Robert Mitchell Cell: 724-***-****
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Summary
System engineering, testing, and program management of production equipment, optical, medical, and robotic devices
Program manager for $1M to $2.5M test systems
Experience in CAD, finite element analysis, dynamics, heat transfer, robotic motions, fluid flow, optics, mechanical and air bearings
Presented papers at technical conferences including:SAE, AIAA, SPIE, and ION
USA citizen
FDA training for medical devices, test protocols and final reports
Membership in the following societies:
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Society of Professional Optical Engineers (SPIE)
Institute of Navigation (ION)
Experience
GSHP 2017 - Present
Facility Manager – manage maintenance/improvements of facility buildings/utilities
-Facility requirements for new equipment
-Quotations
-Negotiations
-Contract terms and conditions
-Vendor selection
Statistical evaluation of life cycle component purchases
Bayer 2015-2017
Electromechanical Validation and Verification Engineer
-FDA training on medical devices
-Develop procedures, protocols, final reports for testing automatic syringe injection stations
-Laboratory testing of injection stations due to LCE changes from obsolete parts
-Subcontract vendor interface
-Resource and material requirements
Ideal Aerosmith 2005-2014
Advanced Systems Manager - preliminary design of production test equipment
-System engineering and program management of production equipment, optical, and robotic devices
-System engineering of electric and hydraulic robotic simulators for aircraft and automotive testing
-Optical alignment procedures using theodolites and autocollimators
-Human factors/interface engineering using MIL-STD-1472
-Pressure/temperature sensors,position sensors, hydraulic/pneumatic piping, flange, fittings
-Preliminary design team for non-magnetic three-axis positioning table for magnetometer calibration for oil/gas drilling
Carco Electronics 1998-2004
Sr Mechanical Engineer - design,test,install electric/hydraulic test equipment Program Manager - team of engineers, electrical/mechanical technicians
-MTBF and MTTR of electric/hydraulic test equipment
-Medical devices: motion tables for vestibular testing
-Life cycle component purchase analysis
-Optical alignment procedures using theodolites and autocollimators
-Human factors/interface engineering using MIL-STD-1472
-Pressure/temperature sensors,position sensors, hydraulic/pneumatic piping, flange, fittings
Relevant Experience
Facility requirements for new equipment
Quotations, Negotiations,Subcontract procurement,Contract terms and conditions
Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook
Finite Element Analysis (ANSYS)
Drawings and part lists similar to MIL-STD-100 formats
CAD: Solidworks, AutoCAD
Component specification/vendor selection
Work breakdown structures, value stream analysis, and MS Project Schedules
PFMEA – Process flow charts, risk analysis, root cause analysis
ERP: Sugar, Sharepoint
Heat transfer & vibration analysis
Machine foundation design
Welded construction of steel and aluminum
Heat treatment & machining of steel and aluminum
Program cost summaries, budget & schedule variances
Cost/schedule risk mitigation
Schedules: critical path, resource requirements, milestones Program Team Commendations:
•Boeing “Brimstone Program”
•Contraves “LRBA Program”
•Sandia National Labs “FBIA Centrifuge”
•Naval Undersea Center “HWIL Simulator ”
Education
BSME and MSME - University of Pittsburgh
Program Management – American Management Association
5S Lean – Enterprise Minnesota
Six Sigma – Catalyst Connection
ISO:9001 – Ideal
Publications
Published papers at trade conferences include:
1. R. Mitchell, “Selection Criteria for Hydraulic and Electric Motion Simulators”. Proceedings of SPIE 2004 Symposium, Paper No. 5804-5, March 2004
2. R. Mitchell and J. Marchetti, “Improved Position Accuracies of Multi-Axis Motion Test Simulators”, AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference, Paper No. 2006-6361, August 2006 3. Mitchell, Robert and Schultz, Barb, “A Case Study: Improvements in Automotive Motion Simulators Using Six Sigma Methodologies” SAE Automotive World Conference, Paper No. 07AE-42, April 2007 4. Mitchell, Robert, “Laboratory Motion Testing of MEMS Inertial Measurement Units (IMU)” Institute of Navigation 63rd Annual Meeting, Paper No. F3-2:35(4), April 2007 5. R.Mitchell, “Major Discriminators in the Facility Design of Infrared Flight Motion Simulators”, Proceedings of SPIE 2010 Symposium, Paper No. 7663-16, April 2010 6. Mitchell, Robert, “Dynamic MEMS Feedback Sensor Testing for Automotive Systems” UKIP Vehicle Dynamics Expo 2011, No 15:40, October 26, 2011
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