Mark John Tascarella

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Summerville, SC 29485

Home Phone: 843-***-****

Home email: aboobe@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

More than 30 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering.

Mechanical Engineering experience includes the design, development, and installation of commercial/military training devices and simulators, the design of nuclear power plant control room simulators, and the operational performance testing and resultant maintenance of fossil fuel power plants. Specialize in structural components, material strengths, dynamic loading, sheet metal formation, electronic panels/junction boxes, RFI cabinetry, packaging, electro-mechanical assemblies, control loading devices, hydraulics/pneumatics, tooling and fixture design, optical glassware/visual systems, fiberglass design formation, vacuum-forming, protective coatings, adhesives, lubrication, thermodynamic heat rate, conveyor systems, static/dynamic scales, material handling systems, water treatment systems, and cooling systems. Created thousands of detail, assembly, and installation drawings and BOMs.

Manufacturing Engineering experience includes product analysis, risk analysis, concurrent engineering, configuration control, vendor problems/non-conformances, kitting BOMs, system processes, preparing work orders with detailed instructions, shipping modes/transport containers, installation setup and tools, safety procedures, machine shop processes, and welding processes. Proactive in providing corrective actions to floor personnel, machinists, vendors, and design engineering.

Have extensive experience with Microsoft (Word, Excel, Power Point, and Project), Enovia, AutoCad, ProE Wildfire, Inventor, Visio, Oracle Resource Management Systems (MRP/ERP), Integrated Master Plan and Integrated Master Schedule (IMP/IMS), and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).

Proficient knowledge of Military Specifications (MIL-STD), Federal Standards (FED-STD), drawing guidelines of ANSI Y14.5 and DOD-100, American Welding Standards (AWS), Boeing Part Structure Navigator (PSN), and ISO 9001 Quality Systems.

Professional Experience

Dec 1997 – Aug 2010 Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

AAI Corporation–Textron, Goose Creek, SC

•IPT Design Team Leader for the C-17 Globemaster Flight Controls trainer concurrency program. Managed 12 designers, draftsmen, and checkers on drawing packages to deliver 18 maintenance trainers on time.

•Assigned, reviewed, and approved Engineering Change Requests, Engineering Change Orders, and hardware development activities of team members. Developed and managed EVM & IMS progress to plan.

•Prepared/presented preliminary and final design reviews with IPT for the Air Force.

•Contributed to Task Requirement Group by presenting future C-17 trainer design concepts for upgrade.

•Purchased COTS and fabricated parts from vendor sources and kitted for shipment.

•Participated in production team meetings to meet delivery schedules and provide Risk Analysis.

•Conducted analysis of two C-17 Engine Cowling legacy trainers. Recommended design modifications of structural members and door latches to prevent damage of cowling doors.

•Installed and tested two overhead gantry-type safety harness systems at C-17 ALGT facilities.

•Assisted engineering design and work orders of F-22 landing gear trainer.

•System engineering design and development on C-17 AMST for Mississippi Air National Guard.

•Authored mechanical sections of trainer proposals for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, P-8, C-130, Buffalo UED detection, V-22 JAMMA unloading, and Parajumper & Combat Rescue Officer (PJ-CRO School).

•Member of Configuration Control Board 10 years.

•Outlined system procedures to achieve company CMMI Level III.

•Member of the Working Communications Group with AAI Corporation President.

Jan 1990 – Dec 1997 Mechanical Engineer III

ECC International, Orlando, FL

•Designed a complete full-scale Bradley Fighting Vehicle trainer for fixed-site and mobile operations of the US Army’s CCTT program, including a production line set-up of the M2A2/M2A3 simulator.

•Assisted engineering design of the M1A1, M1A2, M113, FIST-V, and HMMWV combative trainers with complete Level III documentation. Developed a popped hatch visual system and head tracker system.

•Designed a full-scale M1A2 Abrams maintenance trainer for Saudi Arabia in coordination with PM Trade.

•Designed F/A18-C (Navy) control stick assembly and cockpit module trainer using Parametrix ProE.

•Designed the original C-17 ALGT main and nose landing gear maintenance trainers for the US Air Force.

•Replicated a $410K hydraulic cargo winch for the C-17 ACDRT cargo doors trainer for less than $30K.

•Prepared all structural layouts, motion platform concepts, trainer unique parts, facility layouts, and instructor station arrangements for C-17 Landing Gear Trainers. Replicated real military parts into fiberglass, castings, vacuum formed, and plastic injection molded pieces.

•In-house lead and staff engineer, liaison for the Manufacturing Department, Army IDT representative, and Air Force Acceptance Team member.

Mar 1987 – Nov 1989 Mechanical Engineer

Reflectone Inc., Tampa, FL

•Designed a C-5 Refueling Mission flight simulator on contract to the US Air Force. Designed all the testing and set-up equipment for seven base installations.

•Prepared trainer layouts, drawing packages, visual projection, and optical alignment equipment for several flight simulators purchased by the US Air Force, US Navy, British Aerospace, and Busch Gardens.

•Refurbished C-130B, C-130H, and C-130U throttle quadrant assemblies for trainer usage.

•Specialized in cockpit panel design, cockpit structural assemblies, troubleshooting, hardware updates, electro-mechanical devices, control-loading devices, engineering models, welded structures, and lighting.

•Evaluated facility preparation, floor geometry, audio ranges, and optical lens alignment at the simulator sites.

Mar 1985 – Mar 1987 Systems Design Engineer

Singer-Link SSD, Silver Spring, MD

•Lead Mechanical Engineer on three fossil fuel and three nuclear power plant simulators.

•Fully replicated the control rooms of Three Mile Island Unit #2, Peach Bottom, and San Onofrey nuclear plants complete with instructor stations per Department of Energy specifications.

•Designed front panel installations, equipment assemblies, commercial standards, specification control, mimic, nameplate, and modification drawings for industrial trainers.

•Procured project data and instrumentation cutouts from original equipment manufacturers.

•Project liaison with Instrument and Control team, Power and I/O team, Wiring Group, and Manufacturing.

•Updated hardware changes for Quality Control, Inspection, and Configuration by incorporating engineering change requests into complete drawing package as part of project clean-up efforts.

Mar 1981 – Mar 1985 Performance Engineer

American Electric Power, Brilliant, OH

•In charge of equipment efficiency testing and preventative maintenance of my assigned supercritical fossil fuel generating station, Cardinal Unit #1.

•Conducted tests to improve power plant operating heat rates, analyzed results, and recommended changes for thermal improvement while eliminating BTU losses.

•Primary interface with AEP Service Corporation for test results on boilers, turbines, condensers, heat exchangers, pumps, and pulverizers.

•Responsible for plant fuels handling, fuel oil procurement, and low/high sulfur coal to 3 generating stations.

•Supervised and coordinated aerial coal pile surveys, coal densities, material weight tests, sampling system repairs (truck, rail, and barge coal).

•Conducted conveyor belt, rail dumper, and static platform scale calibrations.

•Performed boiler tube wall, pre-heater, and secondary super-heater inspections for annual outage repairs.

•Taught classes on steam generator auxiliaries and conducted daily safety meetings.

•Read smoke stack opacities (emissions) for EPA reports.

Education

•Graduated Dec 1980 University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

B.T. Mechanical Engineering Technology (4-year degree)

•May, 2006 PTC Global Education Course, Marietta, GA

ProE Wildfire 2.0 Customer Certification (1-week course)

Skills & Experience

•Supervision/Project Leadership, Engineering Parts Cost Estimating, and Proposal Design Concepts.

•Thorough knowledge of Military Specifications (MIL-STD), Federal Standards (FED-STD), drawing guidelines of ANSI Y14.5, DOD-100, American Welding Standards (AWS), and Global Engineering.

•Maintained 12+ years subscription with Boeing Part Structure Navigator.

•Acquisition of parts via Haystack ILS, COTS part vendor catalogs, and nationally recognized machine shops.

•Windows XP Professional, Enovia, ACAD 2009, ProE Wildfire, Inventor, and Visio.

•Microsoft – Word, Excel, Power Point, and Project.

•ARMS and MATRIX data configuration.

•DOD Secret Security Clearance transferrable until Aug, 2012

Outside Interests

•Knights of Columbus – Third Degree

•Hunting, fishing, golf, coin collecting, automotive repair, and home restoration.

References Available upon request.

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