Adam L. Kidder

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Swanton, Ohio *3558

abk3u8@r.postjobfree.com

419-***-****

OBJECTIVE

I am looking to continue my career in the automotive industry and to

further my skills as a Designer / Detailer / Checker. I believe my

experience with over 20,000 hours designing, detail and checking with CATIA

V-4 & V-5 and also my exposure to UG-NX4 it would be an easy transition to

design with any CADD system.

CAREER HISTORY

Navistar, aka International Truck, Fort Wayne, IN Oct 2008 -

August 2009

Engineering Release Integrity Group - Product structure analyst

Contract Checker / Detailer

. Checking bills of material for accuracy so that truck orders are coded

properly and they don't fail the coding engine.

. Involved with several software programs and constant contact with

engineering.

DANA Automotive System Group, Maumee, Ohio August 2006 - July 2008

Contract Checker / Detailer

. Checked drawings for the international axle group.

. Drawings include axle shafts, tubes, differentials, gear sets, full

axle assemblies

. Also checking PLM to make sure the correct documents, BOM's and

standards are attached to work orders.

. Responsible for all features of axle assemblies to function properly

together.

. Checking tolerance stacks, material selection, heat treating processes

were all involved here.

APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES INC., Toledo, Ohio February 1995 - August 2006

Supervisor for 2nd shift since 1998

Product Designer / Checker

. Responsible for designing various automotive drive train parts using 3-

D CATIA V-4 & V-5 and with exposure to UGNX4

. Skilled in engine design for Super Truck and Mopar Performance program

. Responsible for checking work before it is released to Chrysler LLC.

. Experience with various manufacturing methods.

. Trained in CATIA V-4, V-5. and UG

. Design projects include: Engine blocks, mostly V-8, Transmission

housings and internals, and Axle

assemblies.

. Projects could range from simple changes of 3-D models and details, to

completely new ideas into models and details.

. New projects would start from a clean sheet or a paper sketch.

. Determining customer requirements and creating parts to work together

with bearings or bolts would then follow.

. Some parts would be new castings that get machined, such as engine

blocks and transmission cases. Other parts could be stampings or

weldments.

. On occasion I was responsible for working in my home shop to make

parts. My shop includes a Bridgeport J-head vertical milling machine,

and a10 inch Rockwell metal lathe.

UNISYS CORPORATION, Holland, Ohio May 1987

- June 1994

Electro-Mechanical Repair Technician

. Responsible for a high quality rebuild of over 50 mechanical

assemblies for the computer world.

. Updated brake/clutch housing instead of scrapping them out.

. Invented a procedure to rebuild a vibration prone blower, resulting in

saving customer support.

. Managed machine shop upkeep and maintained supply of all cutting

tools.

. Trained other employees on safe use of machine shop equipment.

RONFELDT PATTERN WORKS INC., Toledo, Ohio August 1984 - May 1987

Pattern Maker Apprentice

. Assisted in building sand casting patterns and core boxes.

. Operations included fitting rough casting halves together polishing

and fitting hardware for appropriate casting foundry.

. Machines trained on are mills, lathes, air hand grinders, surface

grinder, drill press, MIG, TIG, and arc welder.

T. L. DESIGN, Toledo, Ohio

February 1985- March 1987

Tool Detailer

. Provided tool detail drawings.

. Detail drawings for Owens Illinois plastic bottle injection molds.

EDUCATION

Owens Community College

Associate Degree - Mechanical Engineering

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