Leon M. Van Hees

**** *. ***** ****** *******, WA 98133

Cell Phone: 310-***-**** SUMMARY Email: acuffs@r.postjobfree.com Mechanical Design Engineer with 15+ years of experience in metallic and composite Aircraft Structure Design seeking a challenging career opportunity in Aerospace Engineering. Skills:

- Design of small/medium size aero structures

- Coordinate full design lifecycle

- Conceptual design

- Controlling Form/Fit/Function

- Design for Manufacturing

Past Program experience: Stork Fokker (NH-90), Northrop Grumman Corporation (JSF F35), Boeing (737-NG/MAX, 747-8, 787-8, 787-9), Dassault (F5x), Airbus (A350-1000). Specialties: Primary Aircraft Structure, Interface Coordination, Requirement Coordination, Installations, Complex Composite Parts, Complex Aero Metal Parts, Assemblies. Design Engineer, . 2001 – Current PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE GKN Fokker Aerostructures Inc, Mukilteo, WA

Projects:

February 2016 – Current

GKN Thrust Reverser Metallic Inner Wall (Metallic) Conceptual and Detail design of metallic thrust reverser components. Design for Manufacturing. Working with Catia V5 MBD.

November 2015 – January 2016

Clean Skies (Metallic/ Composite)

Conceptual design of Hinge Design automation using Catia V5 VBA. March 2013 – October 2015

Airbus A350-1000 Outboard Flap (Metallic/ Composite) Conceptual and Detail design of composite spars and ribs, metallic primary structure and assemblies. Working with Catia V5, Enovia VPM, PDM Link and Catia Composite Work Bench.

Liaison between Airbus Germany/ UK, Metallic component manufacturers and Fokker USA office.

2012 – 2013

Dassault Aviation Falcon F5X Rudder and Elevator (Metallic/ Thermoplastic Composite)

Gulfstream G650 (Composite)

Conceptual and Detail design of composite spars and ribs, metallic primary structure and assemblies. Working with Catia V5 MBD, Enovia VPM and Catia Composite Work Bench.

2007 – 2012 Located at Boeing Aircraft in Everett, WA

787-9 Horizontal Pressure Deck Test Group (Metallic/ Composite) Designing test samples for destructive testing.

787-8 Horizontal Pressure Deck Production Improvement (Metallic/ Composite) Identifying opportunities for weight and cost reduction.

747-8 Freighter Inboard Flaps (Metallic/ Composite) Conceptual and Detail design of composite spars and metallic primary structure. RLM based design philosophy. Worked with Catia V5 MBD, Enovia VPM, IVT, PDM and Catia Composite Work Bench

2003 - 2007 Located at Northrop Grumman in El Segundo, CA

Lockheed Martin Lightning 2 / F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) In Flight opening Doors (metallic/ composite)

Conceptual and Detail design of composite skin covers and metallic primary structure. Worked with Catia V5, FiberSim and Matrix PDM. 2001 – 2003 Stork Fokker Aerostructures, Papendrecht, Netherlands

NH-90 Tail section (metallic/ composite)

Various composite and metallic secondary structure. Worked with Catia V4 and Matrix PDM

Graduate, 2000 – 2001

Fokker Space, Leiden, Netherlands

Designed and prototyped a desktop version of the “Random Positioning Machine”. This machine is designed to move samples of cells/ tissue in a random pattern to promote cell growth in 3 dimensions, similar to a zero gravity environment. CATIA V5 (15+ years) SOFTWARE AND LANGUAGES Dutch (Native Language) CATIA V5 Composite Workbench (7+ years) English (Fluent) Vistagy Fiber SIM (3 years) German (Competent)

CATIA V4.3 (3 years) French (Competent)

Microsoft Office (18+ years) Spanish (Competent)

Matrix PDM (5+ years)

Boeing PDM (5+ years)

EDUCATION

Technische Hogeschool Rijswijk November 2000 Rijswijk, Netherlands Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Specialization in Product Development

Additional Courses:

Composite Airframe structures, Hogeschool Haarlem, Netherlands Modern machining techniques, Fokker Schiphol, Netherlands CATIA V4.3, IBM

CATIA V5.8, MSC software

Vistagy FiberSIM, Northrop Grumman

CATIA V5 Composite Workbench, Boeing

ENOVIA for CATIA V5, Boeing

ENOVIA for CATIA V6, Fokker

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