Mechanical Design Engineer

Jennifer Nicole Names, Resume

Mechanical Design Engineer

Wesley Chapel, Florida 33543

*************@*****.***

Mobile: 808-***-****

Technical Expertise: Advanced disciplines in the mechanical design engineering fields include automation and mechanized robotics, sheet metal packaging, structural welding, optical-mechanical, casting and forging, metal extruding and forming, thermal vacuum, pressure forming, and injection molding, all achieved using current ASME (ANSI) Y14.5 GD&T compliant supporting documentation.

Software Experience: Over 30 years of mastering Computer Aided Design Engineering and Drafting products such as Autodesk’s Inventor, Parametric Technology Corporation’s Creo Elements/Direct & Pro, and Dassault’s SolidWorks, in addition to being highly proficient with Microsoft’s Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Word software.

Over 30 years of Mechanical Design Engineering experience:

Tampa Armature Works – Riverview, FL – Mechanical Engineer - 04/2022 to 03/2023

Worked independently and as part of a team with other engineers on the development of standard and prototype equipment that was manufactured to meet customer’s needs. Designed and tested electrical components, equipment and systems to match client specifications including switchgear, auxiliary components from 480V to 15kV, automatic transfer schemes, standby generators, paralleling equipment, motor control centers, transformers, and UPS systems.

Bartelt Packaging (a ProMach Company) - Sarasota, FL – Mechanical Engineer - 09/2021 to 03/2022

Designed high-speed continuous-motion shrink-wrap and cartoning equipment using AutoDesk Inventor 2022 and utilizing state of art robotics combined with traditional mechanism design techniques.

Paragon Water Systems - Tampa, FL – New Product Development Engineer - 08/2020 to 02/2021

Designed, developed, validated, launched, and supported new products as they move through the NPD product life-cycle. Managed all project related details throughout all phases of the product development process. Developed and maintained project schedules that reflected critical milestones, and drove projects to the commitment dates while carrying out risk mitigation action plans when critical requirements necessitated countermeasures.

Inline Filling Systems - Venice, FL – Mechanical Engineer III - 05/2018 to 08/2019

Design engineered various high-speed sorting, filling, and capping machinery. Primary disciplines utilized air actuated servo-driven motion control systems along with material analysis for food-grade and corrosive product handling. Implemented advanced problem solving techniques in order to take existing machinery and upgrade the performance characteristics with enhanced functionality.

Solid Engineering - Honolulu, HI - Director of Engineering - 02/2011 to 10/2014

As the sole mechanical engineering consultant for Solid Engineering, provided Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD), Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), research and development, process and product development, product design and manufacturability, project costing and planning, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, work methods analysis, environmental testing, product cost analysis, productivity improvement, and production scheduling. Projects included CAD/CAM modeling for airport installations, robotic food industry automation machinery, injection molded mobile telephone housings, product packaging for the medical supply industry, production jig and fixture tooling, and bio-medical tissue growth environmental test chambers located on the International Space Station.

Sopogy Incorporated - Honolulu, HI - Mechanical Engineer - 11/2009 to 01/2011

As the lead mechanical engineer for Sopogy Incorporated using SolidWorks and AutoCAD, design engineered and documented multiple Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Parabolic Collector product lines from prototype to production. In order to meet the prototype and production costs and delivery requirements, designed sand and die cast parts with end item features, sheet metal fabrications to aluminum extrusions, and draw formed parts. Created and deployed various systems to control and maintain design integrity using ASME/ANSI Y14.5-2009 GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) compliant documentation throughout the company in addition to facilitating various design specific projects for sales, marketing, and management. Rapid Prototyping was implemented with great success to prove out cast and draw formed designs prior to production.

Philips Lumileds Lighting Company - San Jose, CA - Mechanical Engineer - 05/2006 to 06/2008

As a mechanical engineer with Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, in the Advanced Laboratories Division, responsibilities included, exploring and bringing to production, high luminance Light Emitting Diodes (LED) for use in Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Back-Lighting, General Lighting, Camera Flash, and Projection technologies. Primary functions were mechanical packaging and thermal design of illumination modules, LED substrate designs and prototyping, mechanical design of test equipment, vendor relations (sourcing prototype components manufacturing) and contributing to the patent portfolio in the field of display illumination optics and solid-state lighting. In order to perform as expected, proficiency was required in the design and fabrication of thin film substrates using Si (Silicon), AlN (Aluminum Nitride), Alumina, and Cu-Core technologies. Knowledge of optical systems, semiconductor components, thermal analysis, and high volume manufacturing practices were paramount.

Serving as the Director of Operations of a mechanical engineering consultation firm that serviced some of the most technologically advanced companies in Silicon Valley for over 20 years:

Creative Alliance Design - Felton, CA - Director of Operations - 01/1985 to 01/2006

As the Director of Operations for Creative Alliance Design, a Mechanical Design Engineering consultation firm that serviced the aerospace, bio-medical, and computer industries, responsibilities included all day-to-day operations and the management of staff. The core business of Creative Alliance Design was serving the Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing Industry for such clients as Applied Materials, Lam Research, Novellus Systems, and Varian Associates. Other clients included, Directed Light Incorporated, Fairchild Corporation, Mercury Diagnostics Incorporated, Metcal Incorporated, MicroBar Systems Incorporated, Ontrak Systems Incorporated, Raychem Corporation, and Seagate Technology.

Mechanical Design Engineering Experience with Creative Alliance Design: Mechanical Design Engineering was conducted for such companies as Applied Implant Technology (designing ion implant systems), Aydin Energy Division (designing high-voltage power distribution apparatus), Granger Associates (designing telecommunication equipment), IBM Corporation (designing hard drive tooling), Petrophysical Services (designing high-pressure core sampling equipment), Silicon Valley Group (designing wafer handling mechanisms), Surface Science Laboratory (designing high-vacuum surface analyzer equipment), Tandem Computers (designing mainframe packaging), Tymshare Corporation (mainframe chassis designs) and Varian Associates (designing high-vacuum pumps).

Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Design Experience with Creative Alliance Design: Designed gas delivery systems for semiconductor cluster processing tools and introduced solid modeling into the conceptual design phases to ensure form, fit, and function. The solid modeling techniques employed were primarily used where line lengths, tube volumes, and footprints were as paramount as reliability and manufacturing costs. Solid modeling was a tool instituted to ensure client satisfaction and design integrity. Such gas delivery systems improved functionality, increased reliability, and reduced processing costs. Designed a wide range of enclosures for semiconductor equipment where such designs had to utilize various manufacturing techniques to achieve functionality as well as aesthetics and minimize fabrication costs. Oversaw prototype fabrications and coordinated the assemblies to ensure quality, cleanliness, and potential defects within extreme environments. Designed semiconductor wafer orientation mechanisms where such designs required the mechanisms exist within hostile environments and that the mechanical and electrical component being analyzed was highly reliability. Additionally, speed and acceleration curves were calculated and all production documentation was executed using GD&T standards. Was the chief technical and marketing representative for entire projects of this nature and coordinated the fabrication of such mechanisms and assemblies on schedule and within the allotted budgets.

Performed contract work through employment agencies with the following Silicon Valley companies for approximately five years prior to forming Creative Alliance Design in January 1985:

Applied Materials - San Jose, CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 05/1984 to 12/1984

While managing a design group, designed wafer processing robotics, high-purity gas delivery systems, and high-vacuum pumping systems.

Ontario Technologies Corporation - Mountain View, CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 12/1983 to 05/1984

While managing the production of titanium aircraft turbine components and applying Plasticized Diffusion Bonding technology, designed high-temperature furnaces, die tooling, and pressure instrumentation.

Petrophysical Services - Sunnyvale, CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 08/1983 to 12/1983

Designed high-pressure fluid control chambers for core sample testing equipment combining system ergonomics with design functionality.

Silicon Valley Group - San Jose - CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 05/1983 to 08/1983

Designed wafer orientation and alignment fixtures for submersible wafer processing equipment for use within class 100 clean room environments.

IBM Corporation - San Jose, CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 02/1983 to 05/1983

Designed automated production tooling for hard drive assemblies involving conveyor equipment that routed parts and assemblies within class 100 clean room environments.

Surface Science Laboratories - Sunnyvale, CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 11/1982 to 02/1983

Designed automated X-Y-Z-R directional stages for surface analyzer equipment and packaged components within high-pressure manipulators.

Tymshare Corporation - Cupertino, CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 08/1982 to 11/1982

Designed mainframe computer chassis’ with card cages, fan plenums, I/O panels, power supply mountings, and optimized cable routing configurations.

Ampex Corporation - Cupertino, CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 05/1982 to 08/1982

While managing the tool design department, responsibilities included the design and manufacturing of hard drive tooling and test fixtures used in class 10 clean room environments.

Synapse Computer Corporation - Milpitas, CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 01/1982 to 05/1982

While managing the mechanical design group, designed structural mainframe chassis apparatus with card cages, cooling systems, I/O panels, and thermal vacuum formed bezels.

Datapoint Corporation - San Jose, CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 11/1981 to 01/1982

Designed and managed projects involving disk drive certification equipment using timing components, linear slides, photo optics, and lasers.

Amdahl Corporation - Sunnyvale, CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 08/1981 to 11/1981

While managing the design group, was responsible for the prototyping and production of optical integrated circuit testers along with test fixtures calculated to achieve Six Sigma.

Tandem Computers - Cupertino, CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 05/1981 to 08/1981

Designed apparatus used to mount and access hard drives and magnetic tape units within mainframe computers systems.

Applied Implant Technology - Palo Alto, CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 01/1981 to 05/1981

Designed high vacuum chambers with atmospheric pressure control assemblies and structural framing for ion implantation systems.

Granger Associates - Santa Clara, CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 10/1980 to 01/1981

Designed structurally welded inseparable assemblies, fluid control assemblies, gearboxes, and instrumentation for mobile telecommunication vehicle mounted equipment.

Aydin Energy Division - Palo Alto, CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 06/1980 to 10/1980

Designed and documented packaging for instrumentation of high voltage components and cooling system plumbing assemblies.

Varian Associates - Mountain View, CA - Mechanical Design Engineering - 01/1980 to 06/1980

Designed and documented packaging for centrifugal and cryogenic vacuum chambers used in PVD plating machinery.

Memberships: Affiliate member of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) and an Associate member of ASM (American Society of Metals) from 1988 to present.

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