Mechanical Engineer Maintenance

BRADLEY (BRAD) R. WOODWARD

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Lonoke, AR 72086 Email: *********@*****.***

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology - 2011

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

STRONG MANUFACTURING

Oct. 2014 - May 2015 (Layoff)

Mechanical Engineer

Design and fabrication of agricultural earth scrapers and associated

equipment using SolidWorks and AutoCAD

Application of engineering principles for process improvement as related to

streamlining the workflow

Use of FEA (Finite Element Analysis) methods for determining structural

stresses and loading

Design and fabrication of light concrete pumping equipment

Interface with various outside vendors for the acquisition of parts,

materials, specifications and other pertinent systems.

KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP. Apr. 2012 - Oct. 2014

Designer (Contract; Cor-Tech)

Design and implementation of production machinery modifications and new

equipment installations for numerous different departments within the

plant.

Process and workflow improvement concurrent with ISO 9000 principles

Streamlining & error proofing of production machinery to include design

modifications for same

Project management Duties: Interface with contractors and oversee the

installation design(s).

SolidWorks was utilized for machinery/process design.

Refit/modification of existing machinery

Process improvement(s).

HYD-MECH USA Dec. 2011 - Feb. 2012 (Layoff)

Facilities Engineer

Process Improvement and re-design duties for the purpose of improving

assembly operations

Writing & documenting work instructions both for in-house and end user use.

Responsible for the daily operations and Maintenance of the manufacturing

facility and Machine Shop

Vertical mills, lathes, and welding facilities.

REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY Jan. 2008 - Nov. 2010 (Layoff)

Design Draftsman

Maintenance and creation of drawings for new products.

Maintenance of production machinery, and part modification.

Responsible for minor design changes.

SolidWorks was utilized for machinery/process design.

Drawing solid models of new products, packaging, repair parts and plant

layout.

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2 HALL MANUFACTURING Jul. 2007 - Nov. 2007

3 Draftsman

Design and layout of new petroleum storage tanks on a made-to-order basis.

Engineering Duties for the grass mower line and an all-terrain vehicle in

development.

AutoCAD used for product design

4 WHEATLAND TUBE COMPANY Aug. 2006 - July 2007 (Plant closure)

Design Engineer

Re-design and Maintenance of existing production equipment, building and

general facilities.

Material specifications as well as overseeing the implementation projects.

Hydraulic powered machinery and also specified and helped specify hydraulic

systems.

AutoCAD Inventor 3D software used for design.

CUSTOM DIRECT, LLC Aug. 2004 - Aug. 2006

Maintenance Technician

Responsible for the daily maintenance (including preventative maintenance)

and repair of all production machinery as well as facility related

concerns.

Refinement and continuous improvement of all processes & methods.

Electro-mechanical skills used for the troubleshooting of high speed

packaging and offset printing equipment including repair and modifications.

Troubleshoot motor control circuitry and PLC ladder logic.

I/O modifications

Heating circuits.

Troubleshoot electronic/electrical/pneumatic/electro-mechanical systems.

COORSTEK Oct. 2003 - Aug. 2004

Quality Control Inspector

Inspection of reaction bonded body armor and other reaction bonded ceramic

products (Pumps and Mining Parts)

Implemented and operated computer tracking of dimensional attributes of

personal body armor plating prior to shipment for the purpose of detecting

dimensional trends in the manufacturing process.

H & M Industrial Services 1998

- 2000

Machinist

Responsible for the machining and fabrication of parts/assemblies utilizing

all manual job shop machine tools and fixtures.

Experience with all aspects of machining, metal cutting and fabrication

methods.

CNC experience with turning and machining centers as well as traditional

manual methods.

5 SKILLS

Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance

Drafting, Tool & Die

Design and Troubleshooting

ISO 9000 Quality

SolidWorks

Inventor CAD System

AutoCAD 2D

Sheet Metal

Plastic

Machining

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9 ACHIEVMENTS

Recognized by Custom Direct for numerous operations modifications to

processes and machinery resulting in overall capital cost-savings.

Potentially hundreds of hours in downtime and lost labor were realized due

to the inspection and engineering of equipment to sustain production

schedules.

Identified and corrected numerous drawing errors that would have resulted

in machine downtime and waste of thousands of dollars in supplies.

Scrapped defective product (Remington Arms). Quality, safety and overall

savings were maintained thru the Supply Chain Management Program for all

areas of the company.

Engineering, R&D project for LM Glasfiber (Little Rock, AR), wind power

blade manufacturing plant in Little Rock, Arkansas, that involved an

innovative method of vacuum forming and curing of structural resins.

Additional Training

Jackson State Community College

McWherter Center Machine Tool Technology School, Jackson, TN

General class FCC radio license (KG4FUS)

Working knowledge of electrical/electronic schematic diagrams.

North American School of Firearms, Scranton, PA Graduate 1991

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