Engineering Sales

Robert Melish

**** **** **** ****, ********** Valley, PA 19006, United States

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Profile

Versatile engineering design professional with extensive experience in the manufacturing industry seeking challenging position. Aptitude for learning quickly. Well-organized and proficient with details. Excellent interpersonal and team skills. Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills. Experienced leader with supervisory skills. Special expertise in Engineering, Design, Drafting, Network / CAD Administration, Documentation Control, Application Development, Software Support.

Professional Experience

Lead Designer / Design Group Supervisor 2004 - 2017

Zodiac Aerospace - Engineered Arresting Systems, Aston, PA

Manufacturer of Aircraft, Vehicle Arresting and UAV Launch / Recovery Systems.

Design Group Supervisor - Supervised a design group consisting of 9 designers, supervised design and drafting support operations for product developments as well as sustaining engineering Change Orders. Reviewed drawings for accuracy and completeness. Created and maintained company design standards. Coordinated training programs to facilitate new software implementations and upgrades. Chairman: Weekly Configuration Control Board (CCB) Meetings. Export Control Officer: Responsible for engineering documentation controlled by International Traffic in Arms & Export Administration Regulations.

CAD Design and Drafting: Created solid model designs and documentation for the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) program for the US Navy CVN-21 naval carrier aviation program.

Senior Designer & Network / CAD Administrator 2000 - 2004

Tyco Valves & Controls - Yarway, Blue Bell, PA

Manufacturer of industrial control valves for the Military, Utility, Marine, Chemical, and Petroleum industries.

Local and Wide Area Network / CAD Administration - Maintained Windows, Citrix and Lotus Notes servers, provided network security and technical support for 40 local and over 250 remote clients. Developed client server applications; installed new software and upgrades; provided programming; training; and help desk support for administration, sales, engineering and manufacturing clients.

CAD Design and Drafting - Created part & assembly models as well as drawings and other documentation to support engineering, manufacturing and sales. Created item masters, bill of materials and shop routings. Supervised the work several contract designers while managing design and drafting projects. Checked drawings and engineering documentation created by others.

Document Management - Maintained documentation management database, CAD file library & logs. Prepared and processed engineering and document change notices.

Product Development – Worked as a designer on a product development team designing a precision steam temperature control system. Created sales drawings and complied performance data that helped win an $8 million contract to provide custom nuclear / marine quality valves for the United States Navy.

Senior Designer / Group Leader 1991 - 2000

Drever Group, Huntingdon Valley, PA

Manufacturer of industrial atmosphere furnaces, steel mill facilities & material handling equipment

Project Management: - Worked closely with application, sales and manufacturing engineers to translate customer requirements into practical solutions while coordinating the design group efforts to meet project budgets and deadlines. Estimated manufacturing and labor costs and assisted in drafting technical sales proposals. Maintained all project-related documentation. Performed quality assurance inspections and assisted with field and customer service.

CAD & Board drafting: - Created technical drawings and documentation to support engineering, manufacturing and sales. Checked drawings and documentation created by others. Marked up prints to convey proposed and as-built equipment modifications.

CAD Administration: - Customized CAD software, performed programming and training. Developed and maintained AutoCad command Script, Lisp and VBA routines as well as company specific CAD Drafting standards and file management procedures. Installed new software and upgrades. Improved the efficiency of the CAD department operations. Created several programs to process large volumes of CAD files requiring redundant procedures.

Education / Training

Mechanical / Aerospace Engineering, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology, Rose Valley, PA

Certificate, CATIA V5, Inceptra, Pembrook, FL

Certificate, Solid Edge, Design Fusion, Chicago, IL

Certificate, Solid Works, Prism Engineering Inc., Horsham, PA

Certificate, Client Server Application Development, Penn State University - Great Valley, Malvern, PA

Certificate, MS Access, Penn State University - Great Valley, Malvern, PA

Certificate, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil & Architectural Drafting, Commercial Trades Institute, Little Falls, NJ

Certificate, Pneumatics & Hydraulics, Airline Hydraulics, Bensalem, PA

Certificate, NAUI Open Water Scuba Diver, North Atlantic

Certificate, Dale Carnegie's leadership training, Philadelphia, PA

Certificate, Lean Leadership training, Change Management Associates, Aston, PA

Certificate, Litts Quality Technologies, Design for Manufacturability and Assembly training, Philadelphia, PA

Technical Skills

Proficient with Windows-based PC’s with various software; CATIA, Solid Edge, AutoCad, GTX Raster CAD, Lotus Notes, Lotus Domino, Adobe Acrobat, Oracle, Hyperion, Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Project, Visio, Outlook, Cyco AM Workflow. Lawson M3, Dassault SmarTeam PLM

Coding: Visual Basic, SQL, PL/SQL, Lotus and JavaScript, LISP

Operating systems: Windows, NT, 95, 98, 2000, XP, 7, 10 & MSDOS

Servers: Windows 2000, Windows Active Directory / Group Policy, Citrix

Patent Award

United States Patent: US 9,527,604 B2 Unmanned Air Vehicle Recovery System.

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