Mechanical Engineer Engineering

Lee Roy Rodriguez

Mechanical / Manufacturing Engineer

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SUMMARY

Sr. Mechanical Engineer with a wide range of experience in Component Design and Integration, Mechanical and Electrical Packaging, Structures, Castings, Extrusions, Composites, and Injection Molded Plastics. Experience designing Mechanical Mechanisms, Test Fixtures, and Inspection Tooling for Production. Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills with excellent theoretical and practical knowledge of both Lean Engineering Design and Design for Manufacturing. I have a strong background in Failure Investigation with a successful history of determining the Root Cause and recommending and implementing a Corrective Action. Highly proficient CAD Operator with eighteen years experience with GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances) and creating drawing packages in accordance with ASME Y14.5 Drawing Standards.

SKILLS

Mechanical Design Lead for next generation weaponry, including Component Design and Integration. I have been the Mechanical Design Lead on various projects involving, RF Antenna, Power Generation Units, Cable / Harness Design and Routing, and Airframe Structures.

Mechanical Lead responsible for directing and coordinating all aspects of production for Engineering Hardware Builds, including selection of Manufacturing Methods, Vendor Qualification, Hardware Fabrication, Inspection, Quality, and Assembly Planning.

Design and Manufacturing Experience with, Metal Castings, Alloy Extrusions, Injection Molded Plastics, and Rapid Prototyping, and have a successfully history of introducing these processes into production hardware in order to Reduce Cost, Reduce Part Count, and Improve Quality.

Experienced CAD Operator using Pro/E and Creo. Familiar with Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks and first order Structural Analysis.

Strong Working Knowledge and 18 years of Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances, (GD&T) and, Drawing Standards per ASME Y14.5, and have used these skills to create and check Military Grade Aerospace Drawing Packages.

Experience with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and have used these tools to write status and engineering reports and give presentations over the course of my care.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with seasoned personable presentation skills.

Mechanical Design Experience in high solid water filtration equipment used in Mining Water Reclamation Systems which use fluid flow dynamics and hydraulics to reclaim water for mining operations.

Experience designing Test Fixtures for Environmental Testing, Structural, Vibration, Temperature, and Accelerated Life Testing of Structures and Components.

Served as Responsible Mechanical Engineer for a fast paced Aerospace Production Line, which involved Obsolete Hardware and Material Replacement, Hardware Evaluation and Inspection, Failure Investigation, and implementing Lean Manufacturing Method .

Successfully utilized Lean Engineering Principles, and Design for Manufacturing (DFMA) on several engineering design efforts, which ultimately enhancing the product by Reducing, Part Count, Reducing Cost, and Reducing Assembly Lead Time.

Strong Mechanical Trouble Shooting Skills, with Excellent Technical Problem Solving Ability, and have effectively utilized these skills to determine the Root Cause of Hardware Failures and Implement a Successful Corrective Action (RCCA).

U.S. Patent in a Lean Engineering Electronics Packaging method, which is currently used in Aerospace today.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Production Support Engineer, Honeywell, Tucson AZ. [6/2015 - 9/2016]

oMechanical drawing check utilizing ASME Y14.5 Drawing Standards. Production drawing updates including obsolete hardware and material replacement, hardware revisions, hardware coating, assembly notes, inspection procedures.

oWorst Case Tolerance Analysis with expert level interpretation of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances (GD&T).

oHardware Failure Investigation and Trouble Shooting, utilizing Six Sigma and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)

AZ FAB, Mining Equipment Fabrication, Tucson AZ [4/2015 - 6/2015]

oShort term assignment designing and prepared the drawing data package of a large scale water filtration equipment component used in local mining operations.

oDesign activity involved large fabricated steel structures, weldments, hydraulics, and hydraulic hose routing, all design work was done on CAD.

General Contractor, Construction, Tucson AZ. [7/2014 - 4/2015]

oResidential Remodeling for private parties responsible for Design, Planning, Project Execution, and inspection.

oDeveloped cost estimates, procured equipment and tracked construction progress to efficiently complete projects within budget and on schedule.

Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Raytheon (RMS). Tucson AZ. [1/1997 - 7/2014]

oMechanical Design Lead for RF Antenna Design, and Electronics Packaging. Mechanical Lead on Engineering Hardware integration into existing production airframe products.

oCoordinated with various vendors in order meet design requirements and delivery schedules.

oStrong track record in reducing production costs while still meeting performance and schedule objectives.

oSenior level experience in Mechanical Packaging and Electronic Packaging in various Airframe Configurations. Patent Holder for a Lean Engineering Electronics Packaging method, currently used in Aerospace Production.

oExperience with Structural Adhesive and surface preparation of various materials. Design Experience with composites, as well as Hybrid (Alloy/Composite) Airframe Construction.

oResponsible Production Support Engineer for Missile Guidance Section Manufacturing Line,. responsible for design updates, obsolete material replacement, process improvement, and Failure Investigation.

oExtensive Experience Preparing and Checking Technical Drawing Packages per ASME Y14.5. Rated Expert at Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance GD&T . Eighteen years experience with Computer Aided Drafting, (CAD) Software, and Engineering Database Management.

EDUCATION

(BSME) Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson AZ.

Emphasis on Mechanical Design, Material Selection, Material Testing, Reliability, Physics..

Deans Honorable Mention at the U of A College of Engineering.

Member of the SAE Formula Race Car Team, and helped construct the first SAE Formula Race Car which was used to compete in collegiate competition.

Spent two semesters working in the University Machine Shop. I am a proficient machine operator and welder.

Financed 100% of my college education.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

(RAYTHEON MISSILE SYSTEMS & HONEYWELL), Tucson AZ

Pro E Large Assembly Management, and Advanced Modeling Techniques.

PDM Product Data Management Software

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) with George Pruitt.

OSHA Health and Safety Requirements

ISO 9001 Standards, and am a strong advocate of safety in the workplace.

Six Sigma Specialist (Raytheon), Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (Honeywell).

Training in Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA).

Design for Manufacturing (DFMA).

Robust Design Principles.

Lean Engineering and Manufacturing Principles.

Worst Case and Statistical Tolerance Analysis.

References Available upon Request.

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