Victor H. Fortin

*** ******** *****, **** ******, IL 61611

Phone: 309-***-****

acr6xn@r.postjobfree.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

SEARS Manufacturing Co.: September 2015 – present

Senior Design Engineer

Responsible For:

New concepts for automated height adjustment on heavy construction seats

New damper design and testing for TLV seats

Various Cost Reductions including an improved bumper cup and improved damper latching system

JLG Industries: January 2013 – August 2015

Senior Design Engineer

Responsible For:

Design and Development of Tier IV Telehandler for JLG and Caterpillar product lines for the North American and European markets

Design of European Frame for the Tier IV Telehandler

Packaging any layout of the electrical components and wiring for these machines

Supporting Prototype and Pilot builds at our manufacturing facilities and supplier sites

Developing and maintaining Master Models for Class D machines for the Tier IV project

Developing and Maintaining BOM structures for the Class D machines in Windchill

Advanced CAD/CAM Services: October 2011 – December 2012

Design Engineer

Responsible For:

●Designing and Building Test Equipment for the Caterpillar XQ500 Generator using Pro/E

●Designing and Detailing Structural Weldments/Assemblies for Komatsu Mining Division

Entegee Engineering, Inc.: April 2011 – September 2011

Fixture Design for John Deere Construction Engineering

Responsible For:

●Designing Test Fixtures to support the Tier 4 Test Group's Test Requirements using Pro/E

●Designing and Detailing Structural Components/Weldments/Assemblies for New Excavator Development

●Managing and Releasing Parts/Assemblies/Drawings in PDMLink/Windchill

Daxcon Engineering: July 2010 – February 2011

Process Engineer for Caterpillar, Inc.

Responsible For:

Designing and Implementing New Engineering Workflow Processes for Power Systems Division at Caterpillar

Supporting Current Engineering Workflow Processes for Five Locations within Caterpillar

Volt Technical Services: September 2009 – July 2010

Design Engineer for John Deere Engine Engineering

Responsible For:

Design of Cast and Machined Parts for the iT4 Timing Gear Covers using Pro/E

Coordinating Prototype Engine Builds with a Cross Functional Team including Engineering, Manufacturing, Testing and Marketing

Maintaining Engine BOM’s for all iT4 Prototype Nine and Thirteen Liter Engines in PDMLink

Managing and Releasing Parts/Assemblies/Drawings in PDMLink/Windchill

Belcan Engineering Group, Inc.: August 2007 – May 2009

Mechanical Engineer for FRMV at BAE Systems

Responsible For:

Design of the Traverse Drive for the FRMV using Pro/E

Analysis of key components using Pro/Mechanica

Detailed Drawings for all components

Mechanical Engineer for Integrated Power Systems Solutions at Caterpillar

Responsible For:

Training and Developing new engineers in the IPSS program

Procurement of parts for any lab test or test bed machines for Power Systems

Pro/E development of PS2 lab installations including fixtures, harnesses and test stands using Pro/E

Butler Technical Group – Peoria, IL: November 2003 – August 2007

Design Engineer for Progress Rail: March 2007 – August 2007

Responsible For:

Concept Design of SD40 Locomotive Re-power

Design and Procurement of Locomotive Components for Pilot Builds

Design for Cross Platform Dynamic Brake Grid package

Design Engineer/Parts Support at Mossville Engine Division: January 2005 – March 2007

Responsible For:

Managing and tracking hardware and software updates for Caterpillar’s Heavy Duty On-Highway truck division

oIdentifying problem areas and working with Design Engineers on cost effective solutions

oProcurement of parts to implement these solutions

oCoordinating efforts with Product Health to ensure implemented solutions are installed correctly at customer sites

oLight design work for Heavy Duty engines

Design Engineer/Project Manager at Cab Competency Center: Nov. 2003 – Dec. 2004

Responsible For:

Managing 6 employees and several projects completed both on-site and off-site, including projects completed in Butler’s India location

Completing several design projects for Caterpillar, including:

oHeadliner for the 992X cab

oDoors for the Atlas and Century cabs

oPlastic components for the 992X and Century cabs

oTurbo Oil lines for the C32 Petroleum engine

oSeveral minor designs and design changes

Taking designs through all stages of the Cat process including detailing, updating the Teamcenter and EDS databases, and releasing of the drawings

CNH Global– Burr Ridge, IL: July 1997 – October 2003

Design Engineer: October 2001– October 2003

Responsible For:

Design and Analysis of components and systems in construction equipment projects including:

oStructural Analysis for excavators and wheel loaders

oHydraulic valve design

oFatigue Analysis on several systems

Support of Pro/Engineer users in Construction Equipment Competency Center

Support Specialist: July 1997 – October 2001

Responsible For:

Pro/Engineer support for over 500 engineers worldwide

Developing and Delivering training for Pro/Engineer, including Large Assembly Management, Advanced Part Design, Pro/Surface and Pro/Sheetmetal

Creating and Supporting solid modeling and drawing standards on a global basis

Developing and testing the SolidEdge application for roll-out to selected sites

Developing and testing future PDM solutions using E-Matrix software

Developing and maintaining UNIX scripts to increase user productivity and eliminate redundancy

Evaluating and testing third party software for use with Pro/Engineer

Rand Worldwide – Schaumburg, IL: October 1995 – June 1997

Applications Engineer

Responsible For:

Post-sales support and installation of Pro/Engineer software

Post sales support of Hardware including HP, Sun and SGI UNIX platforms and Windows platforms

Teaching training courses for Pro/Engineer, including Basic Pro/E, Advanced Part and Assembly, Pro/Sheetmetal, Pro/Surface, and Pro/MoldDesign

Managed Post sales activities for Large Accounts such as Motorola and Sunbeam

COMPUTER SKILLS

Pro/Engineer – up to date on Creo 2.0 and Windchill

Teamcenter/IPEM

IDEAS and COSMOS FEA packages

Microsoft Office Products

EDUCATION

BSME – Bradley University – May 1993

3.4/4.0 GPA

Three time letter winner in both Track and Cross Country at a Division I level

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