Design Engineer
Resume:
Bruce L. Chiddix
***** ********* ** 303-***-****
Thornton, CO 80241 *********@***.***
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
Curt Jean
Owner Colorado Hypotube
Westminster, CO
Ken Morley
Owner America's Best Home Mortgage
Westminster, CO
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