and
maintained product database
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mechanical Designer May 2010 -
February 2011
PRATT & WHITNEY POWER SYSTEMS East Hartford, Connecticut
Updated Pro/E models, assemblies, and drawings for Organic Rankin Cycle
power systems originally from UTC Power
Mechanical Design/Drafting July - December
2011
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Produced Pro/E solid models and drawings from engineering layouts for US
Navy Virginia Class Submarine program
Senior Mechanical Designer April - July 2012
L3-KEO Northampton, Massachusetts
Created periscope optical lens and lens assembly drawings using Pro/E as
part of Submarine Imaging Engineering group
EDUCATION
Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, Massachusetts
Mechanical Engineering, Associate of Science
Computer Aided Drafting and Design, Certificate