Project Manager Mechanical
Resume:
LAITH A. VINCENT
**** ********** ******, ** ***** (h) 512-***-**** ******@******.***
Professional Expertise
Mechanical design using Pro/Engineer Wildfire and SolidWorks 2010
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Thermal analysis proficiency using CFDesigns software
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Professional degree of competence designing sheet metal, plastic, and machined parts
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for prototype and production
In depth knowledge of quality control and manufacturing of stamped, formed, cast,
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machined, and injected metal as well as machined and injection molded plastic
Knowledgeable with SLA, SLS, 3D printing, RTV molds, and quick turn tooling
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Superior hands on mechanical skills, 3D visualization abilities, and hand sketching talent
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Industrial design, aesthetic design, and surfacing abilities
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Knowledge of basic CCD imaging theory and thermoelectric cooling technology
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Familiar with UL, CE, and other agency approvals
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1 patent awarded, 1 patents pending
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2005 Frost and Sullivan Innovation Award for biotech products
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Education
Texas A&M University Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering (May
1998) EIT Certified
Work Experience
Vincent Product Development
Consulting design and engineering work for a variety of clients
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Mechanical design, aesthetic design, and manufacturing help
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Procurement and vendor sourcing support
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Work entails mechanical and industrial design, electrical manufacturing and PCA/PCB
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review, project management, and scheduling reviews
DVC Co. (March 2006 March 2010) Senior ME
Repackaged and redesigned all of DVC cooled cameras for both manufacturing and cost
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Ongoing mechanical and industrial design on opto mechanical camera packages
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Thermal analysis and design for advanced cooling mechanisms
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Completely redesigned and launched www.dvcco.com and tasked with maintenance
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Established relationships with and created approved vendor list for all mechanical and
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electro mechanical components
Design and engineering maintenance of custom cables
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Ongoing inspection and signoff of new circuit board designs for fit and part placement
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Ambion, Inc. (October 2004 –February 2006) – Senior ME
Mechanical and industrial design on small biotech laboratory testing equipment using
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SolidWorks
Project manager on all aspects of engineering responsibilities, including budget, vendor
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sourcing, quality control, and marketing literature
Solely designed industry first vertical electrophoresis device with removable cartridges,
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safety shutoff, and parallel circuitry
Performed design and manufacturability improvements of other bench top life science
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equipment
Kodak Austin Development Center (July 2003 – October 2004) DESIGN ME
Responsible for layout and design of precision machine components
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Heavy use of ProE to design machined, stamped, and injection molded parts
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Tasked with creation of technical drawings and test fixtures for subsystems
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Advent Networks (January 2001 November 2002) – ME
Designed heatsink for Motorola C 5 BGA processor using mathematical heat transfer
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analysis, backed up by flowtherm models.
Evaluated thermal solutions regarding fans, heatsinks, baffles, and thermal reliefs for
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server type product
Created drawing templates for Advent Networks for mechanical drawings on ProE
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Devised and implemented corporate part numbering scheme, component database, and
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supplier evaluation criteria for all mechanical and electrical parts
Reviewed sheetmetal and plastic components for ease of assembly and manufacturer.
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Provided support for mechanical design on sheetmetal, plastics, and small mechanicals
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Evaluate suppliers of electrical and mechanical components based on cost, quality, and
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availability
Verify PCA component footprints both mechanically and electrically
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Trilogy Software Company (May 2000 November 2000)
Developed configuration models for Ford’s major brand vehicles – Ford, Lincoln, and
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Mercury on wwwbuyerconnection.com, www.fleet.ford.com, and Ford’s fast
configuration California site.
Because of expert knowledge of Trilogy software was chosen as liaison between Trilogy
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and Ford’s Quality Assurance team. This resulted in a reduction of time to fix site issues
from one week to 24 hours.
Partnered with application developers to solve user interface and layout issues on these
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sites reducing time for Internet vehicle purchases by 20%.
Trained and assisted less experienced data modelers as they came into the group, which
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decreased time to launch vehicles on web sites by 10%.
Compaq Computer Corporation (July 1998 – May 2000)
Designed device that allowed compatibility of removable media and storage
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devices between desktop and notebook computers.
Authored Supplier Development Process for thermals commodities for server
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division outlining exact requirements suppliers should follow to manufacture high quality
parts and become certified Compaq vendors.
Participated in design of heat sinks for Slot I and Slot II Pentium II and Pentium III
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processors using Pro/E. Certified and validated the manufacturing process with the
suppliers of these parts.
Design for manufacturing with server development engineers and product
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engineers for high volume extruded metal, sheet metal, plastic parts, and cooling fans.
Provided drawing and design support between Compaq design engineers and
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Compaq vendors.
Evaluated supplier manufacturing capabilities and manufacturing quality control
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to identify areas of cost reduction, increased quality, and quicker turn around time on
parts.
Provided failure analysis for both Compaq vendors and Compaq design
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engineers on plastic and sheet metal parts.
UTSIDE INTERESTS
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Various art mediums (including stained glass and acrylic paintings)
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Architecture and design
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Cycling, running, hiking
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