Design Designer

CAREER SUMMARY

Design Engineer/Design Checker

Proven performer in a challenging profession with 37 years experience

Design, layout, various cad systems, ink on Mylar, checking.

Design/detailing of machine fittings sheet metal parts, composite honeycomb panels, composite detail parts & structural assemblies, plastic vacuum formed parts, stretch forming, hydro forming & break form dies.

Personable, enthusiastic, self-disciplined and career committed.

Skills

Design Tools: CATIA V5 (20000 hours), Smarteam, Boeing Enovia (7000 hrs) & UTAS Enovia (1000 hrs), TeamCenter PDM, NGC TeamCenter PDM (4500 hrs), ITAR, CATIA version 4 (35,000 hours)

EXPERIENCE

Zodiac Aerospace (Under Contract) June 2015 – July 31,2015

Senior Checker Huntington Beach, CA

Airline Cabin Interiors

Checking designs of Galleys for B787

Catia V5, Smarteam

Triumph/Vought Company June 2014 – May 2015

Senior Structural Designer Arlington, Texas

Embraer E2-Jets

Responsible for designing and detail parts for Aft Fuselage and Flight Test Structure.

Catia V5

C & D Zodiac Aerospace (Under Contract) March 2014 – May 2014

Senior Structural Designer La Palma, CA

Airline Cabin Interiors

Design and detailing Lavatory Design for B757-200

Catia V5, Smarteam

UTAS (Goodrich Corp) (Under Contract) April 2010 - March 2013, May 2013 – March 2014

Senior Structural Designer Chula Vista, CA

787-8 & -9 Nacelles Fan Cowl & Thrust Reverser, GTF Inlet – C-Series & MRJ

Design of Vent Door Assembly (787), Inlet AFT Bulkhead (GTF)

Boeing Enovia - Thrust Reverser, UTAS Enovia – Inlet

Northrop Grumman (Under Contract) March 2013 – May 2013

Senior Structural Designer/Checker Redondo Beach, CA

James Webb Satellite

Designer/Checker of satellite components.

Northrop Grumman (Under Contract) Dec 2009 – April 2010

Senior Structural Designer Rancho Bernardo, CA

Crew System

Box design for testing

Northrop Grumman (Under Contract) Feb 2009 – May 2009

Senior Structural Designer Rancho Bernardo, CA

Global Hawk V5 Conversion

Conversion of Pro E Models to Catia V5

The Boeing Company April 2007 – Feb 2009

Senior Structural Designer Long Beach, California

747-8F, -8I Program

Responsible for designing and detail parts for Floor Beam Stabilization.

Product Support Team (Tags, ELR’s & problem investigation.)

Catia V4

Northrop Grumman (Under Contract) Nov 2006 - April 2007

Senior Structural Designer Redondo Beach, CA

Laser Plumbing for Airborne Laser

Responsible for updating plumbing models and drawings.

Catia V4

Northrop Grumman (Under Contract) June 2004 – Oct 2006

Senior Structural Designer El Segundo, CA

JSF – F35 (Aft Duct-Center Fuselage)

Responsible for designing and detail parts for A1, B1 and CV Aircraft

Shipside support, Palmdale, CA.

Design, detail machine parts for the Hydraulic Reservoir mounting hardware, RIO brackets, BL 0 and BL 14, and maintained A1 installation model (Catia V5.) Coordinated with the 425 mating structure with Lockheed in Ft. Worth, TX

PDM, Aircraft structures, Catia V5, ITAR, Change Board

Boeing Military Airplane Group (Under Contract) May 2002-June2004; Aug 2000–Oct 2001

Senior Structural/Electrical/Mechanical Designer Wichita, Kansas

Laser Plumbing / Structure Modification for Airborne Laser-747

Responsible for designing and detail parts for the Aircraft.

Shipside support, doing Tags and Liaison.

Update “PI Drawings” to reflect the current wire harness configuration.

Design Focal of Ammonia (NH3) Exhaust System.

Designed and detail parts.

Design, detail parts and Liaison of Air Conditioning System for laser lube oil Flight Controls System

Parts consist of naca scoop, ducting, frame modification, flight control pulleys and fairleads

Middle River Aircraft Systems (Under Contract) Nov 2001 – May 2002

Senior Structural Designer - Helicopter Baltimore, MD

Design and detail composite Door Assembly

Door Assembly made of nomex honeycomb and graphite.

“Fibersim” to make flat pattern plies.

Nordam July 1999 – Aug 2001

Senior Structural Designer – Nacelle Tulsa, Oklahoma

Design and detail parts for nacelle of various airplane manufacturers.

Parts consist of cowl doors, core cowls, thrust reversers and inlet leading edge assemblies. FAJ and Master Gage Tools.

Tooling: stretch form, hydro forming & break forming dies.

Raytheon Aircraft (Under Contract) Dec 1997 – April 1999

Senior Structural Designer – Forward Fuselage Wichita, Kansas

Hawker Horizon Program

Installation drawings and design of detailed part of Windshield Frames, bulkheads and other associated parts in the fuselage.

Assembly and Installation drawings in the Controls Group.

The Boeing Company May 1992 – Dec 1998

Senior Structural Designer Wichita, Kansas

777-100 & 98K Program & 737-700 Strut/Nacelle Group, Fuselage

Installation drawings and design of detailed part of Frames (Main Landing Gear), Hinge Beam and associated parts on the Thurst Reverser. FAJ and Master Gage Tools.

Thumbnail Panel, Fan Cowl Panel that were made of various types and grades of nomex honeycomb and graphite.

Fan Cowl Support Beam and associated Precision Forgings

Scientific Atlanta (Contract) Jan 1992 – May 1992

Senior Structural Designer Norcross, GA

Assembly and Packaging drawings for components used in the Cable TV industry. Used CADKEY exclusively.

Enstorm Helicopter Corp. (Contract) Sept 1990 – Dec 1991

Senior Structural Designer/ CAD Instructor Menominee, MI

Primary helicopter structure, Rudder pedal controls, collective system, landing gear

Coordinate with manufacturing on TH-28 Military Trainer.

Cadkey Instructor

McDonnell Douglas May1987 – Aug 1990

Senior Structural Designer Mesa, Arizona / St Louis, Missouri

C-17 (Mesa, AZ) - A12 Medium Range Bomber (St . L., MO)

Composite Trailing Edge Panels – C-17

Composite inlet duct design – A-12

The Boeing Company (Contract) September 1986 – May 1987

Structural /Mechanical Designer Everett, Washington

747/767 Flight Deck Equipment Group

Design of drip shields in crew area, Crew Oxygen and first and Second Observer Seat Arrangements

Dripshields are of a composite composition of Kevlar.

ERDA Inc. September 1981 – September 1986

Designer/Group Leader Peshtigo, Wisconsin

Kargard Ind July 1978 - 1981

Engineering Technical and Quality Control Inspector Marinette, Wisconsin

EDUCATION

Ferris State University May 1977

Associates Degree in Technical Drafting and Tool Design

SPECIAL TRAINING CAD EXPERIENCE

Northrop Grumman - CATIA V5 trained, Aerobotics - CATIA Training version 4

Boeing CATIA Classes - Advanced Curves and Surfaces / Solid Modeling

CADKEY, Gerber IDS System, New Horizons - Autocad V.14AUTOCAD V.14, McDonnell Douglas CADD System

Knowledge of DOD-STD-100C including ANSI Y14.5, Military Standards

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