Mechanical Engineer

DANIEL BERASTAIN FLORES

**** ****** ***** **., ********, Texas 75181 - 972-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.***

Solutions-oriented Project Operations Engineer with 6 year career experience providing cost effective solutions and resolutions. Strong technical and analytical skills as well as organizational, interpersonal and communication skills acquired through a discipline of lifelong learning and commitment to excellence. Successfully led multiple teams and projects at all levels and areas providing substantial impact on manufacturing and designing by reducing cost, increasing efficiency and quality improvements.

KEY SKILLS

• Project Management

• Prototyping & field testing

• Problem Analysis

• Data Collection & Analysis

• Cost Analysis & Budgeting

• Manufacturing Processes

• Equipment Maintenance

• Diagnostics and Analytics

• Strong Interpersonal Skills

• Multi-level/team building & communication

• Staff management

• Operations & Quality Control

• Testing & Product Evaluation

• Process & System Improvement

• Lifecycle Product Design

• Mechanical/Electrical Components

• FEA Engineering Analysis & Tolerance

• 3D Design Software

• Rubber Injection Molding

• Equipment/Tooling Design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Design Engineer, Dec 2015 – Present / Richardson, Texas

Performance Pulsation Control

• Manage projects through product lifecycle and responsible for scheduling changes that impact delivery.

• Create specifications following the guidelines as outlined in the division documentation Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs), compliance documents and configuration manual.

• Process change orders and deviations utilizing Material Requirement Planning (MRP) system.

• Establish and manage customer relationship related to engineering specification approvals and communication through customer orders throughout the complete project.

• Design, develop and create custom pulsation dampeners in compliance with ASME Section VIII Division I & II requirements • Ensure conformance to the customer requirements by creating, reviewing and releasing CAD drawings, standards, engineering specifications, product configuration and control manufacturing processes and other related documents for production as well as research and development.

• Specify material requirements for projects and translating these to bill of material (BOM) to the supply chain and manufacturing groups

• Subject matter expert on welding procedures specifications /Procedure Qualification Record for multiple projects.

Product Design/Plant Engineer, Mar 2014 – Dec 2015 / Sunnyvale, Texas

Performance Pulsation Control

• Identified & solved manufacturing processes and fabrication issues resulting in 60% additional product output efficiency while ensuring above and beyond standard of product satisfaction

• Designed machinery, tooling, assemblies and components for new projects and products under Research and Development (R&D). Ex: Aluminum mandrels, rubber injection molding machine, testing box, aluminum tools, bevel angle tool, etc.

• Developed test models for alternate designs and processing methods to ensure feasibility new application possibility and necessity of modification, which increased production efficiency by 30% and generating cost saving of 50%.

• Designed, developed and created a new product line through rubber injection molding and aluminum sheet metal designing.

• Managed & oversaw manufacturing process, maintenance personnel to solve equipment or facilities issues and product fabrication, production personnel for completion of pulsation dampeners.

• Communicated with vendors, internal customers and upper management throughout projects.

• Investigated and diagnosed faulty operation of equipment to confidently recommend solutions to maintenance crew.

• Analyzed and tested products and its components for product improvement and life cycle analysis.

Bilingual Teacher Feb 2010 – Dec 2013 / Dallas, Texas

Dallas Independent School District

• Team Lead: Coordinated, supported and managed team of novice teachers to become the most improved team of the year.

• Organized and monitored extracurricular activities for the school such as: Tutoring, Parent-teacher conferences, teacher-new teacher coaching, etc.

• Participated and promoted student and teacher involvement in extracurricular activities such as: sport coaching, reading sessions, Math and Reading nights, etc.

• Contributed to overall improvement of Edward Titche Elementary School effectiveness index from Low performance to acceptable in the 2008-2009 School Year.

Project Manager, Jan 2008 - Feb 2010 / Dallas, Texas

Real Estate Enterprise

• Managed schedules, labor and personnel for projects.

• Provided support to personnel to meet projects deadlines and improve team efficiency by 10%

• Performed Product research and specifications call-out to meet city code requirements.

• Positively communicated with customer to update and inform of projects.

• Managed & oversaw up to date city document approvals and permission.

Design Engineer, Jan 2007 – Aug 2007 / Ft. Worth, Texas

Parker Hannifin, Stratoflex Division

• Improved product line first-pass throughput by analyzing failures – Increasing throughput by 10%.

• Created Custom product layout - 3D modeling and Drawing with work instructions in CATIA V5 & Solid works.

• Designed Aluminum Hose scrapping machine prototype for process improvement.

• Performed product research and specifications call-out to meet customer requirements.

• Maintained product database by updating revisions and specifications, archiving obsolete products and identifying replacements.

• Updated projects per customer requirements, and provide product testing to quantify margins.

EDUCATION

Master in Engineering Management, Pursuing

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Aug 2002 - May 2008

University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), School of Engineering

Focus and disciplines: Heavy Electrical Studies, Electro-mechanical design, & hands-on electrical projects

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• CAD (CATIA, Inventor, Pro-E, Solid Works)

• NAV Enterprise Resource Planning System

• ANSYS Simulation Software

• Microsoft Office & Outlook

• Data Acquisition System (LabVIEW)

• Knowledge in Welding Processes

• (WPS/PQR) & Welding Procedure

• (GTAW, SAW, FCAW, GMAW)

OTHER CERTIFICATION / TRAININGS

Currently Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing

Mar 2014 – Present ASME Code Section VIII Div. I & II - Design by Analysis Training

ASME Code Section IX Seminar

ANSYS MECHANICAL & DESIGN MODELER TRAINING

Autodesk Vault Professional 2016 – Product Design Vault

Nov 2009 – Feb 2010 Dallas Alternative Certification Program, Bilingual

Aug 2009 – Dec 2009 Dallas County Community College District, Real Estate

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