George B. Robinson, Jr.

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919-***-****

adxwoj@r.postjobfree.com ● linkedin.com/in/robbie-robinson

Summary

Experienced mechanical design engineer and patent holder with more than 30 years of experience in research, innovative product design and development, skilled in high and low-volume manufacturing settings. Adept at working with internal and external specifications and customers, providing creative legacy product support, team leadership, quality control, documentation and product investigations. Innovative design of complex parts and assemblies.

DESIGN TOOLS

Pro Engineer Wildfire 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 ● Creo 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0

Creo Surface ● ProMold

Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2013 ● Agile database tools

Windchill PDMLink 9.0 ● Adobe Illustrator 9.0

Oracle R12 ● MS Office

Sheetmetal Design

GD&T training

Solidworks 2023

Professional Experience

Xilis, Durham NC 2021-present

Staff Design Engineer

Design of a microfluidics device to encapsulate cancer cells in micro spheres that are 250 microns in diameter. These cancer cells are then passed on to scientists for testing and evaluation. I was responsible for the design of the cooling tower that used a TEC with cooling fans to hold the temperature at 4 degrees Celsius. The cells needed to be kept at 4 degrees Celsius until the generation phase which happened at 37 degrees Celsius which was done with custom designed heater blocks. The sample was then demulsified to remove processing oil and other media was added to the process.

Responsible for design of multiple sub-assemblies at the direction of the technical lead for the project.

Created and maintained the BOM for the device.

Handled the part procurement for all of the components for the prototype and production builds. I was responsible for finding vendors, purchase orders, and tracking parts to assure their timely delivery. There were 200 custom parts and assemblies as well as 150 off the shelf components. I designed multiple custom parts that were machined, made from sheetmetal, 3d printed, and injection molded.

Drawings were created for parts and assemblies. I also created an assembly manual by working with manufacturing and documenting.

Designed special one-off design projects to support other groups in the facility to help process improvement.

Nuvotronics/Cubic, Durham NC 2019-2021

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Module design for miniaturized electronic circuitry. The internal electronics need to be protected from various environmental conditions such as shock, vibration, thermal cycling and electrical interference. These components are used in satellites and earth-based communication links. Other uses include guidance and radar applications. Solidworks is used to apply housing designs with connector choices to meet customer requirements.

Working with the project leader I am responsible for taking the information from the customer requirements, the direction of the lead and creating prototype designs. Once these have been tested and approved the final design is created and put through the release process.

Design of custom components using 3D printing or injection molding for large volume components. Release to vendors for manufacture of the components. Creating purchase orders and finding new vendors. Responsible for delivery of components on time by coordinating with manufacturing to maintain delivery schedule to the customer.

Final assembly drawings and manufacturing documents created for module build.

Design of custom fixturing for manufacturing and testing based on manufacturing requirements.

Special projects including GD&T golden drawing implementation and research on materials and processes to improve products.

INI Power Systems, Morrisville, NC 2019-2019

Mechanical Design Engineer (Contract)

Design of metal and plastic components for the completion of a new generator design. These components included a new impeller design to deliver cooling air for the generator motor, a design to introduce starting fluid into the intake airstream, a heated intake manifold and auxiliary heater for the carburetor. These parts were first 3D printed to confirm fit and functionality and then sent to a vendor for production quantities. Some plastic parts were 3D printed if an application specific material was available.

Research materials to use in a multi fuel environment to protect components against breakdown and corrosion.

Design of a protective shell for the engine control unit along with a heat sink to cool the circuitry held within the container. This electronics package controls the fuel management and adjusts for temperature, humidity, type of fuel and load on the engine. It must be protected from moisture and humidity.

Collaborate with vendors to create prototypes using 3-D printing and prototype machine shops.

Worked with Purchasing to establish vendors for production parts.

3-D parts were designed using Creo 5.

ATI Industrial Automation, Apex, NC 2017 - 2019

Electro-Mechanical Design Engineer, Electrical Modules Group

Electrical Module design experience for robotic end effectors. Using Solidworks to apply housing designs with connector choices to meet customer requirements.

As a project leader responsible for initial design of modules from concept to final build. Customer drawings, specifications, BOM’s and costing provided for customers.

Design of custom components using 3D printing or injection molding for large volume components.

Final assembly drawings and manufacturing documents created for module build.

Internal wiring diagrams produced for customer approval and for manufacturing.

Team lead on module search tool to be used by Engineering, Applications, and Sales to search for best fit module based on size, type, and connector type. This search tool is now used company wide and is being expanded for other component groups using the search techniques I developed for this tool.

Oracle/TEKELEC INC., Morrisville, NC 2000 - 2017

Mechanical Design Engineer, Global Product Solutions Division

Extensive electronics packaging experience from concept design using Creo through prototype build to final production handoff to manufacturing. Components and assemblies designed for assembly ease, maintainability, access and aesthetics.

Research and design of blade chassis products meeting telephony industry, Telcordia GR-78-CORE and NEBS Level 3 requirements. All components chosen or designed are RoHS 6/6 compliant and use GD&T tolerance practices.

Responsible for prototype part design, vendor selection, procurement and modification after receipt of parts. During design and prototype stages interacted with supply chain and procurement to coordinate part delivery, design verification, and assembly to meet requirement specifications. Drawing updates were done using cad software and updated through the ECO process.

Engineering team leader: set goals and supervise design, prototype construction and testing. Create new blade architecture featuring an innovative split backplane design.

Legacy product support for clients and sales team; design of new components and hardware for new applications extending product life while reducing costs and standardizing designs for better performance.

Collaborate with product teams to introduce third party hardware into new applications by helping choose and adapt ideal equipment for customer’s needs. Support efforts with drawings, installation documents for the customer, cable designs and layouts.

Implement and administer PDMLink system to manage department design data, vendor documents, bills of material and other documents used to design/sustain products.

Design custom of sheet metal parts and large part count enclosure assemblies, cables, custom injection molded components that attach/guide other parts, machined metal and plastic components; create interconnect diagrams to guide manufacturing for cable installation in the final system build. Assemblies were built to evaluate individual parts and their relationship to the assembly with different tolerance ranges.

Create components, assemblies and detail drawings using 3D designs of components, and assemblies created with Creo. Extensive design experience of components with 3D cad including sheet metal, injection molded, machined, and die cast parts.

Design custom power and signal cables with interconnect diagrams to guide manufacturing with cable installation and load balancing for the final system build. Cable designs for power and signal using copper and fiber optic cables along with standard and custom connectors. Interconnect diagrams based on rack design and tier 1-4 topologies to set cable and component layout in the cabinet.

Acted as Creo and Wildfire trainer for the engineering group in the facility and supervised the conversion of cad data to the Agile database to integrate Tekelec data to the Oracle database structure. This included one-on-one training as well as group training.

Worked with Operations and manufacturing to create test plans, manufacturing work books and fixture design by supplying design documents, drawings, and requirements for finished products. Produced assembly documents for production and marketing illustrations and descriptions for customer facing documents.

Worked with Electrical Engineers to evaluate, specify and locate electrical components on pc boards and within mechanical enclosures. I evaluated the components for specification adherence based on requirements for power, efficiency, longevity, UL requirements, and their fit within the enclosure. This included switches, heat sinks for chips, small displays, connectors for cables and drives, and other components.

Worked with EEs to prototype new boards and their fit into enclosures. Evaluated fit and clearances, along with functionality of the system with cable insertion and fit into overall enclosure. Overall system was evaluated for resistance to shock, vibration, and heat.

Co-recipient with team members, U.S. Patent No. 7,108,468, a pc board faceplate slide switch assembly that alerts system software of pending card shutdown and removal from the system.

DELTA CONSOLIDATED, Raleigh, NC 1997 – 2000

Mechanical Design Engineer

Develop blow molded plastic products based on customer specifications and designing them so that they could be manufactured within the facility. Worked with manufacturing, mold shop and marketing to reduce time to market for the customer by using new production techniques on mold builds and design.

Create original blow molded designs for storage cases, electronic enclosures, signage, and display units.

Maintain product delivery schedule for design, mold creation, hardware procurement to meet customer requirements, prototype, and product introduction to manufacturing floor.

Design injection molded latches, logos and hardware for blow molded parts.

Assist with research and deployment of production equipment such as plastic blenders, grinders, and blow molding machines.

Coordinated with production staff on scheduling, part production, and quality to maintain schedules for delivery to customers

KENNAMETAL, Raleigh, NC 1988 – 1997

Mechanical Design Engineer

Design and create carbide cutting tools, tool holders, and drills for industrial usage.

Design supervisor: create drawings. manage documentation and U.S. technology transfer.

Create program in collaboration with IT group to automate design and drawings for standard and custom tool holders using basic information. This reduced design time by 90% and increased the accuracy and standards compatibilities of the design

Design new drill point and manufacturing process in conjunction with German engineers.

SHALLCO INC., Smithfield, NC 1986 – 1988

Mechanical Engineer

Design switch components based on customer requirements and on military specifications using die cast housings and injection molded components.

Created new design documentation to better communicate desired custom switch orders.

Create special switch designs used in military’s high power and communication circuitry.

Create new manufacturing fixturing and techniques that reduced failure rates by 55%.

CHANNEL MASTER SATELLITE SYSTEMS, Smithfield, NC 1984 – 1986

Mechanical Engineer

Design of drive systems for home satellite dish installation for rooftop and backyards.

Design drive systems to aim satellite dishes using screw drive mechanisms.

Create permanent dish mounting systems rated for high winds and different soil types.

Design portable satellite dishes for RV applications.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering 1984

North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC

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