JOSEPH SHAFF
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DESIGNER
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-shaff-ba5a5753
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Protingent / Clarisonic Redmond, WA
Mechanical Designer 11/2014 – 2/2015
Used Solidworks to create and maintain assemblies and parts for consumer products, production machinery and test fixtures. Created parts, drawings and assemblies to reflect current and new designs. Set-up Circuitworks PCB Library with PDM for electronics group. Created circuit board assemblies and drawings. Worked on The Mechanical Parts Library. Created Documentation for new Products and worked with Omnify creating DCOs. Implemented use of custom properties for automated BOM and Format entry. Implemented custom macros in Solidworks. Analyzed design issues and solved conflicts applied tolerances to precision parts. Helped Engineers with Solidworks.
Experis Manpower / Quest Inspar Kent, WA
Mechanical Designer 11/2013 – 2/2014
Used Solidworks to create and maintain assemblies and parts for a robot. Created parts, drawings and assemblies to reflect current design. Researched fasteners and pneumatic parts updated CAD files. Fixed broken links in assemblies and worked on parts library. Addressed design issues with engineering and mechanical group. Managed multiple projects from Excel.
Volt Engineering / Astronics Redmond, WA
Mechanical Designer 5/2012 – 11/2012
Created component models for electronic assemblies in 3D using Solidworks PDM in conjunction with Circuitworks. Used Pads to verify component accuracy. Main function was maintaining The 3D Component Library for Circuitworks. Performed updates to drawings from redlines and created several models of Circular connectors. Excel was used to manage a large parts list.
Volt Engineering / Omax Kent, WA
Mechanical Designer 1/2011 – 9/2011
Created electrical and mechanical drawings and 3D models of Machine Control Panels and
components using Solidworks, Draftsight and Eagle. Created 3D Models of PCB Assemblies.
Researched current technology for creating circuit boards in 3D. Researched terminal blocks and marking methods to save space and re-designed Din Rails with new components. Created mechanical drawings for Electrical Panel Enclosures and components. Performed library maintenance and worked with the company’s Inventory program. Completed several new projects on this assignment.
Butler International / Hoya ConBio Milpitas, CA
Mechanical Designer 7/2007 – 10/2007
Our team completed a project for a biomedical device. Performed drawing conversions for mechanical
parts using AutoCAD and Solidworks. Japanese character fonts were incompatible with the English
Version of AutoCAD and required re-dimensioning for legibility. Organized the project using Excel.
Completed forty mechanical part manufacturing drawings with two assembly drawings for in house
assembly. Some view and design corrections were necessary as well.
Volt Engineering / ZF Marine Mukilteo, WA
Mechanical Designer 3/2007 – 6/2007
Worked on a Washington State Ferry’s project.
Created drawings for mechanical parts, electrical (PLCs) controls and pneumatics. Used AutoCAD Mechanical 2008. Performed drawing conversions from Pro E models for shop inspection drawings.
Worked with Navision, created part numbers and worked from ECNs.
EDUCATION
North Seattle Community College
1992 Associates of Applied Science Degree
CAD SKILLS
Solidworks, Circuitworks, Onshape, Catia v5, AutoCAD, Draftsight, Pads, Eagle PCB
OTHER SKILLS
ASME Y14.5M 2009, MS Office