Resume

Roger Allen Gray

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San Antonio, TX 78252-2808

Cell: 512-***-****

e-mail: ad009m@r.postjobfree.com

Summary:

A capable individual with over twenty years’ experience in MECHANICAL DESIGN and DRAFTING. Major strengths in mechanical component design, material properties, problem solving, and design theory. Additional skills in material handling, scheduling, quality control, and planning, along with manufacturing processes. An honest, thorough, and competent mechanical designer who is inquisitive and creative.

Employment Experience:

March 2023 – Present

Morgan Surveying Services

Jasper, TX

Title:

Draftsman

Create plat and property drawings based on surveyor’s sketches, and data acquisition equipment, using Intellicad/Carlson software. Research state, county, and local, databases to establish deed locations for said plat drawings.

February 2020 – March 2023

National Instruments (NI)

Austin, TX

Title:

Senior Mechanical Designer

Created drawings of components, assemblies, and schematics, based on the requests from customers (department mechanical engineers, techs, and designers), using AutoCAD and CREO. Created and maintained Engineering Change Orders for said projects.

On of key members of the company’s rebranding project: replacing old color schemes and logos with the new. The project touched every drawing and components. It finished six weeks ahead of schedule.

September 2019 – February 2020

Aerotek (contract to Flextronics)

Austin, TX

Title: Hallmark FA Debug Tech

Inspected, diagnosed, debugged, and resolved, unit errors, using Flex and customer protocols. All tasks were recorded and tracked using Flexflow.

Title: Mechanical Designer

Created bills of material and electrical schematics based on engineers’ sketches and notes, using MS Office and Visio.

March 2019 - September 2019

All About People (contract to TDK RG Solutions)

Cedar Park, TX

Title: Mechanical Designer

Created designs, and drawings, for enclosures, site plans, weldments, and packaging, using SOLIDWORKS and AUTOCAD. Also liased with vendors and fabricators for each project I designed. Implemented design changes as needed.

December 2017 – October 2018

Aerotek (contract to Green Revolution Cooling)

Austin, TX

Title: Mechanical Designer

Created components, assemblies, and layouts, as needed using SOLIDWORKS 2016 and 2018. Designed sheet metal, plastic, and machined components. Created assembly, routing, floorplan, and diagram, drawings using SOLIDWORKS and DRAFTSIGHT. Maintained drawing number/revision database using Excel. Worked closely with fabricators and vendors to ensure proper and timely manufacturing.

July 2015 to October 2017

Trillium, Inc

Austin, TX

Title: QC Technician

Inspected each component, or system, for damage and dimensional inconsistencies, per company parameters. Tested motors resistivity and winding integrity. Experienced with dry pumps, scroll pumps, and piston pumps.

Member of the Safety Compliance Team. Trained employees in applicable OSHA standards. Maintained company’s compliance.

August 2012 to July 2015

Mahto Technical (Self-employed consultant)

Pflugerville, TX

Title: Design Technician/Consultant

Prepare and maintain SPCC (Spill Prevention and Containment Contingency) documents for customers. Survey and assess the customer’s property for initial layout design. Create drawings, as required for illustrating the customer’s fuel storage layout, using AutoCAD, MS WORD, and MS EXCELl.

Designed, and documented, products for customers, using AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS, and INVENTOR. Products ranged from machine fixtures, furniture, electrical diagrams, sprinkler system layout, property drawings, and patent drawings.

June 2005 to August 2012

University of Texas – Institute for Advanced Technology

Austin, TX

Title: Electromagnetic Launch CADD Specialist

Duties: Created drawings, following current ASME and MIL standards, of components and assemblies, per designers' requests using SOLIDWORKS. Assisted with design of electromagnetic rail gun systems, their testing, fabrication, and integration. Provided design, manufacturing, and material support for various electromagnetic studies projects. Acted as liaison between IAT and outside vendors and fabricators, local and national. Developed, and maintained, a standards library, containing current engineering, drafting, and manufacturing standards established by ASME, AWS, IEEE, and MIL. Created and implemented IAT's Configuration Management processes.

December 2000 to June 2005

Concurrent Design and Drafting

Austin, TX

Title: Design Drafter

Duties: Created Component, Assembly, Concept, and Illustrations, of customer's products, using AutoCAD, Pro-E, SolidWorks, Inventor, and Pro-E Wildfire. Designed components (plastic and sheet metal), and assemblies, per team members, industrial designers, and manufacturing requirements. Primary products were server components, semiconductor systems, prototyping, industrial design, plastic/injection molded components, manufacturing systems. Managed part, drawing, and assembly files, using Interlink. Checked each part for conformity to project standards. Created and developed products, per customer's requirements and specifications. Acted as planner for each project, ordering components, scheduling fabrications, etc. Created industrial design concept drawings, using various media.

December 1998 to October 2000

Design Edge

Austin, TX

Duties: Created sheet metal, plastic, mechanical, and electronic components for customer projects. Assisted industrial designers with creation of preliminary models for prototyping and presentations. Created assembly and detail drawings for fabrication. All projects were developed using Pro-E. Worked closely with vendors and fabricators.

August 1995 to December 1998

Siemens Corp

Austin, TX

Title: Designer

Duties: Create and modify component files, using Pro-E. The majority of the components were plastic, typically ABS. Create production drawings for the plants overseas. Translate, and modify, component files created in Euclid into Pro-E. This task required intensive surface knowledge.

Co-Author on Patent 99P7920 US “System and Method for Interconnecting Components of an Electronic Device”

April 1992 to August 1997

Applied Materials

Austin, TX

Title: Mechanical Designer

Duties: Create, modify, and check drawing for the Centura system, using AutoCad 13. Develop CES (Customer Engineer Special) orders, using AutoCad 14 (2D and 3D), Excel, and Word.

Applicable training:

Emergency Medical Technician (expired certification)

References:

Available upon request

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