WILLIAM MARCH
Pelham, AL *****
****.*****@***.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Midcareer Mechanical Design Engineer whose predominant expertise includes over seven years in designing conveyors, overhead cranes & lifting equipment with heavy steel fabrication, plus five more years in the power generation utilities segment, and willing to make a lateral move to any other industry to assist in effectively maximizing plant safety, production efficiency, and product quality while maintaining profit through precise and accurate design engineering practice.
PROVEN SKILLS:
Engineering: Fabrication & Approval Drawings, Structural Analysis, Design Strength Calculations, Piping Structural Integrity Analysis, Weld Strength Calcs, Material Selection.
Management: Cost Estimation, Bid Proposals, Sales Quotes, Production Supervision, Quality Assurance, Technical Documentation, Procedure Writing, Material Selection & Procurement.
Material Handling: Overhead Cranes, Hooks, Lifting Equipment, ASME B30.20, Conveyors.
Laboratory: General Metallurgy, Non-Destructive Testing, General Chemistry, Scale Models.
Applications Software: AutoCAD, 3D Cad, SAP, Excel Spreadsheets, MSWord, Corel, Adobe.
CAREER HISTORY:
ROYAL SWITCHGEAR (2017-2018) Bessemer, AL
Mechanical Engineer
Primary duties include (but not limited to):
-Inspect finished product for functional defects, dimensional deviations, & aesthetics.
-Produce steel detailing, fabrication drawings, & approval drawings in AutoCAD /Solidworks.
-Pull file drawings & neatly arrange shop assembly work order packets as required per job.
-Occasionally adjust and fine tune switchgear on substations up to 230kv 3000 amps.
WEBB-STILES (2015-2016) Gadsden, AL
Mechanical Design Engineer
Primary duties included (but not limited to):
-Design & detail fabrication drawings of large slat conveyors, in floor tow lines, & turntables for
Honda, Nissan, Owens Corning, Chrysler, & Thomas Bus in a timely manner & within budget.
-Steel detailing, fabrication drawings, and approval drawings with AutoCAD 2014.
-Monitored shop floor production activity for quality control, corrective measures, and safety.
-Performed engineering calculation checks to verify design integrity and safety factor.
-Provided blue print take-off estimates, component selection, and material procurement.
Accomplishments included (but not limited to):
-Successfully designed, detailed, & oversaw fabrication of (3) slat conveyors for Honda.
-Routinely checked, corrected & adjusted many drawings preventing costly mistakes.
ENDURANCE EQUIPMENT LLC (2014-2015) Irvington, AL
Mechanical Engineer
Primary duties included (but not limited to):
-Design & detailed CAD drawings of timber processing machinery up to 180ft long & 35 ton.
-Played key role in shipping mechanical machinery for a $2.4 million order within 4 months.
-Published operation & maintenance manuals for a half dozen log cranes & positioners.
-Monitored shop floor production activity for quality control, corrective measures, and safety.
Accomplishments included (but not limited to):
-Solely designed & detailed mechanical machinery for a $2.4 million order including 5 robotic
saws, 4 log handlers, & 7 sections of conveyor under chief engineer’s direction.
GENERAL ELECTRIC (2011 – 2012) Houston, TX
Mechanical Design Engineer (1 Year Contract)
Primary duties included (but not limited to):
-Created Engineering Change Requests (ECR) and Orders (ECO) in accordance with
structural design improvement to turbine and generator units.
-Responsible for recommending and administering revisions to assembly and fabrication
drawings as per applicable ECO/ ECR.
-Mechanical design adjustments to production drawings and Bill of Material (BOM) lists.
-Reviewed, verified, and approved groups of drawings based on ECRs and ECOs.
TRIVIS INC (2008 – 2010) Birmingham, AL
Mechanical Design Engineer
Primary duties included (but not limited to):
-Completed 10CFR Part 72 Compliance matrix and licensing documentation for ISFSI pads.
-Wrote site specific procedures for Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) handling & storage operations.
-Obtained security badge for plant access for SNF loading campaign at Fort Calhoun plant.
-Assisted SNF loading crews with NRC safety regulation compliance and project coordination.
-Verified compliance of Dry Cask Storage (DCS) canister designs and system components.
-Wrote safety & operations procedures for innovative aerial tower reconstruction methods.
-Performed periodic Quality Assessment (QA) evaluations on dept. protocol and performance.
DESHAZO CRANE (2006 – 2008) Alabaster, AL
Mechanical Engineer
Primary duties included (but not limited to):
-Steel detailing, fabrication drawings, and approval drawings with AutoCAD 2007.
-Performed engineering calculation checks to verify design integrity and safety factor.
-Generated accurate bills of material (BOM) & procured proper steel material & parts.
EDUCATION:
State UNIVERSITY of NEW YORK at BUFFALO (UB) Amherst, NY
Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)
-Interned at Kodak power plant as Utility Mechanic for 12 hour shift cycles over 2 summers.
-Interned at West Valley Nuclear Services environmental cleanup and vitrification project.
-Helped teach and grade projects and assignments for a 400 level engineering course.