Mechanical Design Technical Services

To whom it may concern.

My name is Jim Orcherton and I’m a Certified Engineering Technologist specializing in computer graphics. My Current employment is with HMHW formally Drillform Technical Services. At HMHW, I’m responsible for many aspects of the company including development of various animations and VR simulations using Unity and various other tools including interfacing with various machines and interactions. You are able to run the entire suite of tools including catwalk, wrench and top drive with the HTC Vive controllers. Some examples of my previous employment were with Onstream and Baker Hughes which I was responsible for many duties including several complex animations involving 3d modeling using ZBrushCore and 3ds max with Vray and Redshift. Creating simulators for training and much more. My hobbies include 3D printing in which I have 2 printers at home. I also machine parts and I own my own mig welder and love to produce metal sculptures and castings using ZBrushCore. I’ve textured 3d models with 3d Coat PBR texturing software.

References are available upon request.

Thanks very much for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Jim Orcherton EDDT, CET

Director / Owner and

Sole Proprietor

Started - 2011

EXPERIENCE

VR and AR development of HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and HoloLens development using Unity 3D, Unreal Engine, and Uscript

Produce large scale animations and simulations for major oil companies.

Interface graphics and simulation to PLC’s and custom panels for training on real-time drilling simulators including top drives rig floor units, wrenches and more

Mechanical Design of downhole tools and surface equipment using AutoCAD, Fusion 360, Solidworks and Inventor

Mechanical Design of Drilling systems, structural, HVAC, and piping

Use of Solidworks and Fusion 360 to build designs from 2D drawings.

Interfacing and control training for drill string operations

Created walkthroughs, custom interfaces, and task scenarios of various industrial projects using Unity and VR4max game engines.

Converted photos to 3Dobjects for use in animations.

Render high resolution imagery for brochures and websites.

Blu-ray and DVD production including interface and menu programming. CADmark Technologies

Animation and Graphics

Specialist / Mechanical

Designer

2018 - Present

Drillform Technical Services

Developed VR and animations to help with marketing and off site trade shows and training

Developed applications and model reviews using HTC Vive headsets including UI design and programming with Unity and Uscript

Produced 3D printed parts made from various types of printers for prototyping and final designs

Mechanical Design and procurement of Oilfield Equipment using Solidworks and AutoCAD

Textured 3dmodels using 3D Coat (Examples Below) Animation and

Graphics Specialist/

Mechanical Designer

2016 - 2018

Onstream Pipeline Services

Developed very complex animations to help with marketing and off-site trade shows and training using 3dsmax and Vray.

Designed various Molds through a metal 3D printing process and perfected the designs saving the company thousands of dollars in manufacturing costs. Materials included stainless steel and titanium

Worked with third party manufacturers to build parts and communicate with various companies to make sure quality was maintained, completed on time and on budget

Produced metal 3D printed parts for Onstream’s various types of molds for tool sensor heads using titanium

Mechanical Design and procurement of smart pipeline pigs using Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

Mechanical Designer/

Plant Layout Support

2013 - 2016

Shawcor / Flexpipe Systems

Mechanical Design of manufacturing equipment for production of HDPE composite pipe for pipelines using Solidworks and AutoCAD

Plant layout production drawings for electrical conduit runs, chilled water piping, and resin transfer piping which includes but is not limited to pipe rack systems, hanging systems for conduit and all piping and cable trays in the plant

Pump house layout and silo location outside warehouse

Required to adhere to strict standards for ANSI, B31.3, and Z662 pipeline standards

Manage contractors to make sure all standards are followed and meets Flexpipe manufacturing requirements

Stress analysis of mechanical components including hanging systems using Solidworks Simulation

Producing computer graphics and animations for new and current employee training and equipment education

HVAC design including exhaust and Make-up air layout and placement of 40,000 cfm units for use in plant including but not limited to duct layout

Designed structural platforms and carts for use in the plant along with sheet metal parts for covers and electrical cable routing for fits in tight spaces

Mechanical Designer

2011 - 2013

Baker Hughes

Mechanical Design of pipeline inspection equipment using Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD

CAD administrator responsible for maintaining and improving existing CAD systems and processes

Designs had to follow strict guidelines which included but weren’t limited to ANSI, B31.3, and Z662 pipeline standards

Designed sheet metal parts using Inventor for various gages of steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. Parts Designed were covers, frames for holding, and many others

Produced computer graphics and animations for trade shows and sales material

Used iLogic to make Inventor tasks quicker and easier including entering title block customization, and creation a visual library of Baker’s toolbox parts and many others. EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Mechanical Engineering

Design And Drafting

Technology

1989 - 1995

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and related

CET (Certified Engineering Technologist) certification.

Technical diploma in EDDT (Engineering Design Drafting Technology).

Major in mechanical design and drafting from detailed machine parts to sheet metal

3D Studio Max update master certification.

Minor in piping and structural options.

Mig / Arc welding courses

CADworx courses

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE

3D Studio Max with Vray and Redshift render plugins

Actionscript

Adobe Creative Suite

AutoCAD

Autodesk Inventor

AutoPlant

Camtasia Studio

CADworx

Fusion 360

iPi SoftMotion Capture Software

Inventor

Javascript

Lumion 3D

Mechanical Desktop

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Office 365 Suite

Ngrain Producer

Photoshop

Solidworks

Sony Vegas

Twinmotion

Unity3D using Uscript Game Engine

Unreal Engine 5.x

VB programming in Excel and MS Access

VR4max

ZBrushCore

Unreal Engine (VR)

Unreal Engine (VR)

Unity Game Engine

3ds max and Vray

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