John Fredrickson
** ****** **** ****, *********, CO 80127 ( Phone: 303-***-**** ( Email:
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CONCEPT MODELER
SolidWorks CAD Drafting CAD Design
Professional and dedicated draftsperson and designer with significant years
of experience in working with multiple discipline projects such as plastic
parts, electrical enclosures and mechanical packaging systems. Skilled at
translating ideas and sketches into parts and drawings for prototyping and
patent applications. Demonstrated knowledge of ANSI 14.5 drawing
practices, processing new product release documents (NPR) and engineering
change order documents (ECOs). SolidWorks drawings including weld shapes,
horizontal/vertical, baseline, ordinate dimensions and bill of materials.
Experience interpreting blueprints, sketches, markup with verbal
instructions to create, modify, and update mechanical drawings and
fabrication documents. Parametric modeling and measuring of parts detailed
to engineering drawings with tolerances to 0.001"
Software Proficiencies: AutoCAD 2002 /2008, SolidWorks 2012 with Enterprise
PDMWorks, Windows 7 x 64, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Excel. Single
project Adobe illustrator experience.
Own license copies of Solidworks 2011 Standard and Autocad 2002, 2008.
Areas of Expertise
2D / 3D CADD Solidworks 2011, 12 Microsoft Word, Excel
Project diversity Enterprise PDM Integration Adobe Photoshop
2D drawing knowledge Configurations of assemblies
Plastic part development Autocad 2000-02 / 2008 400+ part Electrical
ANSI 14.5 practices Enclosures
CONTRACT
AND CONSULTANT experience
Solidworks 2012 - Community Power Corporation / Contract Engineering
Services, Littleton, CO Aug-Nov 2012
. Using Solidworks 2012 software, Enterprise PDMWorks on Windows 7
application.
. Generated parts for 3D concept assemblies of six electrical
enclosures, largest contained 20 fabricated parts duplicated into 400+
total parts for planned parts list compilation.
. Electrical parts were modeled using scale and caliper measurements
obtained from company vendor.
. Used primary mating structure commands in triplicate to complete large
assemblies.
Solidworks2011 - Aviation Documentation: Accu-Precision, Inc. / AeroTek,
Englewood, CO April- May 2012
. Created models and part drawings of fuselage 'skins' from antique
airplane for restoration cost bid.
. Performed detailed measuring with protractor, calipers and .01 divided
tape measures.
. Used 001 for tolerances when creating drawings with company logo
for estimation team.
Solidworks 2006 and 2011- Medical Products Documentation: ELS Technology
Inc. Parker, CO Aug- Oct 2011
. Created part models and assembly for medication handling cabinet to
check fit and dimensions.
. Produced 3D parts and drawings from manufacturers website drawings.
. Arranged eDrawings with information notations, IGES files to part and
assemblies for company owner/manager's 2006 SolidWorks version.
. Submitted drawings to machine shop in pdf document format for
development.
Solidworks 2011 - Container Design: Hellman Supply - Div. of Coors
Container Co. Golden, CO Feb. - April 2011
. Cooperated with inventor referred by Protogenic a Tenere Company to
recreate plastic bottle holder assembly for gas composition containers
to prototype with STL files.
. Communicated with sketched revision ideas, inventor's cardboard
mockups, eDrawings and meetings.
SolidWorks 2010 - Plastic Invention Prototype: Protogenic a Tenere Company,
Westminster, CO Jan- June 2010
. Designed and modeled plastic parts derived from meetings with five
separate inventor's projects over measurements and correct functional
design.
. Submitted as STL files to Protogenic for prototype development.
Solidworks 2009 - Consumer Products Development: Executive Systems West
Inc., Aurora, CO July- Dec 2009
. Reversed engineered and modeled rubber utility product using scanner
images (jpgs) for 3D renderings and added caliper measurements for
email delivery of STL files for prototyping at Protogenic Inc.
Solidworks 2009 - Plastic Parts Development: Sonic Scrubbers, LLC, Parker,
CO Nov 2008- April 2009
. Incorporated SolidWorks assembly files for product redesign in pdf,
iges, and stl formats.
. Created part and assembly dimensioned drawings, displayed eDrawings
for proposal meetings and email deliveries of STL files for Chinese
manufacturer's engineering department for material estimates.
Autocad 2008 - Civil Mapping: West Hawk Development Corporation,
Centennial, CO June- July 2008
. Utilized a topographical map obtained from USGS website in model space
for base map development.
. Paper space used for land purchase blocks and well development areas
with legal transcription of latitude and longitude as entered
coordinates in the computer and border areas.
. Developed legal printout. Saved the company on the expense of using
outside mapping company.
Solidworks 2008 - Plastic Parts Development: Protogenic, SonicScrubbers
Llc, Parker, CO Feb- April 2008
. Consulted with product development engineer to make changes for new
assembly design, surfaces and lofts, and added display colors to
assist in illustrations of new product line.
Solidworks 2007 - Consumer Pet Products Designer: Protogenic Inc.,
Westminster, CO Aug 2007- March 2008
. Modeled five parts to develop prototype assembly for an inventor
planning to sell to PetSmart Inc.
. Dimensioned drawings according patent lawyer's specs by developing
technique of using SolidWorks drawings transferred to Autocad for
creating jpgs to Adobe Photoshop for finishing.
Contract Consultant: MCAD Technologies
Solidworks Outsourcing: 2004-2007- Plastic Parts: T-Plastech Inc.
Englewood, CO October 2004- June 2007
. Injection molding plastic part and drawing development - on call
basis.
. Worked from sketches, verbal descriptions from production engineer on
revisions of previous plastic part designs and new part developments.
. Companies included Quiznos, Chili's Restaurants, Armour-All, and
Pumpkin Masters - this prototype went into manufacturing of carving
kits purchased in WalMart, Target and Walgreen's retail outlets.
Solidworks 2006 - Structural Steel Assembly and Parts: ELS Technology,
Parker, CO June- September 2006
. Developed 55 Solidworks parts from photos, sketches, and parts
catalogue enclosed in welded tube design for assembly creation
eDrawing used by inventor for advertising Space Shuttle water
purification device.
. Piping fixture placements, modification of welded tube design, and
wiring using 3D spline commands.
. Developed creative means of using assembly mates for parts
attachments.
Autocad 2002 - Aircraft Parts Drafter: Consultant for Hardline Ingenuity,
Morrison, CO Sept - November 2005
. Finalized 2D dimensioned drawings from Solidworks parts including
title blocks and numbering information for Centennial, CO aircraft
manufacturer.
Solidworks 2004 -Assistant Mechanical Design Consultant: Kapushion Design,
Inc. Lafayette, CO May- August 2004
. Produced Solidworks part models, subassemblies, and assemblies in
support of a medication-handling prototype fabrication project by
placing circuit boards and cooling fans under a touch screen display
within a re-designed sheet metal case. Used millimeter and inches as
input.
Solidworks 2003 - Sheet metal parts and drawings: Fern hill Technology,
Englewood, CO Sept - December 2003
. Worked with an inventor and production engineer in support of a ski
equipment development project.
. Created models of sheet metal parts, assemblies and included dimension
drawings for cost bid analysis.
. Communicated part/assembly updates to production and part drawings to
a metal shop developer.
Solidworks 2001+ - Structural Steel Bookcases: Keene R & D - Design
Fabricators, Inc., Lafayette, CO Mar- Jun 2002
. Cooperated with in-house assembly technicians, two sales staff
personnel and lead designer to create assemblies and fabrication
drawings of 'in the round' structural steel bookstore displays.
. Prepared models of parts and assemblies, interpreted designs
specifications from architectural blueprints, hand sketches and phone
descriptions.
Manpower Tech. - Onsite Consultant Project
Autocad 2000- 3D instruction manual illustrations: Datex-Ohmeda,
Louisville, CO July- October 2000
. Generated changes to existing 3D solids for instruction manuals used
to assemble medical equipment using UCS placement, viewport and
isometric and model/paper space commands.
YOH Services LLc - Onsite Contract Projects
Autocad 2000 - Electrical revisions redlines: Black and Veatch Inc.
Aurora, CO May- June 2000
. Worked with lead designer and related engineering teams to revise red
line changes of 30+ electrical schematic drawings for a power plant
development project in San Diego, CA.
Autocad 98 - Civil Mapping redline changes: Tetra Tech, Inc. / Duke
Energy, Denver, CO March- May 2000
. Organized to correct title blocks, 120+ site and spill control maps
placed in categorical notebook format.
. Managed a comprehensive database and informed supervisors with file
related updates.
Autocad 13 - Mechanical Draftsman redline changes. Bemis Packaging and
Machinery, Minn. MN Dec- Oct 1997
. Used Autocad 13 to fabricate structural steel design drawings and
implemented engineering changes to meet custom specifications for
sales department.
. Teamed with a design engineer, 10 floor assembly technicians and a
four person office staff to develop high-level palatalizing equipment
for the food industry. Provided ECO support on parts and assemblies.
Delta Drafting and Design - Woodward Governor Inc. - Off site Contract
Ink on Mylar- Schematic Drafter Fort Collins, CO
July-
July 1985
. Produced finished electrical schematics from engineering sketches with
adherence to signal flow and company design standards.
Education
Certificate in SolidWorks 2001: GoEngineer Training
and Support Center, Westminster, CO.
AutoCAD 10 3D Projects: Independent Study - North
Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA
Certificate in AutoCAD: Denver Technical College,
Denver, CO.
Vocational Degree in Mechanical Drafting: Larimer
County Vo-Tech, Fort Collins, CO.
3rd year Coursework in Liberal Arts: Colorado State
University and University of Wisconsin.