WILLIAM MARCH

Pelham, AL *****

205-***-****

ac4vm2@r.postjobfree.com

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.

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