Mechanical Engineer
Resume:
WILLIAM F. BOURBEAU
Fort Worth, Texas 76179
**************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
A full-time direct or contract Mechanical Engineer or Designer position with emphasis on product development, design and manufacturing.
QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKROUND
Mechanical design professional with diverse industrial and product development experience pertaining to railcars, boilers, wind and auxiliary power generation, material handling and conveyors, printing and paper processing, electro/mechanical packaging, aircraft landing gear, food processing, high speed mail sorting equipment, automotive air conditioning and medical devices.
Extensive knowledge and familiarity of machined parts, plastic injected molded parts, castings, welding, piping, structural parts and assemblies, hardware, wiring harnesses and cables.
Specialized experience in Research and Development, Reverse Engineering and creating manufactural and functional prototypes utilized in new product designs.
COMPUTER SKILLS
AutoCAD thru 2014, Solidworks, Microcadam/Helix, MS-Office and Visual Manufacturing.
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Conceptualized and refined designs for industrial boilers and related equipment. Researched materials and manufacturing processes to meet design criteria. Engineered castings, machined and custom designed parts from concept through production. Created all mechanical drawings for entire project. Liaison with several vendors to manufacture products and resolve production problems. RESULTS: Completed projects on time and met initial design parameters.
Created design concepts for new complex material handling equipment. Applied companies design philosophies and specifications to devise products. Collaborated with other engineers and vendors to assure peak product performance. RESULTS: Completed projects and prepared product for manufacturing.
Engineered Electro/Mechanical projects from concept to working prototypes for a commercial electronics company. Collaborated with Mechanical and Electrical engineers to establish design concepts and develop product assembly and integration techniques. Generated a complete project drawing and documentation package. RESULTS: A successful fully functional prototype for demonstration to potential customers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
February 2017 – February 2018
Mechanical Engineer
MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, Ardmore, OK (Contract)
Designed and integrated new power belt and gravity fed conveyor equipment to improve product flow and efficiency between work stations in addition to refurbishing old outdated systems throughout the manufacturing facility.
Provided system layout designs to establish locations of new high tech tire evaluation machines.
Created designs and layouts of floor mounted and ceiling hung conveyor bed structural supports.
Provided project management support for new machines, systems and improvement modifications.
Responsible for creating, developing and maintaining the master plant layout drawing for the 2 million square foot facility.
August 2012 – July 2016
Mechanical Designer
TRINITY INDUSTRIES, Dallas, TX (Contract)
Mechanical redesign of tank and freight railcars from assembly through component level.
Created new drawings and updated existing drawings for manufacturing and assembly.
August 2010 – August 2012
Mechanical Designer
HOLMAN BOILER WORKS, Dallas, TX (Contract)
Produced complete boiler drawing documentation packages from concept through production.
Created drawings of superheaters, steam and mud drums, headers, tubes & structural parts.
Verified and updated P&ID drawings for mobile boiler systems.
Liaison with local manufacturers, vendors & suppliers to ensure accuracy during production.
Field walk-downs to verify design concepts and product installations.
January 2010 – March 2010
Mechanical Designer
OFFSHORE WIND POWER SYSTEMS OF TEXAS, Bedford, TX (Contract)
Created a documentation portfolio for presentation of new designs to European clients.
Drawings included layouts of offshore rigs utilized in wind power generation applications.
November 2009 – December 2009
Production Engineer
TRANSNORM SYSTEM, Arlington, TX (Contract)
Recalled from previous job with same duties. See August 2003 to December 2005.
December 2008 – June 2009
Electro/Mechanical Packaging Designer
APPLIED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, Fort Worth, TX (Contract)
Produced detail, assembly and layout drawings of sophisticated electronic transmitters.
Design activity involved chassis design and development for packaging electronic components.
Liaison with on-site shop to assist with prototype development.
Equipment is integrated into radar systems with applications for military pilot training.
March 2007 – July 2008
Production Engineer
TRANSNORM SYSTEM, Arlington, TX (Contract)
Recalled from previous job with same duties. See August 2003 to December 2005.
October 2006 – March 2007
Mechanical Designer
STEVENS TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Haltom City, TX (Contract)
Redesigned and improved the efficiency of high speed printing equipment.
Changes involved system upgrades and new design implementation of printing cylinders.
December 2005 – October 2006
Mechanical Designer
ANDRITZ-RUTHNER, INC. Arlington, TX (Contract)
Design and layout of mechanical components utilized in waste water treatment equipment.
Created drawings of machined, sheet metal and structural parts.
Produced schematics, wiring diagrams and one line wiring diagrams.
Initiated control cabinet component layouts and designs.
August 2003 – December 2005
Production Engineer
TRANSNORM SYSTEM, Arlington, TX (Contract)
Mechanical design of flat and helix power turns utilized in material handling applications.
Documentation package included mechanical drawings, layouts, calculations and material lists.
Liaison with internal departments, local manufacturers and suppliers.
June 1999 – May 2003
Mechanical Designer
SIEMENS DEMATIC, DFW Airport, TX (Contract)
Design and overall system layout of airport baggage handling equipment.
Components included drive units, conveyor bed sections and diverters.
Research and design of new products from concept drawings to production release.
February 1999 – June 1999
Mechanical Designer
ELECTROCOM AUTOMATION, Arlington, TX (Contract)
Redesign of high speed mail sorting equipment.
Created all documentation and mechanical drawings and parts lists necessary for production.
July 1996 – January 1999
Mechanical Designer
MENASCO AEROSPACE, Euless, TX (Contract)
Produced detail and assembly drawings of close tolerance landing gear components.
Designs were incorporated into landing gear systems for commercial and military aircraft.
Drawings were in accordance with ANSI Y14.5 and geometric tolerancing standards.
June 1996 – July 1996
Mechanical Designer
UNITED SCALE MODELS, Houston, TX (Contract)
Designed full scale models of NASA spacecraft and F-18 military aircraft.
Layout of panels and decals for cockpit instrumentation simulation.
Designs were utilized in military pilot training and vehicle maintenance applications.
February 1996 – May 1996
Mechanical Designer
R. B. DOUGLASS & ASSOCIATES, McKinney, TX (Contract)
Created detail, assembly and layout drawings of heavy duty paper coating machinery.
Drawings included close tolerance machined parts, weldments and drive components.
June 1994 – February 1996
Mechanical Design Drafter
H & K DALLAS, Dallas, TX (Direct Hire)
Produced detail and assembly drawings of stainless steel food preparation equipment.
Generated the company catalog utilized in illustrating all equipment to new customers.
Liaison with shop personnel to assist with production and assembly procedures.
February 1994 – May 1994
Mechanical Designer
ELECTROCOM AUTOMATION, Arlington, TX (Contract)
Designed conveyor driven divert module assemblies utilized in mail sorting applications.
Hands on involvement with fabrication of functionally operating prototypes.
September 1993 – January 1994
Mechanical Design Drafter
DARR POWER SYSTEMS, Southlake, TX (Contract)
Produced detail/assembly drawings of skid mounted diesel engines and generators.
Drawings included engine arrangements, structural skid bases, conduit layouts and platforms.
August 1993 – September 1993
Structural Design Drafter
UNIVERSAL ANTENNA, Richardson, TX (Contract)
Designed structural pins for connecting major assemblies suspended across a large span.
Redesigned existing structural assemblies and related components.
Project design improvements were incorporated into the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico.
July 1993 – August 1993
Mechanical Design Drafter/Checker
NATIONAL PRESORT, INC. Dallas, TX (Contract)
Produced detail and assembly drawings for manufacturing high speed mail sorting equipment.
Checking and verifying other drafters and designers work.
October 1992 – July 1993
Electro/Mechanical Packaging Designer
GECO-PRAKLA Dallas, TX (Contract)
Designed shock mounted seismic oil and gas exploration equipment.
Drawings included sheet metal parts, enclosures, P.C. boards, cables & power supplies.
EDUCATION
Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical High School
Canton, MA
Machine Drafting and Design
Brookhaven Community College
Dallas, TX
Mechanical AutoCAD
North Central Texas College
Corinth, TX
Solidworks Parametric Modeling
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