Don Ghilardi

Email: abp07t@r.postjobfree.com

Address: ***** ****

City: Oak Forest

State: IL

Zip: 60452

Country: USA

Phone: 708-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $65,000

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

Don Ghilardi

Chicago Suburbs

708-***-****

abp07t@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

Mechanical Designer/Cad/ Experienced in: Machine Design/Tooling/ Machining/Welding/Assemblies

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Inventor, SolidWorks, Pro-Engineer, AutoCad, Ideas, Mechanical Desktop, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

POSITIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Machine Design, Construction, Maintenance, Operations, Assembly of SRF Cavities and related components. Including 3D Modeling 2D Detailing BOM's, Tooling, Supervising of Machining, Fabrication, Assembly Procedures and Testing Operations of Components and Assemblies.

Mechanical Designer, Pumping Solutions (Solid Works) 2012

* Solid Works Modeling and Drawings. Reverse Engineering XOR 3D Scanning. Pump Design, Mechanical Seal Design.

Mechanical Designer, Hydro Green Energy (Inventor) 2012

* Inventor Modeling and Drawings. Translate Army Core of Engineers Lock & Dam drawings into 3d models and drawings for Hydro Powered Turbines/Generator Assemblies. Mechanical and Structural Component Designs and Simulation Analysis FEA.

Mechanical Designer, Benetech (Inventor) (AutoCad) 2011

* Inventor Modeling and Drawings. Bulk Material Handling, coal transport, conveyors, chutes, wash down piping, dust suppression, weldments, for Coal Burning Power Supply companies.

Mechanical Designer, Ability Engineering Technology (Solid Works, AutoCad) 2010

* Solidworks Modeling Drawings, Tooling Design, Weld Maps, Assembly Sequence and Procedures for Multi Jacketed Cryogenic piping for SNS Moderator Cooling of Inner Reflector Plug replacement Project, and all associated fabrication, inspection, pneumatic and Mass Spectrometer testing of equipment.

Mechanical Designer, Jefferson National Laboratory (Inventor, Solid Works, Ideas) 2009

* Space Frame Tooling Design, Assisting in all Design, Construction, Maintenance, Operation Assembly of SRF Cavities and related components. Including Space Frame Tooling. Twin Beam Independent Support System.

Mechanical Designer, Argonne National Laboratory (Inventor) (Pro-Engineer ) (AutoCad ) 1999-2009

* Assisted in all designs including all Tooling Designs, and completed drawings for End Caps of Beam Position Monitor.

* Designed and completed drawings for BPM Test Fixtures and Tooling.

* Assisted in all designs including all Tooling Designs and completed drawings for 3-Unit BPM-LEUTL Test for LCLS Project at APS.

* Completed layout for APS Upgrade Component Positioning.

* Assisted in all designs including Tooling Designs and completed drawings for the Rare Isotope Accelerator (RIA) consisting of vacuum chambers, cavities and various types of tuning components such as the Nut Cracker, Tuner Coupler, Piezo Tuner. Collaborated with machining and fabrication personnel involved in the prototype manufacturing of components.

* Assisted in design including Tooling Designs and completed drawings for SNS project consisting of several Neutron Chopper devices. Worked intimately with fabricators machinists welders and dynamic balancing of rotary equipment. Designed shafts bearings tungsten rotors and assembled all components and completed dynamic testing. Wrote 15 page assembly procedure for T-0 Chopper.

* Designed several options of specialized supports with release mechanism Tooling and vacuum chamber and completed drawings for detector tube array for ARCS project. Scheduled and facilitated design review meetings with engineering team and Westinghouse detector vendors.

* Assisted in design and completed drawings for the SNS Shifting Scintillator including fiber optic mounting clamps and light tight containment in self supporting framed configuration.

* Assisted in designs including Tooling Designs and completed drawings for the SNS Micro Megas Detector tested in the IPNS beam consisting of specialized detector holding device and easily accessible detector change out ability.

* Assisted in designs including Tooling Designs and completed drawings for the SNS 100 Microvolt Spectrometer and complete instrument layout including beam tubes choppers and detectors.

* Assisted in design including Tooling Designs and completed drawings for the SNS Liquids High Pressure Cell consisting of diamond press and supporting components.

* Assisted in design including Tooling Designs and completed drawings for the SNS Spectrometer consisting of preliminary detector placement, bending beam tube and vacuum chamber.

Mechanical Designer, MC Power (Mechanical Desktop, AutoCad) 1998

* Assisted in design and drawings for Multi Carbonate Fuel Cell research and development. Building two operational prototypes and associated equipment under the DOE institution.

Mechanical Designer, Hussmann Refrigeration (AutoCad) 1997

* Assisted in design and drawings for coolers and freezers in Jewel and Dominick food stores.

Mechanical Designer, Culligan Water Filtration (AutoCad) 1996

* Assisted in design and drawings for various types of water filtration systems for commercial and industrial uses including reverse osmosis and multi filtered systems.

Mechanical Contractor/Maintenance /Construction Mechanic, Pipe Fitters Local 597-****-****

* Assisted in installation of mechanical equipment for Stevenson High school addition including all process piping boilers, HVAC, dehumidifiers, air handlers, heating coils, welding and rigging. Positioned as foreman of 6 man crew.

* Assisted in installation of mechanical equipment for Inland Steel fly ash expansion project for blast furnace byproduct production, including installation of heavy wall cast spool piping, welding, fabricating, HVAC, instrumentation and tie inns to existing systems.

* Assisted in installation of mechanical equipment for Bethlehem Steel Dehydration byproduct system including squeezing presses, process piping and instrumentation.

* Assisted in installation of mechanical equipment for Union Oil Refinery Alkaline Unit rebuild of process piping x-ray welding and fabrication heavy rigging and instrumentation.

* Assisted in installation of mechanical equipment for Zeith Rouland Tube expansion including process piping fabrication, stainless steel tig welding, production line equipment mounting and run in test.

EDUCATION:

2011, Inventor Ultimate Suite 40 hour Training from Tata Industries.

2002, Mechanical Design Classes, Moraine Valley Community College

1995, Mechanical Design Course, South Suburban Community College

1989, HVAC Course, Environmental Technical Institute

1985, Pneumatic Instrumentation Course, Local 597 Washburn Trade School

1977, Welding and Fabrication Course, Joliet Welding School

1976, Graduated from Harold L. Richards High School

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