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Craig Stinson

Mechanical / Aerospace / Tool Design Engineer

(1 of 3)

Contact Information:

Craig A. Stinson

*** * ****** **

El Centro CA 92243

Phone: 760-***-****

E-mail: **********@*****.***

Summary:

Over 30 years in the design and manufacture of precision aerospace hardware using solid model based design and drafting software such as Siemans NX (Unigraphics) and Pro-E version 3, Wildfire-4 and CREO 2.0

Skills:

Proficient in mechanical design per ASME Y14.100 and GD&T per ASME Y14.5 using the following modeling and drawing software: Siemens NX (6000 + hrs experience)

Pro-e (3000 + hrs experience)

PTC CREO 2.0 (1500 hrs experience)

Easily adaptable to new modeling software.

Experienced in the design and fabrication of combustors, propellant injectors, regeneratively cooled rocket nozzles and thrust chambers with channel wall or tubular wall brazed construction, cryogenic and hypergolic propellant feed systems, fastener & seal design and selection.

Working knowledge of the following manufacturing processes: Tool Design, metal fitting & welding, machining, furnace brazing, HIP brazing, braze assembly, tube fabrication, clean & fine clean, QA, Purchasing, Receiving Inspection, destructive and non-destructive testing, and traceability requirements.

NASA & Air Force MRB board member from 1990-2005.

Design and modification of large assembly jigs, fixtures and work stands used in the construction of large metallic and composite aerostructures.

Familiar with OSHA requirements pertaining to the above hardware.

Proven track record reducing cycle time and cost of quality using LEAN concepts, Continuous Improvement and Root Cause Analysis methods.

Excellent teaming skills in office and manufacturing environments.

Mentoring and training of manufacturing personnel.

Familiar with requirements of ISO 9001 quality procedures.

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Craig Stinson

Mechanical / Aerospace / Tool Design Engineer

(2 of 3)

Work Experience

Employer: Aerojet Rocketdyne 09/2016 to 05/2017

Canoga Park, CA

Title: Combustion Devices Design Engineer

Duties: Provided altered manufacturing drawings for the production of propellant lines and igniters for the RS25 rocket engine.

Employer: ULA 05/2012 to 07/2016

Decatur, Alabama Duties: Design and modification of tooling jigs, fixtures and work stands used to fabricate large metallic and composite aerostructures used on Delta IV an Atlas V rockets.

Employer: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 04/2011-10/2011

Job Title: Opto-mechanical Design Engineer Duties: Provided design support for diagnostic relay assembly used on the National Ignition Facility using Pro-e Wildfire V4 modeling and drawing software along with I-Link data management software.

Note: All work experience listed below is from 1984 to 2010 at Rocketdyne in Canoga Park, Ca

Job Title: Combustion Devices & System Hardware Design Consultant / Contract Employee

Dates: 07/2007 to 02/2010

Duties: Provide Pratt & Whitney, Rocketdyne Division with technical oversight support for Combustion Devices & System Interconnects Hardware used RS68 and RS27 rocket engine systems.

Job Title: Manufacturing Project Advisor

Dates: 10/1998 to 07/2005

Duties: Provided technical support and training for assembly and braze operations on the X-33 aerospike nozzle, SSME flight nozzle, Delta II-RS27 & Delta IV-RS68 engines. Won proposal and supervised the reverse engineering of Delta II-RS27 small lines and large propellant ducts for in-house fabrication. Assisted manufacturing and QA personnel during anomaly resolution and corrective action implementation (root cause analysis). Provided technical support for following processes: Metal fitting & welding, furnace brazing, HIP brazing, braze assembly, tube fabrication, clean & fine clean operations, QA and Purchasing. Performed non-conformance reviews on the RS2701C Engine system for Rocketdyne Delta Program Office in support of Launch Readiness Reviews.

Job Title: Combustion Devices Designer/L4

Dates: 07/1996 to 10/1998

Duties: X-33 IPT Design Team: Lead designer on Aerospike nozzle technology demonstrator. Co- designer on flight Aerospike nozzle used on XRS2000 engine for Lockheed/Martin X-33 technology demonstrator.

Job Title: Combustion Devices Engineer/L3

Dates: 07/1990 to 07/1996

Duties: Combustion Devices & Interconnects engineer responsible for all Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) Combustion Devices & Interconnect hardware. MRB member for same. Lead design engineer for the MA-5AS sustainer thrust chamber up-rate used on the Atlas II-AS rocket.

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Craig Stinson

Mechanical / Aerospace / Tool Design Engineer

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Work Experience (cont)

Job Title: Combustion Devices Engineer/L2

Dates: 07/1986 to 02/1991

Duties: Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV) Product Designer. Lead Combustion Devices designer on the RS27 12:1 Thrust Chamber for the Delta II rocket up-rate. Provided production support for all ELV Combustion Devices hardware for Atlas and Delta rocket systems. MRB Board Member for same.

Job Title: Combustion Devices Engineer/L1

Dates:10/1984 to 07/1986

Duties: SSME Production Design Associate. Combustion Devices design engineer providing design support for Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME)

Education:

Bachelors Degree, Mechanical Engineering - Cal Poly, Pomona

Associates Degree, Mathematics - Imperial Valley College

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