Patrick T. Krell

* ****** ***** ***** *'Fallon, Mo. 63366 314-***-****

acc34i@r.postjobfree.com

MECHANICAL ENGINEER/ TEAM LEADER/FIELD Team LEADER/DESIGN

ENGINEER/logistics/manufacturing Engineer/ QUALITY ENGINEER/DRAFTER

Profile

Mechanical Engineering with solid expertise in Conception, Design,

Development, Production, Quality, Field Service, and Testing of Military

and commercial systems and equipment. Team leader in charge of development

of electrical assemblies and enclosures, cabling, sheet metal hydraulic

systems, pneumatic systems, mechanical drives, and mechanical structure to

meet the customer's requirements of EMI, corrosion, human factors,

environmental, thermal, shock and vibration and system requirements. In-

depth knowledge of cost constraints, project engineering, scheduling, field

service, manufacturing procedures, vendor interface, and quality

control. Highly experienced in the areas of detail design, documentation,

and solid modeling (Pro Engineering and Solidworks) of weldments, casting,

sheet metal, injection molds, spin molding, plastics, cabling, hydraulic

and pneumatic tubing and hoses. All designs and documentation were produced

on Pro Engineering CAD Software and released in Windchill since 1995.

Key Skills

Proposal Development; Design and Development; Manufacturing, Specification

Compliance; Conceptual Layout; Detail Design; Documentation; Configuration

Management; Production Support; Vendor Interface and Compliance; Quality

Control; Organizational Development; Project Management; International

Business; Corporate Communications; Client Relations Management

Design and development experience includes projects for all branches of the

U.S. Military and Foreign Government. Mechanical design of Automatic Test

Equipment, cabling, transit cases, aircraft radar systems, armored vehicle

systems (missile, fire suppression and targeting), aircraft loader systems,

cockpit display and controls. The mechanical designs included machining,

castings (sand, investment and die castings), sheet metal, plastics,

composites, weldments, dip brazements, hydraulics tubing, structure,

pneumatic brakes systems, and pallet conveyor systems. The

electromechanical designs meet the requirements of Mil-Std-454, Mil-Std-

461, Mil-Std-464 for EMI, NVG compatible, splash proof, high pressure wash

down, altitude, temperature, environment, handling, Mil-Std-1472 human

factors, shock and vibration, corrosion and thermal compatibility. Design,

documented, configuration management, production support, vendor support,

tolerance stack up analysis and customer interface of the equipment and

cabling for the customer. Provided engineering support for the testing and

certification of the design for delivery to the customer.

Design from conception to production of Electronic Packaging and aircraft

cables to Mil-Std-454, and other customer specification. The designs

included electronic assemblies of processors, power supplies, card cages,

displays, joystick, printed circuit boards outline, MRB and specification.

All designs were delivered to customer and are in current use by US

military. The aircraft I have worked on is the B-52 G and H model, C-130 AC

and M model, the F-5, the Augusta Helicopter and the Cobra. Documentation

to the requirements of ASME Y14.100, DOD-Std-100 and 1000, and customers

specification.

Manufacturing Engineering to develop Manufacturing Instruction Set (MIS),

Design solution in tooling, welding, assemblies of electrical, hydraulic,

pneumatic, and conveyed design and contractual specification and

engineering requirements to manufacture the production equipment. Lead

Engineer to direct the manufacturing personnel is the installation and

assembly of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems.

Project engineering experience in charge of scheduling, cost estimating,

cost reduction, tracking of documentation, engineering changes,

configuration management, production support, vendor support, and customer

interface. Customer support includes programs in the US, Germany, England,

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Afghanistan. Planned and resolved issues of

modification of equipment, part availability, local environmental

compliance requirements, logistics and vehicle availability. Completed all

assigned task under budget and schedule to program requirements. Received

an accommodation from the Wing Commander of the 455th ELRS group in

Afghanistan for support above and beyond program requirements to achieve

customer satisfaction.

Field service experience includes in house and world wide support for the

application of systems and theory of operation, part acquisition,

modification requirements, procedures, and quality assurance. Team leader

in charge of customer interface and support, modification, and quality

assurance of equipment fielded in Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia.

Provide the program with part requirement, scheduling, task completion and

status, travel arrangement, billeting, shipping, receiving and customer

relations.

Engineering expertise includes Project Cost Estimates & Proposals, and

Engagement, Planning & Logistics, Implementation, recruiting and hiring

employees and staff, MS Office (Planning, Scheduling, Resources, and

Budget), Mechanical Systems, Welding, Fabrication, Manufacturing

Production, Technical Documents, and Professional Training Development. I

have worked with MS products for more than 20 years and includes, Office

Systems, Omnify, Oracle, Pro Engineer, Windchill and many other

applications.

Experience

DRS C3 and Aviation Company

May 2013 - February, 2014

Mechanical Engineer II; in charge of design, development documentation and

certification of the Electrical Electronic Equipment Test Set (EEETS)

upgrade for the US Air Force, Warner Robbins AFB.

Mechanical Engineer in charge of the design, documentation, production

compliant, logistic compliant and modification requirement for the

Electrical Electronic Equipment Test Set (EEETS)

My responsibilities include the BOM definition for assemblies to be

reworked and upgrade. rebuild and/or replaced for costing and manufacturing

definition.

Mechanical Engineer for C3 and A Material Review Board (MRB) and Rework and

Repair Board (RRB) on all productions delivered to DCMA and the US

government customers.

Lead Engineer in charge of the MSTAR radar system for production and

customer support.

All designs and documentation were produced on Pro Engineering CAD Software

and released in Windchill and Omnify

General Dynamics Land System - Force Protection Inc. Charleston, SC.

January 2013 - May, 2013

Mechanical Engineer II; in charge of development and test of the Cougar

Vehicle for proposal to the US and Canadian Military.

Lead Engineer in charge of the design requirement compliance, definition,

configuration management and modification requirement for the CAT1 and 2,

A1 and A2 vehicle upgrade.

My responsibilities include the BOM definition for assemblies to be

reworked, rebuild and/or replaced for costing and manufacturing definition.

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineer in charge of the defined the

inspection requirements and acceptance criteria for incoming Cougar

vehicles for reset.

All designs and documentation were produced on Pro Engineering CREO CAD and

Solidworks 2009 Software and released in Windchill.

General Dynamics Land System - Force Protection Inc. Charleston, SC.

August 2012 - January 2013

Theater Mechanical Engineer, Kandahar AB Afghanistan; in charge of MRAP

Cougar and JERRV vehicles for the 401st at Kandahar AB.

Lead Engineer in charge of the maintenance and engineering compliance for

the MRAP program to the US Army, Marine Corp, Navy and the Air force.

Technical liaison to evaluate the engineering requirements and

specification requirements for the upgrade of the Cougar CAT I and CAT II

A1 and A2 Cougars and the JERRV.

Engineering Liaison to the military customers, TACOM, and DOD personnel on

status and repair of battle damaged vehicle.

Engineer in charge of evaluating weld repair and welding requirements of

modification and repairs to vehicles.

Engineering support to maintenance personnel for repairs of vehicles.

General Dynamics Land System - Force Protection Inc. Charleston, SC.

January 2012 - June 2012

Mechanical Engineer II; in charge of development and test of the JAMMA/GMV

Vehicle for proposal to the US Military.

Lead Engineer in charge of the development, compliance testing and assembly

of the JAMMA vehicle for release for review for US Military at Ford Proving

Grounds.

Completed program Excel part requirement list for upgrades to the vehicle

to integrate the new Roll Over Protection, ROP, the body parts and the new

differentials.

My responsibilities included engineering, procurement, vendor and

manufacturing support of the electrical equipment, cabling, mechanical

structure, weldments, sheet metal, hydraulic hose assemblies, tubing, and

components to complete the JAMMA vehicle's electrical system, hydraulic

brakes, hydraulic steering and drive train system.

Supported the verification testing at Michelin Proving Grounds in

Greenville SC and at Watson Manufacturing.

All designs and documentation were produced on Pro Engineering CAD and

Solidworks 2009 Software and released in Windchill.

Force Protection Inc. Ladson, SC.

Via: Advantage Technical Resourcing

January 2011 - January 2012

Mechanical Engineer II (Contractor); lead engineer in charge of

procurement, development and manufacturing of the JAMMA Vehicle for

proposal to the US Military and NATO countries. Successfully completed

technical data package for 5 major vehicle systems in 3 month for costing,

procurement and manufacturing. Lead Engineer in charge of the manufacturing

and integration to produce a prototype for evaluation by the US military at

Pawtuxet Naval Air Station and Yuma Proving Grounds. All designs and

documentation were produced on Solidworks 2009 Software and released in

Windchill.

DRS Sustainment Systems Inc. St. Louis, Mo.

May 2010 - November 2010

Mechanical Engineer II; lead engineer in charge of design and development

of the Modular Fuel System Pump Module Rack (MFS-PMR) for the US Army.

Completed the design and documentation of the Pump/Engine Module,

Controller Assembly and structural components. Released 175 drawings and

400 components for manufacturing in 4 months. All drawings were completed

to the requirements of DOD-Std-1000, level III. All designs and

documentation were produced on Pro Engineering CAD Software and released in

Windchill.

November 2009 - April 2010

Mechanical Engineer II; lead engineer in charge of design, development and

manufacturing of the Fuel Distribution Improvement IRAD (FRC) prototype for

the US Army. Received Company Achievement Award for savings over $23,000

per system from proposed design, with design enhancements over $6,000 that

were not anticipated. Completed customer requested upgrades with no cost

impact to the program. All designs and documentation were produced on Pro

Engineering Wildfire 5 CAD Software and released in Windchill.

September 2009 - November 2009

Mechanical Engineer II; lead engineer in charge of design, development,

product cost proposal, and customer relations of the Fire Suppression

System for the M1200 Armored Knight Scout Vehicle prototype for the US

Army. All designs and documentation were produced on Pro Engineering

Wildfire 5 CAD Software and released in Windchill.

March 2010 - August 2009

Mechanical Engineer II; lead engineer in charge of design, development,

product cost proposal, and customer relations of the "Nifty Nine Produce

Upgrade Program" for the M1000 Trailer Program

Prototype for the US Army. All designs and documentation were produced on

Pro Engineering Wildfire 5 CAD Software and released in Windchill.

November 2008 - March 2009

Mechanical Engineer II; lead engineer and field team leader with

responsibilities of design, procurement, costing, manufacturing, logistics,

processing, and customer relations of the deck repairs for the 60K Tunner

loader in Afghanistan. From my successful demonstration of design concept

and field demonstration, a follow on contract was awarded. Received an

award from the Wing Commander for "Outstanding Performance" to support the

troops with the Tunner loader operations, maintenance and repair. The

company received a follow on contract to upgrade all loader in Iraq and

Afghanistan. All designs and documentation were produced on Pro Engineering

Wildfire 5 CAD Software and released in Windchill.

August 2008 - October 2008

Mechanical Engineer; lead engineer and manufacturing team leader with

responsibilities of design, costing, manufacturing, logistics, processing,

an customer relations of the IRAD Engine Replacement for the 60K Tunner

loader. From my successful demonstration of concept and increased

reliability, a contract was awarded 2011 to the company to overhaul 318

loaders. All designs and documentation were produced on Pro Engineering

Wildfire 5 CAD Software and released in Windchill.

June 2008 - August 2008

Mechanical Engineer; lead engineer to return the CTES program from failed

schedule performance to successful contract performance. Pt delivery hinged

on design, production and testing completion in ordered to meet a fixed

shipping date to save the company $9 million in penalties. Completed the

hydraulic design, development, and installation for the CTES Missile system

for the US Air Force. The design includes the layout of over 1000 feet of

hydraulic steel tubing, 75 hydraulic hoses and associated mounting

brackets. All designs and documentation were produced on Pro Engineering

Wildfire 5 CAD Software and released in Windchill.

December 2007 - June 2008

Mechanical Engineer; lead engineer in charge of the overhaul evaluation of

the 60K Tunner loader for the US Air Force. My responsibilities were to get

the program back on schedule by completing the assembly, component failure

analysis, cost analysis, production disposition, and program requirements

of all of the parts and assemblies. A total of 3164 components, by drawing

number, were evaluated. From my efforts, the company was awarded a follow

on contract. All designs and documentation were produced on Pro

Engineering Wildfire 5 CAD Software and released in Windchill. ESSI was

sold to DRS during this time

2000 - December 2008

Mechanical Engineer; lead engineer in charge of the reliability evaluation

of the 60K Tunner loader for the US Air Force. My responsibilities were to

evaluate the failed parts and assemblies from field operation worldwide.

From my analysis, new design proposals were presented to the customer for

implementation, cost analysis, and tracked for reliability and cost

savings. All designs and documentation were produced on Pro Engineering

Wildfire 5 CAD Software and released in Windchill. Company was sold to DRS-

SSI during this time.

ESSI (formerly SEI) St. Louis, Mo.

1994 - 2000

Senior Engineer; lead engineer in charge of the design, development,

manufacturing, documentation, and cost reduction of the 60K Tunner loader

electromechanical designs for the US Air Force. My responsibilities were to

complete layouts of the operator controls and instrument panels in the cab,

full vehicle cabling, electronic control enclosures, and engine interface

sensor. I confirmed that the designs would pass all the requirements of

EMI, NBC, power wash down, and sand and dust protection, and program

development specifications. All designs and documentation were produced on

Pro Engineering CAD Software and released in Windchill. SEI was sold to

ESSI during this time.

System and Electronic Incorporated SEI (formerly Emerson Electric) St.

Louis, Mo.

1989 - 1994

Senior Engineer; Design engineer in charge of the design, development,

manufacturing, documentation, and production support of mechanical

components, assemblies and cabling for airborne radar equipment for the US

Air Force. My responsibilities were to complete layouts of the aircraft

cabling, electronic control enclosures, Receiver/Transmitters, cockpit

instrumentation and controls, processors, and power supplies. I confirmed

that the designs would pass all the requirements of NBC, altitude, thermal,

and program development specifications.

The company was sold to ESSI

Emerson Electric, St. Louis, Mo.

1983 - 1989

Senior Engineer; Design engineer in charge of the design, development,

manufacturing, documentation, and production support of mechanical packages

for US Army ITV and FISTV vehicles. My responsibilities were to complete

layouts of the vehicle cabling, electronic control enclosures, operator's

displays and instrumentation, processors, power supplies, and slip rings. I

confirmed that the designs would pass all the requirements of EMI, NBC,

altitude, power wash down, thermal, and program development specifications.

Design engineer in charge of the design, development, manufacturing,

documentation, and production support Automatic Test Equipment for US

military. My responsibilities were to complete layouts of the cabling,

electronic control enclosures, transit cases, test stations, operator's

displays and instrumentation, processors, EMI Filters, CCA card cages and

power supplies. I confirmed that the designs would pass all the

requirements of the program development specifications.

Education

Bachelor Degree in Science, Mechanical Engineering, ASME and SAE

Accredited, Lake Superior State University - 1979 - 1983

Combination Welding, Machining, CAM, and Metal Fabrication, Industrial

Welding, 1982 - 1983

ARC, MIG, TIG, GAS, Electrical Technician Techniques, Schematics & Design

reading and documentation, Hydraulic and Pneumatic production and assembly

1981 -1983

ANSI Y14.5 Dimensioning and Tolerancing - 1994

Applicon Solid Modeling - 1987

Computer Vision CAD Training - 1987

ProEngineer Solid Modeling, Basic and Advance courses, 1994, 1999, 2003

ProEngineer Wildfire 2010

Solidworks 2007 version

Creo and Windchill 2012

Omnify Product Lifestyle Management System

PC skills: Office 2003 and 2007 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Matrix, Outlook,

Adobe Acrobat.

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