Engineer Design

Kenneth Frederick Taylor

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SUMMARY:

. Senior Design Engineer with extensive experience in

design/development, testing, analysis and manufacturing processes of new

or current production products; worked in lead positions at Deere,

Caterpillar and Komatsu.

. Experience in a wide array of off-road heavy equipment systems as

well as nuclear material handling - Cooling system configurations and

hardware development and fitting selection, hydraulic routing &

shielding, Electrical cabling & harness design, Engine & drivetrain

components, Chassis design, Structures, Castings (intake/exhaust), Air

induction recycling systems, Throttle body design, Single Rail Fuel

delivery systems, Sheetmetal enclosures, ROPS systems, hood enclosures,

valve arrangement, and related manufacturing process controls &

procedures.

. Experience working as Liaison between engineering and other

departments, with manufacturing and suppliers for tooling/ processes, new

component and prove design part/systems development.

. Well-versed in designing mass assembly and assembly line constraints,

assembly stack-ups and validation/ verification of assembly practices for

manufacturing; performed design reviews and documentation reviews along

with drawing checking and model reviews for same; proficient in GD&T,

ANSI standards as well BWI welding standards and SAE engineering

standards.

. CAD expertise in Pro/E up to wildfire (21 years); other CAD

experience SolidWorks, AutoCAD, NX; all MS Office modules for

productivity.

. Assisted and developed processes and forms for engineering testing,

documentation and ECN processes driving towards certification for office

engineering practices, Green Belt Six Sigma.

. Generated many presentations for operator visibility studies in

static and motion animations depicting vehicle kinematics e.g. loading

arms on skid steer and backhoe loaders, operating in real-time studies

with operator interface to control systems; created many presentations of

documents for data sharing and design reviews in Excel, Power Point and

animations in 3D Max (Autodesk animation package).

SKILL SETS:

. Pro/E (21 years)

. IntraLink

. WindChill

. IntraLink

. PDM Link & PDM

. SolidWorks

. AutoCAD

. Expert in all MS Office modules

. Autodesk 3D Max ( animations, renderings styling development)

. UG NX4

Work Experience

MCOE Caterpillar Marine Center of Excellance, Fawn View, SC

Nov 2010 - present

Sr Design Engineer (Contract)

. Senior Designer for current product marine engines for Caterpillar.

Responsible for C7, C9 and C12 platforms. Cost control and all line

assembly responsibilities. DTO's (Design to Order) for special

configurations and feasibility studies for assembly and function. Tools

used included HVC, TMI, SOAC, I-Cube and CTS.

* Cost reduction activities included developing and implementing new after

cooler design, migration of welded brackets to castings, and CPPD

activities with suppliers.

* Addressing all assembly issues for the line on a daily basis, all

inspection deviations and permanent corrective actions, Six Sigma

activities for all new components and Current Product Improvement

activity.

Heil Env Corp, Ft Payne, AL

Apr 2010 - present

Sr Design Engineer (Contract)

. Senior Designer for Garbage trucks; work involves extensive

sheetmetal, hydraulics and manufacturing process controls and procedures.

. Work on Cost reduction program in parallel with daily ECO and

Corrective Action Requests, mostly on cost reduction side.

. Environment: Pro/E wildfire 2.0, IntraLink and Microsoft Office

ORNL

Dec 2009 - Apr 2010

Sr Design Engineer (on contract for Nuclear hot-box team)

. Perform redesign and reorganization of dissolver, dissolver pump and

filter assembly based off of existing PID.

. Extensive plumbing routing involving passing of material thru the

dissolvers and then down thru the filters and design for flushing, and

possible rerouting thru either dissolver, pump and filter combination.

. Valve arrangement with mounting manifolds so any valve, pump or

filter assembly could be extracted for service or replacement by the

manipulators.

. Responsible for Manipulator operational range studies for access and

operation of valves and the placing of materials into the dissolver

baskets and then into the dissolvers themselves. Performed Volumetric

computations for all plumbing systems to meet criticality requirements.

. Created all drawings for above designs. Finished on deadline.

. Environment:Pro/E wildFire 3.0, IntraLink and Microsoft Office.

JCB

Apr 2009 - Nov 2009

Sr Design Engineer (structures on the JCB large platform Skid Steer)

. Responsible for lift arm structure, hydraulic routing and shielding,

cylinder selection & installation requirements

. Worked closely with suppliers for lift cylinders as well as the

manufacturing group on prototype development and welding requirements.

. Provided dxf files for the laser cutter for manufacturing utilizing

tab and slot assembly in lieu of permanent fixtures for prototypes.

. Analyzed FEA reports and responsible for design changes and

modifications to address high stress issues in the arm and arm mounting

weldments.

. Environment: NX4 and Microsoft Office as well as extensive prototype

assembly in the proto area

Caterpillar

Nov 2008 - Feb 2009

Sr Design Engineer (on contract for Cab plastics and interior component

design and layout)

. Redesign of existing doors for cost reduction, CPI (current product

improvement team member) to implement reduced cost associated with

existing manufacturing process and redesign development studies.

. Responsible for cable harness routing and on-site engineer for

manufacturing support to the cab supplier for welding and manufacturing

issues.

. Environment: WildFire and TeamCenter, GDMS as well as Microsoft

Office.

Komatsu North America

Jan 2007 - Jul 2008

Sr Design Engineer

. Lead design engineer for the cab on Skid steer platform; involved all

interior cab plastic, a lot of injection molded and some roto-molded

products. Components were armrest restraint bar, cab A/C, console parts

for radio and instrument installation.

. Provided support for Engine cooling systems and hydraulic

configurations as heat issues arose from attachment configurations.

. Assisted Electrical group with cable routing for cab harness and

electrical component evaluation and selection.

. Worked in this position for first 10 months; then promoted to a new

Liaison position between Engineering and Procurement to work with

suppliers in developing tooling & processes for new component

development.

. Worked into parts procurement overall BOM grouping and unit breakdown

also production scheduling along with assisting in supplier selection and

development. In the design of 4 new platforms and implementation of a new

group of engineers along with their orientation to Komatsu's Global Data

Management Systems, Intralink, and for initial exposure to Pro/E as a

design tool, I was a key person.

. Assisted and developed several training packages for the

aforementioned issues and led processes for purchasing unreleased parts

for preproduction test builds.

. Environment: Pro/E wildFire 2.0 and 3.0 and Komatsu GDMS as well as

Microsoft Office.

Case New Holland

Mar 2005 - Oct 2006

Sr Design Engineer

. Redesign and development of 580/590 tractor loader arms for cost

reduction and manufacturing process.

. Performed analysis of structural requirements and new design

capacity.

. Assisted suppliers with manufacturing and welding processes.

. Created presentations and FEA studies validating the new design

compared with previous FEA studies and Lab endurance tests along with

manufacturing and material handling steps.

. Environment: WildFire, WindChill and CNH GDMS as well as Microsoft

Office.

Deere & Company

Feb 2001 - Feb 2005

Sr Design Engineer

. Initially Design Engineer for 1900 Air Cart metering system. This

position was charged with enhancements and development of the metering

system and pressure issues with the tank sealing and material flow.

. Traveled a lot to farms in Canada to assist farmers using the new

technology to lend assistance in the calibration of metering systems as

well as documenting customer feedback on likes/dislikes of system for

product improvement.

. Chosen as Lead Mechanical Engineer for the Indoor soil bin: this was

a 112-foot long test bed for soil analysis. project lasted 10 months and

I designed the bin and the two carts that ran on rails on top - one for

tilling and rolling/compressing the soil for required density, and the

other for the tool carrier. These carts utilized step motor and glide

rails for attachments and positional control.

. Designed Electrical cable routing for all sensors mounted to the

carts as well as the power, E-Stop and operational functions such as the

tiller drive and the compression drive for the refit cart.

. Designed the travel mechanism and safety equipment for this test bed.

. Received the Engineering Managers Innovation of Design Award for 2003

from Deere and Co.

. Moved to the Intelligent Vehicle Systems Group as Design and Test

Engineer for Intelligent Vehicle Systems, development of autonomous

platforms and associated technology. This position called for ergonomic

and styling design for autonomous robots for military and security

applications. Steering, braking and engine control systems were converted

to x by wire from OEM mechanical designs.

. Spent time in the lab doing hands-on assembly of these platforms as I

was recognized for strong mechanical skill sets. The test platform was a

standard diesel Gator which we modified to exceed 3x travel speed with

Engine and drive train modifications.

. Responsible for all sensor installation e.g. SIC Lidar and stereo

vision cameras as well as ultra sonic mounting, wiring harness and all

cable routing for same. Team also used a Deere 4000 and 7000 tractor

which was also converted to x by wire for steering, engine control and

braking. Machine vision and path planning were also part of my

responsibility using modified software from IRobot and Carnegie Melon.

candidate used this software and made some modifications for various

localization and area coverage tasks.

. Environment: Pro/E wildfire;WindChill data management; Caliber RM32

Requirements capture and product structure, MS Office Matlab (model

evaluation and verification Implementation of equipment for sensor

testing and calibration requirements).

Sears Manufacturing

Sep 1997 - Dec 2000

Sr Design Engineer

. Design of seats for off road equipment, mechanisms and plastic

components design and tooling development.

. Extensive work with suppliers for injection mold tooling design and

modifications for improved production.

. Heavy involvement with material selection (seats) to withstand harsh

applications and UV exposure to plastics.

. Environment: Pro/E WildFire,PDM, Intralink and Microsoft Office.

Caterpillar Tractor

May 1994 - Jul 1997

Design Engineer

. Worked in large track-type platforms in the East Peoria plant. Design

of ROPS systems, hood enclosures and dashboards of large off road

equipment.

. Extensive design for ROPS systems for D9, D10 and D11. Testing

development and data collection from lab loading tests. Sheet metal

design for engine enclosure and radiator guards for same units along with

weld studies and bolted joint assemblies.

. Worked on track shoe redesign program where harmonic and abrasive

issues were directly addressed in order to extend track shoe and link

life cycles.

. Provided assistance to the Cooling group for 6 months; candidate was

often down on plant floor during the extended UAW strike during this

time. This actually was beneficial as Engineers had rarely gotten down

from workstations and experienced what was actually happening in

manufacturing and assembly process.

. Environment: Pro/E, PDM, Math lab and Microsoft Office.

Morton Metalcraft

Jun 1989 - Apr 1994

Design Engineer

. Design of sheetmetal enclosures for diesel gensets. Oil Field skid

base with fuel tanks and trailers with integrated fuel tank applications

were the mainstay of this design work.

. Some special apps included sound attenuation designs for hospitals

that required special airflow conditions for sound and cooling

requirements.

. Maintenance and service access were constant design priorities.

. Environment: AutoCAD, Anvil, Microsoft Office

General Motors May

1984 - Apr 1989

Design Engineer

. Worked in Truck and bus program - Engine and drivetrain components

and chassis design, structural.

. Extensive castings (intake and exhaust), throttle body design,

exhaust system castings along with Air Induction Recycling systems for

pollution requirements.

. Extensive head casting work for 4.3 and 5.7 gas engines. Suspension

for chassis and Ackerman steering design for P Truck (Utility truck).

Engine dress stampings and general arrangement work.

. Design for mass assembly and assembly line constraints.

. Environment: CADAm and Catia, initially worked on the board

Caterpillar Tractor

Nov 1980 - May 1984

Designer

. Design of fuel systems, heavy castings and fuel line routings.

. Injector design and spring selection for Cat engines.

. Manual drafting

Custom Engineering

Jun 1975 - Oct 1980

Engineering Designer

. Just out of army, started as Sheet metal supervisor doing press brake

setups and actually manufacturing the enclosures for oil field skid based

gensets. Majority of these units went to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, they

were built for Cat engines and mostly we used Kato generators with

integral fuel tanks.

. Transitioned into the drafting department and soon was the sole

designer; we built some specialty units that had sound attenuation

packages for hospital applications and other apps that required lower

sound db ratings. These applications brought new challenges to constrain

sound from the genset as well as allow enough air flow for cooling and

this was a great learning development role for me as well as doing the

designs themselves. Made several smaller trailer sized units for military

apps for Israeli armed forces. All this work was done on the board.

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