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Design Engineer

Location:
Thornton, CO
Posted:
December 07, 2015

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Bruce L. Chiddix

***** ********* ** 303-***-****

Thornton, CO 80241 acspyx@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To obtain a challenging position in Engineering Design or Drafting, with a progressive company, offering opportunities for professional growth and development in an innovative environment.

Technical Skills

Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4, Creo 2, Pro Animation, Pro Mechanism, Pro Pdm, intralink, Creo framework,

Solid Works, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, 3d modeling.

Qualifications

Over 30 years Engineering Design experience in manufacturing environments.

Strong mechanical problem solving ability

Knowledge of practical mechanical and fabrication solutions, relying on simplicity in design using purchased parts whenever possible

Experience in design interface, vendor interface and customer interface

Believe reliability and cost savings is important in design

Experience with sheet metal, machined, welded and cast design

Able to work hands on with Technicians and Production employees

Willing to listen and learn for better and more cost effective ways in design

Experience writing technical and operations manuals

Experience building and maintaining equipment

Experience training operators on equipment

Assisted with product testing and validation

Able to follow through a job from concept through shipment

Work History

Colorado Hypotube, Westminster, CO Mar 15, present

Tool Designer / Machinist (Solid Works)

Design, machine and build tooling for bending, flaring and cutting small diameter tubing. .009” diameter to .250 diameter.

Merrick and Co, Denver, CO (short term contract) Nov 14, Jan15

Mechanical Designer (CREO, CREO Frame works)

Design of Pyrolyzer furnace to produce bio fuels..

Furnace design, Auger design, Hopper design, Platform design

Structural steel design.

URS Washington Division, Denver, CO Oct 04, Jan 15

Mechanical Designer (Pro-Engineer Wild Fire 4)

Design of hot cells to product Moly-99 a nuclear isotope

design of piping and piping supports for hot cells

Design of Support equipment for missile launching systems for the US navy.

Design of shipping containers for the above support equipment

Design of Pressure vessel and material handling equipment

Design of Remote tooling and equipment removal mechanisms

Design of Piping, process nozzle and jumper systems

Skid design for piping electrical and pneumatic systems for glovebox systems.

Design of plutonium processing equipment for the PDCF project at Savannah River

Design of gloveboxes, support frames, dropboxes and penetration panels

Design of material handling and packaging equipment

Design of electric furnaces and components

Design of gas extraction and furnace piping

Design of welding and leak detection fixtures

Work History (cont.)

Storagetek, Louisville, CO Jan 04, Sept 04

Mechanical Designer (contract position)(Pro-Engineer)

Design and drafting of plastic moldings, die casts, sheet metal and machined parts.

Use of geometric dimensioning and tolerances, IAW ANSI Y14.5M 1994

Design of layouts of parts, components, assemblies and functional units.

Cable diagrams and tables.

Northrop Grumman, Boulder, CO Apr 03, Jan 04

Mechanical Drafter (contract position)(Pro-Engineer)

Layout and drafting of rack mounted computer equipment

Layout and drafting of computer rooms and workstation areas

Drafting of interconnection and cable diagrams

Wire pulling and cable terminating

Kinetics/Tote Systems, Fort Worth, TX Jun 00-Feb 03

Mechanical Designer Work from home position (Pro-Engineer)

Design of stainless steel isolation chambers for the Medical and Pharmaceutical Industries, where cleanability and simplicity in design is a must

Custom sheet metal design

Machined, welded and cast component design

HEPA filtration system design

Electrical enclosure design

Piping and instrumentation drawings

Product testing and validation

Required to travel to other countries to visit customer sights and manufacturing facilities to follow up on designs and complete projects

Summit Machine Builders, Denver, CO Nov 99-Jun 00

Mechanical Designer

Design of complex tooling for precision manufacturing processes to meet exact customer standards

Assisted with individual work stations and overall assemblies

Researched and resolved assembly and design problems

Vapor Technologies Boulder, CO Jun 98 – Sept 99

Mechanical Designer (contract position)

Design of stainless steel vacuum plating systems

Custom sheet metal design

Vacuum system design

Electrical enclosure and wire way design

Cooling system design

Design of structural supports for vacuum system, electrical wire way and piping

La Calhene/Isolation Technologies Denver, CO Sep 97- Jun 98

Mechanical Designer

Design of stainless steel isolation chambers for the Medical and Pharmaceutical Industries, where cleanability and simplicity in design is a must

Custom sheet metal design

Machined, welded and cast component design

HEPA filtration system design

Electrical enclosure design

Piping and instrumentation drawings

Product testing and validation

Work History (cont.)

Merrick & CO. Aurora, CO Nov 96 – Sept 97

Mechanical Designer

Design of stainless steel process equipment for the Nuclear Industries and DOE

Renovation of existing process equipment for Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site

Design of custom HEPA filtration system

HVAC system design

Contaminated and explosive material handling equipment design

Isolation Technologies Denver, CO Feb 96 – Nov 96

Mechanical Designer (Contract position)

Design of stainless steel isolation chambers for the Medical and Pharmaceutical Industries, where cleanability and simplicity in design is a must

Custom sheet metal design

Machined, welded and cast component design

HEPA filtration system design

Electrical enclosure design

Piping and instrumentation drawing

Faustson Tool Corp. Denver, CO Jan 94-Jan 96

Mechanical Designer

Design of Precision machined parts for the Aerospace and Automotive Industries

Design of automated equipment and custom machinery

Tooling and die design

Writing and illustrating operation and instruction manuals

Assisted in quoting, scheduling and materials procurement

Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. Colorado Springs, CO Apr 86 – Sep 93

Designer/Drafter

Design/Drafting of precision battery components for the Aerospace Industries and Satellite manufacturers

Design of tooling and automated equipment used to assemble, test and manufacture product and product components

Design of fixtures for welding, testing and inspection

Design of skidded equipment shipped overseas

Educational Background

UCCS, Colorado Springs, CO

Mechanical Engineering

Night courses In Mechanical Engineering from 1989 to 1993

Montana College of Mineral Science & Technology Butte, MT

Mechanical Engineering

5 Semesters of Mechanical Engineering courses from 1982 to 1984

Butte Vocational Technical College Butte, MT

Drafting Technology

AA Drafting Technology

Bruce Chiddix References

Greg Wunderlich

Design Supervisor

URS/AECOM

Denver, CO

720-***-****

Curt Jean

Owner Colorado Hypotube

Westminster, CO

303-***-****

Ken Morley

Owner America's Best Home Mortgage

Westminster, CO

720-***-****



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