Bruce Johnson BSMe

Standards Engineer/Technical Writer

Mechanical Design Engineer/Project Engineer

Specialized in finding and documenting practical solutions to design and manufacturing problems

Contact Information:

Cell Phone 909-***-****

Email: adn1ls@r.postjobfree.com

Rosemead, CA. 91770

Summary:

With a decade of Engineering experience and another decade working as a Standards Engineer / Technical Writer, I have the experience to both understand engineering issues and finding solutions while communicating and documenting the design analysis and writing design specifications and standards.

As a member of the Ride Engineering Team, I have been responsible for the developing, updating, and revising Design and Engineering Standards and Specifications. This required interfacing with Project Teams, Design Assurance, Vendors, Legal Team members and Senior Management to incorporate new design requirements, technologies, practices, and legislative requirements.

As a Project Engineer, I gained the experience to lead teams in the execution of projects, assign and reviewing team members work, working with Vendors, Designers, Quality Engineers, and Inspectors to complete projects and open attractions to Guests.

Skills:

Excellent Communication Skills

Leading Project Teams.

Running training sessions.

Communicating with and Managing Vendors

Finding common sense solutions to manufacturing and customer needs.

Utilize solid modeling software to create parts and assembly files.

Using Solidworks©, AutoCAD©, ProEngineer©, Catia©, and Microstation©.

Publishing software such as MS Office (i.e. Word, Excel, Power Point, and Visio), Adobe Acrobat, and Adobe InDesign.

Hands on experience in building and testing of prototypes.

Using 3D Printers to make prototype parts and assemblies for evaluation.

Performing design analysis.

Working with machinists and technicians to develop better tools and products.

Develop/Design work holding fixtures, test rigs and inspection jigs.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Walt Disney Imagineering (Ride Engineering) – Glendale, CA July 2010 to Present

Principal Standards Engineer / Project Engineer

Primary Responsibilities:

Develop content and write Design and Engineering Standards and Practices.

Revise and update standards to align with current design trends anthropometric data, safety standards, incorporate new technologies and practices, and new legislative requirements.

Interface with Senior Management to obtain approval of new or revised design requirements with impacts across segments.

Work with Review Teams to identify areas in our Standards and Practices that require updating to align with new Safety Practices.

Curate the Engineering Library, and create tools to allow Imagineers to access library texts and standards.

Provide research support to identify applicable standards and identify critical requirements.

Work with project teams to develop content and to write project Design Specifications.

Provide support to Document Control updating AutoCAD© and Solidworks© drawings.

As a Project Engineer:

Interface with various disciplines, cast members, and Vendors to complete project work and open attractions.

Manage team members, assign and review tasks.

Write Safety Plans, Test Plans, Scopes of Work and sign off on Vendor work.

Approve completed test plans.

Prepare final documents for Inspectors and Regulators.

Submit final document package (including drawings, certifications, and test reports) to the Park for future use in maintaining the attraction.

Use Solidworks© and AutoCAD© to create and update drawings and release them into the Electronic Data Management System (EDMS).

Projects:

Disney’s California Adventure (DCA) Red Car Modifications: Project Engineer – Led the effort to modify the track and inductive charging system to support the operational limits of the Red Car. Coordinated Vendors work efforts and providing overall support to both the Park and the larger project teams expanding DCA.

Ironman Experience Initial Development: Mechanical Engineer – Provided Engineering support for preliminary design efforts and evaluation for the 6 degree of freedom motion based. Evaluation of available systems and technologies.

Marvin Engineering Group - Inglewood, CA April 2009 to June 2010

Mechanical Design Engineer (Contract)

Primary Responsibilities:

Complete detailed stress and fatigue analysis including FEA analysis and hand calculations, and writing development reports.

Create solid models in ProEngineer© and Catia©.

Generate assembly and part drawings.

Prepare Rapid Prototype Models of design concepts.

Develop tooling and control drawings to assist in manufacturing of parts and assemblies.

Prepare Bills of Material.

Conduct failure analysis and recommend modifications.

Coordinate with production personnel to develop part programs and optimize part design to facilitate fabrication.

APEC - Baldwin Park, CA September 2008 to December 2008

Manufacturing and Automation Engineer (Contract)

Primary Responsibilities:

Write automation and tooling specification for vendors.

Recommend process improvements through automation.

Write automation system specification for vendor.

Coordinate subcontractors to complete work on time.

Design and fabricate inspection tooling.

Repair and program molding machine robots.

Dupree Inc. - Chino, CA October 1999 to September 2008

Mechanical Engineer and Tooling Designer

Primary Responsibilities:

Function as team member to design and develop new products and instruments.

Analyze production problems to improve tooling and factory automation with a goal to improve product quality and production efficiency.

Conduct failure analysis to determine cause and solution to production problems.

Produce and update part and assembly drawings.

Generate and maintain production documentation.

Complete first article inspection and update Q.C. documentation.

Perform process inspection and evaluation.

Performed receiving inspection on incoming articles.

Interface with suppliers to obtain require materials and equipment along with required certification.

Schedule fabrication and delivery of products and equipment to meet production schedule.

Completed projects:

590 and 591 series Densimeter Update: Using Solidworks©, generated new models of parts. Created part and assembly drawings and instrument update. Worked closely with Electrical Engineers to ensure proper component clearance and mounting locations. Developed final Q.A. Inspection Procedure. Compiled product testing data.

594 series Pipette: Using Solidworks©, generated new models of parts. Created part and assembly drawings. Developed assembly tooling and work holding fixtures. Prepared models for EDM of molds and tooling. Conducted product testing and complied data. Analyzed requirements to design/select springs for Pipette. Conducted life testing, Q.A. Calibration, and generated printing plates and work holding tooling for pad printing.

Bubbler Comb: Using Solidworks©, generated models of comb. Adjusted design to improve mold ability. Generated models for EDM machining. Created fabrication and customer drawings of part.

FCM assembly machine: Designed and constructed a PLC controlled machine to assemble and crimp captive washer onto a machine screw made from both alloy and stainless steel. Incorporated various inductive proximity sensors and optical sensors to provided positive feedback to the controller. Used Solidworks© to develop models of tooling and to verify fit and placement of components. Developed the operating program and optimized the software to maximize both output quantity and quality.

Gel Filter Assembly Machine: Designed a PLC controlled machine that uses optical sensors to detect the presence of nylon components. Used Solidworks© to develop models of machine elements to optimize ergonomics and fit of shaped tooling.

Insemination Tube assembly machine: Used simple timing circuits to control the assembly process, and designed special tooling and work holding fixtures. Provided controls for manual operation and intervention by operator.

Vertrod Machine Update: Upgraded a specialty Vertrod machine to use a PLC to control the operation of impulse heating/welding process. Provided a feeder to use material rolls rather than custom cut blanks. Interfaced the two different machines to operate together, and optimized both machines by modifying various elements to improve product quality and production rate.

Material Dryer Specification: Developed a specification of requirements and interfaced with suppliers to provide a material dryer for injection molding dept. Installed and configured unit for drying of moisture sensitive injection molding material.

Mold and tooling design: Used Solidworks© software to develop parts and design molds.

CNC Machine Specification: Recommended CNC machine replacement for existing automatic machine. Determined required functions and capacities and compared to current models in order to make recommendation

Strap and Buckle Preload and Tensile testing machine: Designed a machine to preload strap and buckle assemblies per customer specification and tensile load test assemblies.

Aircraft knob inspection fixture: Designed an inspection fixture to inspect coating quality on illuminated aircraft knobs.

Pipette assembly fixtures: Used Solidworks© software to develop parts and design tools for technicians to assembly ARS 594 series Pipettes.

Additional responsibilities:

Additional responsibilities include overseeing the plant maintenance program.

Incorporating safety protocols and system updates to machines and equipment in plant.

Provide support for production team.

Provide technical support to sales and purchasing departments.

NDT testing of in process materials.

Design and build assembly tooling, inspection fixtures and fabrication tooling.

Preload and tensile testing of Strap and Buckle Assemblies.

Test and document properties of NVIS filters.

Final Q.C. Of all outgoing instruments.

Kamp Systems. - Ontario, CA February 1996 to September 1999

Mechanical Engineer/Project Engineer

Primary Responsibilities:

Design heavy machines and ground support equipment.

Complete detailed stress analysis on all critical components.

Schedule material deliveries, as well as machine time.

Plan process to ensure equipment construction to meet delivery schedule.

Create and update all part and assembly drawings. Incorporate design changes and deliver updated as-built drawings.

Review customer supplied design specification and ensure that all design criteria are met.

Write testing procedure for equipment and make any required changes.

Completed Projects:

C17 Longeron Beam Inspection Fixture, Douglas Aircraft Co.: Designed an inspection fixture for checking in process longeron beams. Utilized Douglas Tooling Design Standards for fixture design. Oversaw fabrication of components and final assembly and inspection of test fixtures.

Transfer system for spent Nuclear Fuel cells at Idaho Falls National, Environmental and Engineering Laboratory: Designed machine to fit existing facilities and planned hot cell modifications. Provided detailed design analysis to determine stress and fatigue life and to show that design met all of the required design criteria. Designed machine to operate in high radiation environment, under water with a 20-year service life. Specified components and materials to meet system needs and to comply with D.O.E. standards. Incorporated elements needed to make the system remotely serviceable. All Hydraulics systems had to comply with D.O.E. Standards and use water for operational fluid. Oversaw final assembly and inspection of system prior to customer factory acceptance testing. Provided completed drawing package of as-built equipment.

Jib Hoist system for Space Shuttle Bay, USA facilities: Supervised project to fabricate and assemble Jib Hoist system. Scheduled delivery of materials, and scheduled shop time for machining of components. Interfaced with outside processors to meet production requirements. Programmed CNC lathes. Provided updated drawing package to USA upon completion of project.

Additional Responsibilities:

Maintain Microstation Engineering software.

Complete stress analysis on required components.

Provide updates to Engineering Supervisor.

Provide updated material to production personnel as required.

Provide component specifications to purchasing department personnel.

Dante Precision Machining Inc: June 1984 to August, 1995

Primary Responsibilities:

Setup, program, and operate Okuma LB-15 CNC lathe.

Setup Hardinge automatic chuckers.

Set up and operate manual milling machines and lathes.

Operate machines in a production environment and produce parts that meet company and drawing standards.

Conduct first article inspection.

Calibrate inspection equipment

Clean service and maintain machines.

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering – California State Polytechnic University at Pomona

Certificate of Advanced Training in Solidworks – Hawkridge Systems

Certificate in Crew Station Lighting – Aerospace Lighting Institute

Certificates in Equine Science – College of Veterinary Medicine & Biosciences, Colorado State University

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