Mechanical Engineer Design
Resume:
Robert Pearce
West Hills, California 91307
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Mechanical Engineer
A problem solver able to produce effective mechanical designs for
components and assemblies
? Experienced in all phases of mechanical, electromechanical and pneumatic
component and assembly design from concept to final production release ?
Performed analysis to support component and system design ? Hands on
development of experiments and prototypes ? Handled multiple projects
concurrently ? Collaborated as a team with other engineering disciplines,
outside vendors and with manufacturing ? Created and communicated new
designs and design changes to manufacturing with drawings and verbal
instructions ? Specified materials, metals or plastic, to meet design
requirements. ? Experienced with processes including machining, sheet
metal, plastic casting, brazing, SLA, welding and coatings ? Supported
fabrication and marketing with product improvements and technical
information.
Computer Skills
? Solidworks - 3D solid modeling and 2D drawings ? AutoCAD ? Microsoft
Office (Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook) ? Cosmos - Finite Element
Analysis (FEA) ? MathCAD
Professional Experience
Mechanical Engineer
2010-2011
TWI, contract work at Hawker Pacific, Sun Valley California
. Engineering activities related to the overhaul of commercial
aircraft components.
. Evaluate and disposition discrepant parts for repair and rework.
Mechanical Designer
2009
Think Resources, contract work at Meggitt Thermal Systems, Simi Valley
California
. Designed weld assembly and test fixtures, and shop tooling for
commercial aircraft components.
Mechanical Engineer
EST, Newbury Park California
1995-2008
. Design and development of mechanical, electromechanical and
pneumatic components, systems and packaging.
. Researched new processes and technologies. Selected outside
vendors and answered technical questions.
. Redesigned an electromechanical system, and added a battery
pack, for field use.
. Created pneumatic and manual mechanisms to accurately place
sensor crystals.
. Designed a tube cleaning and portable sample collection system.
. Replaced pneumatic components with newer technology to reduce the
size of the system.
. Addressed thermal issues to assure controlled heating of selected
components and to protect operators and adjacent components from
high temperatures.
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EST Continued:
. Designed plastic and metal enclosures that passed CE and CSA
mandated EMI and structural requirements.
. Improved repeatability with a redesigned temperature sensor mount.
. Incorporated a Gas Chromatograph with Hepa filter technology for an
air monitoring and filtering device.
. Designed a sample injector that streamlined the sampling process.
. Coordinated with manufacturing to ensure manufacturability.
. Trained technicians and assemblers as needed after introduction
of a new design or of new tooling and fixtures.
. Created detailed part and assembly drawings with BOMs.
Communicated part numbers and descriptions from drawing BOMs to the
company's accounting and inventory management system.
. Maintained component and assembly drawings.
Mechanical Engineer
Rocketdyne, Canoga Park California
1987 - 1994
. Redesigned and developed rework instructions for turbo machinery
components.
. Preformed tolerance stack-ups on rotating machinery to identify
interferences and impact of component redesigns at the assembly
level.
. Enabled components valued up to 1 million dollars to return to use
after manufacturing or usage related damage or distortion.
. Presented design changes to upper level management review boards.
. Engineering representative on Material Review Board. Answered
questions from manufacturing.
. Added a component to save a welded titanium assembly, with a long
lead time, after an accident during fabrication.
. Co-designer of a copper strip added to the aluminum housing to
prevent galvanic corrosion.
. Specified weld and anodize buildup, blending, machining and changed
drawing tolerances if possible.
. Used geometric dimensioning per ANSI Y 14.5
Formal Education
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineer
1986
California State University, Long Beach
Additional Technical Training
. Geometric Dimensioning per ANSI Y 14.5
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