Troy Tally
Hendersonville, NC 828-***-****
*********@*****.***
Mechanical Designer
Dedicated mechanical designer and project manager that strives to provide top-quality designs and details through hard work and collaboration.
Some of the industries I have worked in are Oil & Gas, Wind Energy, Industrial Laundry, Structural Steel Fabrication, Aviation, Bulk Material Handling and Packaged Goods Handling.
Working in these industries I have designed using all types of piping fittings, flanges, gauges, valves, pumps, & heat exchangers mobile drilling rigs, wind turbines, both belt and screw conveyors as well as roller and pallet conveyors
Welded structures including platforms, ladders, handrails, derricks, trusses, sheet metal fabrication of conveyors, guards, covers and pressure vessels to name a few.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project Management
Cost Analysis
Mechanical Engineering
AutoCAD
Solidworks 3D
Various codes used
ASME
AWS
ASTM
ANSI
OSHA
Dimension styles
GD&T
DATUM LINE
BASIC DIMENSIONS
Advanced Conveying Technologies/ Selectek, Kings Mountain, NC October 2020 – Present
Mechanical Engineer
Designed bulk material handling belt conveyors.
AutoCAD 2D to design belt conveyors to meet customer specifications and company guidelines
CONGRUENT CONCEPTS & SOLUTIONS, Fletcher, NC October 2017 – October 2020
Solutions Engineer
Managed all aspects of project management and design for conveyor systems and other equipment.
Utilizing Solidworks 3D and AutoCAD 2D to design various projects to meet customer specifications and company guidelines.
Designing a new concept tractor wood press for laminated flooring.
Designed a specialized conveyor system for a unique process handling raw and composite rubber processing.
B.W. Sinclair, Wichita Falls, TX February 2011 – September 2017
Mechanical Designer
Designed bulk material handling equipment to include screw conveyors, belt conveyors, and bucket elevators.
Assisted in the development of the standards for resin additive screw conveyors.
Utilize Solidworks 3D and AutoCAD 2D to design various belt and screw conveyors to meet customer specifications and company guidelines.
Burcamp Steel, Wichita Falls, TX June 2008 – February 2011
Project Manager
Selected and delegated work to be performed by subcontractors.
Performed budgeting, scheduling, and cost analysis for all projects.
Read and interpreted blueprints for structural and architectural drawings.
Scheduled deliveries and resolved issues in the field.
Utilize Solidworks 3D and AutoCAD 2D to design various buildings with structural steel fabrication and pre-cast concrete tilt up walls in compliance with architectural designs.
CarterCopters, Wichita Falls, Texas March 1993 – May 2008
Design Drafter
Lead designer for the first 2 prototypes of an experimental aircraft from concept through testing and successful flights.
Utilize Solidworks 3D and AutoCAD 2D to design all area of the craft including fuselage, wing airfoil, rotor and prop design and the landing gear. This enabled the aircraft to break the Mu1 barrier and accomplish a true jump take-off.
Burgess Manning, Wichita Falls, TX 1990 - 1993
Design Drafter
Headed the design department for a company that manufactured oil and gas separators and heat exchangers.
Utilize AutoCAD 2D to design pressure vessels, separators, glycol towers, and piping layouts that were skid mounted and field installed.
Washex Machinery, Wichita Falls, TX 1985 - 1990
Design Drafter
Designed and detailed equipment for an industrial laundry equipment company.
Utilize AutoCAD 2D to design multiple sizes of equipment including a “tunnel wash/dyeing” system for cleaning and dyeing 3000lbs of laundry per hour.
Engelman-General Inc., Wichita Falls, TX 1982 - 1985
Design Drafter
Produced designs and details for oil and gas separators and skid piping and instruments.
Utilize AutoCAD 2D to design pressure vessels, separators, glycol towers, and piping layouts that were skid mounted and field installed.
Wilson Manufacturing Company, Wichita Falls, TX 1979 - 1982
Detail Drafter
Detailed all areas of mobile drilling rigs.
EDUCATION
Vocational Degree in Mechanical & Architectural Drafting, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
Vocational Degree in Solidworks 3D in Drafting, Vernon College, Wichita Falls, TX