Dennis R. Isaacson 801-***-**** cell *** E *** N

adxyg9@r.postjobfree.com Lindon, Utah 84042

Professional Profile

Mechanical Design Engineer with solid experience visualizing, developing, and validating new products while meeting project deadlines for product manufacturability, performance, appearance, quality, and safety. Career Skills

Business & Project Management:

Product management. Project Lead. Project feasibility and cost analysis, product sales and market analysis, Intellectual Property (IP) management, competitive intelligence, customer fulfillment, and vendor and outsourcing management. Knowledge in production operations, financial management, and organizational behavior. Team player in marketing efforts, business development, and interfacing with customers and contractors. Technical report and proposal generation. Excellent writing, presentation and organizational skills. Engineering:

Product specification, engineering requirements, and standards analysis. Project and production timelines with concurrent engineering. Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA), Design for Automated Assembly (DFAA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Finite Element Analysis (FEA) simulation, virtual prototyping, thermal, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Design of Experiments

(DOE), patent analysis & synthesis. Reverse engineering. Generative design. Topology optimization, 3D printing. Computer:

Over 40,000 hours 3D CAD modeling, drawing, and FEA using SolidWorks Premium, Flow Simulation, Sheet metal, and Enterprise PDM management. Also PTC Creo Design Premium Plus, Pro Sheet metal, Pro Mechanica and Windchill. Also NX, CATIA, HyperWorks Suite advanced FEA/CAE software. Teamcenter & Arena PLM, Ansys. Engineering Change Request/Order/Notification (ECR/ECO/ECN) processing. Adobe Illustrator. MS Office Suite. Work Experience

People2.0 (Client - Electric Power Systems), Lindon, UT., EV Battery and Aviation Industries July 2022 – Present, Senior Mechanical Engineering Contractor and Engineering Analyst. Mechanical design and analysis using SolidWorks Premium, Solidworks Flow Simulation, Ansys Mechanical, and Ansys Fluent. Perform DFMA optimizations, flow analysis, etc, on Lithium-ion battery assemblies for EV aircraft manufacturing customers and U.S. FAA.

L3Harris Technologies Inc., Salt Lake City, UT., Prime Military Contractor May 2021 – June 2022, Sr. Specialist, Mechanical Engineering in the structural & thermal analysis team. Lead Design Engineer on military projects. Held security clearance. L3Harris Technologies is a communications leader in the aerospace and defense technology sectors with advanced tech in air, land, sea, space and cyber domains.

OSS Suppressors LLC, Millcreek, UT., Military/retail Firearms Industry January 2020 – January 2021, Senior Mechanical Engineer/PDM Administrator. Design, 3D modeling, and manufacturing of Silencers/Suppressors using SolidWorks CAD software. Use virtual prototyping, DFMA, and GD&T to optimize product design and manufacturing. Analysis/comparison of CNC machining with Binder-jet metal 3D printing for extreme manufacturing cost reductions. Flow-through gas-charging analysis. Toxic gas research. Durability testing. Structure cloud computing for CFD and FEA analysis.

HX5 LLC, Hill AFB, UT., US Air Force – Military Contracting Support July 2019 – January 2020, Senior Mechanical Engineering Contractor. Engineering analysis for US Air Force on Space and Defense Mission Support projects. Research Development Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Projects; Missions Operations Support; and Program Management and Logistics. Held security clearance.

Consultnet LLC, South Jordan, UT. (Client - Beijer Electronics, Salt Lake, UT), Consumer Electronics Industry March 2018 – July 2018, Mechanical Engineering Contractor. Design, modeling, and prototyping of Human Machine Interface LED panels (in-wall touchscreens) and related equipment using SolidWorks 2018 CAD. We created a family of products using plastic injection-molded housings with snap-fit features, insert-molded fittings, integrated sheet metal, and electronic PCBs and components.

Provo Craft & Novelty Inc. (dba Cricut), South Jordan, UT., Automatic Cutting Machines for the Crafting Industry July 2016 – March 2018, Senior Mechanical Engineer. Design, modeling, and drawing creation of machines, tooling, and related equipment using PTC Creo 4 and SolidWorks 2017 CAD systems. Machined metal, sheet metal, motors, gears, shafts, bearings, metal and plastic castings, plastic injection-molded components, housings, and integrated electronic PCBs and components. Travel to China to oversee manufacturing of multiple cutting machines.

Senworth Inc., Cameron Park, CA. (Telecommuted from American Fork, UT), Law Enforcement Industry November 2015 – June 2016, Mechanical Engineering Contractor. Design, modeling, and drawing creation of police body cameras and related equipment using SolidWorks CAD. Machined metal with plastic injection- molded housings and electronic PCBs and components.

Witting Innovation LLC, Washington, UT. (Telecommuted from American Fork, UT), Medical Device Industry September 2014 – February 2015, Mechanical Engineering Contractor. Design, modeling, and drawing creation of hand-held and desktop oxygen analyzers using SolidWorks CAD. Sheet metal design, and plastic injection- molded housings co-molded with rubber for shock insulation and sealing.

Prodigy Aircraft LLC, (dba Prodigy Engineering, sold to Via Motors), Orem, UT., Automotive Industry February 2012 – April 2014, Senior Mechanical Engineer. Designed and built working prototypes of hybrid trucks and vans. Designed EV battery boxes using A123 batteries. Drivetrain layout, coupling, and support. Designed flywheels, bell housings and couplings, vehicle cross members, skid plates, cabling and cable routing, brake-line and AC tubing, metal fuel tanks, transmission shifter boxes, heating and cooling pump hoses and mounts. Designed various parts using machined metal, laser-cut metal tubing, bent sheet metal, aluminum castings, aluminum sheet, fiberglass, and plastic injection-molding parts using SolidWorks CAD and HyperWorks Suite with PTC Windchill and Arena. Worked under accelerated project timelines to win manufacturing contracts over well-known automotive development companies. Interviewed and mentored engineering team, sourced suppliers and managed third-party contractors to meet deadlines and facilitate sale of company for millions of dollars to our primary customer, Via Motors, Orem, UT. Education

Master of Business Administration

Utah State University Logan, UT.

Bachelor of Science of Mechanical Engineering

Brigham Young University Provo, UT.

Minor in Business Management

Graduate courses of special interest: U.S. Patent Law, Applied Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics, and Flexibly Compliant Mechanisms.