Andrew L. Barnes
203-***-**** - home phone
978-***-**** - cell phone
accpkn@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY:
Expert Mechanical Designer with 23 years design, modeling and detailing
experience in the aerospace, semiconductor, medical device and consumer
product industries. 5 years of experience on Unigraphics II, 16 years of
experience on Pro/Engineer and 1 year on Solidworks and CADRA. Good
understanding of ANSI Y14.5 standards, WindChill and Pro/Intralink(PDMlink)
data management. Excellent technical writing and reporting skills using
Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Capable of handling a project from
initial concept work to end of life with a positive attitude and a smile.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
US Patent #8,177,754 Surgical Port Seal
US Patent #8,430,812 Surgical Access Assembly
other US and Europe patents pending
EDUCATION:
2005 Rock Engineering (PTC Training Center) Windsor, CT
Wildfire 2 Update Training
2002 Pitney Bowes (Rand course) Shelton, CT
Pro/Intralink 3.0
2001 Visible Edge Computing Nashua, NH
Using Pro/PROGRAM
1997 Gary Whitmire (GD&T consultant) Quantum,
Shrewsbury, MA
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (ANSI Y14.5M-1994)
1991 Lowell Institute School (M.I.T.) Cambridge, MA
Certificate in Technical Drawing
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
July 2013 to present Mechanical Designer
under contract with: Pitney Bowes, Danbury, CT
Assisted engineers in designing paper handling machines. Prepared the
Vantage sorter machine for major release using Pro/Engineer, Solidworks
and MS Office software. Used Wildfire for product data management.
July 2011 to Dec 2012 Mechanical Designer
under contract with: Otis Elevator, Farmington, CT
Assisted engineers in getting the Private Residence Elevator into
production. Created models, large assemblies, drawings and
documentation using Pro/Engineer and MS Office software. Used PDMlink
to create ECOs and release drawings and documentation into production.
July 2009 to March 2011 Design Engineer
under contract with: Start LLC, Shelton, CT
Design Engineer for multiple medical device products from concept to
final documentation using Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4 and SolidWorks.
Created presentations to accurately communicate the design to
customers. Worked closely with vendors to manufacture prototypes.
Developed test fixtures and test procedures. Conducted testing and
reported results.
Jun 2007 to July 2009 Design Engineer
under contract with: Covidien, North Haven, CT
Design Engineer for the AbsorbaTack project. Responsible for all
design and modeling from concept to final documentation using
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2 and Pro/INTRALINK. Contributed to the project
DFMEA. Completed project design in 7 months enabling production to
begin ahead of scheduled launch date. Contributed to the concept and
testing of an Arthroscopic Port.
Jan. to April 2007 Mechanical Designer
under contract with: Brooks Automation, Chelmsford, MA
Used Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2.0 to create parts, assemblies and
mechanical drawings for automated semiconductor wafer handling
equipment. Heavy use of Pro/SHEETMETAL, Pro/INTRALINK and Agile CM.
August to December 2006 Mechanical Designer
under contract with: Boston Scientific, Watertown, MA
Used Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2.0 to create assemblies, mechanical
drawings and layouts for a single-use colonoscope for the Endovations
group. Modeled and detailed injection molded plastic parts.
January to March 2006 Mechanical Designer
under contract with: Pitney Bowes, Shelton, CT
Worked on the release into production of the DA450. A high speed
postage machine. Designed and detailed large assemblies using
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2.0. Extensive use of Windchill to release parts
and assemblies. Worked with vendors to procure parts for prototyping
and production. Used Pro/INTRALINK to release documentation.
Oct. 2004 to Jan. 2006 Mechanical Designer
under contract with: Bic, Milford, CT
Designed and documented Bic stationary products for the Writing
Products R&D division using Pro/Engineer v2001, Wildfire 2.0 and
Pro/INTRALINK. Extensive plastic part design including tolerance stack-
ups and complex surface modeling.
Feb. 2004 to Oct. 2004 Mechanical Designer
under contract with: Pitney Bowes, Shelton, CT
Worked on the release into production of a re-branded Mid-Jet mailing
machine and the Low Cost Phoenix mailing machine. Designed and
detailed large assemblies using Pro/Engineer v2001. Extensive use of
Windchill to release parts and assemblies. Worked with vendors to
procure parts for prototyping and production. Used Pro/INTRALINK to
release documentation.
April 2003 - June 2003 Brooks Automation, Chelmsford, MA
May 2001 - Feb 2003 Pitney Bowes, Stamford, CT
Jan 2000 - April 2001 PRI Automation, Billerica, MA
Mar 1999 - Dec 1999 Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, CT
July 1998 - Mar 1999 Pitney Bowes, Stamford, CT
Feb 1998 - July 1998 Stratus Computer, Marlboro, MA
Nov 1995 - Feb 1998 Quantum Corporation, Shrewsbury, MA
Jan 1995 - Nov 1995 Osram Sylvania, Manchester, NH
1990 - 1994 Digital Equipment Corporation, Hudson, MA
REFERENCES:
Available upon request