Design Engineer Technical Designer

Tom Bogdanich

512-***-**** adps4q@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• More than 33 years of comprehensive engineering experience, with emphasis in the design and development of mechanical structures, electrical/avionic equipment installation, wire harness installation, payloads integration, and thermal and insulation control systems.

• Work easily within team structures as well as independently.

• Key strengths involve interpreting customers’ needs, creating functional products in response to both immediate and long-term goals.

• Possess more than 18,000 hours with CATIA V5 (Releases 23); 10,000 hours in the use of Unigraphics (Releases NX9), 10,000 hours with CADAM, 8,000 hours with CGS (Releases 4.3, 4.4), 6,000 hours with AUTOCAD, 2,000 hours employing Pro/Engineer V6 and 2,000 hours using BoGART.

• Progressive background—electronic packaging and installation, airplane interiors, satellite structure, military shelter installation, automobile rear-end body, aerospace systems, and thermal or insulation control systems. Effectively communicate with individuals at all levels, from technicians through executives and customers.

• Fully familiar with the design and installation of:

- Avionic equipment design & installation - Satellite thermal protection/control

- 3D wire harness routing & installation - Satellite structures

- Attachment points installation for subsystem - Structural test fixtures

- Interior design - Composite structure

- Mechanical mechanisms - Flight hardware

- Automobile body design - Optical mechanics

• Versed in MIL-STD, ISO 9000 and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing per ANSI Y14.5-1994. Experienced with Microsoft Office products.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Design Engineer (Contractor) 11/15–present

PANASONIC Automotive – Peachtree City, Georgia

Working in R&D Automotive group on Head up display developing and resolving technical issues. Produced and maintained detail parts and assemblies per Engineering Definition .Coordinated with Engineering group to address any electrical or mechanical issues with design. Tools using CATIA V5 .

Design Engineer (Contractor) 04/14–09/15

TASC TECHNICAL – BALTIMORE, MD

Updating and incorporating RN's and updating large Assembly drawings. Tools used: NX8 and TEMCENTER.

Design Engineer (Contractor) 10/13–02/14

L-3 – CRESTVIEW, FL

Worked on Bell and Boeing helicopter skins, frames and detail parts.Creating new Assembly and Detail drawings.Tools used: CATIA V5.

Design Engineer (Contractor) 04/13–10/13

Enflite – Georgetown, TX

Prepared preliminary design layouts of he Gufstream microwave oven and equipment and wire harness routing. Created layouts and installation drawings for microwave ovens. Tools used: AUTOCAD, INVENTOR and SMARTEAM.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

Design Engineer (Contractor) 02/12–04/13

Goodrich – San Diego, CA

Worked on Pratt and Whitneys Aibus 320 neo engine creating and tubing drawings and solid models, detail drawings

detail drawings and assembly drawings using Catia v5 (Sheet Metal Workbench) and Enovia.

Design Engineer (Contractor) 06/11–02/12

Gulfstrem Aircraft – Savannah, GA

Prepared preliminary design assembly of the avionic equipment and wire harness routing in the nose section on the LJ-85 all composite A/C program. Created layouts and installation drawings for antennas and avionic equipment in the aft fuselage and belly fairing. Tools used: CATIA V5 R17/R18, ENOVIA LCA, and EROOM in the systems installation group.

Design Engineer (Contractor) 12/10–06/11

AAR – Goldboro, NC

Prepared preliminary detail design on Airbus A400 cargo equipment, motors, composite parts and tubing. Creating new and updating old and existing 3-D models. Creating new assembly and detail drawing files in Catia v5 and Smarteam. Conducted preliminary design studies and checked. Tools used: CATIA V5 and Smartem.

Design Engineer (Contractor) 01/10–09/10

General Dynamics – Brunswick, ME

Worked on complete designs, emphasizing design for assembly and producibility. Generated parts lists in MS Word. Created detailed and assembly drawings in accordance with MILSTD and ANSI Y14.5-1994 using CATIA V5 and Enovia.

Design Engineer (Contractor) 09/07–01/08

Spirit – Tulsa, OK

Worked to ground support equipment on Boeing 787 program creating large cargo containers for shipping parts using Catia V5.

Design Engineer (Contractor) 12/06–08/07

Vought – Dallas, TX

Worked on 787 aircraft primary structures creating 3-D solid models of Titanium and composite parts using Catia V5 and Enovia.

Design Engineer (Contractor) 08/06–12/06

Falcon Jet – Little Rock, AR

Worked as an interior engineer, used CATIA V4 and Catia V5 to design various assemblies and installations for the Falcon business jets. Worked on a wide variety of projects ranging from galleys, closets, cabinetry design to side ledge installation and liaison work. 3D solid models were installed in a digital mock-up and were used to create specialized look for the interior of the Falon jet aircraft.

Design Engineer (Contractor) 10/05–07/06

Bell Helicopters – Amarillo, Alabama

Working on primary structures, liaison for integration, sheet metal, surfacing, tooling, plastics, payloads, composites, Writing ECO’s and drawing changes using UGNX and Teamcenter.

Technical Designer (Contractor) 01/05–10/05

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group – Long Beach, CA

Working on MD-11 freighter aircraft on electrical installation, racks, PDM experience, sheet metal, oxygen systems, payloads, harness, ECO’s and drawings updates. solids and assemblies. All designs on CATIA V4.1.9. and Bogart.

Design Engineer (Contractor) 02/04–11/04

Sino Swearingen, San Antonio, TX

Worked on aircraft primary structure, wings, sheet metal and machined parts, incorporating ECO’s, RN’s, and revising 3-D models. Inlet. All designs on Unigraphics.

Technical Designer (Contractor) 04/03–02/04

NGC Marine Division – Annapolis, MD

Worked on primary structures, hydraulics, schematics, tubing, piping, APU motors, sheet metal, racks, composite, piping, spools, plastics, electrical packaging. Incorporating EO’S and drawing updates,using ANSI Y 14.5. ayloads, harness, ECO’s and drawings updates Working on primary structures, hydraulics, schematics, tubing, piping, APU motors, sheet metal, racks, composite, piping, spools, plastics, electrical packaging. Incorporating EO’S and drawing updates using ANSI Y 14.5. All designs on Unigraphics, Teamcenter.

Technical Designer (Contractor) 05/01–01/02

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group – Seattle, WA

Working on Boeing 777 aircraft on sheetmetal and machined parts, PDM experience, oxygen systems, payloads, ECO’s and drawings updates. All designs on CATIA V4.

Design Engineer (Contractor) 10/00–05/01

Hawker Beachcraft. – Little Rock, Arkansas

Worked as an interior engineer, used CATIA V4 to design various assemblies and installations for the Falcon business jets. Worked on a wide variety of projects ranging from galleys, closets, cabinetry design to side ledge installation and liaison work. 3D solid models were installed in a digital mock-up and were used to create specialized look for the interior of the Falon jet aircraft.

Senior Designer 1 (Contractor) 01/94–12/00

General Motors-Mid Size Car Engineering and Development Division - Detroit, Michigan

Contributed to development of several GM car lines between 1994 through 2000. Focus was on the rear-end body. Three major designs were rear quarter panels, trim ASM-R/window panel and the redesign of the fuel filler door system using CGS to create surfaces, assemblies, and layout drawing. Design studies working from verbal and engineering work orders.

Engineering Designer, Spacecraft Structure 06/80–02/94

Hughes Aircraft Co., Space Communications Division - El Segundo, California

Acted as Lead Person within the design Integration laboratories in the Sustaining Operations Group for HS376 satellites. Developed conceptual layouts, assembly and detail drawings for various areas of the satellite structure. Designed thermal protection blankets; assisted the manufacturing area during fabrication. Served as liaison with planning, quality assurance and analysis groups to ensure customer satisfaction.

2/94–4/94

EDUCATION/CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Los Angeles Harbor Occupational Center 1979-1980

Associate of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Drafting

Certification Programs

Certificate of Achievement – CATIA-CADAM Drafting/CADEX

Certificate of Achievement – CATIA V5 Fundamentals-Aero

Certificate of Completion – CATIA V5 Custom Electrical

CATIA Solid Modeling and Surface Modeling Techniques

CATIA Advanced Construction Geometry

Advance/Basic CGS CAD/CAM Training

Overview: Vehicle Design

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