Javier Ramirez
Tempe, AZ ***84
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SUMMARY
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Mechanical engineer with 11 years of automotive welding, fabricating, and manufacturing experience. Able to complete projects on time and solve problems on the fly utilizing excellent engineering, communication, and management skills.
Technical Skills Include
1. Knowledge of fabrication methods and materials used in both the passenger and race vehicle industry.
1. Precision TIG and MIG welding proficiency.
1. Metal fabrication, machining, and fixture design.
1. Mill, lathe, and plasma machining experience.
1. SolidWorks/SolidEdge computer aided design.
1. Microsoft Excel statistical data analysis.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
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2000 - 2000
Researcher
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Kent, WA
Department of Energy undergraduate student internship focusing on renewable materials
1. Developed and tested methods for creating renewable lumber products resembling medium density fiber board. This renewable material was made solely from wasted and or recycled by products of the paper manufacturing process.
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2000 - 2002
Welder/Fabricator
Max-Rev Motorsports
Mesa, AZ
Max-Rev Motorsports specializes in custom automotive turbo charging as well as fabrication of high performance products for both cars and off-road vehicles.
1. CNC mill operator responsible for programming and loading the machine.
1. Responsible for TIG welding stainless steel exhaust manifolds, exhaust systems, and mufflers.
1. Fabricated and TIG/MIG welded suspension components.
1. TIG welded aluminum heat exchangers for various fluids such as engine oil, engine coolant, and engine charge air.
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2002 - 2010
Engineer/Welder/Fabricator
Full-Race Motorsports
Phoenix, AZ
Full-Race Motorsports designs and manufactures precision-engineered equipment for the automotive performance aftermarket. As part of the engineering, manufacturing, and sales team, our company grew from $10K/yr in sales to well over $100K/yr in a short 3 years time.
1. Designed and engineered high performance turbocharger exhaust manifolds, exhaust systems, and heat exchangers for use on gasoline or diesel fueled engines. Many of these designs are still used by auto racing record holders.
1. Worked closely with turbocharger manufactures, Garrett and Borgwarner, developing and implementing new turbo technology.
1. Managed welding and manufacturing cells maintaining quality control standards.
1. Developed and maintained databases used to track manufacturing statistics and cell metrics.
1. Scheduled work orders and generated travelers for the manufacturing floor.
1. Managed the purchasing department ensuring just in time inventory needs were always met.
1. Responsible for company payroll. Developed a payroll database and recorded employee statistics. The statistics were also analyzed based on managements needs.
1. Maintained the company Microsoft server running SB2003. Also responsible for computer maintenance including hardware and software updates on all employee workstations.
1. Responsible for website administration. Managed email accounts, website updates, and electronic commerce.
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2010 - Present
Owner
TurboFX
Tempe, AZ
TurboFX designs, engineers, and fabricates turbocharger systems for gasoline and diesel powered engines. Our systems are used on everything from ultra fuel efficient street cars to purpose built race vehicles.
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EDUCATION
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1999 - 2003
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Bachelors of Science
1. Mechanical Engineering
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