Injection Molding Engineering

Cedric Lopes

510-***-****/ ******.*******@*****.***

TECHINICAL SKILLS

SolidWorks, Catia, Inventor, AutoCad, Product Design, 3D Printing, Product Testing, GD&T, Prototype & Lean Manufacturing, Carbon Fiber Fabrication, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Injection Molding, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint

EXPERIENCE

Processing Weld Engineering Intern, Futuris (Supplier to Tesla), Newark July 2016- August 2016

Analyzed welding code to optimize robot movement to decrease cycle time and increase weld quality

Conducted a root cause analysis on a porosity issue plaguing the welding cells

Implemented a plan to reduce the nonconforming parts produced during the rework process

Conducted time studies to calculate production output and robot efficiency

Improve WIP systems to negate losses through downtime

Spear headed the welding traceability project

Devised a label scanning system to put parts accurately into FGI

Drone Engineer Consultant, Copterra, Novato October 2015-Present

Conduct FEA and flow simulations to excel drone development

Implementing 3D printing, injection molding and carbon fiber to fabricate prototype design

Research and develop new design and manufacturing methods to improve performance and durability

Develop documentation to meet FAA requirements

Mechanical Engineer I, Zodiac Aerospace, Santa Rosa October 2014-November 2015

Designed and built test harnesses to insure quality assurance

Implemented Catia to design landing gear harnesses utilizing rigid carbon fiber tubes

Facilitated multiple product transfers in order to optimize work flow and use of resources

Consulted with the engineering team to remedy design flaws

Utilized PLM software to create ECRs and generate ECOs

Manipulated AutoCad to incorporate engineering change notices into harness drawings

Formulated and maintained metrics to measure overall transfer progress

Devised a system which streamlines the wire checking process

INTERNSHIPS

Manufacturing Intern, Ultra Clean Technology, S. San Francisco June 2013-August 2013

Used AutoCad to create a building layout to optimize and prioritize tasks and projects

Calculated Cpk and Ppk to refine the manufacturing process

Built a dashboard to help evaluate delivery performance

Created a cross matrix, highlighting worker’s skills to promote lean manufacturing

Design Intern, Simons Design Innovation, Mountain View June 2012- December 2012

Implemented SolidWorks to create a 3D model of an automated mill

Improved on previous designs to expand functionality and effectiveness

Developed 2D drawings utilizing GD&T to standardize the manufacturing process

Recommended design solutions to solve technical engineering problems

Assist in product design and development through problem solving and proactive solutions

Industrial Eng. Intern, Ultra Clean Technology, S. San Francisco June 2012-August 2012

Implemented GD&T to developed engineering drawings to ensure manufacturing consistency

Assisted quality engineers to insure products met ISO standards

Processed engineering change requests to optimize the supply chain process

Updated travelers in order to document new work procedures and designs

Constructed quotes to meet new customers order

EDUCATION

BS: Aerospace Engineering, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA May 2014

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