Electro-Mechanical Engineering Design, Analysis, & Manufacturing.
Resume:
ROBERT A. DAUKANT, P.ENG.
*************@*****.***
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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