Engineer Design

Martin A. Grood

**** *. ******* **., *******, AZ 85042

Home: 602-***-**** – Cell: 480-***-**** abz2ef@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Creative and energetic senior mechanical engineer trained in the full cycle of product design from concept creation to selection,

production and assembly.

Highlights

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Proficient in Pro/E, Solidworks and Unigraphics Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance expertise

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Competent Mechanism design and analysis expert Tolerance Analysis expertise

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3D design and simulation software Design for Manufacturing and Assembly

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Proficient in Concept Generation and Selection Skilled with Teamcenter, Windchill and Intralink

Accomplishments

• Changed method of manufacturing in order to help the project save over a million dollars and meet schedule

requirements.

• Designed and developed variable cross-section O-ring and installation instructions to mitigate risks associated with

manufacturing defects.

• Recognized for contributions for excellence in engineering on NASA's "Return to Flight" program.

Experience

Senior Design Engineer (contract)

Apr 2013 to Current

ITT Exelis- Ft. Wayne, IN

• Utilize

d Pro/e Wildfire 5.0 to design multiple mechanisms to assist in the manipulation and mating of the cryogenic

components to Satellite instrument for testing.

• Coordinated efforts with drafting and procurement to inform management of schedule and budget impacts.

• Created and released drawings to assist in the development and procurement of parts.

Senior Design Engineer (contract)

February 2013 to April 2013

CDI Corporation - Tempe, AZ

• Collab

orated with customers on drawing creation for various programs and projects to ensure schedule compliance.

• Reco

mmended design changes of subassemblies and piece parts to engineers to assist in the fabrication of and assembly

of top level handling fixtures.

Senior Design Engineer

March 2012 to January 2013

ATK Alliant Tech Systems - Mesa, AZ

• Resol

ved drawing discrepancies through the Change Request process utilizing Teamcenter and NX 7.5.

• Desig

ned tooling to assist with the validation of modal analysis for the analysis department.

• Assist

ed in development of design changes for the M230LF, MK44S chain-gun platforms.

Senior Design Engineer (contract)

February 2010 to January 2012

Aerojet - Redmond, WA and Sacramento, CA

• Desig

ned Roll Control Housing’s for Orion Command Module while assisting in the development and execution of trade

studies for the design selection and fabrication process of the housings.

• Coord

inated interface design detail with Lockheed-Martin to ensure a proper fit between the thruster plate and control

housings.

• Assist

ed in the rapid design, development and procurement of a variable cross-section O-ring to mitigate risks associated

with discrepant parts for live fire testing.

Senior Design Engineer (contract)

July 2009 to February 2010

General Dynamics - Gilbert, AZ

• Mana

ged six projects to support Landsat Data Communications Module (LDCM) Solar Array development and sub-system

testing.

• Compl

eted over 90 ECR’s to correct discrepant hardware, release new parts and procedures as well as manage revised

hardware designs.

Senior Design Engineer (contract)

May 2008 to May 2009

Orbital Sciences Corporation - Chandler, AZ

• Create

d three variations of the concepts of Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) for integration of the payload

and second stage to the first stage of the Taurus II (Antares) ISS re-supply vehicle.

• Develo

ped CONOP’s for illustrating the logistics, assembly and disassembly for Taurus II MGSE and flight components.

• Perfor

med tolerance analysis on flight hardware to ensure the requirements of the interface control documents (ICD’s) were

met.

Senior Design Engineer (contract)

December 2007 to May 2008

Lockheed-Martin - Houston, TX

• Desig

ned and developed prototypes for Orion Crew Systems Habitation Accommodations using Pro/E, Windchill and Z Print

3D printing software.

• Used

Pro/E to manage Orion Command Module model which consisted of over 10,000 parts and sub-assemblies.

• Mento

red junior engineers and acted as lead engineer to assist project engineers with departmental workload of five

habitation projects.

Senior Design Engineer (contract)

May 2007 to December 2007

Jacobs Engineering - Houston, TX

• Utilize

d Pro/E Wildfire and Windchill to create and manage mechanisms and concepts.

• Desig

ned and developed flight hardware for STS-124 camera restraint system on time and under budget.

• Desig

ned and coordinated the manufacturing of the Orion Command Module mock-up for testing in NASA’s anechoic

chamber.

Design Engineer (contract)

October 2006 to May 2007

Oil States Industries Inc. - Houston, TX

• Utilize

d Solidworks and PDM Link to create structural components of the Danny Nobles offshore drilling rig.

• Coord

inated and expedited the manufacturing and procurement of materials on multiple jobs to expedite customer jobs.

• Desig

ned ocean floor products that met and exceeded customer requirements and API specifications.

Design Engineer (contract)

February 2005 to October 2006

Oceaneering International Space Systems - Houston, TX

• Assist

ed in the design, fabrication and testing of hardware, software and tools for the Overlay Tile Repair Project for NASA’s

Return to Flight effort.

• Redes

igned delta pressure valve to suppress pressure oscillations and mitigate risks associated with failure during Neutral

Buoyancy training exercises.

• Assist

ed in the maintenance and repair of the SRMS and SSRMS based at the Sonny Carter Training Facility.

• Contri

buted to 50,000 hours of safe diving and VPP Star Awards.

Design Engineer (contract)

January 2004 to January 2005

Lockheed Martin - Houston, TX

• Designe

d variable clutch-spring mechanism to simulate the dynamics of using the (OBSS) Orbital Boom Sensor System

attached to the (SRMS) Shuttle Remote Manipulator System for on-orbit repairs of LI-900 shuttle tile.

• Designed adjustable low-torque limiter tool for NASA’s Return to Flight effort which used interface technology

compliant to JSC 2626A for existing (PGT) Pistol Grip Tool.

• Used PTC Products, Pro-Intralink, Pro/E (versions 2001 and Wildfire 1.0) to communicate concepts,

revisions, final designs and drawings to NASA project management.

Education

Mechanical Engineering, 2003

BSME, University of Texas at Austin – Austin, Texas, USA

Member of ASME Club

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