Engineer Mechanical

Rancho Sahuarita, Az.

Career Profile

Thirty years of Engineering experience including drawing and model checking, creating, revising, and evaluating engineering drawings, parts lists, models and tool designs. Wide range of experience in Electrical, Electronics, Circuit Board Design, Mechanical, Quality, Production, Hydraulics and Pneumatics. Circuit Board Design included creating Board Layout, Schematics, interconnect diagrams. All CBD’s included Layout, trace design, single and multi-layer, Thru Hole and Surface mount. Created Assembly drawings, Silk Screens, and solder masks. Wire routing and complete harness design and documentation. Light and Heavy vehicle and Truck design including Yard Spotting Tractors, front end loaders, skid steers, custom Fire and refuse trucks. Improvements, processes, procedures, tool requests, developing and implementing cost reduction methods. GD&T ANSI Y14.5. Strong Hands on Electrical and Mechanical skills. Testing and Measurement systems to validate performance. Machining skills, Milling machine, Lathe work, welding and fabrication skills. Skilled with most hand and inspection tools.

RAYTHEON (Field Aerospace), Oklahoma City, Ok May 2020 – PRESENT (contract)

Mechanical Interiors Engineer – Solid works

Designing Mechanical Electrical support for Gulfstream 550 surveillance aircraft.

Roche Diagnostics, Oro Valley, Az Oct 2019 – Feb 2020 (contract)

Mechanical Engineer – Solid works

Creating quality and production protocols and processes for medical analysis systems.

Qualify vendor compliance and substantiate tooling and production changes.

Evaluate capability, capacity, and quality of Primary and secondary suppliers to support production.

GKN, Santa Anna, CA May 2019 – July 2019

Tool Design Engineer – Catia V5

Design of machining tool for the engine lip skins for the 777 Boeing Aircraft.

Update to Follow

Vector Launch, Tucson, AZ Jan 2019 – Jun 2019

Design Engineer – UGNX 11

Manufacturing Engineering and hands on Production of NASA Certified Electronics and Circuit Boards. Ground support,Mobile Launch Systems and Multi stage Liquid Fuel Rocket.

Tool design for production of composites and team member involved in hands on assembly of Vector rockets.

Avionics and development of Laser assembly systems.

Set up Inspection, Quality, Safety, Calibration and first piece inspection and procedures.

Paragon Space Development, Tucson, AZ Aug 2018 – Dec 2018

Aerospace Design and Test Engineer - SolidWorks

Mechanical and Electrical conceptual design of several space programs. Including test systems

FlexRad flexible Radiator for International Space Station

Design of test specification & procedures for the ULA Celsius Softgoods Cryogenic habitat.

3D Conceptual Design of a Moisture reclaiming Centrafuge system for NASA and ISS.

Test Set up for the Boeing Space Vacuum Orifice testing, wrote test specifications & procedures

UTC Aerospace Colorado Springs, Co May 2018 to Aug 2018

Ejection Seat Engineer – UGNX

Mechanical and Electrical design of Military aircraft ejection seats.

Bombardier Tucson, AZ May 2017 to Mar 2018

Design Engineer – AutoCAD and Catia V5

Mods for Aircraft interiors. Electrical design of Avionics Upgrades and wiring systems for Bombardier Global and Challenger Aircraft. Updates to wireless routers, Satcom, antennas, and entertainment systems.

Create and modify wiring diagrams and schematics.

Update and create wire Harnesses including defining mating connectors and pin out requirements.

Full Liaison and shop floor support until aircraft signed off as airworthy.

Ketema Aerospace, El Cajon, CA Mar 2017 to May 2017

Tool Designer – UGNX 10

Create 3D Models, assemblies and full tooling drawings.

Creating and revising large fixtures for CNC lathes and milling machines to produce turbine engine sumps and casings.

Pratt and Whitney. Columbus, GA Jan 2017 to Mar 2017

Tooling Engineer – UG NX 9

Production CNC and assembly fixtures to support production of Turbine aircraft engines. GD&T ANSI Y14.5

Zodiac Aerospace, Huntington Beach, Ca Jun 2016 to Jan 2017

Electrical Engineer II/Manufacturing Engineer Tooling

Electrical and Mechanical design of Aircraft Galleys for Boeing 787-10.

Redesign of Electronic Control Printed Circuit Boards to accommodate packaging changes including updating Schematics and Interconnect drawings.

Electrical wire routing and mounting brackets. Sheet metal enclosures for Control Panel assemblies and Galley main disconnects.

Laid off in Huntington Beach but Rehired as Manufacturing Engineer at Cypress, Ca Facility.

Design Engineer –AutoCAD and Catia V5

Bombardier, Tucson, AZ Apr 2016 to Jun 2016

Mods for Aircraft interiors. Electrical design of Avionics Upgrades and wiring systems for Bombardier Global and Challenger Aircraft. Updates to wireless routers, Satcom, antennas, and entertainment systems.

Create and modify wiring diagrams and schematics.

Update and create wire Harnesses including defining mating connectors and pin out requirements.

Full Liaison and shop floor support until aircraft signed off as airworthy.

Embraer Aircraft Seating Jan 2015 to April 2016

Tooling Engineer – Catia V5

Created and modeled a production assembly workstation system that reduced fatigue and improved production of Embraer Aircraft seating.

System allowed for interchangeable assembly fixtures to accommodate each subassembly including final assembly of seats. Utilized 3 Actuators to position workstation and assembly kits.

Also included kit storage, tool shadow board and interactive display for assembly instructions.

DRS Technologies. Milwaukee, WI Dec 2015 to Jan 2016

Electrical Designer – UG NX 9

Harness routing, Buss bar design and Power Circuit Wiring boards for Ohio class submarine.

GKN Aerospace, El Cajon, CA May 2015 to Dec 2015

Tool Designer – UGNX 7.5 and 9

Create 3D Models, assemblies and full tooling drawings. Creating and revising large Milling and Welding

Fixtures for milling and welding of Titanium wing and engine cover skins for B-2 bomber.

Large welded tubing frame structures with dowel and bolted precision clamping and locating subsystems.

Fixtures locate and hold Chem-Milled wing panels for trimming and edge prep.

Welding Fixtures locate and clamp prepped skins for E.B. Welding.

3-D models are additional tooling for set up and inspection programming.

AAI Unmanned Systems, Hunt Valley, MD Feb 2015 to May 2015

Tooling Designer – UGNX 7.5

Create 3D Models, assemblies and full tooling drawings.

Created wire harnesses and routed within wings of aircraft.

Creating and releasing Composite forming, trimming and assembly fixtures for adding communication antennas to wingtips of Shadow 500 military drone aircraft.

Additional project included design and mounting of Stainless Exhaust silencer system for Shadow 500 aircraft.

All drawing packages utilize ANSI Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerencing in addition to conforming to Military Specifications.

Esterline, Buena Park, CA Aug 2014 to Dec 2014

Harness/Electrical Engineer – Auto Inventor CatiaV5

Wire design, routing, Form boards, Schematics and wire lists.

Assembly drawings and mechanical installs for Electrical control systems on Embraer and Mitsubishi reginal jets.

Recent completion of Embraer including 4 weeks in Sarralbe, France handing off project to corporate manufacturing.

Space-X, Hawthorne, CA Jun 2014 to Aug 2014

Tool Designer – UG NX8 / Teamcenter

Create 3D Models, assemblies and full tooling drawings.

Creating and releasing to production UG NX models and drawings through Teamcenter.

Large and small scale holding, locating and fabrication tools for Falcon 9 rocket and Falcon Heavy Lift booster rockets.

All drawing packages utilize ANSI Geometric Dimensioning and tolerancing in addition to conforming to NASA Specifications.

L-3 Crestview Aerospace, Crestview, FL Nov 2013 to April 2014

Engineer/ Tooling – Catia V5, SolidWorks

Create 3D Models, assemblies and full tooling packages.

Hydroforming mold tooling including support structure.

Titanium Structural design and tool requirements for Bell 525 Relentless Helicopter.

Structural detailing and assemblies, model, tool validation and final package checking for vendor and shop details.

Boeing Missile Systems, St Louis MO Aug 2013 to Oct 2013

Mechanical Engineer –UGNX8

Create Cabinet and sheet metal structures, Create harness assemblies and full wire routing for Test system for Harpoon Missile.

Created several equipment rack systems including fabrication details and full weld and machine drawings.

Designed and detailed Circuit board and component layout including 2U rack mounted cabinet.

Created Schematics, harness assembly models and drawings, and routed wiring in top level assy.

L-3 Crestview Aerospace, Crestview, FL Jan 2013 – July 2013

Engineer/ Tooling – UGNX8

Create 3D Models, assemblies and full tooling packages.

Hydroforming mold tooling including support structure.

Aluminum Structural design and tool requirements for Huey and Cobra tail boom.

Structural detailing and assemblies, model, tool validation and final package checking for vendor and shop details.

Bell Helicopter, Bristol, TN/ FT Worth TX Nov 2011 to Sept 2012

Senior Mechanical Engineer –Inventor / UGNX / Catia V5

Create 3D Models, details, assemblies for avionics, interiors, primary and secondary structures.

Created wire harnesses and routed wires for completions.

Work from past Fab followers and shop liaison.

Complete documentation for 8110-3 application to DER.

Customer specials and aircraft completions of Bell 407, 412 and 429 aircraft.

Full manufacturing and production support. Assembly Jigs and Fixtures.

Full tool validation for Cobra Helicopter assembly tools and fixtures

JCB Equipment - Savannah, GA Jun 2011 to Nov 2011

Tooling Engineer - UG NX7.5, Teamcenter

Create 3D Models of details and assemblies for construction vehicles. Create flat patterns, formed, stamped and welded components. Complete assembly and fabrication documentation including manufacturing specs. Create custom production transport and assembly carts and fixtures. GD&T. ANSI Y14.5

Baysys Completions Wallops Island, VA Apr 2011 to Jun 2011

Mechanical Engineer - AutoCAD

Design and integration Interiors, Monuments, both mechanical and electrical systems. Harness design, routing and schematics for Boeing Wide body 777 Business Jet.

KAMAN Aero-Structures Jacksonville, FL Jan 2011 to Apr 2011

Structures/Tooling Engineer, UG NX6

Create manufacturing drawings of primary structures for Bell Helicopters AH-1 Cobra, Convert shop sketches, flat patterns, and FAI drawing packages from legacy drawings and models.

Create tool modification models and plans, validate legacy tooling to current model revision. Assembly, drill and forming fixtures.

Associated Air Center Dallas, TX May 2010 to Oct 2010

Designer/ Engineer – AutoCAD

Design and integration of electrical systems and schematics for Boeing 737 Business Jet programs.

EZ-GO Golf carts Augusta, GA Feb 2010 to May 2010

Design Engineer - UG NX6

Created custom ordered option engineering drawings/models for EZGo's Electric car.

Wire routing, assembly and wire lists, form boards and schematics.

Design Tooling, details for composite body modifications and support structures.

Assembled and track tested designs for the new LSV electric vehicle.

SNC Corp. (Integrated Mission Systems) Hagerstown, MD Nov 2008 to May 2009

Design Engineer - AutoCAD

Design and wire routing of Glass Cockpit avionics systems.

Design composite details for fairings and antenna bays on military surveillance equipment and radar systems.

Shop liaison support for fabrication and assembly of electronics packaging, and interior systems mounted in aircraft.

MOOG Corp. Elma, NY Feb 2008 to Nov 2008

Designer/ Checker - Unigraphics NX4

Design mechanical support and E/M packaging for Space and Defense actuators and rocket fuel valves.

Precision machine design of electro- mechanical Bi-Propellant fuel valve for Aerojet.

Created full document package of actuator test fixture for NASA.

Design wiring and circuit board schematics, including detailed interconnect diagrams. Engineering package CHECKER, Checking of cad file integrity, tolerance stacks,

GD&T ANSI Y14.5 and adherence to procedural documentation.

Development Engineer - AutoCAD Inventor, SolidWorks

LORD Corp. Cary, NC Aug 2007 to Feb 2008

Develop E/M packaging and Mechanical design of Helicopter Anti-Vibration actuators.

Precision machine design of rotary actuators.

Designed Magnetic coupled external cooling fan system including coordinating prototype parts with local machine shop, hand assembling prototype and setting up first test of prototype.

Design wiring and circuit board schematics, including detailed interconnect diagrams.

BE Aerospace - Everett, WA Dec 2006 to July 2007

Checker - UG NX4

Checking of CAD file integrity, tolerance stack ups to BE Aero standards and to customer (Boeing Commercial) specifications and procedures.

Interior design of flight crew, passenger’s oxygen system and overhead storage bins on the new Boeing 787.

Curtiss-Wright - Gastonia, NC

Mechanical designer – CatiaV5 Sep 2006 to Feb 2007

Create Assembly and Details Models of Gear driven actuators for aircraft flight controls. Detail design of leading edge flap actuators for the F-35 aircraft.

Designs included 3D Products of gears, bushings, cast and machined housings (aluminum and stainless) covers, bearings, seals and welded assemblies.

Eclipse Aviation- Albuquerque, NM. May 2005 to Sept 2006

Electrical Engineer – UG NX4

Create new and revise existing electrical installation plans and schematics for Eclipse 500 aircraft, Work with shop floor to define engineering change requests (ECR’s).

Create and revise detail, assembly and installation models.

Create and verify BOM with engineering drawings and Unigraphics cad Models.

BE Aerospace - Miami, Florida-Tucson, AZ Nov 2004 to May 2005

Senior Design Engineer- UG NX4 / Catia V5

Create and revise models with new interior monument installs for super first class seating, credenzas and ottoman, for Thai airways Boeing 747, and Thai airways Airbus A340.

Create electrical harness design, routing, installation drawings and documentation.

Sheet metal, composites, machined aircraft parts, actuators and actuation systems and assemblies.

All aspects of Aircraft interior completion.

Tool Designer - UG NX2

Detroit Diesel Specialty Tool, Cambridge, MA Jul 2002 to Sep 2004

Designed 12 station hydraulic Machine tooling for fuel pump.

Designed large abrasive shaker machine for remanufactured engine facility.

Large welded frame assembly and interchangeable holding fixture

Extensive Vehicle Design for American LaFrance and Ottawa Truck Corp (6 years) discussed upon request.

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