Engineer Design
Resume:
David P. Matthews
Cary, North Carolina 27519
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Mechanical Engineering Professional (BS Mechanical Design and Drafting) having experience in fast paced,
highly diverse Engineering environment in the production of thermoplastic and thermoset injection molds.
Responsibilities have encompassed tool design, tool revisions, product design, data transfer, as well as
correspondence with customers via Internet tools and direct communications.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
September 2007 to Present
BALDA SOLUTIONS USA, Morrisville, NC
Product Design Engineer
Design Engineer for a contract design house specializing in medical and consumer
electronic devices for production at our various global sites throughout Europe
and Asia. My role entails working with customers to facilitate development of
these products and ready their designs for mass production in our overseas
facilities. Position requires acting as a liaison for customer support through
written, DFMA, and CAD documentation utilizing NX 7.0 design software.
Travel is required both within the states to meet with customers for technical
support as well as overseas to make recommendations regarding their facilities
and individual projects.
March 1996 to August 2007
CHICAGO MOLD ENGINEERING, St. Charles, IL
Mold Designer
Responsibilities include the design and modeling of a variety complex 3-D thermoset or thermoplastic
injection molds utilizing the latest version of UNIGRAPHICS NX 4. Mold design and prints created using
associative solid modeling practices associated with UG Mold Wizard software. Projects include Product
Design revisions, planning of core/cavity parting lines, mold components, electrodes, as well as suggesting
and incorporating changes to new or existing molds. Position involves attending in-house tool meetings with
management and shop personnel as well as planning meetings with customers. Typical mold designs vary
from automotive instrument panels, headlight assemblies, domestic appliances and medical housings.
Chicago Mold Engineering is ISO-9001 certified.
Feb. 1988 to March 1996
DELUXE DIE MOLD, Elmhurst, IL
Operator/Programmer
Initially hired as an Apprentice Moldmaker, and within one year was advanced to CNC
operator, machining hardened steel and carbon alike on both vertical and horizontal
workcenters. Last three years was promoted to Engineering as a 3-D Programmer of
core/cavity steel. Responsibilities included design, model, and programming of 3-D
Mold Components and electrodes using Unigraphics software. Deluxe Die Mold
manufactured molds for computer, printer assemblies, cameras, as well as many
mating type housings.
Nov. 1987 to Feb1988
JOHNSON CONTROLS, Itasca, IL
Quality Control
Inspector for blow molded bottle producer. Applied various quality tests and inspections
to maintain a consistent product through assembly line production.
May 1987 to Nov. 1987
C.E.W. ENGINEERING, Chicago, IL
Sales
Position included internal and external areas of sales, “cold calling” of prospective buyers
for precision machining and plastic injection molding. Duties included purchasing
materials and managing customer relations.
Accomplishments:
* 6 1/2 years of in-depth CAD/CAM experience.
* 15+ years Design, Modeling and Programming
* Over 20 years plastic and mold building experience.
Education:
Bachelor of Science, December 1986; Northern Illinois University, Dekalb Illinois
Major: Engineering Design and Drafting
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CERTIFICATIONS
American Mold Builders Apprentice training program, June 1989
Unigraphics NX training courses: Hybrid Modeling, Freeform Modeling, Mill
Applications, Design Applications, Mold Wizard.
Member of Northern Illinois Unigraphics User Group
Delcam Powershape and Copy Cad Software training program
References: available upon request.
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