ROBERT A. DAUKANT, P.ENG.

ab67yq@r.postjobfree.com

905-***-****

A Professional Engineer, with a demonstrated history of problem solving, innovation and cost saving in

Canadian industry.

EXPERIENCE

2013 – Jan-Apr Discovery Air Technical Services, Toronto, ON (aircraft operator / services)

Mechanical, Engineer (contract pos’n)

Design aircraft structural modification for camera port installation

2009 - 2011 Thordon Bearings / Marsh Brothers Aviation, Burlington, ON (established

supplier of bearings to the marine industry, with limited growth in the

aviation industry)

Mechanical Engineer, New Product Development (contract pos’n)

Design/Commission Test Rig(s), Develop Test Plans for product certification,

analysis and support to new product development, and other duties as assigned

-guided/directed test technicians and co-op students as required

2007 - 2008 BOMBARDIER, Downsview, ON

Engineering Specialist, In-Service Engineering

Resolution of aircraft in-service issues thru troubleshooting and/or investigation, to

reduce out of service time for DHC-8 aircraft

-designed/analyzed in-service modifications, compose/issue Modification

Summaries, Service Letters, All Operator Messages, etc, in support of

above

-directed and mentored junior engineers and co-op students

2000 - 2006 PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP, Mississauga, ON

Sr. Design Engineer, Advanced Mechanical Design

Design and analysis of gas turbine components and aircraft integration to

applicable standards

-conceived and designed ‘Low-Cost Frangible Cable for Gas Turbine

Engine’ (U.S. Patent No. 7,581,377 B2), with a projected yearly saving of

two million dollars ($2,000,000)

-conceived ‘Self-Contained Electrostatic Air/Oil Separator for Aircraft

Engine’ (U.S. Patent No. 7,524,357 B2)

-introduced tangless thread-inserts, with an estimated yearly saving of one

million dollars ($1,000,000)

- conceived and developed ‘Manual of Externals Design’ in Mechanical

Vibrations

-delivered training course ‘Understanding Dynamic Test Data’

1999 - 2000 ORENDA RECIP. INC., Mississauga, ON

Airworthiness Engineer

Design of airborne components and aircraft integration to applicable

Canadian/Federal Air Regulations

-performed rapid Finite Element Method stress analysis and design

modifications, for engine mounting structures

1996 - 1999 CSI AEROSPACE, A DIVISION OF HGE INC. Toronto, ON

Senior Designer/Analyst

Design/analysis of airborne, automotive, and medical device components and

fixtures to applicable standards

-solved many customer issues, which led to repeat business and referrals

1992 - 1996 WESCAM INC., Hamilton, ON

Mechanical Engineer

Design of components and systems for remotely controlled gyroscopically

stabilized airborne surveillance systems to applicable standards, i.e. FAR Part

23,25,27. DOD-STD-1000

-redesigned CDN Armed Forces (Coyote) LAV surveillance platform,

enabling it to pass qualification testing, and also saved one million three

hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000) in manufacturing costs

-solved many mechanical drive and vibration isolation issues

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Degree, Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical

Certificate, Intermediate Electrical Engineering Technology

University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Graduate School and Continuing Education courses, Mechanical Eng

Sheridan College / Carson Dunlop & Associates

Certificate (Sheridan Scholar), Home & Property Inspection

Simutech Group, Toronto, ON

ANSYS Mechanical, ANSYS CFX (CFD)

Flight Safety Canada, Toronto, ON

(DHC-8) Q400 Systems Troubleshooting

SAE International, Troy, MI

Advanced Electric Motor/Generator Actuator Design & Analysis

Vibration Institute, Willowbrook, Il

Rotor Dynamics and Balancing

Sheridan College, Oakville, ON

Catia Solids Modeling, Drafting and Integration

COMPUTER SKILLS

MS OFFICE & UNIX based word processing/spreadsheet software

ANSYS FEA/CFD, AUTOCAD, CATIA V4,V5/R14, MATHCAD, SOLIDWORKS 2012

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