Gerald K. Hughes

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Bensalem, PA 19020

215-***-****

acxx38@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE: Sr. Mechanical Designer with over 30 years of experience in many disciplines of design.

Possesses good sense of practical and cost effective design criteria. A team player who

enjoys working with people to accomplish objectives successfully.

PROFESSSIONAL

EXPERIENCE:

1982 to Present PRESSURE PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES, Warminster, PA

Senior Mechanical Designer (1990 to Present)

Currently involved in high pressure equipment design, primarily diaphragm gas

compressors, pressurized reactors and complete system packages. Work closely with

Chief Engineer in developing several product lines of standard reactors and mixers. Also

responsible for designs and calculations for ASME code certification.

Handle complete job package from mechanical parts assemblies and details; calculations;

system layout, process and instrumentation diagrams; piping and electrical schematics;

structural details; to a complete bill of materials. Other job responsibilities include:

Lending technical assistance to Sales and Production departments.

Interfacing with manufacturing to provide solutions to productions and assembly

problems.

Disposition non-conformities of in-house manufactured and outside vendor supplied

parts.

Direct contact with customers in establishing scope of supply requirements, along

with aftermarket technical support for end users.

Cost Estimator (1988 to 1990)

Primarily involved in costing of pump systems for sales department quotations. Established a

standard component and instrumentation cost selection book for PPIs compressor system line.

Mechanical Designer (1982 to 1988)

Worked with Project Engineer on product improvements and design

changes for the metering pump line. Responsibilities also included the layout and design of

chemical feed systems; outline drawings, process schematics, and all related structural and

fabrication details.

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EXPERIENCE (Continued)

1979 to 1981 AJAX ELECTRIC COMPANY, Huntingdon Valley, PA

Design Draftsman

Responsibilities included the design of automated heat treat lines for this salt bath furnace

manufacturer. Also involved in creating installation drawings for the customer or

installation contractor.

1976 to 1978 PENNWALT CORPORATION, Sharples Division, Warminister, PA

Draftsman

Responsibilities include working along with Product Designs of this centrifuge machine

manufacturer in creating fabrication, weldment, and assembly drawings for the frames

and support portion of a proposed centrifuge machine. Transferred Designers ideas and

sketches into layouts and created finished drawings along with bill of materials. Also

involved in layout and assembly of internal mechanical parts for the machines.

1973 to 1976 MILTON ROY COMPANY, Ivyland, PA

Draftsman

Creating layout and complete drawing package per customer specifications for chemical

systems design. Also assisted Product Engineering in modifying existing products

including development of an air operated pump as well as developing a new form of

testing new and existing product lines. Prepared layouts as final detail drawings.

1973 to 1974 M & T COMPANY, Philadelphia, PA

Junior Draftsman

Responsibilities included revising drawings as per engineering change notices and

creating detail drawings from layouts.

EDUCATION:

Temple University (Part time)

Bucks County Community College (Part time)

Mechanical Engineering Courses and College Prerequisites

Frankford High School, Philadelphia, PA

Graduated with diploma

CAD EXPERIENCE: AUTOCAD, 2014 Software and AUTOTROL, GS-2000 Software

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