Mechanical Design

BRIAN N. ALLEN - MECHANICAL DESIGNER

Cel - 828-***-****

Email – ******@*****.*** or ********@*****.***

SUMMARY:

>Ability to lead design and detailing efforts.

>Ability to coordinate project costs, vendor quotes and item delivery within a fast paced schedule.

>Diverse practical experience in various engineering applications.

>Most projects involved fast cycle times, continuous motion and precision placement.

SOLID MODELING / CAD EXPERIENCE:

>Solidworks (ver 98 thru 16) 60,000+ hrs (I currently own a seat of Solidworks 2016)

>Others include Solidedge, Autocad, Inventor, Pro-E, Intergraph, Catia, Cadam, Gerber, Cadra

WORK EXPERIENCE:

MECHANICAL DESIGNER / Solidworks

INNERSPEC TECHNOLOGIES, LYNCHBURG, VA (CONTRACTOR 01/11 – 11/15)

Concept, design and assembly of automated positioning systems for ERW assemblies. Also, automated scanning units for material defects. Included travel to supervise installation and engineering support.Also, automated scanning units for material defects. Included travel to supervise installation and engineering support.Concept, design and assembly of automated positioning systems for ERW, guided waves and other non-destructive sensing systems for the detection of material and weld defects in pipe forming, sheet metal and steel billet production lines.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER / Solidworks

MURATA AUTOMATED SYSTEMS, CHARLOTTE, NC (CONTRACTOR 11/09 – 12/10

Design of tooling and material handling equipment for automated CNC lathe processing lines. Design and assembly of conveyors, component positioning equipment, load/unload stations and safety guarding systems.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER / Solidedge

HARSCO TRACK TECNOLOGIES, COLUMBIA, SC (CONTRACTOR 09/08 – 09/09 )

Design and check of heavy duty frames, conveyors and material handling systems for removal of old narrow gauge railroad bed/rail system and installation of modern high speed system. Worked to national standards of China's Ministry of Railroads.

Successful test run of first segment - 06/11. First run on longest segment (2,200k) - 12/12.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER / Solidworks, Inventor, Autocad

TENNESSEE STANDARD DESIGN, MANCHESTER, TN (CONTRACTOR 10/02 – 07/08)

Design of automated car body/engine assembly and handling systems for Nissan, Toyota and Saturn. Design of nuclear waste extraction/seperator system for DOD. Design of automated machining/case hardening system for NTN (bearings). Design of robotic welding and machining cells for Siemens (gears), Calsonic (catalytic converters), Honda (seat frames), etc. Design of high altitude atmospheric simulation chamber and gaseous mixing/injector system for A3 engine test stand at NASA Stennis Space Center.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER / Solidworks, Inventor, Pro-E, Autocad

RTS/WRIGHT INDUSTRIES, NASHVILLE, TN (CONTRACTOR/PERMANENT 03/92 – 09/02)

Design of automated assembly systems for Gillette Mach-3 line, IBM hard drive line, Polaroid lense cut and form line, precision micro-welder for Songbird hearing aid line, syringe assembly walking beam line, and robotic chemical weapons dissembly and disposal system for DOD.Design of automated canning/packaging production lines for Keurig coffees. Involved working with inert

gasses in enclosed chambers for package sealing.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER / Intergraph, Autocad

SVERDRUP TECHNOLOGIES, TULLAHOMA, TN (CONTRACTOR 07/90 - 11/91)

Design of automotive environmental test chamber for Chrysler research facility. Chamber was pressurized, vibration isolated, temperature and humidity controlled with fuel supply, exhaust removal and vehicle transferal systems.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER / Intergraph, Autocad

FRU-CON ENGINEERING, ST. LOUIS, MO (CONTRACTOR 11/89 - 06/90)

Design of four story expansion to existing Lever Bros. chemical processing facility. Project involved automated dispensing equipment, hoppers, mixers and other material handling devices.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER / Intergraph

TELEDYNE-BROWN ENGINEERING, HUNTSVILLE, AL (CONTRACTOR 09/88 - 09/89)

Design of multi-purpose experiment support structure (MPESS) for mounting of civilian and military experiment modules. Structure was mounted in Shuttle bay for full exposure research. Design had to handle extreme environmental conditions and provide for automated module cooling, orientation and light shielding.

MECHANICAL ENGINEER TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE / Intergraph

BOEING, AEROSPACE DIVISION, HUNTSVILLE, AL (CONTRACTOR 09/87 - 08/88)

Assisted Systems and Functional Engineering dept. in development of automated diagnostic software and database for International Space Station.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER / Intergraph

B,W,S & C, NASHVILLE, TN (CONTRACTOR( 07/86 - 07/87)

Design of support structures for Dupont and Eastman-Kodak chemical processing facilities. Also developed 3D topographic models from aerial photography and survey notes for site evaluations.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE / Cadam, Catia

LOCKHEED, MILITARY AIRCRAFT DIVISION, MARIETTA, GA (PERMANENT 03/83 - 05/86)

Design and detailing of client upgrades, commercial and military, to existing C130 and C5 aircraft. Assisted design and “troubleshooting” of Osprey V22 prototype.

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