Engineer Design
Resume:
KARL E. KEPLER
****.******@*****.***
POSITION DESIRED:
Mechanical Designer
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Experience in the design and development of mechanical components,
aircraft structures, aircraft interiors, avionics, piping systems and wire
harnesses using 3-D CAD Tools; CATIA V.4 and V.5, AutoCad, Mechanical
Desktop, Autodesk Inventor, plus Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Enovia and
SmartTeam.
Over 10 years of concentrated experience in the following areas:
( Mechanical Components (
Aircraft Structures
( Electro-Mechanical Systems (
Aircraft Interiors
( Fixed Wing Engine Mounts ( Multi-Point Fuel Injection Systems
( Jigs and Test Fixture ( Wire Harnesses and Routing
( ANSI Y 14.5 Geometric Tolerance ( Military Specification
( Aluminum and Cast Iron Castings ( Avionics
( Flat Pattern Development ( Glass Piping Systems
EMPLOYMENT:
* Under Contract to
Heath Tecna/Zodiac Aerospace, Bellingham, WA
July 2011 - May 2013
Design Engineer:
- Design of entryway ceiling liners, door surrounds, seals and door
surround closeout to
airframe on the MRJ program. CATIA V5 and SmarTeam was used for design
and
development.
* Under Contract to
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Long Beach, CA
February 2008 - June 2011
Design Engineer:
- Project Lead on airframe repair designs for 7-Series aircraft. The
repairs included problems with corrosion and cracking of airframe
structure. CATIA V.4 and V.5 was used for all design and development of
these repairs.
* Under Contract to
Spirit Aerosystems, Wichita, KS
August 2006 - November 2007
Design Engineer:
- Cargo barrier attachment system for 777 Freighter Program. The
system consisted of adding new intercostals for load distribution and tie
rod attachment system between the cargo barrier and intercostals.
CATIA V-4 was used for all deign and development of this system.
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* Under contract to
Snow Aviation Int'l, Columbus, OH
November 2005 - May 2006
Design Engineer:
- Under floor structural modification for increased cargo load weight
and 9G cargo net loads for an EMB-120, Passenger to Freight Conversion
program. Other duties were the design of new floor panels, cargo
handling system. CATIA V5 was used for all design and development.
* Under contract to
Gulfstream Aircraft Company, Savannah, GA.
August 2005 - November 2005
Design Engineer:
- Fuselage modification of a Gulfstream-GV for the Airborne Early
Warning System program. Using CATIA V4 to modify the fuselage to attach
external frames and fittings for radar and faring installation.
* Under contract to
Sikorsky Helicopter Company, Stratford, CT.
November 2004 - August 2005 Design Engineer:
- Airframe/Structures liaison engineering on the production line on
S92A program using Catia and Enovia.
* Under contract to
Lord Corporation, Mechanical Products Division, Erie, PA.
June 2000 - May 2004
Design Engineer:
- Preliminary design of fixed wing aircraft anti-vibration engine
mounting systems for proposal/contract presentations using Inventor and
SmartTeam; Detail design and development of the engine mounting system
when contract is awarded; Converted Autodesk Inventor and Mechanical
Desktop solid models to CATIA models and back to comply with customer cad
systems;
* Under contract to
Boeing Aircraft Co., Helicopter Division, Philadelphia, Pa.
April 1993 - April 1998
Design Engineer:
- Design and development of primary structures for CH-47E Chinook
forward pod redesign program; Design and development of under floor '6P'
stiffening for CH-47 Chinook, Vibration Reduction Test Aircraft (VRTA);
Design and development of primary structures for the removal of the CH-47
aft pylon, with the transmission; Design and development of wire
harnesses and routing for the V-22 Osprey. All programs were completed
using CATIA V4.
EDUCATION:
State University Agricultural and Technical College at Alfred, New York
Received A.A.S. in Mechanical Engineering
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