James B. Markus

***** **** ******, *** ***, Michigan 49079

269-***-****

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CAREER OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a position as a Mechanical Designer / CAD Designer using SolidWorks

JOB EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

Mechanical Designer / Detailer - 33 years

SolidWorks (Rel. 1998-2020) - 22 years total (Licensed owner since November 2009)

SolidWorks Design Analysis (FEA) Training and Certification - 2009

Pro-Engineer (Rel.19-WildFire3) - 8 years

AutoCAD (Rel. 9-2006) - 24 years (Licensed owner since May 1998)

GibbsCam Training and Certification – 2008 and 2017

Windows 95 - Windows 10

Machinist and Setup man - 5 years prior to Design and Drafting Career path

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

6/17-Present SWEET MANUFACTURING, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Mechanical Designer / Detailer / Solidworks 2016-2020

Machine Programming / GibbsCam, Vertical Milling Machines and Lathes

• Designing Automotive Racing Equipment and maintaining Engineering Department using

Solidworks for all drawings and 3D modeling.

Designing fixtures to run production in milling machines.

Using GibbsCam to program machining for new parts on CNC Milling Machines and Lathes.

Also running parts on machines to help production.

12/15-7/16 SP-INDUSTRIES, Hopkins, Michigan

Mechanical Designer / Detailer / Solidworks 2016 (Temp. Contract through Aerotek)

• Brought on board to create library of standard equipment including Stationary Compactors,

Hoppers, Enclosures and Hydraulic Power Units. During my 7 month time with the company

I modeled over 24 Commercial, Industrial and Heavy Industrial Compactors including working

drawings for the shop to build the equipment, 16 Enclosures, 10 Hoppers, over 112 total assemblies

of equipment including drawings for the shop.

5/15-9/15 BETZ Contracting and Machining, Climax, Michigan

Mechanical Designer / Detailer / Solidworks 2015 (Temp. Contract through Aerotek)

• Designing fixtures, jigs and machines for various customers of the company.

Customers include DENSO (DMMI), Stryker Medical, TRMI, and quite a few others.

I had been primarily designing projects for DENSO and Stryker Medical.

1/14- 1/15 SIGMA MACHINE, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Mechanical Designer / Detailer / Solidworks 2015

• Designing fixtures and jigs for making parts in CNC Milling Machines. Fixtures are used to hold

Aluminum Extrusions or Castings in place to do the necessary machining operations to make the part

that is required. Many parts being made in production are Automotive or Aviation related.

• Designing Robot Cells (Fanuc and Kuka) to load and unload fixtures from machines and/or do the

actual machining of parts.

• Also had been setting up a Solidworks Library for the company and organizing the Engineering file

Data Base.

2/13-11/13 TRI-MATION INDUSTRIES, Mattawan, Michigan

Mechanical Designer / Detailer / Solidworks 2013

• Designing fixtures, jigs and machines for various customers of the company.

Customers include DENSO, Mann Hummel, WDP and quite a few others.

2/12-2/13 EATON CORPORATION – Advanced Valve Train Group, Automotive Division, Marshall, Michigan

Mechanical Designer / Detailer / ProE Wildfire3 - On Contract through Bartech Group

• Designed various fixtures for machining, assembly and testing of Valve Train Components.

• Worked on designs for future components.

• Worked on Engineering Change Orders including modeling, detailing and making model/drawing

revisions to current product designs and documentation.

· Created PowerPoint Presentations for design review meetings.

2/11-2/12 JBMechanical . Paw Paw, Michigan

Mechanical Designer / Draftsman / Solidworks 2010, AutoCAD 2002

· Free Lance CAD work from home while seeking full time employment.

· Worked on projects for: AMCO Metal Products of Gaithersburg, Maryland. (AutoCAD)

Steve Kerr Enterprises, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Solidworks)

John Junde in Kalamazoo, Michigan. (Solidworks)

John Cross in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Solidworks)

Direct ConneX, LLC. of Ada, Michigan (AutoCAD)

9/10 - 2/11 THERMOLITE WINDOWS. South Bend, Indiana

Engineering Manager / Mechanical Designer / Solidworks 2010, AutoCAD 2002

· Managing Engineering Department and all technical data.

· All CAD Design and file management using SolidWorks 2010 and AutoCAD 2002.

· Designing Blast and Thermal Windows and all components.

· Creating DXF Programs for CNC Milling machine

7/07 - 11/08 SIEMENS VAI SERVICES, LLT. Benton Harbor, Michigan

Mechanical Designer / Draftsman / Solidworks, AutoCAD, GibbsCAM

· Re-Engineering and Reverse Engineering customer components which consist of Casting Molds

and components for continuous casting in the Steel Industry.

· Maintained 3D assemblies, parts and drawing files on Network server

· All work is Designed in SolidWorks then converted to AutoCAD for the customer. All customers of this organization use AutoCAD which is why there is a conversion made.

· Attended GibbsCam training during March and April 2008, where I was certified to create CNC code for 3-5 Axis Milling Machines.

· Create G-Code for 3-Axis CNC Milling Machines to machine Copper Liners for molds.

5/98 - 4/07 EATON CORPORATION - Heavy Duty Truck Division, Galesburg, Michigan

Mechanical Designer / Detailer / ProE Wildfire2, Solidworks, AutoCAD, GTX Raster

Design Services Group - On Contract through Bartech Group. (5/98 to 9/04)

· Worked on ECN's including modeling, detailing and making model/drawing revisions.

· Worked on castings, forgings, machined parts and Transmission Assemblies models and drawings.

· Ordered engineering supplies and managing microfilm card library.

· Maintained 3D assemblies, parts and drawing files on Network server using Intralink 3.3

Customer Service Engineering Group (OEM) (9/04 to 9/06)

· Primarily worked on component assemblies with various configurations for the different OEM's.

· Designed new oil cooler components and locations for use in Peterbilt Trucks.

· Worked on various projects for Volvo, Kenworth, Freightliner, Western Star and International.

· Wrote ECN's for required work.

· Released new shift levers into the system utilizing Eaton's Shift Lever Program.

Vehicle Systems Group (VORAD) (9/06 to 4/07)

· Modeled Wiring Harnesses and Radar Components using the Cabling and Sheet Metal Modules in Pro-Engineer.

· Had training in Pro-Engineer, Intralink and SolidWorks during employment with Eaton.

SolidWorks experience was during three-year period I worked off site at Rapid Design Services in Battle Creek, Michigan, while still on contract with Eaton Corporation. SolidWorks jobs included modeling and revising models and assemblies for customers of Rapid Design Service. (now Bartech)

Pro-Engineer experience was in house at Eaton with formal training provided by Eaton with PTC.

· Had training in Six Sigma Methodology.

11/91 - 1/98 AMERICAN ENERGY EXCHANGE. Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Engineering Manager / AutoCAD (Rel. 11-14)

· Responsible for Engineering Department, including Air Handler product design, submittal drawings, assembly drawings, sheet metal layout drawings for shop, organizing and maintaining a parts numbering system (more than 9,000 drawings). Approximately 100-150 drawings for shop completed weekly.

2/91 - 11/91 RAPID DESIGN SERVICE. Jackson, Michigan.

Mechanical Designer / Detailer / AutoCAD (Rel.10)

· Responsible for designing equipment for various customers of Rapid Design, both at customers' site and in the home office. Designed and detailed parts working from assembly drawings.

2/90 - 2/91 AUTO SYSTEMS, INC. Whitmore Lake, Michigan.

Mechanical Designer / AutoCAD (Rel. 10)

· Hired as a permanent employee in February 1990, after working as a subcontractor through Rapid

Design from November 1989 through February 1990. Responsible for designing parts handling

equipment and conveyor systems from the floor plan through part details.

9/89 - 2/90 RAPID DESIGN SERVICE. Jackson, Michigan.

Mechanical Designer / AutoCAD (Rel. 10)

· Responsible for designing equipment for various customers. Worked off site at Auto System, Inc.

from November 1989 through February 1990.

2/89 - 8/89 DIAMOND MACHINERY CORPORATION. Lansing, Michigan.

Mechanical Draftsman / Detailer / Drafting Table

· Hired in for 6 months to redraw and design equipment layouts for customers.

· Created Standard Drawing File. Emphasis was on design and part drawings of Wooden Truss Manufacturing Equipment for the housing industry.

2/88 - 2/89 EATON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Eaton Rapids, Michigan.

Mechanical Draftsman /AutoCAD (Rel. 9)

· Worked from clients' sketches and drawings and redesigned them to suit fabrication methods used by Eaton Technologies, including metal stamping and fabrication. Also, designed new style recoil starters for Briggs and Stratton, Tecumseh, Honda and other small engine manufacturers.

9/86 - 2/88 VIATEC/HASTINGS REINFORCED PLASTICS. Hastings, Michigan.

Mechanical Draftsman / Drafting Table

· Hired in part time while attending Michigan Career & Technology Institute. Full time, April 1987. Worked from clients' sketches and drawings and redesigned them to suit fabrication methods used by Viatec. Prepared submittal drawings, made revisions to existing drawings, contacted clients, computed materials required to build Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic tanks, stack scrubbers, duct work and piping.

EDUCATION:

1/86 - 4/87 MICHIGAN CAREER & TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE. Plainwell, Michigan.

· ASSOCIATES DEGREE in Mechanical Drafting / Detailing - Graduated April 1987

Curriculum: Mechanical Drafting, GD&T, CAD, Algebra, Trigonometry, and Basic Computer Programming.

8/77 - 1/78 KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Oshtemo, Michigan.

· Curriculum: Mechanical Drafting, Machine Tool Technology, Manufacturing Processes, Fluid Power and Geometry.

9/74 - 6/77 LOY NORRIX HIGH SCHOOL. Kalamazoo, Michigan - Graduated June 1977

· Majors included: Drafting, Auto Mechanics Trades, Basic Computer and Music

· Minors included: Machine Shop, Geometry, Algebra, Appliance Repair, Biology and English

6/30/2016

To Whom It May Concern:

I highly recommend Mr. James Markus for employment. I have had the opportunity to work with him for the past 7 months in our Engineering Department where he established a working library of Solid Works models for

our everyday use in both quoting and production. This task inherently holds a large amount of responsibility due to the fact that this library is the starting point for every machine that we manufacture. If the first step is flawed,

then the system is flawed.

I’ve had the opportunity to watch Jim perform exceptionally well in the Solid Works software. His knowledge of the program was extremely useful and this was reflected by the speed in which he was able to complete new

equipment models. He was able to get more work done in Solid Works over the last 6 months than the entire department has completed in the last 12 years. He was also able to inform the other members on our engineering team on different techniques that helped save valuable time for both quoting and production.

Through Jim’s time at SP, I’ve witnessed him model up several complete machines per day, with very little instruction or training. He also introduced a much more standardized system for completing shop drawings off

of the base models, which I very much look forward to using in the near future.

Overall, I am extremely satisfied with Jim’s attendance, work ethic, and openness to working with others in his department. I was also impressed with his ability to take feedback from our production team and adjust the manufacturing prints and drawings to the way that they are actually built.

While I had the unfortunate task of parting ways with Jim, I have no doubt that he will be a valuable asset to any other manufacturing or design firm. If I had the work available to keep him on, you would not be reading this letter.

Respectfully,

Adam Pool

(P) 1-800-***-**** 2982 22nd Street

(F) 1-269-***-**** Hopkins, MI 49323

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PAST RECOMMENDATIONS:

Andrew Reed, Manufacturing Engineer, Eaton Truck Components (colleague)

“Jim is a extremely detail-oriented designer, his work ethic and ability will compliment any organization. He is very efficient in providing exceptional workmanship and delivering a quality product that is right the first time.” March 4, 2010

Ryan J VanderVeen, CAD Designer, Eaton Corporation (colleague)

“Jim is an experienced Designer and one of the hardest working people I know.” January 7, 2010

Al Blakemore

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert “Jim worked on a project for one our clients. He did an excellent job including handling the challenges from the client. I recommend Jim to anyone seeking a senior level designer.” January 7, 2010

Mark Kanouse, Designer, Eaton Automotive (colleague)

“Jim is familiar with the processes and design guidelines at Eaton. He is proficient with the CAD software (ProEngineer and AutoCad) as well as detail oriented. He was efficient with his time and completed his tasks in a timely manner. If hired, he could hit the ground running with little training.” January 7, 2010

Steven Kerr, Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity “I have known Jim for a couple of years, I was working on a new design for my company. I knew that Jim, was very knowledgeable with various "Cad" programs. Jim was very good, he listened to me and experimented with various ideas until we had the design right. He's the kind of guy that takes his work home with him. Always thinking.” January 9, 2010

Scott Steurer, Chief Engineer, Eaton Truck Group (colleague)

“Jim is an experienced CAD designer. I found him to be efficient and detailed in his work. He was regularly looking for additional opportunities within his duties and was not shy about asking for more responsibility. He was also outspoken in looking for ways to complete things more efficiently.” January 12, 2010

Mark Disney, General Manager, Battle Creek, RDS Engineering/Rapid Design Service Battle Creek (colleague)

“Jim provided on-site product design services for heavy truck transmissions and components. This work required Jim to work independently with little management oversight and extensive, daily client contact. It also called for a very high degree of precision and attention to detail. Jim's work was consistently high in quality and his productivity was also very good. The client was very satisfied with the design work Jim did on these complex, sophisticated products.” January 12, 2010

Jeffrey Spitzner, Lead Application Engineer, Eaton Corporation (colleague)

“Jim is a detail-oriented designer, providing exceptional workmanship and delivering product that is right the first time. Jim's attitude and work ethics compliment is abilities making Jim a good fit in any results driven organization.” January 26, 2010

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