Curtis M. Hicks 865-***-****

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Sr. Mechanical Equipment Designer

Skills and Areas of Knowledge

Solid Works

Autocad

Unigraphics

Pro-E Creo

Solid Edge

Plex

Excel

Microsoft Office

Lotus

GSS Global Solutions

Autocad Plant 3D

FEA Analysis/Simulation

Advanced GD&T

2D & 3D Modeling

Assemblies

Jig, Fixture, Tool, & Mold Design

QS9000/ISO14001 Internal Auditor

System Administration

Plastics, Cast Steel, Aluminum, Forged, & Sheet Metal Parts

3D Printing

Professional Experience

Aqua-Chem (Saur), 3001 E. Gov. John Sevier Hwy Knoxville, TN 37914

June 2021 to Present

Mechanical Designer

Design for Coast Guard, Military, Medical, and Food and Beverage

Piping design routing

Skid, and tank designs

Large Assemblies

Water Purification Systems

Merrick& Company, Oak Ridge, TN

October 2020 to April 2021

Sr. Mechanical Equipment Designer

NST (Nuclear Service & Technology)

Design for DOE (Department of Energy)

Savannah River Plutonium Processing Aqueous/Water Waste

Design of Gloveboxes, Walk in Enclosure’s, & Equipment

Working Mechanical Design, HVAC, Piping Design to ensure client scope and comments are accurately addressed and in place.

Assisted in checking specifications meet ASME standards

AAM (American Axle), Columbus, IN

April 2015 to May 2020

Design Engineer/MFG. Eng./Costing, Engineering Dept.

Forging Design, Die Design, Quality tool & fixtures, Costing Quotes,

Produced Designs and prints for Harley Davidson, Cummins, Toyota, GM, Ford, Allison Transmission, and others.

Caltherm Corporation (Vernet), Columbus, IN

August 2002 to April 2015

Senior CAD Designer, Product Engineering Dept.

World Leader in Thermostats

Produced Designs and prints for Harley Davidson, Cummins, Caterpillar, Mercury Marine, & John Deere

Performed finite element analysis for mechanical strength

Jig, fixture, molds, & tool design

Valeo Sylvania, Seymour, IN

August 1999 to October 2001

Design Engineer, Engineering Dept.

Design of automotive exterior lighting for General Motors

Produced designs & prints for front lighting on Cadillac CTS

Design of lighting on the Buick Rendezvous

North American Lighting, Flora, IL

August 1998 to July 1999

CAD TECH, Engineering Dept.

Systems Administrator

Support for Unigraphics, Catia, SDRC, Autocad, & Solid Works

Automotive exterior lighting for GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, & Nissian

Airtex Products, Fairfield, IL

February 1997 to August 1998

CAD Draftsman, Engineering Dept.

Automotive Waterpumps

Produce designs and prints for General Motors Advance Design Team

Performed structural & flow analysis for cost savings & strength

Sparton Engineered Products, Flora, IL

March 1994 to January 1997

Design Supervisor, Engineering Dept.

Designed Horns

Produce designs & prints for Chrysler, Isuzu, Toyota, Harley Davidson, GM, Honda, Rover, Fleetrite, and Military Government

Education

Ivy Tech College, Indianapolis, IN – August 1993

Autocad – Release 12 Certification

Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN – July 1992

Associate Degree in Applied Science/Industrial Drafting Technology

Olney Central College, Olney, IL – August 1983

Commercial Arts major & basic studies

East Richland High School, Olney, IL – May 1983

Specialty Training

IUPUC, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus, IN 2014

Project Management Training

Purdue University, 8/15/08 Caltherm Corporation

Advanced Manufacturing Certificate-Continuous Improvement-Quality

Pinnacle Computers Services, Evansville, IN 1998 Supporting Windows 95, Windows NT Support, Windows NT Administration

Silcon Graphics, Dallas, TX – 1998, Silcon Graphics, Mountain View, CA – 1998 IRIX System Administration Intro to IRIX

Hagerman & Company, Inc. – 1996 Autocad Release 13

References Available upon Request

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