Mechanical Designer
Resume:
Paul E Tschiderer Sr.
Hurdle Mills, NC, 27541
Home Phone: 919-***-****, Cell Phone: 585-***-****
E-mail: ********@*****.***
Objective:
To secure a position as a mechanical designer-drafter using the acquired skills and experience necessary to
provide new product concepts, leverage existing products, and provide product development and manufacturing
support.
Profile:
Motivated CAD designer having a history of problem solving skills, as well as the ability to design, develop and
implement innovation as demonstrated by five US and international patent awards and ten years as an product
designer/technician in the concept development group at Kodak Commercial & Government Systems.
Skills Summary:
• SolidWorks, thru version2011(5 year user)
• Unigraphics NX thru Nx6(20 year user)
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance, GD&T
• Microsoft XP Pro, Vista, Windows 7 and Office 2010 suite
• A+ Certification
• Hands on experienced with computer operation, setup
• Hands on experienced with machine shop tools, such as mills, lathe, drills, and saws.
Professional Experiences:
• User of Solidworks and UG NX6 CAD software to create and modify parts, assemblies, layouts and
detailed drawings from sketches, layouts or notes.
• Contributed design modifications to assist manufacturing operations and ease of assembly by applying
DFMA, design for manufacturing and assembly principles
• Applied creative thinking and conceptualization to advance new product development.
• Delivered innovative, flexible, integrated solutions by leveraging existing products to meet customers’
changing business needs.
• Obtained a security clearance (TS/SSBI) while working for Kodak’s Commercial & Government
Systems
Achievements:
• Contributed to the satellite and airborne telescope subsystems development including ‘Earth Watch’ and
the ‘Chandra’ x-ray satellite systems.
• Worked twenty years on photo copier subsystems including, high speed paper handling
• Initiated product improvements which saved $665,000.00 per year for Kodak Copy Products Division
Achievements, continued
• Received 5 patents awarded for paper handling designs which provided ‘best in industry’ paper stacking
performance.
• Received maximum suggestion award (50K) from Kodak Copy Products Division for copier
improvements.
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Paul E Tschiderer Sr.
6217 Dawn Drive,
Hurdle Mills, NC, 27541
Home Phone: 919-***-****, Cell Phone: 585-***-****
E-mail: ********@*****.***
Employment History, As Contractor:
• August 2012-January 2013, Hauni Richmond Inc., Mechanical Designer-Drafter. Provided new
product design and detailing support for an international company that develops and builds high speed
articulating machinery for the manufacturing of cigarettes. The system requires high speed
manufacturing (60K/hr.) with integrated moving parts and assemblies and I helped developed layouts
per engineering.
• Nov 2011-Dec 2011, Sierra Nevada Corp, Space Systems Division- Mechanical Designer-Drafter.
Provided product design and detailing support for a NASA space station docking project. Helped
develop articulating mechanisms necessary for docking of shuttle to space station.
• Oct 2010 -May 2011, Duke University- Duke Imaging and Spectroscopy Program- Mechanical
Designer. Provided project support as the mechanical design consultant for a large camera program. This
included developing testing support equipment and prototype product designs.
• Dec 2009-May 2010, InnerPulse Inc- Mechanical Designer-Drafter. Provided mechanical designer-
drafter support by documenting new product designs for a defibrillator implant using Solidworks.
Project included layout and detailed drawing of test equipment used for repeated dipping and coating of
defibrillator implant.
• July 2008-Nov 2008, Megawatt Solar inc- Mechanical Designer-Drafter. Provided CAD and
mechanical design support contributing to design modifications necessary to improve manufacturing
operations and easing assembly of solar panels. Also provided concept development of testing and
structure equipment for solar energy development program using SolidWorks CAD software.
• Oct 2007- Apr 2008, BEA Aerospace. - Mechanical Designer-Drafter. Provided mechanical design
support developing passenger seating for the airline industry using Nx4 CAD software.
• Apr 2007-July 2007, Parata Systems. - Mechanical Designer-Drafter. Provided mechanical designer-
drafter support by working on improving design and manufacturing of a pharmaceutical dispensing
subsystems using SolidWorks CAD software.
• Sept 2006-Jan 2007, Bowie Bell and Howell- Mechanical Designer-Drafter, Provided mechanical
designer-drafter support by working on the development of a high speed paper transport systems using
Nx2 CAD software.
Dec 2004-March 2006, Northrop-Grumman. - Mechanical Designer-Drafter. Provided mechanical
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designer-drafter support during the development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) using Nx 2 CAD
software.
• July 2003-Nov 2004, Kodak Consumer Imaging- Mechanical Designer-Drafter, Provided mechanical
designer-drafter support for the Kodak Research Labs working on the developing of an electro-
mechanical printer using Unigraphics Nx.
• July 2001-Apr 2003, Delphi Research Labs- Mechanical Designer-Drafter, Provided mechanical
designer-drafter support for the Delphi Research Lab working on developing concepts for a Solid Oxide
Fuel Cells (SOFC) using Unigraphics CAD software.
Employment History, as Kodak Copy Products employee:
• Jan 1991 to July 2001, Kodak Commercial & Government Systems. - Mechanical Designer-Drafter.
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Paul E Tschiderer Sr.
6217 Dawn Drive,
Hurdle Mills, NC, 27541
Home Phone: 919-***-****, Cell Phone: 585-***-****
E-mail: ********@*****.***
Provided mechanical designer-drafter support as sometimes lead CAD designer working on products for
NASA and other government sponsored telescopes and satellite systems. This includes the Chandra X-
ray, and Earth Watch, using Unigraphics.
March 1974-Jan 1991, Copy products Division, Kodak. Provided support as a technician and
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mechanical designer for new or concept programs, creating proto-types and leveraging devices from
existing products using Unigraphics.
Formal Education:
• University of Phoenix, BSIT
• Monroe Community College- Rochester, New York
Associates Degree in Applied Science
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