Mechanical Designer Assembly Machine

Professional Experience:

Gray America: Morain OH.

U-Bolt and threaded rod producer.

MACHINE DESIGN ENGINEER/DRAFTER

Projects included: Complete rod draw line both infeed and outfeed of draw bench.

●Added online re-engineered equipment.

●New draw line from blank screen to on plant floor running.

●Designs completed on SolidWorks and Fusion360.

●Also ran production equipment on plant floor and in tool room.

●Ran manual lathe and mill and CNC lathe without tool change.

AFC Tool: Dayton OH.

Custom Designer and Builder of Automated Tooling and Machines. 2012-2017

SENIOR MECHANICAL DESIGNER

Projects included: Giant 32 ton smasher press.

● Table top gauging fixtures for Neaton

● Turning wrinkle impression machine for GE

● Robotic sonic weld station.

● All designs completed in NX 7.5 thru 10 including some translated to AutoCAD

Production Design Systems Inc. (PDSI): West Carrollton OH. 2011-2012

Custom Designer and Builder of Automated Tooling and Machines.

SENIOR MECHANICAL DESIGNER

Projects included: Laser Marking station on automotive line.

●Assembly line for automatic truck transmissions.

●And 500 lb. lifting crane and manipulator for same transmission housings. Operators were going to be working under and around this station. Station over engineered and designed for safety.

●Manipulator will be controlled by human augmentation pneumatic valve and cylinders for lifting of housings.

●Lab dynamometer for automotive steering motors.

●Most projects done on Solid Works then translated to AutoCAD for customer.

Thinkpath Contracts and in house work history

Grob Systems, Bluffton, Oh (Contract from Thinkpath) 2010-2011

Custom Concept and Design of Automatic inspection and assembly machine lines.

●New design of diesel engine assembly and inspection machines.

●Cylinder sleeve press machine.

●All designs completed and detailed using UG NX6 complete with Expressions and constraints in assembly models.

●All details completed using standard GD&T for manufacturing.

Honda, EGA. Anna, Oh (Contract from Thinkpath) 2006 – 2009

Custom Design of Automated Tooling and Machines for Honda Anna engine plant.

SENIOR MECHANICAL DESIGNER

Responsible for Engineering and Design of and installation of:

●Retrofit projects to existing High Pressure Aluminum Die Cast line, Aluminum Machining lines, Transmission case machining line and Valve assembly line.

●New projects included aluminum machining machines, production bore air gauging machine, robotic end of arm tooling/grippers.

●Design detail complete with GD&T drawings for manufacturing projects.

●Software used: AutoCAD, MS Office and oracle.

Thinkpath, Inc., Dayton, Oh 2004 – 2011

Engineering and CAD Services provider for Automotive, Aerospace and Manufacturing industries.

PROJECT LEADER

Responsible for project lead of customer driven design changes of large-scale paper pulp washing machine.

●Coordinate with customer to insure designs are modeled and detailed correctly.

●Work with other team members to assign workload and insure quality of deliverables.

●Trained new team members in use of Ideas CAD software.

●CAD software used included Inventor, UG NX2, Catia V14, AutoCAD and Inventor.

●Trained on Pro-E, SolidWorks and UG NX5.

SASCO Corp., Kettering, Oh 2002 – 2004

Custom Design of Automated Tooling and Machines for the Automotive Industry

SENIOR MECHANICAL DESIGNER

Responsible for Design and Engineering of Automotive test, assembly machines and tooling.

●Conceived and developed gages, fixtures and tooling for Automotive brake components and assemblies.

●Redesigned existing equipment for new products and/or tasks.

Amity Mold, Tipp City, Oh 2001 – 2002

Custom Molder and Manufacturer of Plastic Injection molds and parts.

MOLD DESIGNER/CHECKER

Responsible for Design and Engineering of Custom Plastic Injection Molds.

●Unigraphics NX1

DA/Pro Rubber, Inc., Tulsa, Ok 1999 – 2001

Custom Molder of Precision Rubber products to Original Equipment Manufacturers.

AREA MANAGER

Responsible for the sales of Tooling and Engineered Custom Molded Rubber parts to all industries including Electronics, Medical, HVAC and Automotive fields for a five state Midwestern territory.

Silver Tool, West Carrollton, Oh 1998 – 1999

Provider of Special Automated Machines for the Automotive and Medical Industries.

MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Responsible for Design and Engineering of Medical Test and Assembly Machines.

●Conceived and developed designs for Medical Test fixturing.

●Worked with Customer purchasing, Sales and Engineering to develop designs as required.

●3D robotic fixturing.

●Extensive use of stainless steels, tools steels, Phenolic, Machinable Ceramic.

●Small part fixturing and assembly.

Omega Automation, Dayton, Oh 1996 – 1997

Manufacturers of Automated Automotive assembly machines.

SENIOR MECHANICAL DESIGNER

Responsible for Mechanical Designs and detail drawings.

●Conceived and developed mechanical designs for Automated assembly machine lines.

●Mechanical Design of all assembly stations and escapements.

●Utilized vibratory feeder bowls and tracks, Robotic grippers and pneumatic cylinders and slides.

Production Design Services Inc., Dayton, Oh 1995 – 1996

Manufacturers of Automated welding and assembly machines.

SENIOR MECHANICAL DESIGNER

●Conceived and developed mechanical designs for V5 and V7 Automotive compressor rear head assembly machines and Blow fed hydraulic press assembly machine.

●One button change over automated fixture for seven automotive roof panels.

●Steel sheet transfer lines.

Thermo Black Clawson, Middletown, Oh 1995 – 1995

Manufacturers of paper pulp processing equipment.

MECHANICAL DESIGNER

●SDRC Ideas

●Hydro Pulper work.

Leblond Makino Machine Tool Co., Mason, Oh 1994 – 1995

Manufacturer of ultra-high speed production machining centers.

SENIOR FIXTURE DESIGNER

●Conceived and developed Tombstone hydraulic fixtures for Aircraft engine fan blades integrated into high speed machining centers.

H&H Machine Tool Inc, Dayton, Oh 1993 – 1994

Manufacturer of ultra-high speed production machining centers.

PROJECT ENGINEER

Responsible for direction and supervision of four man design team working on the design and development of Ultra-high Speed Exhaust Manifold machining equipment.

●Utilized mammoth salvaged index and hydraulic slide units.

●Extensive cutting tool and gear design.

●Design of AC driven multi-spindle drill heads and mills stations.

E.D.E.C. Services, Cincinnati, Oh 1991 – 1993

Engineering support and design for all Proctor and Gamble plants.

SENIOR MECHANICAL DESIGNER

Responsibilities included; Design of and overseeing of manufacturing then emplacement of Luvs and Pamper brand diaper lines, as well as Oxidol and Tide granulated detergent lines.

●Developed and implemented numerous production line upgrades for P&G’s diaper and granulated detergent line and plants.

●Direction of onsite plant personnel for line upgrades.

Centerline Design, Dayton, Oh 1988 – 1991

Engineering firm doing contract engineering support for Automotive Industry.

PROJECT LIASON COORDINATOR

Responsibilities included quoting and directing contract personnel responsible for design and engineering.

●Overseeing of and design of large scale welding fixtures.

●Managed multiple design projects for several different customers.

M&M Precision, Dayton, Oh 1984 – 1988

Manufacturer of Gear and Broach checking equipment and rotary tables.

PRODUCT DESIGNER

●Design of high precision rotary and rotary lift tables.

●Integrated sub-assembly process machining.

●Design of both AC and DC driven tables, EDM tables and rotary tilt tables.

Additional Work History

Working history extends back some forty plus years of engineering experience. Including implementation and automation of complex manufacturing processes. Moving concepts forward from initial phase through manufacturing and sales. Able to draw upon and implement from this experience where needed.

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