Daniel Thalacker

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Brighton, MI *****

810-***-****

ac2gdi@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Mechanical Design position as a skilled draftsman with over 19 years of experience of on the board drafting, mastering AutoCAD and Solid works. This experience has perfected my conceptual, design, and project management through overseeing the fabrication of my designs in industrial heat treat furnaces and automation. With leadership skills, mechanical aptitude and knowledge of electrical systems. As a working supervisor during installation of my designs, my expertise has successfully satisfied the customer during installation and follow-through visits for troubleshooting and introducing new innovative ideas to the customer including multi-state travel.

EXPERIENCE

Mechanical Designer

Heat Treat Equipment Co, Canton, MI

01/2017 to 06/20017

Mechanical designer of large industrial heat treat furnaces and automation equipment. Reported to the owner of Heat Treat Equipment, reviewed sales orders and coordinated scheduling with fabrication and/or sub-contractors. Designed and laid out equipment; drawing details of design, writing bills of materials with the use of Solidworks and AutoCAD 2017. Communicated with vendors and inspected vendor products to ensure parts worked within the machine design specifications. Inspected equipment Fabrication and Assembly. Assisted and, in some cases, supervised field installation and start-up of equipment.

Mechanical Designer

JL Becker, Plymouth, MI

09/2011 to 11/2016

Mechanical designer of large industrial heat treat furnaces and automation equipment. Reported to the engineering manager and/or project engineer, reviewed sales orders and coordinated scheduling with fabrication and/or sub-contractors. Designed and laid out equipment; drawing details of design, writing bills of materials with the use of AutoCAD 2015 and Solidworks. Communicated with vendors and inspected vendor products to ensure parts worked within the machine design specifications. Inspected equipment Fabrication and Assembly. Assisted and, in some cases, supervised field installation and start-up of equipment. Company Safety Officer for Engineering and Fabrication departments. Was in charge

of Safety Committee for (2) two years.

Production crew leader

Uni-Lock Michigan Inc., Brighton, MI

08/2006 to 09/2011

Assist supervisor with shift manpower arrangement, product runs, inventory evaluations, end of shift reports and all production duties. Operating fork tuck with fork squeeze option. Also, perform machine maintenance and metal fabrication.

Mechanical designer

Atmosphere furnace L.L.C, Wixom, MI

06/1988 to 08/2000

Mechanical designer of large industrial heat treat furnaces and automation equipment. Reported to the engineering manager and/or project engineer, reviewed sales orders and coordinated scheduling with fabrication and/or sub-contractors. Designed and laid out equipment; drawing details of design, writing bills of materials with the use of AutoCAD R 14 and Pro-E software. Communicated with vendors and inspected vendor products to ensure parts worked within the structure of ISO 9001. Inspected equipment Fabrication and assembly. Assisted and, in some cases, supervised field installation and start-up of equipment.

Anti-tank missile crewman

U.S. Army,,

02/1985 to 03/1988

Highest rank corporal (E-4) Platoon sergeant's driver/gunner. Graduated Airborne and Ranger schools. Honorable Discharge

Glazier

Golich Glass, Brighton, MI

5/2001 to 8/2006

Install mirrors and shower enclosures in new residential homes, crew leader.

Production worker

Tube Wright inc, Brighton, MI

9/2000 to 4/2001

Production line, end form, bending and assemble tubing products per customer specs and ISO 9000 standards. Shipping and receiving duties. Fork tuck and pallet lift operation.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Certificate, AutoCAD, Design Solutions, MI

Certificate, Excel 5.0, Comutools, MI

Diploma, College prep, Howe Military School, MI

Certificate, Pre-engineering, Lawerence Technological University, MI

HONORS, AWARDS, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Awarded the U.S Army accommodation medal and U.S. Army good conduct medal. Volunteer as a patroller for the National Ski Patrol at Mt. Brighton.

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