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Timothy D. Averbeck

abnpa7@r.postjobfree.com 614-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Mechanical design engineering position with emphasis on high performance product development

PERSONAL SUMMARY

Mature team leader with a passion for innovative and creative solutions; expertise in prototype design,

fabrication and testing

• Award winning presentation and public speaking skills

• Design and fabrication of composite structures

• SolidWorks (16,000 hrs), Cosmos, PDM Works, AutoCad & Mechanical Desktop (2000 hrs)

• Proficient in lathe and milling machine operations

• Skilled Mig/Tig Welder

EXPERIENCE

Heli-One, USA, Hurst, Texas (January 2009 – Plant Closure July 2009)

Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer

• Reconfigured Dual Pivoting Litter design and drawing package for submittal to the FAA

• Saved customers thousands of dollars by creating stretcher field modification drawings

• Developed cable routing drawings for avionics installations compliant with AC43.13

DRS Unmanned Technologies, Inc., Mineral Wells, Texas (August 2006 – Plant Closure December 2008)

Mechanical Design Engineer

• Principal mechanical engineer for the Sentry® unmanned air vehicle

• Praised for clearly communicating design information to interdisciplinary project teams

• Led team that reduced engine operating temperatures by more than 58%

• Increased tail to fuselage load capacity by 62% & decreased weight by 57%

• Incorporated known failure mode mitigating damage to the costly fuselage & tail cone

• Designed & fabricated a low cost cyclic test machine to characterize joint fatigue life

• Improved payload capacity by 25% by integrating high power 2 stroke engine

• Upgraded landing gear vertical load capacity by 129% & side load capacity by 200%

• Earning “Most Valuable Presenter Award” for Sentry® Test Readiness Review

• Managed design configuration using engineering change orders (ECOs) with Omnify

A&P Technology, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (September 2003 - July 2006)

Application Engineer

• Supported jet engine SBIR contract with braid designs and ply lay-up scheme

• Implemented cost reduction and development test program for largest automotive customer

• Advanced company design capability by modifying in house program to calculate material properties

• Satisfied customer cost and performance requirements with custom designed preforms

• Analyzed composite laminates using Classical Lamination Theory and GenLam

Honda R&D Americas, Inc., Raymond, Ohio (June 2001 - September 2001)

Underbody Design Co-op

• First Co-op student placed in automotive underbody design group

• Responsible for design changes and drawing updates to prototype Honda vehicles

• Produced various prototype Catia models of next generation vehicles for simulation

• Detailed cost modeling and cost reduction analysis

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Timothy D. Averbeck

Mazak Corporation, Florence, Kentucky (June 2000 - September 2000)

Sales Engineering Intern

• Learned and then trained engineering staff in the use of a Xenetech 16” x 25” CNC engraving machine

• Created and implemented new electronic filing system for the Sales Engineering Department

• Wrote and pulled bill of materials (BOMs) for machine tool options

• Responsible for formalizing and updating the mechanical engineer’s training manual

• Processed drawing requests and distributed machine foundation drawings

GeoBar Construction, Cincinnati, Ohio (June 1999 - September 1999)

Carpenter

• Worked as part of a two man crew applying exterior trim to new homes

EDUCATION

The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio (September 1999 - June 2003)

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

• Freshman Engineering Honors Program – Design, fabrication & programming of autonomous robot

• Formula SAE (FSAE) Team Leader – 1st Place finish in acceleration event

• Mini Baja Team Captain – Ohio State Alumni Award of Achievement

RELEVANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• State of Kentucky “Innovative, Creative & Enthusiastic” Award for pioneering 4-H Robotics Club, 2006

• Volunteer Hall of Fame Inductee Kentucky 4-H, 2006

• Adult leader for the Kenton County 4-H Robotics First Lego League (FLL) team, 2004-2006

• Habitat for Humanity volunteer, 2004-2006

• Officer of The Flying Cardinals of Northern Kentucky radio controlled airplane club, 1999

• 1st place runner up at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology design program, 1998

• Model aviation enthusiast building and flying radio controlled airplanes, 1994-Present

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