Design Engineer

DERRICK A. KIRTON *** N. CHARLES ST• BALTIMORE, MD 21201

301-***-**** • ***********@*****.***

Summary Design engineer with skill and creativity in drafting software (Pro E and SolidWorks), knowledge and proficiency in materials testing and reporting, and poise when engaging with customers and suppliers. After honing my skills in design (GE Sensing), customer service (GE Sensing & GE’s Foundations of Leadership retreat), and developing my faculties in constructing, executing, and reporting tests (MRAS), I seek to further my capabilities in analysis and design; developing hardware and processes, running structural and thermal analysis, prototyping, and testing and reporting new hardware technologies. Certifications &

Technical Skills

Pro Engineer (Pro E); SolidWorks; Lean Six Sigma (LSS) & Design For Six Sigma (DFSS); GD&T; CATIA & DWB; Foundations of Leadership (FoL); MATLAB

Professional

Development

Middle River Aircraft Systems (MRAS, GE) May 2015 - Present Materials & Processes Engineer Middle River, MD

Test and certify new materials and processes for composite hardware via sample fabrication, testing, and test reports

Discovered means to significantly reduce lightning strike damage for hat stiffened areas by changing ply orientation

Composed and drove certification and developmental test plans to completion and internal reports

Analyzed and delivered critical test data to design and analysis teams

Supported test plan revision to obtain material properties for a new material system

Developed certification test plan and generated reports to validate a new repair process for The Boeing Company

Middle River Aircraft Systems (MRAS, GE) September 2013 – May 2015 Mass Properties Engineer Middle River, MD

Delivered weight estimates and status reports of new and current hardware, collected actual weights of assemblies and individual components, and supported weight-out efforts.

Designed and enhanced a self-populating A320 Neo & CF34-10A database with calculated weights, actual weights, and center of gravity.

Calculated and generated weight reduction reports for design changes and justified weight discrepancies between calculated and actual weights 3%). GE Sensing April 2012 – August 2013

Design Engineer St. Mary’s, PA

Created quotes for custom and standard temp-sensing products (designing the parts with Pro E), and designed fixtures and gages (with SolidWorks) to aide sensor assembly and enhance QA testing.

Saved ~$120K on current business and ~110K on potential business by redesigning a current product

Assisted with a part redesign, saving ~$15-$20K while maintaining customer CTQs

Decreased scrap and acquired GE Lean Six Sigma certification, saving ~$10K

Completed Design Validation Testing and Review for a Flat Tip Cryo Logger Mine Safety Appliances August 2009 – December 2009 Mechanical Engineering Intern Murrysville, PA

Oversaw relocation of current processes and execution of new processes and ergonomic principles

Mapped the heating/cooling system for a helmet manufacturing process, using CAD software

Led and oversaw the relocation of the lens bonding area for CBRN mask production

Collaborated with Manufacturing Engineer to determine why face shields were warping Harley Davidson January 2009 – May 2009

Manufacturing Intern York, PA

Collaborated with production team to improve manufacturing capacity, safety, and ergonomics.

Created drawings (ProE) for a fixture repair manual, Lock Out/ Tag Out procedures, an in-process parts tracking system, an ergonomic weld table, and retrofit bolster & ram pin locations to available press machine allowing for multiples parts to be pressed from a single press. Education University of Delaware Ongoing

Composite Materials Certification

University of Pittsburgh April 2011

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

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