BRIAN N. ALLEN

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MECHANICAL DESIGNER - SOLIDWORKS

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Hickory,NC 28601

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

Email - acvmc8@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

>Lead project design and detailing efforts

>Coordinated project costs, vendor quotes and item delivery within a fast

paced schedules.

>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) - 35,000+ hrs

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

Cadam, Gerber, Cadra

WORK EXPERIENCE:

MECHANICAL DESIGNER / Solidworks

INNERSPEC TECHNOLOGIES, LYNCHBURG, VA (CONTRACTOR 06/13 - 11/15)

Reference: Dan Grier - Head of Engineering - 434-***-****

Helped Lead (Mechanical) Design Team efforts for concept, design, assembly

and shipping requirements of turnkey automated positioning systems for non-

destructive sensors. Utilized for certification of formed ERW pipes post-

weld during active production. Systems covered 16" to 2.38" diameter pipes

of various thicknesses. Also, calibration tables to check sensing against

verified sections. Included travel to examine existing facilities and

production environments, verify utility locations, supervise mechanical

installation and provide engineering support.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER / Solidworks

R.A. JONES INC., DAVENPORT, IA (CONTRACTOR 01/13 - 06/13)

Mechanical part of Design Team for automated canning/packaging production

lines for Keurig coffees. Design of positive pressure chambers for

introduction of nitrogen atmosphere at point of product sealing to insure

freshness.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER / Solidworks

INNERSPEC TECHNOLOGIES, LYNCHBURG, VA (CONTRACTOR 11/10- 01/13)

Helped Lead (Mechanical) Design Team efforts in concept, design, assembly

and shipping requirements of automated positioning systems for ERW, guided

waves and other non-destructive sensing systems for the detection of

material and weld defects in formed pipe, tailor-welded sheet metal,

railway wheels, steel billets and aluminium ingots.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER / Solidedge

HARSCO TRACK TECNOLOGIES, COLUMBIA, SC (CONTRACTOR 09/08 - 09/10 )

Mechanical Checker with Design Team of heavy duty frames, conveyors and

material handling systems for removal of old narrow gauge railroad bed/rail

system and installation 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

TSD SERVICES, 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 enclosed

chambers for package sealing utilizing inert gasses.

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MECHANICAL DESIGNER / Intergraph, Autocad

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

Mechanical Lead of Design Team for automotive environmental test chamber

for Chrysler research facility. Chamber was pressurized, vibration

isolated, temperature and humidity controlled with fuel supply, exhaust

removal and vehicle transfer systems.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER / Intergraph, Autocad

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

Design (mechanical) 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)

Mechanical Lead of Design Team for 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)

Part of Tiger Design Team in Assisted Systems and Functional Engineering

for 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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