Engineer Mechanical

JOSHUA LA FIELD

Corpus Christi, TX• 210-***-****•

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CORE STATEMENT

Persistent Mechanical Engineer integrating technical knowledge with effective project management to ensure complex design constraints are developed. Expediting project success across the project life cycle with team work and cost- efficient solutions. Retaining extensive practical experience in 3D CAE applications to feature design tolerances and specifications.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Quality assurance Excellent communication skills

Project management BOM Generation

3D Modeling/Design Production/development

Manufacturing Processes Collaboration/teamwork

Advanced mathematical capabilities Construction engineering/inspection RELEVANT EXPERIANCE

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)

Engineering Assistant II June 2018 to Present

• Quality assurance

• Performs engineering drafting/design creation for highways/structural applications.

• Conducts field estimations, and construction inspections.

• Professional communication with engineering contractors, government officials and other private entities.

• Utilizing logic and practical reasoning to evaluate problems and establish valid conclusions.

• Performing engineering calculations in compliance with federal and state industrial guidelines.

• Sustaining a safe work zone, as well as ensuring proper safety parameters are in place. Diesel Electric Hybrid Truck June 2017 to December 2017 Mechanical Design Engineer, Project manager, Research engineer

• 1999 Ford Ranger modification and design for urban transportation.

• Managed mechanical Finite Element Analysis (FEA) design phases from concept through production.

• Preparation of bill of materials.

• Optimized a fuel-efficient (160 HP electric motor) design under conditional aerodynamics.

• Weigh cost constraints while managing project design budget of $20,000. Texas A&M, Corpus Christi, TX June 2015 to December 2017 Lab Assistant, Jack Edward Esparza, Lab Coordinator

• Machine designed various engineering applications to tolerance specifications.

• Confirmed compliance with design standards and tolerances.

• Conducted Safety briefings.

• Assessed practical manufacturability of 3-D machine designs and extrusions.

• Operated various platforms of heavy machinery.

ENGINEERING PROJECTS

Synchronized hyper-spectral pulsating laser imaging or (HIS) March 2016 to June 2016 JOSHUA LA FIELD

Corpus Christi, TX• 210-***-****•

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Research assistant, Dr. Ruby Mehrubeoglu, PhD, Associate Professor

• Manufactured laser mount, data collection and analysis

• Assisted in the synchronization of a hyper-spectral laser imaging camera to verify a pulsating laser for improved image quality.

• Collaborated to produce a team presentation for the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).

• Constructed a grant request letter to obtain $4,000 funding. MTS quad-copter June 2015-September 2015

Research assistant, Dr. Dugan Um, PhD, Associate Professor

• Designed and manufactured an advanced gasoline aluminum body quad-helicopter for transportation.

• Assessed a practical 3-D model of a two-stroke gasoline engine to cycle at conditional loading. ADDITIONAL EXPERIANCE

La Field Lawn and landscape (LLC) February 2009 to September 2015 Foreman; Marketing and Logo Designs

• Supervised a manual labor crew on large scale landscape architecture projects.

• Design schematic and creation of company logo.

• 3-D modeled for advertising purposes.

• Assisted with the installation of landscape design features. EDUCATION

• BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, Mechanical Engineering

Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX

Honors and Awards

• College of Science and Engineering Deans List for a GPA of 3.65 or better.

• Scholarship Bexar County 4-H San Antonio Livestock Exposition - $16,000

• State Champion Texas Sporting Clays

• World Champion Skeet shooter

• Must have design & machinery, equipment, automotive, industrial type experience

• At least 4 years experience in Product Engineering using plastic injection, molded plastic, die cast & sheet metal parts

• Skilled at Catia V5, MS Project, MS Office

• Skilled at producing quality engineering schematics, drawings, & parts lists

• Working knowledge of MRP, Lean, electromechanical & control systems, welding, product assembly applied in the Automotive Industry

• Excellent time management, communications, organization skills & ability to multitask

• Must have stable work history & able to work without any sponsorship.

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