Mechanical Design
Resume:
John A. Bodjack
**** ***** ******** ******, *******, Florida
********@*****.***
Summary of Experience
** ***** ** ********** ********* employers and military contractors doing sheet metal design, layout and development, design of precision machine components, mechanisms and automatic/semi-automatic production fixtures and design of fluid power control circuitry.
Proficient with SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor solid modeling/CAD packages
Experience working within the parameters of DOD-STD-100D, ASME Y14.5M-2009 and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
Education:
Seminole State College, Sanford, Florida, Major: Mechanical Design - Studied both full and part time
Named on the following Patents:
6131299 – Display Device for Coordinate Measurement Machine
6151789 – Adjustable Hand Grip for a Coordinate Measurement Machine
6253458 & 6298569 – Adjustable Counterbalance Mechanism for a Coordinate Measurement Machine
Professional Experience:
September 2015 to July 2016
Astronics Test Systems, Orlando, FL – Contract Senior Mechanical Designer
Utilizing SolidWorks 2014 and the SolidWorks Vault. I was to create and revise solid models and drawings of parts and assemblies, including wire diagrams, for a Maintenance Simulator for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in its various configurations.
January 2013 to September 2015
Bunn-O-Matic Corporation, Springfield, IL – Contract Senior Mechanical Designer III
Utilizing SolidWorks 2012, SAP, ISO 9001. Design support in a group developing the next generation Brewer/Server suite called The SmartWAVE-Soft Heat system, the next generation Brewer/Server family system, currently the lead designer on this project. Involved in the development of the “Digital Site Gauge III” to measure fluid level in a vacuum jar
April 2012 to September 2012
JBT Aerotech, Orlando, FL – Contract Designer
Utilizing UGNX5. Design and drafting of components for commercial aircraft ground support equipment. I was also involved with the drafting and design of production weldment fixture design.
September 2011 to April 2012
Bunn-O-Matic Corporation, Springfield, IL – Contract Senior Mechanical Designer III
Utilizing Solidworks, PDM, and ISO 9001. I was part of the team developing a new fully automatic espresso machine for the commercial market. Responsibility include injection system, an automatic temperature sensing steam wand system and a high volume, temperature compensated brewing chamber.
February 2010 to December 2010
Uni-Pak Corporation, Longwood, FL – Senior Designer
Utilizing Autodesk Inventor 2008. I was responsible for the design of bulk palletizer/depalletizer machines and related systems. Duties included design and documentation of weldments, machined and sheet metal parts and working with the engineering manager on unique customer requirements and specialized projects.
February 2007 to May 2009
DEI Services Corporation, Winter Park, FL – Senior Designer
Utilizing Autodesk Inventor 2008 and 2009, DOD/Military specifications. Duties include designing military training equipment for the CH-47F Chinook Avionics Trainer (CAT), the Avionics Basic Electronic Trainer (ABET) and the Black Hawk Rotor Brake Trainer (RBT) for the United States Army. Responsible for the design and documentation for both mechanical parts and wiring diagrams for trainer control systems
December 2003 to February 2007
Leisure Bay Industries, Incorporated, Lake Mary, FL – Senior Designer
Utilizing Autodesk Inventor v9.0, 10.0, 11.0 & 2008. Duties included designs for portable spas and related accessories for the recreational industry. Designs have been developed for vacuum formed acrylic and rotationally molded spas in addition to blow-molded and injected molded plastic parts. Designed systems and schematic wiring diagrams for portable and permanently installed spas and spa sound systems.
April 2002 to October 2003
Pole/Zero Corporation, Cincinnati, OH – Contract Electronic Packaging Designer
Utilizing Autodesk Inventor v. 5.3 and 6.0, DOD/Military Specifications. Design and documentation for packaging of high power RF filter/amplifier systems for the United States Air Force. These devices are to be used in both AWACS control aircraft and a new surveillance aircraft code-named Wedgetail.
January 2002 to March 2002
CDI Technical Services, Orlando, FL – Contract Mechanical Designer
Duties included design and documentation for an all-weather enclosure for a portable turbine generator system.
September 2001 to December 2001
Intellitec, Incorporated, Deland, FL – Mechanical Designer
Utilizing Mechanical Desktop v4, DOD/Military Specifications. Design and documentation for a biological detection system (JBPDS) for the joint military services.
January 2001 to September 2001
Bell Technologies, Incorporated, Orlando, FL – Electronic Packaging Designer
Utilizing Mechanical Desktop v5. Duties included enclosure design for stereo lithography prototypes and documentation of electronic packaging for high voltage and high current sensors used in railroad locomotives.
July 2000 to January 2001
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, Orlando, FL – Mechanical Designer
Utilizing Mechanical Desktop v5. Duties included documentation and redesign of existing equipment for the packaging industry. Most of the parts and assemblies had to be transferred from paper drawings to solid models in Mechanical Desktop 5.0.
February 1996 – July 2000
FARO Technologies, Incorporated, Lake Mary, FL – Senior Mechanical Designer
Utilizing Mechanical Desktop v1.2, 2 & 3. Mechanical design for portable coordinate measurement equipment and related systems. Responsible for selecting appropriate vendors, site surveys and all vendor communication. Supervised the mechanical design department including junior designers and drafters in addition to my mechanical design duties. Worked closely with the shop and the rest of engineering to initiate many product improvements and cost reductions
December 1995 – February 1996
Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, FL – Contact Mechanical Designer
Duties included assisting the chief designer on the Kongfrontation arm and reaction deck retrofit project. Worked closely with an investment casting vendor to produce complex stainless steel castings to act as joints and fittings for carbon fiber tubing for the articulated Kong arms.
July 1989 – October 1990
ECC International Corporation, Orlando, FL – Mechanical Designer
Duties included design and documentation of maintenance training simulators for the United Air Force’s C-17 transport aircraft. Specific areas of responsibility included the inlet cowl, the accessory compartment doors and all related components.
June 1988 – July 1989
Pemberton Incorporated, Longwood, FL – Mechanical Designer
Duties included research and development of new products and specialized customer requirements for heavy equipment attachments and fluid power control systems.
January 1984 – June 1988
Daniels Manufacturing Corporation, Orlando, FL – Senior Mechanical Designer
Duties included research and development of new products and specialized customer requirements for high precision military specification contact crimping tools and related equipment for the United States, Great Britain and France. Design of manual, semi-automatic and automatic precision machine fixtures and the related fluid power control systems
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