Mechanical Design Engineer

Ryan M. Swon

**** ******* *****, ******, ** *****

Phone: 630-***-**** Email: ********@*******.***

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position in the field of Mechanical Engineering that will fully utilize and expand my

skills and experience.

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering August 2009-May 2013

Cumulative GPA: 3.36/4.00

COURSEWORK

Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical Vibrations, Engineering Graphics and Design, Materials

for Manufacturing, Statics/Strength of Materials, Engineering Dynamics, Electrical Circuit Analysis,

Mechanical Engineering Design, Numeric Methods in Mechanical Engineering, Calculus,

Differential Equations, Applied Linear Algebra, Physics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Grayhill, Inc. LaGrange, IL

Mechanical Design Engineer Fall 2013 - Present

• Designed standard ruggedized keypad interface module within cost target to meet MIL-

STD specifications.

• Obtained design experience with machined metal parts, silicone molded rubber keypads

and gaskets, PC board fabrication, cable assemblies, powder coating, chemical conversion

coating.

• Performed tolerance analysis of final product assemblies.

• Design and develop fixtures for product assembly and qualification.

• Maintain database of obsolete engineering drawings.

Engineering Internship Summer 2013

• Analyzed past and current customer corrective action root causes for dome

contamination.

• Performed DOE and document results.

• Determined areas to implement improvements.

Engineering Internship Summer 2012

• Created and developed visual work instructions for optical and mechanical encoders,

joystick, and rotary switches built in the manufacturing area.

• Critiqued final design of visual work instruction through analysis of bills of materials,

drawings, tooling, and interaction with the production assembly associates.

• Consistently took initiative to complete assignments with minimal guidance and

supervision.

Assembler Summer 2010

• Assembled and soldered various Grayhill keypad switches.

Assembler Summer 2008

• Assisted Manufacturing Engineer with wiring test equipment to be used on the assembly

line.

• Assembled rotary switches on production line.

SKILLS

Proficient with AutoCAD, ProEngineer: Wildfire 4.0, Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.

Familiar with C++, Matlab, Adobe Illustrator, CADAM and Abaqus.

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