Mechanical Designer Solidworks
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Innovative & Seasoned DESIGNER DRAFTSMAN ENGINEERING professional - - multi CAD software capabilities, real time engineering usage SolidWorks / SOLIDWORKS PDM (6800 Hours) Catia V5 (4500 Hours) / ENOVIA PDM. Passionate instinctual solution driven design engineering support. Extensive 3D Solid modeling conceptual & prototype phases through to finalizing production release. Primary; Transportation industries (Aerospace & Automotive). Secondary; extensive sustaining engineering support technical proficiencies in Mechanical Design Engineering & Drafting INDUSTRY SOFTWARE COMPENTENCIES
SOLIDWORKS/SOLIWORKS PDM 2019 DRAFTSIGHT (AUTOCAD) CATIA V5 / ENOVIA CATIA V4 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DRAFTSMAN DESIGNER (CONTINGENT, sustaining engineering) JUL 2016 – SEPT 2019 Independent Contractor • Seattle, WA / Spokane, WA / Portland, OR / Eugene, OR
@ Chipstar Technology • Ferguson/Wolsey Industrial • ASC Machine Tools • Plasti-Fab • Rapid Made Inc
SolidWorks/SolidWorks PDM • ASME Y14.5 Drawing Standards • ISO 9000 Standards KEY CONSULTING HIGHLIGHTS;
Produced layouts of High Density Polyethelyne (HDPE) civil engineering plumpiing public water treatment facilities designs including creating standardized connections and connection transition libraries drafting.
Preliminary layouts for Industrial & Residential waterway float docks.
Developed final assembly and detailing blueprints for fabrication definitions for roll forming machine components including designing Feed sensor mounting steel support brackets and chain linkage complete simulation evaluation assembly designs as well as casting structures, roller tools and sheet forming tools taking in consideration Electronic module mounting placement. Ergonomics fore-thought of fool-proof assembly installation and maintenance considerations.
Implemented revision design modifications of existing Fiberglass Reinforce Plastics (FRP) drawings including Weir Gates. Speciality flumes, flow metering weirs, V Notch weirs and made updates to blue print component detail design definition packages.
Acted as Teir 2 Design Resource Consultant on high Speed EFI industrial printers and released for production finalized substantial solid modeling assemblies.
AEROSPACE TECH DESIGNER III JAN 2016 – JUN 2016
Insitu • Bingen, Washington
Unmanned Air Vehicles Drone manufacturing
SolidWorks 2013/SolidWorks PDM • ASME Y14.5 Drawing Standards
Designed (UAV) Unmanned Air Vehicles - Integrator & Black Jack redesign of injection Tachometer details & Assy. SOLIDWORKS 2013/SOLIDWORKS PDM. Legacy red line release updates to ASME Y14.5 drawing standards
AEROSPACE DRAFTSMAN / DESIGNER II SEP 2013 – MAY 2015 American Blimp Company • Hillsboro, Oregon
Van Wagner Advertising Airship Blimp manufacturing
SolidWorks 2013 • SolidWorks PDM • DRAFTsight (AutoCAD)
Design management of A-1, A-150 & A-60 Airship & Lightship component design & design modifications to engine plumbing mounting subsystems. Gondola airframe weldment design for reinforcement upgrades using primary SOLIDWORKS 2013/SOLIDWORKS PDM & secondary AutoCAD (DRAFTsight).
Analyze & resolve quality issues found in production assembly long term cost effective mechanical solutions of video cam implementation installation mounting and video cam subsystems. AUTOMOTIVE CATIA DESIGNER SEP 2012 – MAR 2013
M-TEK Inc. • Farmington Hills, Michigan
Tier 1 Automotive interior trim supplier to NISSAN
Catia V5
Design management of injection molded interior trim A-B-C Pillar/Luggage compartment side panels/Trunk Lid/Kick Plate modifications to NISSAN P42K Pathfinder/P42J Infiniti Luxury SUV using CATIA V5.
Provide engineering staff with feasible and cost effective solutions to quality issues found in production assembly. Examples include VA/VE of clip tower attachments, strengthening ribs, class B material thickness of injection molded interior panels, whitening & part failure elimination & correction DOUGLAS G NOWICKI
20 Year Design Engineering Professional
https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasnowicki
Seattle, WA
Spokane, WA
Portland, OR
Eugene, OR
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MECHANICAL DESIGNER OCT 2011 – APR 2012
United Streetcar (Owned by Oregon Ironworks) • Clackamas, Oregon
Electric rail-way public transportation manufacturer
Catia V5 • Smart Team PDM
Modified railway underbody structural components & reinforcement brackets including to chassis sheet metal overlays, I-beam weldment end fittings and overall frame enhancements.
Production release accomplishments included interior stainless handrail tubing, concept to release Portland Street Car project end cars & mid-section vehicles. AEROSPACE TOOLING DESIGN DRAFTSMAN MAY 2010 – NOV 2010 Nova-Tech Engineering • Lynwood, Washington
Aerospace mechanical tool & fixture design
Catia V5 • Smart Team PDM
Redesigned entire fixture from horizontal to vertical position for ease of ergonomics for panel attachment manufacturing of Embraer18 passenger business class jet using CATIA V5/SMART TEAM product data management software
Accomplished drill jig design set-ups for hig precision panel/skin mountingto structure of forward fuselage and mid body fuselage airplane panels to aid in assembly accurate skin to structure fastening assemblyassembly
AEROSPACE TOOLING DESIGN DRAFTSMAN AUG 2008 – JAN 2009 Boeing • Everett, Washington AUG 2007 – DEC 2009
Integration & Tooling Liaison Design Engineering support
Catia V5 • Catia V5 Enovia PDM
Design & Released per Boeing Release standards & processes for redesign of 747-8 Front Splice Drill Template
Drill jig fixture design for front spar/wing skin interface tooling access hole for Boeing 737-700 using CATIA V5
Liaison engineering design support, quality validation of structural components 2007 787 Composite Airplane
Verified content of production released 787 3D solid model substructures within CATIA V5 ENOVIA PDM environment.
Created structural components installation manuals to assist airplane production assembly mechanics SENIOR CAD DESIGNER JAN 2007 – AUG 2007
Freightliner LLC • Portland, Oregon
Commercial truck design for manufacturing
CATIA V5
Designed complete auxiliary engine cooling systems for automatic transmission retarders/transmission coolers and hydrant coolers
Determined feasible engine compartment hose packaging while considering cost effective fluid dynamics/capacity, hot &cool engine extremes and flexible/rigid engine modules.
Created 3-Dimensional solid models, using CATIA V5 of prototype and production ready steel tubing, mounting brackets, rubber hoses and connections per strict Freightliner requirements. TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
SolidWorks (CSWA) Adv. Modeling, Assemblies, Detailing & Metal Design Hawkridge Systems, Bothell, WA CATIA v5 Certification Management Training Boeing, Everett, WA & Freightliner, Portland, OR IDEAS Certification Solid Modeling I, II, III & Creating and Working with Assemblies Henry Ford C.C., Dearborn MI Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance Certification GD&T Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI PRIOR EDUCATION
ASSOCIATE DEGREE Auto body Design Macomb Community College, Warren, MI BATAVIA & DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY COURSE STUDIES Philpot Schools of Auto Body Drafting, Madison Heights, MI
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