Mechanical Engineer Design

Chris DiSalvatore

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Pinellas Park, Fl. 33780

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Career Summary

Senior/Lead Mechanical Engineer with 25+ years of experience in computer aided design with

thermal and structural analysis using lumped parameter and finite element analysis programs.

Experience includes EM Packaging design of electronic systems, including circuit card assembly, module

and chassis design for avionics applications. Experience also includes thermal analysis for rocket vehicle

flight environment, machine design of components and mechanisms for flight simulator equipment, laser

marking & laser cutting systems, and medical equipment applications.

Clearance Level: Interim Secret (2005)

Education

1978-1982 University Of Maine, Orono, Me. (Bachelor’s Degree)

BSME – Eq. - 4 Year Technical Accumulated GPA: 3.3 of 4.0

Subsequent Courses

2005 Parametric Technology Corporation

Fast Track – Pro Engineer - Wildfire 2.0 CAE/CAD

1987 PDA Engineering, Costa Mesa, Ca.

PAT101 – PATRAN G

1986-1987 Northrop Electronics Division, Hawthorne, Ca.

ANSI Y14.5M – 1982 – Dimensioning & Tolerancing

1986 California State University, Long Beach, Ca.

MSME Program, Advanced Materials Engineering (Metallurgy)

1985 Control Data Corporation, El Segundo, Ca.

ICEM-DDN, Computer Aided Engineering

Achievements

Selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who in Science & Engineering and Who’s Who in

America for reference value of outstanding career achievements. – 1998

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Computer Skills

Thermal SolidWorks Flow Simulation 2011 (1000+ hrs)

Analysis TNA (3000+ hrs) – (Program designed by David Steinberg)

10,000+ hrs CINDA (2000+ hrs), SINDA (2000+ hrs), Thermal Desktop (2000+ hrs),

MECAD (1000+ hrs), SAUNA (300+ hrs)

TAK 2000 (200+ hrs), HTS (200+ hrs), SDRC (100+ hrs)

Structural SolidWorks Simulation 2011 (300+ hrs)

Analysis ANSYS (1000+ hrs), COSMOS (200+ hrs),

2000+ hrs SDRC (100+ hrs), ALGOR (100+ hrs)

MathCAD (200+ hrs)

Design SolidWorks (8000+ hrs) 3D Conceptual & 2D Detail Design

AutoCAD (10,000+ hrs) 3D Conceptual & 2D Detail Design

30,000+ hrs Pro Engineer - Wildfire 2.0 (2000+ hrs) 3D Conceptual Design

Unigraphics (100+ hrs) 3D Conceptual & 2D Detail Design

ICEM-DDN (7000+ hrs) 3D Conceptual & 2D Detail Design

IDEAS SDRC (100+ hrs) 3D Conceptual & 2D Detail Design

Work Experience (Permanent Employee 1982-1989, Consultant 1989 to Present)

Jan 2011 to Mechanical Engineer/Analyst

July 2011 R2 Energy, Inc., Oviedo, Fl

Therrmal & Structural Analysis of Common Chamber Load/Unload Modules

CIGS Solar Panel Deposition System

SolidWorks 2011 Design, Simulation, and Flow Simulation

Analysis and Design of Complete Cooling Water Flow System

Oct 2009 to Lead Mechanical Engineer

May 2010 Zin Technologies, Middleburg Heights, Oh

Lead Engineer - Mechanical Design and Analysis

Spacecraft Avionics - NASA Ares Launch Vehicle

Pro Engineer – 3D Concept and 2D Detail Design

Apr 2009 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Aug 2009 Quantum Satellite Technology, Inc., Miami, Fl.

Mechanical Design of GPS and communication devices.

SolidWorks 2008 - 3D concept and 2D detail design

Nov 2008 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

March 2009 ITW Military GSE, Palmetto, Fl.

Mechanical Design of Aircraft Ground Support Equipment Heating, Ventilating and

Air Conditioning Systems (HVAC)

SolidWorks 2008 - 3D concept and 2D detail design

Mar 2008 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Oct 2008 Sparton Electronics Inc., De Leon Springs, Fl.

EM Packaging Design and Analysis of Medical Electronic Equipment

Minimal Invasive Cardiac Monitoring System

SolidWorks 2008 - 3D concept and 2D detail design

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May 2007 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Feb 2008 Leslie Controls Inc., Tampa, Fl.

Structural Analysis of System Valve Assemblies

For Naval Aircraft Carrier Applications

Report Preparation for Design Verification

MathCAD – Structural Analysis

Mar 2005 to Senior Mechanical Engineer /Thermal Analyst

Apr 2007 TGV Rockets, Norman, Ok

Thermal Analysis for Commercial Rocket Application

-TAK 2000 – Thermal Desktop

Modeling for Aero-heating and Engine Plume heating

Pro Engineer - Wildfire 2.0 – Mechanical Design

Nov 2004 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Feb 2005 Rockwell Collins, Sterling, Va

Mechanical Design and Analysis of Flight Simulator Equipment

Black Hawk Helicopter simulator mechanism design

Static analysis of structural support hardware

SolidWorks 2003, 3D conceptual and 2D detail design

Mar 2004 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Aug 2004 Avidyne Corporation, Melbourne, Fl

Mechanical Design of Avionics Systems for Private Aircraft

Sheet Metal And Casting Hardware Design

SolidWorks 2004, 3D conceptual and 2D detail design

Sep 2003 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Mar 2004 Ocean Optics, Inc., Dunedin, Fl

Company mechanical engineering responsibilities.

EM Packaging – Spectrometers, Optical Sensors, Optical Fibers and Probes, Light

Sources and Sampling Accessories (oceanoptics.com)

SolidWorks 2003, 3D conceptual and 2D detail design

Feb 2003 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Apr 2003 GE Medical Systems, Waukesha, Wi

EM Packaging Design and Thermal Analysis of computed tomography imaging

medical equipment electronics

Aug 2002 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Oct 2002 NxtPhase, Inc., Phoenix, Az

EM Packaging of fiber optic voltage and current sensing equipment for high voltage

electric power applications – SolidWorks -Thermal Analysis of 19 inch rack

enclosure electronics

Jan 2002 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Apr 2002 General Dynamics Land Systems, Tallahassee, Fl

EM Packaging for military land vehicle electronics – SolidWorks - M1 Abrams Tank

electronics upgrade

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Mar 1998 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Jan 2002 Honeywell International, Clearwater, Fl

EM Packaging design and analysis of inertial navigation avionics

AutoCAD 13 – 3D conceptual & 2D detail design

F18 AHRS, BMRST, RIGS, August Moon, EGI programs

Sep 1997 to Lead Mechanical Design Engineer

Jan 1998 Accudyne Inc, Palm Bay, Fl

Mechanical design of laser scribing and cutting machine components

AutoCAD 12 AME Solid Modeling Design

Sep 1996 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Sep 1997 Pulse Electronics, Omaha, Ne

EM Packaging of locomotive brake system electronics

ANSYS ED 5.3 FEA – structural, vibration, thermal, EMI/RFI

AutoCAD 13 – 3D conceptual and 2D detail design

July 1995 to Design Engineer/Manager

July 1996 Control Micro Systems, Orlando, Fl

Hardware design of laser marking system components

AutoCAD 12 LT – 3D conceptual & 2D detail design

May 1994 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

May 1995 Lockheed Martin Astro Space, East Windsor, NJ

Engineering Liaison to circuit card assembly manufacturing

Engineering change documentation for design enhancement

Feb 1994 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Apr 1994 American Electronics Laboratory, Lansdale, Pa

EM Packaging of electronic countermeasure avionics

ALGOR Finite Element Analysis – Vibration

AutoCAD 12 – 3D conceptual & 2D detail design

May 1993 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Oct 1993 Hughes Network Systems, Germantown, Md

EM Packaging design – Flitefone & satellite system components

SAUNA – lumped parameter thermal analysis – circuit boards

AutoCAD 10 – 3D conceptual design

Dec 1992 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Apr 1993 Loral Information Display Systems, Atlanta, Ga

Mechanical design and analysis for E2-C main display terminal system components

Engineering change documentation for system design enhancement

Jul 1992 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Dec 1992 General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Mi

EM Packaging for military land system electronics

Material selection for corrosion prevention - galvanic coupling

Coordination of detail design and manufacturing

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Feb 1990 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Feb 1991 Northrop Aircraft Division, Hawthorne, Ca

CINDA – Lumped parameter thermal analysis - avionics systems

Nov 1989 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Jan 1990 Lear Astronics, Santa Monica, Ca

HTS – Lumped parameter thermal analysis - avionics systems

COSMOS – Finite element analysis of rate sensor assembly

Apr 1989 to Senior Mechanical Engineer

Nov 1989 Magnavox Advanced Products & Systems Division, Torrance, Ca

EM Packaging for avionics system RF electronic components

O-Ring seal design and material selection for hermetic modules

Vibration analysis of pwb assemblies

Sep 1984 to Senior Mechanical Engneer

Apr 1989 Northrop Electronics Division, Hawthorne, Ca

Mechanical design and analysis of ring laser gyro inertial navigation system

components

ICEM-DDN 3D conceptual and 2D detail design

SINDA – lumped parameter thermal analysis

Opto-mechanical design of system mirror and prism components

Jun 1982 to Mechanical Engineer

Sep 1984 Singer Kearfott Division, Wayne, NJ

Mechanical design and analysis of mechanical, doppler, and laser navigation system

components

TNA – Lumped parameter thermal analysis

Pressure drop analysis – cooling air distribution

ANSYS – Finite element analysis – avionics components

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