K E Y S K I L L S

SolidWorks

Catia V*

Pro Engineering (PTC Creo 3)

Visual Basic

DFM

Mathcad

LabVIEW

Matlab

FEA

Ansys

Abaqus

C

Technical Writing

Milling

Turning

Design Conceptualization

Product Presentation

Commercial Awareness

E X P E R I E N C E

EQUIPMENT ENGINEER

CelLink Corporation / San Carlos / June 2021 – Present

Championed automated inspection machine, all mechanical design, assembly, iterations, and project management for four units with two product variations.

o Vacuum chuck design for flexible circuits

o Pneumatic powered part circulation

o Belt driven camera positioning system

o Overall size 3m x 1m x 1.8m per unit

Designed tested and deployed multiple handheld heat staking tools that operate at 350-500 F without risk to operators.

Coordinated external resources to construct machines to specification.

Ultimately responsible for mechanical functionality of 10 pieces of capital equipment.

MECHANICAL ENGINEER II (CONTRACTOR)

Abbott: Structural Heart / Menlo Park / Mar. 2019 –May 2021

Designed manufacturing equipment for intracatheter medical device using SolidWorks.

Prototype design and ideation of tools to check specification adherence.

Documented changes and provided justifications with every implementation of new tools.

Executed acceptance procedure for collaborative robot to perform adhesive application.

Developed tools and processes for the measurement and cutting of soft Pebax catheter features.

Created machine to test the seal of the catheter using custom clamshell urethane seals and dies.

Programmed a PLC to perform cycle testing on equipment.

Winner of two internal Design Awards

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Production Robotics / San Leandro, CA / July 2018 – Jan. 2019

Designed a lifting fixture for automotive EV drive module, 3,000+ lbs..

Researched and wrote proposal for Autonomous Vehicle application.

Tested card manipulation machine handling 1,000+ cards at a time. E D U C A T I O N

B.S. MECHANICAL

ENGINEERING

Mississippi State University, MS

2010 - 2015

W I L L I AM R . PRATER

M E C H A N I C A L E N G I N E E R

662-***-**** adwoai@r.postjobfree.com South San Francisco, California E X P E R I E N C E - C O N T I N U E D -

MECHANICAL ENGINEER (CONTRACTOR)

Eatsa / San Francisco, CA / July 2017 – Oct. 2017

Designed a food-safe machine to perform disassembly process, fixtures, and custom disassembly tools with SolidWorks.

Documented the design of a thermally controlled subsystem, including sensors and fluid flow components.

Validated an entire subsystem with testing procedures involving pneumatic and electro-mechanical troubleshooting.

ASSOCIATE ENGINEER

Dassault Falcon Jet / Little Rock, AR / June 2015 – May 2017

Developed and implemented software application solutions in Catia-VBA for design review process, streamlined visual and programmatic checks for aircraft specification compliance, which resulted in higher quality product designs.

Automated and successfully implemented a more efficient software login process.

Solved fit and functionality problems with composite panel assemblies of the Galley, Auxilliary Galley, and Entertainment Closet. MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING CO-OP

Eaton Corporation / Jackson, MS / Jan. 2013– Aug. 2014

Designed manufacturing fixtures for 5-axis CNC milling centers, and CNC lathes using Pro Engineer.

Drafted and revised engineering prints, manufacturing process instructions, and inspection requirements.

E X P E R T I S E

SolidWorks

Robotics

Visual Basic

Collaborative Problem Solving

Technical Writing

W I L L I AM R . PRATER

M E C H A N I C A L E N G I N E E R

662-***-**** South San Francisco, California

A C H I E V E M E N T

FULL SCHOLARSHIP

Mississippi State University

2011-2015

MS

AEROSPACE DIVISIONAL

WINNER FOR PLANT

CONTINUOUS

IMPROVEMENT AWARD

Eaton Corporation

2013 – MS

MULTIPLE DESIGN

AWARDS

Abbott

2019-2021

R E F E R E N C E S :

U P O N R E Q U E S T

I N T E R E S T S

ROBOTICS

Member of Skorpios BattleBots Team, 2021-Present

Founded and lead the first combat robotics team at Mississippi State University.

Lead design team for Season 2 of ABC’s Battlebots.

Designed an internal combustion linear actuator. COMBAT ROBOTICS - CARPENTRY - MUSIC - TRAVEL

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