Solidworks Designer/Drafter CAD Manager

JOSEPH LEWINSKI

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Plantation, FL 33325

EMAIL: ********.******@*****.***

PROFILE

Mechanical Designer/Drafter with a passion for innovative design of tools,

jigs, fixtures and gauges, with a reputation for creating realistic models

that showcase finished products while meeting DFM, FDA, QSR as well as DoD

and ISO-9001:2000 requirements.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Protective Group, Inc., Miami 12/2008-5/2013

Lakes, FL

(Designers & Manufacturers of custom lightweight composite armor solutions

for rotary aircraft)

EPDM Controller 8/2012-5/2013

Manufacturing Documentation Engineer 4/2011-8/2012

Design Technician 8/2010-4/2011

Manufacturing Document Controller 3/2010-8/2010

Engineering Modeler / Drafter 12/2008-3/2010

. Establish & maintain the newly acquired EPDM (Enterprise Product Data

Management) system which included the creation of Users, Groups,

Workflows, etc., which is the heart of the system.

. Establish a new part numbering scheme, simplifying the storage and

assembly processes, as well as easing the control of design re-use.

. Convert all pre-existing company product drawings to solid models for use

with FEA using Solidworks .

. Generate all new drawing templates and formats to meet DOD standards.

. Establish new Standards and Procedures for the Companies drafting group

that will allow the Company to maintain its ISO-9001:2000 rating.

Spraymation, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, 10/2007-6/2008

FL

(Designers & Manufacturers of custom adhesive application & automatic

spraying equipment)

Engineering Modeler / Drafter

. Create solid models of new and existing products using Solidworks

software for use in the design of new equipment.

Create layout drawings using AutoCAD of new equipment concepts for

external sales team.

. Design and document components for integration into both new and existing

equipment.

CORDIS Corporation (A Johnson and Johnson Company), Miami 7/1993-4/2007

Lakes, FL

(Manufacturer of medical devices for use in cardio, neuro and endo vascular

systems)

Engineering Designer

. Key contributor of a team consisting of 13 designers producing 50

designs/redesigns per month.

. Consulted with production Engineers/Technicians to provide new designs of

fixtures, jigs, tools, and gauges for use on pilot and production lines

within a clean room environment.

. Worked closely with R&D New Product Development teams to design test

fixtures and prototype tooling for both manufacturing and pilot lines.

. Generated engineering drawings using AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop and

Inventor .

. Created card based gauge system to measure medical device components.

Saved over $175,000 in tooling costs and lowered change over time by 95%.

. Provided CAD Manager Duties for the Tool Engineering department

consisting of as many as 15 workstations used by Designers, Drafters,

Assembly Technicians, Machinists, Toolmakers and CNC programmers.

. Created and maintained library of frequently used fabricated and

purchased parts.

. Developed and implemented standards and procedures, and provided

necessary training, to deploy AutoDesk Inventor as the CADD tool of

choice for the Tool Engineering Department.

. Created an online, web-based, catalog of Preferred Parts and Components

for company wide use as well as outsourced contractors using HTML to

generate the website.

. Developed an online, web-based, interactive training tutorial for

Associates who would be using the tooling system using HTML and Microsoft

PowerPoint as well as various image editors.

. Worked closely with Information Management on the scripting, testing and

deployment of the new releases of CAD software.

HYDRAULIC SUPPLY COMPANY, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 1990-1992

Warehouse Manager / Lead Counter Sales

Supervise up to 8 warehouse, shipping/receiving, order-fulfillment and

counter-sales personnel. Contributed to the success of company operations

by taking responsibility of the following: Warehouse Associate Scheduling,

Shipping/Receiving Coordination, Customer Relations, Quality Control

(standard and custom product assembly), Warehouse Maintenance,

Implementation and Execution of Equipment Preventative and Maintenance

Schedules.

EDUCATION

Certification - Computer Aided Drafting and Design, Atlantic Trades,

Institute (ATI),

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 1993 Graduated at the top of the class with a 4.0 GPA.

Certification - Mechanical Drafting and Design, North American School of

Drafting, Allentown, PA

Graduate - Schaumburg High School, Schaumburg, IL

SKILLS

Expert level in AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop and Inventor

Advanced knowledge of Solidworks, MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint

Intermediate knowledge of SolidWorks Enterprise Product Data Management

System

Proficient in HTML, CSS

Beginner with MS SharePoint and MS Dynamic Navigator (NAVision)

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