Technician Design

Christopher Hastings

Email: abqqiv@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** *** ****

City: Raleigh

State: NC

Zip: 27609

Country: USA

Phone: 919-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $60,000

Willing to Relocate

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

CHRISTOPHER A. HASTINGS

1030 Ivy Lane, Raleigh NC 27609

Cell: 919-***-**** Email: abqqiv@r.postjobfree.com

-Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent- - Joe Sparano

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Concept to Ramp-up Mfg.

Prototyping & Fabrication

Research & Evaluation

Technical Writing & Media

Highly analytical, result driven engineering professional with over 24 years of product development experience. A hands-on, methodical, problem-solving inventor that utilizes wide-ranging mechanical and computer skills. Flexible and consistently proactive, equally comfortable working independently or as part of a team.

I believe that time and effort exerted up front streamlines a project, paying off downstream in superior designs.

New product, product evolution, feature enhancement and cost-reduction project experience

Very high CAD aptitude with limited, self-taught ProE and AutoCad experience

Above average computer skills: proficient in spreadsheet design & Microsoft Office

Veteran brainstormer and effective researcher with strong Internet skills

Seasoned collaborator/mentor/trainer for internal & external customers (R&D, Sales, Mfg., Vendors)

Good verbal communicator with excellent interpersonal abilities

Accomplished technical writer: Authored internal & external Test Reports, Operation Instructions, etc.

Multiple fabrication skills: Basic machining, woodworking, vacuum-forming, welding, casting, 80/20

Practiced operator of various test equipment: electrical, mechanical, environmental, optical, inspection

Versed in process lay-out/parameter setting/shake-down/refinement, ramp-up production & logistics

Experience with various manufacturing processes including injection molding & -living hinges-, blow molding, vacuum-forming, gel filling & sealing (thermoplastic & silicone), and ultrasonic welding

Comprehensive knowledge of Telephony ( POTS/Fiber Optic) OSP, especially terminal enclosure design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Product R&D Engineering Technician Fuquay-Varina NC February 1989 - December 2011

Raychem

Tyco International (1999)

Tyco Electronics (2007)

TE Connectivity (2010)

- Engineering/Science Technician (Telecom OSP Division) IV 1996-2011, III 1992-95, II 1989-91

Conceptualized, CAD designed, and prototyped innovative sled-style NIDs for in-wall applications

Provided primary design and evaluation for multiple ICT generations (2 housings for 4 terminals)

Authored, edited, and used Engineering drawings (1st article inspection/dimension verification, etc.)

Prototyped numerous designs, many with molds I custom-built for urethane castings and grommets

Installed and de-bugged production equipment: 2 rotary tables, custom ultrasonic welder, etc.

Supervised start-up/ramp-up production of multiple products, locally & at Juarez, Mexico facility

Assembled technical documentation packages (included hundreds of drawings) for multiple projects

Produced (Scripted, directed, & edited) a training films for ICT-S manufacturing process and others

Created multiple Excel indexes/databases for company technical data (Part#, dwgs, fasteners, etc)

Co-authored Technician Skills Matrix, eventually used corporate-wide

Authored operation manuals, JSAs, flowcharts, official technical reports/charts, etc for multiple projects.

Maintained project documentation: lab notebooks, reports, test records, databases, drawings

Conducted internal & customer qualification test programs

Testing: tensile, compression, Hot & cold impact/operation, temp/humidity cycling, salt-fog, freeze-thaw, leak (rain-submersion), coating thickness, dust, electrical resistance/conductivity/current surge/IR

- Engineering/Science Technician IV (Energy Division) 1997-98

Designed & fabricated vacuum-forms, ran Raysulate busbar insulator production 1997 (Energy Division)

- R&D Model Shop Manager 1998-99

Operated and taught safe basic use of machining/woodworking/sheet-metal/shop equipment

Scheduled, maintained, repaired, and selected equipment as needed

Operated as internal R&D/RP vendor: prioritizing/delegating/designing/advising/fabricating jobs

- IT Help Desk Tech 1996 (50% of day for 6 months during company-wide Windows 95 deployment)

Answered/logged calls to Help Desk, troubleshot, repaired and installed PC software/hardware

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued)

Industrial Hygiene Technician EnviroSciences Inc., Raleigh NC July 1987 - Oct 1988

Asbestos surveys/ID & abatement supervision/air sampling for AHERA Schools Act program

Applied Biomedical Engineering Assistant The Abel Company, Pembroke VA Dec 1985 - June 1987

Design/test Hardhat Emergency Breathing Apparatus: CO2 Scrubber, Aspirator Nozzle, O2 generator

Co-developed assembly process for Portable Solar-powered Water Distillation Device

Aided lab design: equipment selection/setup/modification, procedure/manual writing, operator training

Electromechanical QC Inspector Poly-Scientific Inc., Blacksburg VA Oct 1984 - Dec 1985

Design test fixtures, test Slip Rings (quality/accelerated life electrical, leak, environmental)

R&D Engr. Asst (Power Transformers) Westinghouse Electric Co., South Boston VA Sept 1980 - Sept 1982

Programmed design calculations, modified and translated existing programs

Performed grain structure analysis & complex strain-deflection measurements

Evaluated new coil and tank design concepts

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

House Design Completely redesigned my home, had it gutted and remodeled after an attic fire 2012

Painter & Mechanic Apprentice, Collie's Equipment Company Danville VA April 1977 - August 1979

PATENTS

June 2010 (co-holder) US 8,126,304 B2 Methods for terminating optical fiber cables

July 2010 (co-holder) US 7,756,372 B2 Fiber Optic Cable Systems & Methods For Terminating the Same

Oct 2009 (co-holder) US 7,603,018 B2 Cable Enclosure Assemblies and Methods For Using the Same

Oct 1993 (co-holder) US Des. 34,694 Aerial Connection Housing

EDUCATION

Completed Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program (BSME), 1986

Virginia Tech (VPI&SU - Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University) --- Blacksburg VA

Affiliations:

ASME - American Society of Automotive Engineers

APO - Alpha Phi Omega, co-ed national service fraternity

Relevant Elective Courses:

Automotive Systems, Fatigue Analysis, Automatic Control Systems, Electronic Logic Circuit Design (TTL)

HOBBIES/INTERESTS:

Musclecars (Pontiacs), motorcycling (Victory), music, snow-skiing, history, religion, gadgets, scratch-built PCs,

college football (Hokies), Tarheel Tigers Pontiac Club member (Secretary/newsletter publisher 1995-2001)

OTHER:

I seek a permanent full-time position with full benefits, but will consider other offers.

I have no desire to relocate out of the Raleigh area at this time, but will commute if practical.

I am a US citizen by birth and possess a valid NC drivers license. I have no record of arrests.

My passport just expired. I have worked in Mexico for Tyco Electronics for short durations on a temporary Visa.

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