STEPHEN RAMIREZ

***** ******* **. ** *****, California 91732

Phone: 626-***-****

Email: ac8dyx@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Extremely seasoned and dependable SolidWorks Designer with over 18 years of hands-on experience. Able to work independently with little to no oversight, as part of a team and in a leadership role. Exceptional knowledge of Engineering Documentation, File Management, Document Control, Quality Control, and Manufacturing Process. Technical Skills

Proficient or familiar with a vast array of engineering CAD, document control, illustration, product and inventory Management software, drawing documentation, drafting standards and specifications. CAD Software:

SolidWorks (Rev 98 plus to 2017), Autodesk Inventor (rev 2000 to 2013) and AutoCAD (rev. 13 to 2016) ArtiosCad for Structural Packaging design. Ran Kongsberg X cutting table. Office and Illustration Software:

Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, Photoshop Document Control Software:

PDM Works, Smart Team PDM, Agile business workflow, and SAP business workflow Drafting Standards and Specs:

ASME Y14, ISO 16762, +/- Tolerance, Geometric Dimension & Tolerance, and familiar with ANSI, DIN, Work Experience

Structural Packaging Designer- Prime Wire and Cable - Walnut, Ca. Sept. 2018 to Jan.2018

● Utilized SolidWorks, ArtiosCad, and AutoCad to produce and update Structural Packaging drawing for Prime Wire and Cable product line.

● Attended training for ArtiosCad.

● Was trained to operate KongsbergX cutting table and utilized the cutting table to produce samples of the complete store displays to ensure it will be manufactured correctly in China.

● Checked incoming product from China to ensure all packaging was manufactured correctly and match the drawing that prime had provide.

SolidWorks Freelance Designer/Consultant – SolidStart – El Monte, Ca. - Jan. 2015 to Present I started SolidStart a freelance design and consultant service for companies that would like to improve their engineering department that is struggling to meet their deadlines and can not keep up with their workload. I provide SolidWorks support that will immediately begin to reduce the work load of all solidworks users while teaching them way to improve the way they utilize Solidwork and manage files. This is a more effective way to get Temporary SolidWork help then hiring a Temp from an agencey and it will improve the speed and ability of an engineering department to meet their deadlines. Mechanical Designer - Calnetix / Access Energy - Cerritos, Ca. - Jan. 2013 to Nov. 2014

● Set SolidWorks / File Management Standards and ran SolidWorks meeting to discuss proper and company preferred methods to create, maintain, share and modify SolidWorks parts, assemblies and drawings. With all SolidWorks designers utilizing SolidWorks the same way I was able to improve productivity and ability to meet their deadlines.

● Corrected and solved SolidWorks errors and acted as adviser to users with all SolidWorks problems.

● Introduced the use SolidWorks Design Library for the use of non-revisable vendor parts.

● Introduced and developed method of using one vendor part drawing to cover a family of vendor parts.

● Supported manufacturing by supplying and modifying production drawings and ordering and provided vendor parts as needed.

Design Engineer - First Solar, Inc. -Pasadena, Ca. -Mar. 2011 to Dec. 2011

● Created and revise Mechanical / Electrical parts, assemblies and final production drawings. Aided in creating and revising of Company Drawing and Dimension Standards

● Utilized PDMWorks to check-out drawings and documentation to be revised and check-in new and revised drawings and documentation when work is completed to maintain change legacy.

● Checked drawing of other Engineers to ensure correct changes were made, ensure drawing are fully and properly dimensioned.

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Design Engineer - eSolar, Inc.- Pasadena, Ca. -Sept. 2009 to Dec. 2010

● Contracted to create mechanical prototype drawings of eSolar’s existing Frame Assembly Press and Tape Applicator Used in their product manufacturing process. Drawings used to produce prototype built.

● Contract extended to make changes to prototype design and take design to final production drawings.

● Converted existing Design from Inch to Metric which included Parts, Assemblies and Hardware to meet ISO Metric Specification.

● Utilized PDMWorks to check-out drawings and documentation to be revised and check in new and revised drawings and Documentation when work is completed to maintain change legacy.

● Checked drawing of other Engineers to ensure correct changes were made, ensure drawing are fully and properly dimensioned.

● Revised Companies Hardware library to ensure all hardware has a drawing with proper (metric) ISO specification. Design Engineer - AeroVironment, Inc. - Monrovia, Ca. - Jan. 2009 to June 2009

● Utilized SolidWorks 2009, Inventor and AutoCAD to create and revise mechanical parts, assemblies and final production drawings.

● Utilized PDMWorks to check-out drawings and documentation to be revised and check-in new and revised drawings and documentation when work is completed to maintain change legacy.

● Utilized Agile business workflow software to write ECR/ECO (Engineering Change Requests/Engineering Change Orders) and to view ECR/ECO changes instructions used to update and create drawings/documentations.

● Revise and Created documentation per instructions obtained from ECR/ECO (Engineering Change Requests/Engineering Change Orders).

Design Engineer -Short Term Contracts - Aug. 2007 to Dec. 2008

● Created and revised electrical, mechanical and sheet metal documentation utilizing SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and Inventor

● (R&D) Design of new Prototype electrical, mechanical and sheet metal fabrication drawing and reviewing and inspecting fabricated parts

Design Engineer -INET Airport Systems Inc.- Fullerton Ca.- Nov. 2005 to June 2006

● Responsible for the redesign of the 120KVA MDG4 series Aircraft Ground Power Unit Utilizing AutoDesk Inventor 2006 to create electrical, mechanical and sheet metal fabrication drawing. Completed unit within 3 months to make Las Vegas trade show. Created all production Parts and Assembly documentation, aided in the purchase of parts, and overseen and aided in the assembly of Final Production Unit for Las Vegas Show

● Created instruction manuals utilizing Adobe Illustrator, MS Word and CAD drawings Senior Design Drafter -Applied Materials Inc. - Ontario, Ca - 1999 to Apr. 2005

● Created and revised electrical and mechanical documentation utilizing SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and Inventor in Preparation of final production.

● Created instruction manuals utilizing Adobe Illustrator, MS Word and CAD drawings Additional experience

SolidWorks Instructor - Westech College - Ontario, Ca - Aug. 2003 to Feb. 2003

● Instructed students in the fundamental, methods and terminology used in SolidWorks using textbooks and creation Class projects.

Education

Associates Degree in Applied Technologies

Modern Technology Industry College, Orange Ca.

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