Assistant Design Engineer

Alan Clamp

Address: **** ******* **.., ********, ** 29108

Telephone: 803–414–1559

Email: *********@*****.***

Professional Experience

Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant – University of South Carolina, 2006 – 2012

• Lectured and graded work for courses of science and technology in world history for classes of up to 120

students

• Researched subjects such as the relationship between pure and practical science in the nineteenth century,

attempts to adopt the metric system in America, proliferation of images in scientific journals, and many other

shorter projects for graduate courses

Product Design Engineer – Ohio Gear/Richmond Gear – Liberty, SC, Jan 1987 – Oct 2002

• Designed custom power transmission products, redesigned standard product line for cost efficiency and

elimination of ongoing problems

• Produced detailed assembly drawings, more complex part drawings, developed computer programs for gear

ratings, bearings, stress analysis, and other calculations, directed draftspersons, developed and tested

prototypes in lab setting, developed catalog for standard products and produced drawings for same

• Trained salespersons in basic technical aspects, advised customers regarding applications of standard products

• Determined warranty eligibility, wrote warranty denial letters when needed, visited key customers to discuss

future custom products and solve application problems, visited vendors to work out details on such

components as castings, sealants, and bearings

• Authorized tolerance variances, performed assembly procedure refinement, conducted plant tours

• Filled in as CNC lathe programmer for two months when that function was unexpectedly vacated, occasionally

helped with assembly or shipping at end of month pushes

Other – Various semi-professional jobs, e.g. US Forest Service, Assistant manager at Pizza Hut, Bi-Lo (grocery

store), and several student jobs ranging from clerical to photo lab

Software Skills

AutoCAD, VersaCAD, MS Office (especially Word, ExCel, and PowerPoint), Java, Fortran, BASIC, Turbo

Pascal

Education

MA History – University of South Carolina – 2012 (history of science and technology concentration)

BS Physics w/ Mathematics Minor – University of South Carolina – 2009

BA History – w/ Philosophy Minor – University of South Carolina – 2008

AS Arts & Sciences – Greenville Technical College – 2005

AA Arts & Sciences – Greenville Technical College – 2004

BSME – Clemson University – pursued to 1988 until fulltime engineering employment

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