Design Engineer Draftsman
Resume:
Wesley Richardson
Prescott Valley, AZ.86314
520-***-**** Cellular
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AIRFRAME STRUCTURES / TOOL DESIGN
CAD EXPERIENCE:
UGII 24,000 hrs. (Pre-V10)
UGII 37,500 hrs. (V10,11,13,14,15,16,18, NX2, NX8, NX10, NX12)
CATIA V5 5,500
Pro-E 3,200 hrs. (Version 19, 2000i)
SOLID WORKS 2,700 hrs. (Version 98, 2000)
SDRC Ideas 3,500 (Master Series)
I-Man / PDM / Team Center (TC) / Enovia
Synopsis: Excess of Forty-five years of experience in the design and engineering
field with major commercial and military aerospace corporations.
Areas of concentration: Airframe Structure Design: (primary /secondary),
Tool Design, Flight Test, Ground Support, Composites Design, Fuel
Systems, System Integration
The Boeing Company: (Contract to Direct / Aug 2006 / April 2021) UGII NX2 -NX12 / TC
Mesa AZ. Level 4 Unigraphics / TeamCenter / Catia V5 / Enovia
Airframe Structure Design Engineer: Layout & Design of EFAB primary support shelf
as well as all attach brackets & clips. Co-Pilot Secondary Flight Display mounting
structure to the existing instrument panel, communications antenna support mounts
for the Apache BLK III. Cross check Form, Fit & Function, GD&T, notes & format.
Tool Design: Layout & Design of Primary Assembly Fixtures, Overhead / Floor
Transport Tools, Wing to Body Join Fixtures, Drill Jigs, Bond Jigs, Trim Fixtures
for various Boeing Commercial Aircraft – 737, 747, 777, 787
Utilize ANSI Y14.5, DOD-STD-1000 - Cross check Form, Fit & Function, GD&T, format.
BE Aerospace / FSI: (Contract May 2006 / July 2006) UGII NX2 (I-MAN)
Marysville, WA. Unigraphics / TeamCenter
Airframe Structure Design Engineer: Layout & Design of secondary structure to
secure Interior Panels to support Ventilation System, Lighting, Smoke Detectors
on the A300-600 Passenger / Freighter Conversion.
Utilize ANSI Y14.5, DOD-STD-1000
Wesley Richardson
RESUME’
CONTINUED
Eclipse Aviation: (Contract Sept. 05 / April 06) UGII NX2 (I-MAN)
Albuquerque, NM.
Tool Design Engineer: Conceptual layout & design of Assembly Jigs, Drill Blankets,
Handling Fixtures, multi-purpose tooling as well as Test Stands for the Eclipse 500
Aircraft. Tooling to be designed for a moving assembly line to provide high volume
production of the twin engine turbo-fan business jet. Utilize ANSI Y14.5 Contract Comp.
Boeing Helicopter Company: (Contract Oct. 04 / Aug. 05) UGII NX2, TeamCenter
Mesa, AZ.
Airframe Structure: Structural design of bulkheads, primary and secondary structure
for the ARH concept helicopter.
Tool Design Engineer: Layout and design of solid model for the improved AH-64
Apache Helicopter Main Rotor Blade. Tooling components consisted of Composite
Lay-up Fixtures, Bond Jigs, Trim Fixtures, Drill Fixtures, as well as Handling Fixtures for
long term production tooling. Utilize ANSI Y14.5, MIL-STD-100, DOD-STD-1000
Contract Comp.
Eclipse Aviation: (Contract June 03 / Sept. 04) UGII Version NX (I-MAN)
Albuquerque, NM.
Airframe Structure / Flight Test Design Engineer:
Solid model layout and design of modified aileron for the Eclipse 500 Aircraft. Design
of Aileron structure as well as mechanism brackets, control rods, flap tracks, linkage,
actuator control, weight & balance calculation of Aileron to provide maximum hinge
efficiency. Fairing / Structure design for the Wing to Body Fairing to accommodate
altered flap configuration. Layout and design of Flight Test support structure to
existing airframe for FAA Certification. Utilize ANSI Y14.5, MIL-STD-100, DOD-STD-1000
Contract Comp.
Boeing Helicopter Company: (Contract July 02 / May 03) UGII V15, V16, V18
Mesa, AZ.
Tool Design Engineer: Layout & design of solid model tooling for the redesigned AH-64
Apache Helicopter Main Rotor Blade test article. Tooling components consisted of
Composite Lay-up Fixtures, Bond Jigs, Trim Fixtures, Drill Jigs and Handling Fixtures.
Utilize ANSI Y14.5, MIL-STD-100, DOD-STD-1000 Contract Comp.
Wesley Richardson
RESUME’
CONTINUED
BF Goodrich\ UPCO Aerospace: (Contract Oct. 01 / July 02) UGII V15, V17, Catia V5,
Phoenix, AZ. Solidworks, SDRC
Design / Tool Engineer:
Conceptual layout and design of alternate methods of measuring gas
pressure for existing design automotive inflator assemblies, as well as
for military aircraft safety systems such as the smart-belt system employed on the
ACESS II Ejector Seat. Test fixture designs for military aircraft canopy used for the
ACESS II Ejector Seat. Utilize ANSI Y14.5, MIL-STD-100, DOD-STD-1000
Contract Comp.
Boeing Helicopter Company: (Contract Jan. 01 / Oct. 01) UGII V15, V16
Mesa, AZ.
Design / Tool Engineer:
Layout & design of solid model tooling for the modified AH-64 Apache Helicopter
Main Rotor Blade. Tooling components consisted of Composite Lay-up Fixtures,
Bond Jigs, Trim Fixtures, Drill Fixtures as well as Handling Fixtures.
Utilize ANSI Y14.5, MIL-STD-100, DOD-STD-1000 Contract Comp.
Raytheon Systems Company: (Contract Feb. 99 / Oct. 00) Pro-E Ver. 20
Tucson, AZ.
Design Engineer:
System Integration design of the Exto-atmospheric Kill Vehicle (E.K.V.).
Design of guillotine gas line tuber cutter for staging separation, Mass Properties,
System Integration Diagrams, Umbilical Harness routing.
Utilize ANSI Y14.5, MIL-STD-100, DOD-STD-1000 Contract Comp.
Scaled Technology Works: (Contract June 98 / Feb. 99) UGII V13, V14, V15
Montrose CO.
Sr. Design Engineer:
Solid model design of complex surfaces for composite skins for the vertical tail,
wing control surfaces, as well as fuel cells, ribs, spars, shear web, wing spar
& wing ribs. Also responsible for all Composite Master Tooling for the
Visionaire Vantage single engine business jet. Utilize ANSI Y14.5 Contract Comp.
Wesley Richardson
RESUME’
CONTINUED
Gen-Corp/AERO-JET: (Contract Jan. 97 / May 98) UGII V11, V13 (I-MAN)
Sacramento, CA.
Structure Design / Tool Engineer:
Layout and design of fuel abort manifold for the NK33 Kistler rocket engine.
Design of pyro hardware for separation of manifold cap to allow fuel to
be dumped prior to ground impact.
Layout & design of manufacturing tooling for the NK33 & NK34 Kistler rocket
engines such as Handling Fixtures, Lift Fixtures, Process Carts, Leak Check Fixtures
and Weld Fixtures.
Utilize ANSI Y14.5, MIL-STD-100, DOD-STD-1000 Contract Comp.
McDonnell Douglas: (Contract March 96 / Nov. 96) UGII V10, V11
Long Beach, CA.
Structure Design Engineer:
Solid model structure design of Longerons, Skins, Dblers., End Fittings,
for the C17 Cargo Aircraft.
Utilize ANSI Y14.5, MIL-STD-100, DOD-STD-1000 Contract Comp.
IPEC-WESTECH: (Contract Oct. 95 / Feb. 96) SDRC-IDEAS
Tempe, AZ.
Design Engineer:
Layout & design of complex mechanical mechanisms for chem. / mech.
planarization and drying of integrated circuit wafers.
Utilize ANSI Y14.5 Contract Comp.
TRW: (Contract Jan. 95 / Sept. 96) UGII V9, V10
Mesa, AZ.
Design Engineer:
Conceptual design of driver’s side airbag actuators for Toyota and Ford.
Utilize ANSI Y14.5 Contract Comp.
Wesley Richardson
RESUME’
CONTINUED
Northrop: El Segundo, CA. (Contract June 93 / Aug. 94) UGII
Tool Design Engineer:
Layout & design of Assembly Jigs, Trim Tools, Test Fixtures, Work Stands
for the F-18 E/F.
Utilize ANSI Y14.5, MIL-STD-100, DOD-STD-1000 Contract Comp.
Super Conducting / Collider: Waxahachie, TX. (Contract Feb. 93 / June 93) UGII
Tool Design Engineer:
Layout & design of metallic Winding Mandrels, Drill Fixtures, Stacking Fixtures
for welding of laminates for the magnets, as well as Bending & Form Fixtures for
the Quadruple, Sextuple, Octuple & Decuple Magnets.
MIL-STD-1000 Contract Comp.
General Dynamics: Ft. Worth, TX. (Contract June 92 / Jan. 93) Catia
Design Engineer:
Layout & design of metallic and composite primary & secondary structure
such as Bulkheads, Longerons, Stringers & Inner Fuel Skins for the FSX Aircraft.
Utilize ANSI Y14.5, MIL-STD-100, DOD-STD-1000 Contract Comp.
McDonnell Douglas: Mesa, AZ. (Contract Mar. 89 / May 92) UGII
Structure Design Engineer:
Conceptual 3D design models of Instrumentation Installations, Composite
Structures, Machined Bulkheads, Clips & Dblers. for AH-64 Apache Helicopter
Utilize ANSI Y14.5, MIL-STD-100, DOD-STD-1000 Contract Comp.
Unidynamics: Litchfield Park, AZ. (Contract Oct. 86/ March 89) UGII
Design Engineer:
Layout & design of 3D models for “Safe & Arm” mechanisms.
Draftsman / Mechanical Design: Various Locations (June 74 / Sept. 86)
References: Furnished upon request
Secret Clearance: Inactive
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