Engineer Design
Resume:
LARRY EDWIN EDWARDS JR.
Permanent Address:
Fairfield, CT 06430
OBJECTIVE
Seeking direct/contract position as Engineer for structural design.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering: 1973 Purdue University,
West Lafayette, Indiana. Major: Structures, Minor: Propulsion.
EXPERIENCE
Certified courses on CATIA V5 by SCATEL Learning Center Oct 29, 08
SPIRIT, Wichita, KS 12/06 -03/08
Contract Engineer
I worked as a Structural Designer for 747-8 program. I did the preliminary layout and release drawings for
details of the right side passenger door panel including all stringers, straps, skins, and intercostals. I also
did 85% of Station 400 bulkhead detail design. Worked in PDM for installation. CATIA V4 46,000 hr total
experience. CATIA V5 200 hr experience.
LOCKHEED, Fort Worth, TX 07/03-09/06
Contract Engineer
Did design layout and release drawings for F-16. Sustaining on F-16 in the Center Fuselage Group. Made
revisions to Digital Mock-up Library (COMOK).
Worked in JSF Airframe Group on WIP program-weight reduction. Used PowerPoint and Word Document
to make presentations and Design Standards. Also used VAS (aircraft mockup library for desktop
computers). Worked in the JSF Wing Box Structural group to release new drawings packages in PDM.
Receive training certificate for V5 CATIA and GT&S from Lockheed Martin FT Worth, TX.
Received certification on PRO-E advanced course from parent company, Parametric Technology Corp.
9/02
BOEING SEATTLE: Seattle, WA 4/99-8/01
Contract Engineer
Structural Design for 777-300 ER (extended range stretch). Designed
Titanium Heat Shield Castings in the Aft Fairing for Propulsion.
Worked on 777 Flying Test bed program for new GE90-115B engine.
All releases in DCAC and CATIA.
SIKORSKY HELICOPTER: Stratford, CT 6/98-4/99
Contract Engineer
Structural Design for Sea Hawk, Black Hawk and S-76 programs. Worked on
solid modeling for digital mockup library. Have used auxview 2 and other advanced CATIA functions. I
also worked as a Customer Service representative for Sikorksy Aircraft in Structures.
BOEING COMPANY: Wichita, Kansas 1/97-10/98
Contract Engineer
Designed frame webs, fittings, shear ties and stringers to accommodate
Audio-Visual on Demand electronics in section 41 of 777 on CATIA 4. 16000+ hours of CATIA IV.
SIKORSKY HELICOPTER: Stratford, CT. 4/95-12/96
Contract Engineer
Structural design and sustaining in Sea Hawk airframe group on CATIA 4.
Also did some work to create new graphic standards for release drawing library.
BOEING COMPANY; Wichita, KS 5/91- 4/95
Contract Engineer
10000 hours CATIA IV experience.
Designed FWD MOUNT BULKHEAD for the strut of the 737 and FRAME 1 on strut. Completed initial
layout for external verses internal splice straps for fuselage.
GULFSTREAM: Savannah, GA. 1/90 - 10/90
Contract Engineer
Worked on RIB stations on wing for BAE 41 turbo jet.
LOCKHEED: Marietta, GA 9/89 - 1/90
Contract Engineer
Assigned to P7 program until canceled by government. Worked on horizontal stabilizer - ATF spar
McDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT: ST Louis, MO 1/89 - 7/89
Contract Engineer
Worked on sustaining and liaison for F15E program.
McDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT: Mesa, AZ 7/87 - 9/88
Contract Engineer
Designed 8 of 28 composite wing fillet panels on C-17. Did design work on flap hinge fairing also.
4000 hours CAD/D experience
McDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT: Long Beach, CA 11/86 - 7/87
Contract Engineer
Worked on primary structure of fuselage and wing fillet for MD-11 program on CAD/D.
BELL HELICOPTER: Hurst, TX 1/86 - 9/86
Contract Engineer
Worked primarily in the nacelle area of V-22 Osprey. Designed and located the strut and fitting for belly
door and work platform door. Designed fairing for transmission adapter and secondary structure.
BOEING VERTOL: Ridley Park, PA 5/84 -1/86
Senior Structural Design Engineer
V-22 Osprey Joint Military Services Transport. All composite helicopter with vertical takeoff and
horizontal flight capability. Designed primary structure on 3 frames and after body deck in fuselage - all
CAD-AM. Performed configuration studies for external verses internal splice straps for fuselage. Met
maintenance requirements for empennage and system integration for Grumman Aerospace Corp.
(Subcontractor for V-22)
5000 hours CAD-AM experience
BOEING COMPANY: Wichita, KS 4/80 -5/84
Structural Design Engineer
Completed repair design for Air Force wing of the B-52.Worked on the Pavement Program for the B-52
making structural modifications to existing structure to accommodate the extra electronic hardware
required by the Air Force. Redesigned the two radome lifting struts and support equipment. Worked on the
cabin section (Section 41) of the 757 commercial program. Performed bird-strike studies on the
757 window posts. Replaced conventional forgings with precision forgings.
CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY: Wichita, KS 3/79 - 4/80
Structural Design Engineer (Test Laboratory)
Analyzed the test requirement and made a proposal, coordinated the design with the structures group. Ran
tests and logged data. Worked with strain gages, flow meters, pressure sensing devices, accelerometers and
related calibrating devices. Worked with Ingstron Cyclic Loading machines. Exposed to Photo Stress
including modeling with photo-elastic plastic. Also exposed to servo equipment
used to control hydraulics in cyclic test.
MILITARY
United Stated Army: Honorable Discharge
First tour in Korea on D.M.Z.
Second tour in U.S.A. in 101 Airborne Division
DOD Secret Clearance. (inactive)
REFERENCE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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