Design Engineer Mechanical

Bennie E. Lucas Contact Information:

**** ** ******** **. 562-***-**** (Cell)

Jurupa Valley, Ca. 92509 ********@*****.***

SUMMARY

A Mechanical Design Engineer / Mech. Designer / Doc. Control Supervisor with 10 plus years of experience Developing and designing electro mechanical and Life Science products, proto types and machines from concept to production. Met aggressive schedules, customer requirements and managed multiple tasks (testing and building concept models).

10 years of experience designing parts made of plastics, sheet metal, machined parts, aerospace components and electro mechanical assemblies.

10 plus years of experience with various 3D modeling programs from AutoDesk Inventor, Pro E, AutoCad, and some Solid Works.

Proficient with Word, Excel, and Document Management Systems (Interlink, Alere, and others).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Analytik Jena /UVP LLC, Upland CA. 2004 - 2017

Mechanical Designer / Doc. Control Supervisor

Developing design solutions for Bio Imaging Systems, used for medical research and laboratory tests.

Creating Sheet metal components, finished product designs and fixtures for manufacturing.

Chair the Change Review Board meetings, and wrote the procedures for the ECN process (and others).

Supervised the project tasks and schedules for two designers and drafters.

Building proto type systems and assist in the assembly and BOM structure of these Bio Imaging systems.

Conducted feasibility, functional and quality inspection of in-house and purchased components.

Supporting Manufacturing and Marketing with Illustrations and Instructional documentations.

Magtek, Carson, Ca. 1997 – 2003

Mechanical Design Engineer

Designed and built magnetic readers for POS terminals, ATMs and Gas Station pumps.

Eliminated expense of external design firms (approx. 50K) by creating ergonomic in-house designs.

Supported marketing with models and presentations reports for new concepts.

Supporting manufacturing assemblers with accurate assembly instructions and illustrations.

Tech/Aid, Encino, Ca. 1993 – 1996

Contract Design Engineer / Designer

Designed plastic molded components, molds and mold components.

Designed Automated work stations (Pneumatics, Slides and PLCs).

Designed magnetic Level Switches for fluid control devices.

Designed Aerospace Electro-mech components (connectors & harnesses).

EDUCATION

El Camino College _ AA Degree (Design) - 1993

Central Missuri State University – Design Art

Rancho Santiago – Mechanical Design

Woodbury University – Busn. Mgt. Program

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