Engineer Mechanical

Nick D. Bark

Summary

Interior structures and systems designer with 18 years in the aircraft and aerospace industry. Involved with design, manufacturing, systems and liaison engineering. Design of aircraft includes: Interior placards, seats, divans, credenzas, entertainment systems, periphery, lavatories, galleys and the interface of subsequent systems. Secondary structures include: avionics and electrical component rack design (B737) and 19-inch (C-130 FLIR) electronics racks.

Primary Structures include: fwd entry door re-configuration and aft fuselage extension on (S-92 rotorcraft) All design work achieved utilizing SolidWorks2013 (3000hrs) Inventor (300hrs) AutoCAD 14-2012 (15,000+hrs), CADAM (10,000hrs)

Aircraft experience: Boeing/Airbus Bombardier/Gulfstream/Raytheon/Dassault/Cessna/Pilatus/Sikorsky Helicopters/Embraer/McDonnell Douglas/Sabreliner/MD Helicopters, Dirigibles and Bell Helicopters.

CSWA Certified SolidWorks Associate C-MP8WHJ9XSZ

Structures Specific

Experience in all areas of semi-monocoque fuselage modification design such as: aircraft skin penetration for antennas and special missions equipment, frames, stringers, longerons, bulkheads, floor board modification, installation of floor structure; adapter plates/pallets/plinths, installation of monuments to the aircraft structure using common hardware such as NAS, MS, Hi-loks, rivets, custom tie-rods, isolation fittings, modifications to main fuselage, flight deck, cargo hold, electronics/avionics bays, hell holes, design of structural installations around the circumference of the fuselage.

Nov14-Present Spartan Motors

Solid works designer

Pumper and Rescue apparatus firetruck design of compartmentalized custom bodies. Plumbing design instrumentation layouts pump house structures. Leading self initiated project to revolutionize the industry and how structures and pumps are mounted to chassis.

Feb13-May14 FedEx Strategic Projects

Solid Works designer

Modification engineering for various military and governmental and Heads of State aircraft. Northrup Grumman countermeasures system integration onto A340 A319 B747-8 Aircraft.

Mar12-Dec12 Bell Helicopter

Completions and Modifications engineer

Engineering corporate interiors, law enforcement, air ambulance and various other projects as needed in the customizations group.

Mar11-Mar12 MAV6

Avionics Mechanical Engineer

Avionics-mechanical drawings for the U.S. Air Force Project known as Blue Devil II.

Detail, Assembly and Installation of Power Distribution Boxes, Ground Bus Bars, disconnect brackets and laser altimeters for an Airship measuring over 370 feet long. Mechanical support for a group of 12 electrical engineers. Liaison dealing with manufacturing vendor issues.

Nov10-Mar11 Cabin Innovations

Monument Assembly Designer/Liaison Engineer

Assembly drawings for the fabrication of multiple monuments within a Boeing BBJ 737-700 new aircraft completion. Galley Island, Crew Rest Closet, Crew Overhead Storage, Bulkheads shrouding Enflite pocket doors, Toilet Shrouds and Vanities are some of the work performed at Cabin Innovations. The only contract employee granted permission to approve liaison redline changes on our production drawings. Drawing style was selected for all other employees to use as their example when creating drawings for the program.

Mar 08-Oct10 Gaelic Aviation Consultants

VIP Interiors Consultant

Engineering drawings for VIP interiors installed in Airbus A340-500, Bombardier CRJ200, Boeing BBJ1-2 and Embraer Lineage 1000 aircraft. Main Project: On Site Liaison Engineer to cabinet manufacturer for CRJ200 program at Pats Aircraft, Georgetown DE. Solving cabinet assembly and installation problems and (mechanical/electrical/environmental) systems interface issues throughout entire interior design package at installation. Heavy interaction with program managers, project engineers, engineering consulting firms, costumer representatives and corporate executives.

Nov 07-Feb 08 Heritage Aviation Ltd.

VIP Interiors Engineer

Engineering drawings for VIP interiors (mechanical assembly, installation and interface of typical systems associated with VIP interiors) installed in MD900 Helicopter. Liaison engineering and design review for first article production to insure complete STC documentation for future, multiple aircraft installations. Maintained constant interaction with production personnel.

Apr 07-Oct 07 and Feb 06-Oct 06 Taylor Deal Aviation, LLC.

Interior Cabinetry Engineer

Engineering drawings for VIP interiors installed in Airbus A319/A320 and Boeing 747 aircraft: interior monument assemblies for closets, vanities and buffets. Engineering reconfiguration drawings for interior components installed in a MD-11 at Lufthansa Technik.

Nov 06-Apr 07 Associated Air Center

Mechanical Engineering Contractor

Engineering drawings for VIP interior monument installations installed in Airbus A319 Aircraft.

Projects: intercostal detail and installation drawings and Tie-Rod detail and assembly drawings.

Jun 06-Oct 06 Sabreliner Corporation

Liaison Engineer

Duties included project engineer, avionics mechanical engineer, interior designer, liaison engineer, technical publicist, drawing checker and AutoCAD instructor. Created engineering for 8110-3-certification procurement for aircraft modification and re-configuration projects in support of the Sabreliner aircraft fleet. Main project: UH60-A Black Hawk helicopter VIP military transport interior.

Nov 05-Feb 06 Heritage Aviation Ltd.

VIP Interiors Engineer

Engineering for VIP interiors, an 18-inch cabin extension and a 50-inch to 37-inch forward entry door re-configuration to be installed in Sikorsky S-92A rotorcraft. Projects: potable water tanks and plumbing installed on new fixed rear cargo door (baggage area)

Feb 05-Sep 05 DeCrane Aerospace, Pats Aircraft

Avionics Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical structures lead (systems interim lead) for VIP interior completions on Boeing Business Jet aircraft. Duties included: project engineering, scheduling and checking work for mechanical design team.

Aug 04-Jan 05 Aim Aviation

Mechanical Engineer

3D solid modeling of Zodiac Aerospace first class seat surround furniture, installed in overseas commercial aircraft (A340) for Air China and China Air.

Jan 04-Jul 04 Mission Research Corporation

Avionics Mechanical Engineer

Created engineering drawings for the mechanical installation of avionics LRU boxes for

special mission aircraft in divisions of Homeland Security, Border Patrol and Customs U.S. Air force.

Education

Southern Oklahoma Technology Center

1993-1995 Drafting Technology - Certificate of Competency

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