Furniture Designer and Solidworks Drafter

Nicole G. Atkinson

*** **** **** *****, *******, WI 53704

Cell: 608-***-**** E-mail: *********@*******.***

Furniture and Millwork Designer/Drafter

I am an accomplished Engineering Technician with experience in store fixtures, consumer goods, commercial millwork and furniture. I have a mastery of SolidWorks and their product partners such as DriveWorks and Composer.

Summary of Qualifications

I have a wide variety of manufacturing experience. These include working with steel, aluminum, plastic, wood, metal and glass. I have worked with manufacturing in both domestic factories and factories in Mexico, China and Indonesia. I have traveled to these factories to work directly with their engineers and manufacturing engineers to develop the most cost-effective designs. I also possess solid management skills demonstrating proficiency in leading and mentoring individuals.

Technical Expertise

Drafting Software SolidWorks (certified), AutoCAD, and Cadkey

Parametric Programs DriveWorks, Pattern Systems, Virtual Systems, Cabinet Vision

Office Software Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Production Software FRN, Syteline, MANMAN, BPCS, Peachtree and JD Edwards

Professional Experience

Springs Window Fashions, Middleton Wisconsin 2014 – present

Engineering Technician

Window coverings using injection molded, plastic extrusion, wood, aluminum, and steel fabrication.

Worked with Product Engineers to develop designs for new products and features.

Prepare part drawings and assembly drawings in SolidWorks.

Developed assembly models in SW DriveWorks for product configuration automation.

Introduced SW Composer so marketing could use SolidWorks drawings for literature

Prepared floor plans and schematics for motorized contract window blinds in AutoCAD.

Prepared bill of materials, and routing for production.

Managed drawing revisions, the drawing vault and manufacturing documentation.

Uniek Incorporated, Waunakee Wisconsin 2010 – 2013

Product Engineer www.uniekinc.com

Consumer goods in injection molded, plastic extrusion, wood, resin and glass products.

Work with designer and marketing to develop designs for manufacturing.

Prepare drawings in both SolidWorks and AutoCAD.

Prepared bill of materials, and routing for production.

Write specifications and requests for quotes.

Review samples, negotiate pricing and trouble shoot manufacturing issues.

Review first article and preproduction samples.

Address ongoing quality and cost reduction issues.

Manage drawing revision control and support the factory floors with documentation.

Madison College (MATC), Madison Wisconsin 2009 – 2010

Attended school full-time for IT-Web Analyst/Programmer

Java Script Programming, Website Development-XHTML, Access Database and IT Security.

The Carlson Company, Madison, Wisconsin 2005 – 2009

Project Manager www.carlsonco.com

High End, Custom Millwork and Store Fixtures.

Managed retail and commercial millwork installation projects.

Worked with architects and designers to troubleshot and refine designs.

Directed the engineering department regarding submittal drawings and red lines.

Supervised delivery and installation of millwork and case goods.

Provided technical information for general contractors, electricians and structural engineers.

Researched suppliers and developed trade partners to maintain project budgets.

Follow-up on installation, punch list and service issues.

Marshall Erdman and Associates / Techline, Waunakee, WI 2000 – 2005

Senior Product Engineer / Project Manager www.techlineusa.com

SOHO Furniture and Medical Casegoods

Managed projects, prepare take-offs, submittal drawings, cut billing, specifications and quotes for large commercial installation projects.

I redesigned the entire product line into one comprehensive modular RTA system for the office furniture and healthcare market.

Value engineered the casegood lines to reduce the cost by more than 28%.

Supervise and act as a liaison between engineering, manufacturing, assembly, shipping, and installation for large custom accounts such as hospitals, clinics, schools and office buildings.

Identify sources, test samples, and establish prices for new hardware and components.

Prepared part drawings, bill of materials, and routing for production.

Education

Associate Degree, Mechanical Design, Moraine Park Technical College, Fond du Lac, WI.

Graphic Systems SolidWorks Training. SolidWorks 1 and SolidWorks 2 at Madison College. 14 Semesters of open lab woodworking, designing and building my own projects and flipping 8 houses. Pattern Systems Training, IMOS and Virtual Systems Training. Access data base.

Java Script programming, Website design, Access database and IT Security at Madison College

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