Brent Myers

Email: abo757@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** *** **** **

City: Hendersonville

State: TN

Zip: 37075

Country: USA

Phone: 615-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: 68

Willing to Relocate

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MECHANICAL DESIGNER / DESIGN ENGINEER

Brent C. Myers

abo757@r.postjobfree.com

Home phone: 615-***-**** Cell phone: 615-***-****

OBJECTIVE: An Interesting Position in Engineering and design.,

Education: *B.S. Eng. Tech. (Mechanical Design opt.), **AAS. Eng. Tech. ( Mechanical Design & Dft. )

SUMMARY: (35+YEARS OF MECHANICAL DESIGN, ENGINEERING, & DRAFTING EXP.)

(TYPES OF PARTS, PROCESSES, SYSTEMS & PRODUCTS.): Injection molded and machined plastics, cast metals: sand, investment, die, v-process & thixomolding; machined metals, sheet

metal, mu-metal, rubber, ceramic, some composites, machined optical parts IR and VIS., weldments: steel & aluminum, dip & furnace brazed parts, gear boxes, Cams, machined, and cast springs.

PROJECT EXP. Machine Design, Automated assembly lines, Tooling, Flat wire and related connectors and production equipment, Spacecraft, Aircraft (fixed wing & rotary), I-R, Guided missile, Heavy industrial, Truck & Rail car semi automated welding fixtures, Under-water, M1 tank (shoot on the move) I-R Gun aiming fire control system, Radar, Sonar, Oil exploration tools, Consumer Products, Medical, Electro-Mechanical and EMI Packaging, Military and Commercial electronics packaging, CADD 2D and 3D systems. A strong knowledge of standards, engineering drawings, Solid Modeling tools, and processes.

CAD EXP: SOLIDWORKS, CATIA V5, AUTOCAD, SDRC, PRO-E

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Stratasys 3d - Rapid Prototyping Machine, some MS office: I`m an Inventor by nature with the ability to invent new products and adaptation of production equipment tailored to the client co. production capabilities, and to cost reduce existing ones for production. In the past I have done 95% of Engineering production & proto-type development, Drawing & Doc. on projects I have been involved with myself. Does your company need a new product or product production equipment

Give me a call.

WORK HISTORY

May 2012 to June MSG Nashville very short temp product design job.

Designed proof of concept of a unique pick up truck cover and introduced the client company to a unique pick up based camping product of my own invention. Cad tools used solidworks 2012.

June 2011 to may 2012 (B.C.M. Product Design & Invention )

worked on a mechanical solar positioning system for concentrating solar collectors, for both parabolic and trough designs, it will also work for P.V. type arrays (uses no electronics, motors or computers) also a device for home consumer refrigerators it should be as significant as the water and ice dispensers introduced in the early 1970ies, also worked on a twin Kolhler xt-7 engined front prototype mounted mower deck for atv`s.

Cad tools when used: solidworks 2009.

Feb 03/2011 to May 2011 (Wright industries) temp. manufacturing job

Scheduling purchasing and routing of material to machining centers for manufacturing

Software used: solemn

April 03/2009 to Feb 2011 (B.C.M. Product Design & Invention ) I invented a wind turbine

capable of working effectively in winds as low as 6 knots (which is available in 80 % of the U.S.), also a unique CV transmission going from the turbine to the ground mounted generator. also invented a vertical shaft floating water wheel that will work in a slow stream environment, and can be mounted to almost any existing bridge to produce small scale or off grid power. also worked on a twin engine front mounted lawn mower for atv`s Cad tools when used: solidworks 2009 & catia v5 r17.

Nov 08/2008 to April 01/2009 Arinc. (contract job) Helicopter interior design and modification cockpit instrument panel Design and layout new upper and lower LOS antenna installation arc-164 and arc-222 de-installation and cover installation, for GATAM HH-60 Sikorski Helicopter.

(Solidworks. & catia v5 r16)

NOV. 07/2006 to Nov. 07/2008 Sanminia - sci corp. (contract job) aluminum and magnesium welded mechanical environmental test fixtures 40g application, and new product mission Specific communication black box designs, For C-130 gun ship and Apache helicopter application. Cad tools (Solidworks 2008 and Acad 19 ).

Aug. 06/2006 to NOV 06/2006 Aircraft Integration Corp.(contract Job) worked on Aircraft structures and black box shock mtg. for a C-130 gunship, did preliminary design familiarization and assessment of H-92 Sikorski structures upgrade for Sikorski C-60 Helicopter, wrote a paper on air conditioning recommendations for a Desert HUMV electronics` Carrier. And test procedure for a chaff and flare counter measures for C-60 Sikorski Helicopter. Cad tools used (Catia V5 r16)

Feb. 06/2006 to Aug 04/2006 (B.C.M. Product Design & Invention ) invented and worked on a prototype for a Revolutionary new type of Home air conditioner, did some patent searches at Vanderbilt U. patent library, worked on art work and description for provisional patent application. Type of parts sheet metal machined metal and foam molded parts. looking for companies that are interested in partnering for production of product for both commercial and consumer markets.. Cad tools used: when used (Catia V5 r13)

Sep.2000 - Jan. 2006 Southwire-DeCorp Americas Inc. - Hendersonville, TN. (direct-job)

Senior ME / Mechanical Designer / Tool Designer / inventor: Worked on Flatwire & related projects GFCI, Wall box, Source module, flatwire-to-stereo, CATV, voice-data, thermal and manual striping and trimming devices, Flatwire, A/C., R.C.A., Phone connectors, Production tooling fixtures. Types of parts involved: Machined, stamped, etched metal and self-fixturing snap together sheet metal parts; machined and injection molded plastic snap and wedge fit parts and assemblies; production tooling for various fixture and wire winding stations. Have been involved in 95% of all mechanical designs, since company start up in 2000. CAD tools used: (Solidworks r2000 to r2005).

April 00 - Sep. 00 Trane Air Conditioning Inc. - Tyler TX. (contract job)

Mechanical Designer / ME: stamped sheet metal, and plastic parts Engineering, Design and Drafting for various, Trane and American standard out-side A/C. units. CAD tools used Pro-E r21, Pro-E sheet metal. CAD tools used were Pro-E r21.

Dec. 99 - April 00 Mercury Marine Mercruiser div. - Stillwater OK. (contract job)

Mechanical Designer / ME: and drafting for 8.1 L and Bravo out drive projects. Designs were machined, welded, sand and die castings, injection molded and sheet metal parts for inboard/out board marine propulsion systems. Types of systems involved were, flexible control cable, hydraulic power-tilt and trim, and engine components. CAD tools used were Pro-E r20.

Aug. 99 - Nov. 99 Trinity Industries - Dallas, TX (contract job)

Tooling Designer / Mechanical Designer / ME: Rail cars and Cement truck semi-automated large assy fixture tools: Designs were machined and welded components. Was responsible for design and documentation. Tasks involved both production and sustaining engineering efforts. CAD tools used were Pro/E 18, for 3D designing and detailing and some assembly drawings on Acad 14. Applied industry standards and specifications.

May 99 - Aug. 99 Quest Medical - Allen TX. (contract job)

Tooling Designer / ME: Designed automated production assembly jigs and fixtures for medical devices. Designs were machined, cast, stamped metals, thermal formed and injection molded plastic components. Was responsible for detail and assembly drawings. Tasks involved both production and sustaining engineering efforts. CAD tools used were Pro/E 19, for 3D designing and detail and assembly drawings on Acad 13. Applied ASME Y14.5M 1994 indust. std. & specs.

Jan 99 - May 99 Seagate Disk Drives - Longmont CO. (contract-consultant)

Tooling Designer / ME. Designed production tooling for new generation laptop disk drives. Responsible for designing automated assembly stations consisting of pneumatically operated disk locating pick and place units and nut feeders. Designs were machined and stamped metals, injection molded and machined plastic parts. CAD tool used was SDRC MS6. Familiar with part Modeler, Assembly and Drafting Modules. Applied ASME Y14.5M 1994 indust. std. specs.

1996 - 1998 Abbot Labs. - Irving, TX (contract- consultant)

Mechanical Designer / ME: Redesigned automated medical diagnostic blood testing systems. Utilized various manufacturing processes; V-process, Sand castings, Die castings, machined parts and injection molded plastic parts. Interfaced with vendors to insure quality, scheduling and costs targeted figures. Reviewed designs for cost reductions. CAD tool used was SDRC MS6. Model, Assembly and Drafting Modules. Applied ASME Y14.5M 1994 std. Cost reduction project, 3 large castings, 175 machined parts combined into 3... cost savings 1.2 million dollars annually.

1994-1996 Texas Instruments, Dallas (direct-job)

Production Engineering group MC Kinney Facility Mechanical Designer / ME / Tool Designer: responsible design and documentation of assembly and manufacturing production tooling for various, electro-mechanical and optical projects. These were, Jig and fixture design for FLIR and radar projects. Also designed the mechanical end of a Phased Array high Voltage power supply and Compressor assemblies. CAD tool used: PRO-E 14.

1988-1994 Texas Instruments Military Computer Project: (direct-job) Spring Creek Facility, (T.I.) Responsible for planning and conducting major segments of projects, concept design through final detail design and implementation. Conceptualized, designed, and detailed mechanical packaging on ATF-MDP, and 1750A computer modules for Lockheed`s advanced (F-22) tactical fighter. This effort included Furnace Brazed Pin fin Cooling Assemblies, and use of advanced composite structures, sheet metal, machined metal and fiber optic data relay. Also worked on MC-2 smart mine for Textron and flight, control systems upgrades for General Dynamic`s F-16 flight control computers. This effort replaced a previous five on board computers with one.(PRO-Er6 & AUTOCAD 10)

1986 - 1988 Texas Instruments Missile Systems Group: Lewisville Facility, (T.I.) (direct-job)

Did preliminary design on (Javelin) fire and forget anti-tank missile, including overall packaging concept including mock up, proposal and working missile. Effort included airframe, launcher, warhead, guidance section, visible and I-R gun sights. This design incorporated high-strength light-weight alloy machined parts, cast and machined plastic, ceramic, optical, and thin film expendable seal parts.( AUTOCAD 7.5 and drawing bd )

1985 - 1986 Texas Instruments Electro Optics Group: Gaston Ave. Facility, (T.I.) (direct-job)

Conceptualized, designed and detailed XM1, XK1, TTS and Commanders CCD Gun sight relay. These design efforts were shoot on the move fire control systems for the Abrams M1A1 A2-A3 main battle tank for the U.S. Army and the Republic of South Korea respectively. I inherited an unworkable, unfinished design and had to totally redesign it to a workable solution

with major part count and cost reductions. Major design problems consisted of wide and narrow field of view switching system for both visible and I-R gun sights and a 2-axis gyro stabilized head mirror, remote control sight to gun slave linkages, optical stabilization platforms, ballistic computer packaging, laser range finder, steel band drive, auto-focus I-R and Visible telescopes.

1981 - 1984 Texas Instruments Electro Optics Group: Forest la. Facility, (T.I.) (direct-job)

M1-TTS adapted and upgraded tank thermal imaging system from an M-60 for use on the Abrams M1 main battle tank. Types of parts included gear trains, lens barrels and retainers, a focal switching system, auto-focus and vignetting auto-iris design, cam linkage, and gun slave hardware. I also worked AIRS & ETAS projects. AIRS was the I-R driver viewer for the M-60 and M1 main battle tanks. This effort involved very dense electro-optical mechanical packaging. Design included gear driven focus adjustments, wide and narrow field of view remote switching system, 60 Hz optical scanner, Dewar, and cryogenic cooler. ETAS was an elevated target acquisition system mounted on a personnel carrier. Design involved 2-axis head mirror design, remote control 4 field of view switching system, stepper motor driven iris, C02 laser range finder auto-telescoping sensor elevation system, computer packaging, remote CRT .

1980 George Good and Associates, 12606 Greenville Ave, Dallas Tx. (direct-job).

Mechanical Designer / ME / Drafting supervisor. Assignments included mechanical design for cable television company control center for Dallas area. Electro-mechanical packaging, standard rack and panel design, hand held remote control. Control and printed circuit pogo pin board tester. Set up entire design drafting and engineering document control system for co. Plastic parts for 99-4A home computers.

1979 Electro Space Systems - Energy Exploration Div., 1300 N. Greenville Ave, Dallas tx. (direct-job)

Mechanical Designer / ME: on Side Scan Sonar and Sub Bottom profiler projects. Design effort consisted of towed fish, transmitter, receiver, multiplexer packaging, flip-over collision avoidance device, pressure vessel, electro-static recorder, computer packaging and surface recovery unit. Also worked on remodeling and upgrading AV-SAT.COM communications air craft, this effort, involved structural rack and panel design (16G requirements), documentation and installation of various communication and crypto gear, also air duct design (pre-preg fiberglass) for cooling the aircraft`s various electronics systems.

1976 - 1978 Texas Instruments (direct job)

Mechanical Designer: Radar and Under-Water Instruments: Plano facility (T.I.)

Design Effort for NOAH (under water sonar buoys), MRCA radar, LAMPS (helicopter based sub detection system), under water sonar & lithium battery arrays, aircraft retrofit projects, and mission specific: cockpit edge lit Panel design and displays.

1973-1976 Texas Instruments and GSI Expressway Facility North bld., Love-field South bld.: (direct-job) Worked on equipment of various kinds, for Tornado fighter / bomber aircraft for western Europe and Lockheed P-3 Orion. Types of assemblies and parts involved were aircraft structural rack and panel (16g requirement) Also high-voltage artificial load unit, dip brazed wave guide assemblies, sheet metal, pressure vessel design, packaging of transducers, computers, and oil-cooled high voltage power supplies. Also designed a 2-axis laser guided near-field probe radar calibration fixture, hydraulically activated seismic oil exploration truck for GSI-Halliburton, and worked on some of the sensor package for the voyager space crafts for NASA.

1972 - 1973 Zumualt & Vinther, 700 Commerce, Dallas TX Draftsman / Jr. Designer (direct job): HVAC / MEP on Glen Rose nuclear power plant, Texas Tech. School of Medicine, rent-a-car facilities DFW air port, also worked on city wide retro-fit air conditioning projects for Dallas Independent School District.

1965 - 1972 Jr. high thru high school and college worked 30 to 38 hrs a week for the Dallas Times Herald & Dallas Morning News: three years door to door subscription sales (Morning News), four years circulation dept. customer service (Times Herald).

* 75% academic + 25% experience Based B.S. ** 100% academic Based A.A.S.

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