Design College

ROBERT A. COLGAN

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Clyde, Michigan 48049

Home Phone 810-***-****

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

CAREER OBJECTIVE:

Designer – Tooling / Jig and Fixture / or Automotive

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

3/2011 to 8/2012 - Product Designer, RCO Engineering – Resident at General Motors, Inc., Warren

Technical Center

Product Line: Interior Automotive Plastics – Create product designs and assemblies utilizing Unigraphics

NX7.5 8/3/2012 – Currently Laid off

2/2011 to 1/2012 - Product Designer, RCO Engineering – Resident at General Motors, Inc., Warren

Technical Center

Product Line: Automotive Plastics – Create product designs and assemblies utilizing Unigraphics NX7.5

2/1/2012 - Laid off due to work load transferred to Mexico

8/2008 to 8/2011- Pursued Associates of Applied Science, Mechatronics Degree

8/1999 to 8/2008 - Product Designer, Blue Water Automotive Systems, Inc.

Product Line: Automotive Plastics (Formerly: Sarnamotive, Inc. / Formally: Blue Water Plastics, Inc.)

8/1999 to 8/2007 - Product Designer

Created plastic product designs, drawings, and assemblies utilizing Ungraphics NX3

8/2007 to 8/2008

Created plastic product designs, drawings, and assemblies utilizing Catia V5

(Workplace: Resident at Ford Motor Corp., Dearborn, MI.)

8/2008 - Laid off due to BWASI's Filing Chapter 7

3/1977 to 3/1998 Wirtz Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Product Line: Designed and built custom injection molds for rubber products

3/1977 to 7/1978 - Machine Shop Operator

Setup and operate metalworking machines (Bridgeport mill, engine lathe, shaper, radial drill)

7/1978 to 3/1998 - Numerical Control Programmer

Utilize CAD data to generate 3 axis programs for CNC machining centers (lathes and mills)

Select cutting tools, and calculate feeds, and speeds

Design custom cutting tools, fixtures, and Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) electrodes

3/27/1998 - Laid off due to Wirtz Mfg. Co., Inc: Division closure

HIGHLIGHTS OF PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Strong organizational and planning skills

Hard working, ambitious, and willing to learn

Reliable and a productive team player

Posses a mechanical aptitude and creative abilities

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Create plastic product designs, drawings, and assemblies

Perform feasibility studies on incoming customer's designs for manufacturability

Submit electronic models and drawings within data creation standards

Create and maintain electronic floor plans of corporate facilities

Knowledge of MS Word/Excel

Knowledge and application of various electrical, hydraulic, and trigonometry formulas

EDUCATION:

5/2010 Associates of Applied Science, Mechatronics, St. Clair County Comm. College, Port Huron, MI.

(GPA 3.75)

5/2005 Associate of Applied Science, Vehicle Design, Macomb Comm. College, Warren, MI. (GPA 4.0)

5/2003 Bachelor of Arts, General Studies, Siena Heights University, Adrian, Michigan (GPA 3.8)

12/99 Associate of Applied Science, Tool, Fixture Design, Macomb Comm. College, Warren, Mi. (GPA

4.0)

5/1977 Associate of Arts Degree, St. Clair Community College, Port Huron, Michigan (GPA 3.1)

MOST RECENT CAD TRAINING:

UG Multi-Skilled Designer - Course Course Code: ccad8092 (160 Hrs.) /1/ 3013 to 3/28/2013

Designers Helping Designers (DhD) 10/2012

Unigraphics courses at General Motors University:

NX7.5: V15 Basic User II, V15 Basic Assemblies, V15 Drafting, V15 Sketcher, and V15 Free

Form

Unigraphics courses at Macomb Comm. College, Warren, MI.:

Hybrid Modeling - PRDE 2500 (10/2010) (grade A-)

Freeform Modeling - PRDE 2510 (12/2010) (grade A)

Catia course history:

Catia V5 course at INCAT, Troy, MI.: Catia V5 Basic (3/2007)

Catia V5 course at Schoolcraft Comm. College, Livonia, MI.: CAD-211 (12/07) (grade A)

Catia V5 course at Macomb Comm. College, Warren, MI.: Generative Shape Design - PRDE

2600 (12/08)

Sample of my automotive plastic product designs:

• HVAC components : 2 shot doors (hard/soft materials)

• Radiator fan shrouds

• HVAC Cabin Pressure Relief Valves (hard/soft materials)

• Audio Speaker Grills with invisible strengthening ribs

• Panels - B side attachments (rib to wall ratios)

• Head Light Bezels (hard/soft materials)

• Various heat stakes, living hinges, and hot plate design features

• Vehicle front end seals designed to reduce aerodynamic drag

Activities while laid off: 8/2008 to 2/2011

12/08: Macomb Comm. College: CATIA V5: Generative Shape Design - PRDE 2600

1/2010 Microsoft 2007 Office Windows XP: St. Clair County Comm. College, Port Huron, MI.

5/2010: St. Clair County Comm. College, Port Huron, MI. Associates of Applied Science, Mechatronics

10/2010: Macomb Comm. College: Upper level UG NX5 courses:

12/2010: Freeform Modeling - PRDE 2510

2/2011: Hybrid Modeling - PRDE 2500

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