Engineer Mechanical

Kurt P. Fattman

**** ********* *****

Columbia, SC 29210

Phone: (803) 465 - 0348

Email: ****.*******@*****.***

Skills Summary:

Experienced and competent in the many facets of product development and

the production environment. Along with exposure to 5-S and Lean Production

processes.

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Pennsylvania State

University, 1995, May.

Work Experience:

2012, May - Present: Project Engineer II, FN Manufacturing, LLC, Columbia,

SC

Currently support production efforts for all products at the FNMI

Commercial Division. Job duties include insuring bill of materials are

correct in the MRP system, pre-production testing of new products, solving

manufacturing/quality issues that arise during production, creating

manufacturing routers/OCS sheets and managing technical data package

modifications.

Since August 2011, I am the Lead Engineer for the Commercial AR Barrel

program. Job duties include reviewing customer prints for

manufacturability, developing and maintaining production drawings and bill

of materials.

2010, November - 2012, May: Project Engineer II, FN Manufacturing, LLC,

Columbia, SC

Provided support of the engineering efforts for the Model 70 product line.

Duties included developing red line prints and initiate drawing changes,

developed models using Pro/ENGINEER for design enhancemenets, design

verification testing of new models, assisted manufacturing engineering on

existing products and production issues and created costing roll-ups for

new products per marketing requests.

2005, November - 2010, November: Engineering Support & CDM Supervisor, FN

Manufacturing LLC, Columbia, SC

Responsible for managing highly visible, special interest projects

requiring tight deadlines. Supervised and delegated work to a small group

of CAD Technicians that support the Product/Project Engineers and reviewed

all drawing changes for completeness and accuracy. Involved in rewriting

company Pro/ENGINEER standards and procedures.

Supervised the Configuration Data Management (CDM) group from summer of

2007 to fall of 2010. Responsible for the configuration of all product

lines, submitted and received Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to/from

the government, and for the input of items into the Material Requirement

Planning (MRP) system. Completed the Certified International Configuration

Manager (C.I.C.M.) course in November, 2008.

2003, June - 2005, November: Project Engineer I, FN Manufacturing, LLC,

Columbia, SC

Involved in the design and development of various products for both

military and commercial product lines (M16, M249, M240, MK-46, MK-48, PM16

and FN303). Held the position of Lead Engineer for the M16 and FN303

product lines. Developed Technical Drawing Packages (TDP's) for the PM16,

FN303, the FN Family of pistols and MK-46 product lines.

1999, October - 2002, October: Mechanical Engineer, Marconi, Cleveland, OH

Involved with new product development for the Large Power Systems Group.

Directed and coordinated the CAD conversion of several products lines from

Personal Designer to Pro/ENGINEER. Redesigned of several older products.

Lead Mechanical Engineer on several cost reduction programs. Supported and

trained the Mechanical Designers on Pro/ENGINEER 2001 and Pro/Intralink

3.0. Obtained two (2) patents (Pat. No. 6,759,598 and 6,774,759).

1996, July - 1999, July: Mechanical Engineer, Contraves- Brashear Systems,

Pittsburgh, PA

Telescope Division:

Worked on the Airborne Laser Program (ABL) in conjuncture with TRW,

Lockheed-Martin and Boeing. Responsible for designing all small electro-

optical mirror assemblies utilizing Pro/ENGINEER. Involved in the

refurbishing of older equipment. Played a key role in the layout of the

facility for purposes of storage and the use of various raw materials and

tooling fixtures. Supported the Mechanical Designers on Pro/ENGINEER

issues.

Medical Systems Division:

Designed and developed prototype C-T tables while taking into

consideration the customer's specifications. Developed bill of materials,

assembly procedures, and the layout of assembly cells for the production

line.

1995, May - 1996, July: Design Engineer, Harbison-Walker Refractories,

Pittsburgh, PA

Designed various refractory materials for application in the steel,

ceramic, and glass industries. This position had extensive use of

Pro/ENGINEER.

References:

Available upon request.

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