Engineer Design
Resume:
David J. Dvorak, E.I.T.
Houston, TX 77073 ************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Secure a position that utilizes my Mechanical Engineering skills and experience from a wide array of fields.
EXPERIENCE
Senior Mechanical Engineer AF Global Corporation 2014 – 2015
Senior Mechanical Engineer in the R&D group focused on offshore drilling operations
Designed specialty drilling riser joints that could be integrated into MPD operations
Designed drilling riser handling equipment in accordance with API, DNV, and ABS specifications
Designed cross-overs from Riser Gas Handling System to client specific risers
Design Engineer FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies 2012 – 2014
Design swage machine for new larger 8 inch steel fittings for FlexSteel’s composite pipe
Swage machine designed with 10,000 psi hydraulics and HPU for Open/Close and Swage functions
Automate manual processes for safety and efficiency
Make design improvements to existing fittings to reduce cost and increase performance
Create new fitting designs for new products such as High Temp and Marine Grade pipe
Create new pipe structures for R&D and future development
Design plugs and clamps for hydrotesting of FlexSteel pipe at pressures up to 3000psi
Design Engineer Trelleborg Offshore US 2009 – 2011
Lead Design Engineer and Supervisor for Drilling Syntactics Product group
Designed Drill Riser Buoyancy Modules, Thrust Collars, Riser Guards, Riser Shims and Uraduct cable protection
Designed Distributed Buoyancy Modules for Umbilicals
Championed major design change to Drill Riser Buoyancy Modules to increase uplift while reducing manufacturing complexity and cost, wrote test procedures and witnessed all tests to prove out design change
Design Engineer Oil States Industries, Drilling & Production 2007 – 2009
Lead Design and Project Engineer for structural design, verification, and integration of subsea BOP stacks
Designed pressure vessels including Choke and Kill flex loops, spools, and hydraulic piping
Wrote test procedures and FAT’s for all facets of subsea BOP stacks
Designed various lifting beams and shipping skids
Experience and familiarity with recognized industry standards such as DNV-OS-E101, DNV Rules for Certification of Lifting Appliances, API 6A, API 16C, ASME Sec VIII and ASTM material specifications
Performed Finite Element Analysis using ANSYS on structural frames and pressure piping
Visited drilling rigs offshore as required for field measurements and fit-up of components
Field Engineer Schlumberger, Well Services 2005 – 2007
Cell Leader for Offshore Cementing in the Gulf of Mexico
Wrote job proposals, recommendations, and bids based on well parameters and cementing best practices
Designed cement slurries and spacers based on well parameters
Coordinated delivery of cement, chemicals, and parts from SLB support center to the rigs
Supervised 4 to 10 cementers and 2 to 5 cementing units at any given time
One year experience offshore as cementer on drilling rigs
Systems Engineer Raytheon Company, Space Sensor Development 2004 – 2005
Space & Airborne Systems in El Segundo (Los Angeles) and Goleta (Santa Barbara), CA
Assembled and tested NPOESS VIIRS weather satellite opto-mechanics and electronics modules
Wrote test procedures and scripts used in the Integration and Test of NPOESS VIIRS weather satellite
Designed calibration station and mechanical layout of Hyper Spectral Imager for use in reconnaissance missions
Completed Six Sigma project to reduce training time of employees by 75%
Mechanical Engineering Internship Bechtel National, Mechanical Systems Summer 2003
River Protection Project / Nuclear Waste Treatment Plant for Hanford, WA
Reviewed and corrected Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams
Calculated line losses, determined pipe sizes and safety classes
Wrote several VBA programs to automate lengthy and mundane daily and weekly tasks
Mechanical Engineering Internship Milgard Windows, Vinyl Extrusion Summer 2002
Worked at Vinyl Extrusion factory for window frames, in the machine shop where the extruders and dies are manufactured
Wrote programs to dynamically predict extruder tool life and production of vinyl out 3 years, facilitating the machine shop in knowing what order to manufacture new extruders and dies
Learned VBA, wrote macros in excel using VBA to automate lengthy and difficult tasks
Support backup for Manager of Information Systems
EDUCATION
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
BS in Mechanical Engineering Overall GPA: 3.3 Graduated: March 2004
Minor in Mathematics Dept. GPA: 3.5 Dean’s List: 4 times in last two years
SKILLS
Obtained CSWP (Certified SolidWorks Professional) certificate in 2013 with a score of 100% on all three sections
Experience in SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, MathCad, ANSYS, EPDM, MatLab, Mathematica, CemCADE, CemCAT, C, C++, VBA, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio, MS Access, MS Project
Knowledge of GD&T, Design for Manufacturability, ISO 9001 Certification, Weldments, and Umbilicals
ME electives: Automatic Controls, Instrumentation, FEA, Rapid Prototyping/CAD Technology
ACTIVITIES
President of American Society of Mechanical Engineers at UW 2002 – 2003
Collaborate with ASME officers and members to design and execute activities for the Society and the ME students
Campaigned for and received office for ASME in Mechanical Engineering Building
HOBBIES
Executed the pour of concrete foundation, framing, electric, phone, plumbing, etc. on large addition to parents’ home
Designed, budgeted, and executed the remodel of my house, including new porch, remodel of bathrooms and kitchen, update of electrical circuits, and other various updates and new construction
Execution of motor swaps in several cars, and other mechanical work/repair on cars and motorcycles
Executed teardown, design, and rebuild of my house when it burned down in 2010
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