Brent Zabalawi
San Marcos, TX 78666
210-***-**** (m)
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EDUCATION
Bachelors, Manufacturing Engineering, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 05/15
o Specialization in Mechanical Systems
SKILLS
Software:
Solid Modeling, Inventor, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, MasterCAM, Igems, Excel, and Matlab
Mechanical/Electrical:
Operate CNC mills, lathes, waterjets, 3-D printing, and MIG welder
Design and wire electrical systems
Building prototypes
Design and analyze gears
Engineering:
Lead engineer for product development team
o Identified customer needs and developed metrics to measure them
o Connected customer needs to design specs. with Quality Function Deployments (House of Quality)
o Analyzed designs and processes with FMEAs
Understanding of manufacturing processes
Tool selection, and jig/fixture designing
Create and optimize tool paths
Understanding of lean manufacturing, six sigma, and 5s system
Conduct time studies
Applying DFMA to designs
Industrial robot programming
Understanding of control systems and PLCs
Working knowledge of material science
Working Knowledge of GD&T
Creating Bill of materials, assembly charts, operations process charts, and parts drawings
Strong math skills (Differential Equations and Linear Algebra)
EXPERIENCE
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 06/14 – 12/14
Lab Assistant, Ingram School of Engineering
Teach camp attendees about environmentally friendly construction
Design and construct testing equipment
New Beginnings San Marcos, TX 08/14 – 12/14
Team Leader-Designer
Designed, constructed, and tested a flexible centrifugal power transmission system using concurrent engineering,
design for manufacturing, and design for assembly techniques
Assigned weekly responsibilities to a team of engineers
PORTFOLIO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rBnKk-4hcU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O61hFub5VhA
LANGUAGE
Bilingual (Arabic and English)