Mechanical Engineer Senior

Extensive experience in mechanical, industrial and systems engineering, automation design and integration, process and plant layout, project management, critical path (CPM), optimization, budgeting

• Industries: Nonwovens, Paper&Tissue, Converting, Packaging, Medical Devices, Steel structures, Sewing Robots

• Process Analysis: Front End Engineering, Logistics from product mix to shipment, Discrete Manufacturing, Process Control and Bottleneck Mitigation, High Temperature Extrusion Piping Systems, High Performance VNA Warehousing

• Plant integration: General Arrangement optimization, List of Equipment, Process piping and P&ID. BIM Model cleanup of Revit Families for efficient data sharing. Installation and Startup

• Mechanical Design: Assembly, Filling and Packaging automations. New machine and retrofitting. Concept, Prototype, MVS and Production Design Phases. Design specification. Requirements Catalog. Detailing, GD&T Y14.5. BOM. Fixtures and Jigs. Go/No-Go Gages. Construction, Installation and Startup

• Basic goals: Performance, Usability, Manufacturability, Maintainability, Safety, Value, and following cGMP principles

Auxisystems, Inc. 2023-Present. Owner, Entrepreneur

Currently, I am working finishing design, manufacturing processes, and commercializing the patents of my property. And, developing tools for TRIZ Analysis, Value Engineering Function Definition and Function FAST VE trees (How, Why and When), and optimizing RISK analysis workflow including the Design Requirements document in the process, Root Cause 6M/5 Whys, REI, FMEA, RPN and Risk Data Register. AI Project Management Excel Dashboard/Python automation to simplify project setup and control management. Developing patent for a bias mechanism for fitness equipment.

SoftWear Automation, Inc. Austell, GA. 2019 – 2023. Sr Mechanical Engineer

Developed, concept designed and detailed robotic sewing systems, kinematic analysis, servomotor sizing, FEA stress analysis of key components for sewing and related processes. Prusa 3D and Slicer prototype parts.

• T-Shirt Sleeves 3D Sewing CNC Unit. T-shirt 3D path sewing rotator for both sides sleeves module and sewing machine complementary movements module. Architecture, selection, sizing, detail design, operation pseudocode, BOM, assembly

• T-Shirt Shoulder Tape Sewing concept design, mitigation of constrains, linear and turn effector requirements, operation pseudocode, testing, process design. Prototype construction and debugging.

• T-Shirt Collar Loop Sewing Unit. Roll unwind, tension control, tracking, steering, in-line folding, folded slice cutting, manipulation of folded slice, double chainstitch loop sewing and trim handling. Concept design, mitigation of constraints, pseudocode, testing, process design. Prototype construction and debugging. Detail design, architecture, selection, sizing, operation pseudocode, documentation, assembly and startup. Frame FEA analysis

• CNC 4-axis gantry to study Non-Newtonian sewing effectors control, 4-axis load cell, lineal and turning transfer precision, behavior and friction to reduce power needs and improve reliability

• Thread Tension Control with breakage, overspeed and jamming sensing capability. Concept design using friction discs, winding disc brakes, encoders, and electric motors. Prototypes construction and debugging

• Developed Cable Management Master Configuration to locate preferred I/O Blocks, custom and commercial mounting plates, hardware, cable types and lengths to enable copy and paste integration

• Multi-operation unit Cable Management for DOD combat uniforms supporting disable operators’ shops: Architecture, cable trays and carriers, I/O Ether-Cat connection blocks, pre-assembled cable length and type for electric motors, air valves banks, analog, and digital sensors. BOM extracted from CAD model

• Developed Automatic Bobbin Changer for Lockstitch Sewing machine supporting DOD disable operators’ shop: Concept and detail design. Prototype construction and debugging

Wood, PLC. (Formerly AMEC Foster Wheeler) Tucker, GA. Engineering Consultant Contract from 2006 – 2019

Provided Engineering Support to the Process Dept. and to several key customers. Evaluation of REVIT- BIM Design as a process tool to empower 3D effort in the Wood’s Multi-Disciplinary environment. Connected Microsoft Excel with Revit database using DOTNET C# APIs to create building structure, 3 days’ work down to 2 min. and Revit based Smart P&ID

• Design Engineer Confidential Client: Project Bluejay 2018, Project 2S 2018 and Project Tesla 2016-17

Created 3D layout model for converting in green and brown field sites using REVIT. Created content with data conversion and cleanup of SW, STEP, SAT and REVIT families. Process analysis from raw materials to shipment

Building model based on field measures and Point Cloud Model. Created Structural model, Pipe, HVAC, Dust Control, and Packaging Line Layout. Used Navisworks to centralize all disciplines info and Autodesk A360 cloud service for projects

• Design Engineer Confidential Client: Project Redbird 2011-2012

Manufacturing analysis from raw materials to shipment. Product definition and mix, packaging, pallet arrangements

Provided engineering optimization to reduce each line footprint of thus minimizing required building size by 15%

• Design Engineer Confidential Client: Project Sonic 2009-2011

Created 3D model environment in a green field site of pipe and duct networks along with the supporting structure utilizing the client’s document change control system and working out several alternatives.

Maintained overall design integrity to support modular converter line installations. This is a multi-site project that involves numerous lines. Parametric modelling of multiple objects based on industry standards.

• Design Engineer Confidential Client: Project Chameleon 2007-2009

Concept and detailing of new modular utility support structure along with utility pipe and duct routing for new modular converting lines. Resulting in a multi-site project involving optimized design for twelve succeeding lines

• Design Engineer Reconfigure Confidential Client: Project Chameleon 2007-2009

Concept and detailing of reconfigurable converting line with support structure, multiple services pipe and duct routing

Design Engineer, DOE sponsored project: Savannah River MOX project. Aiken, SC. 2005-2006

Support for plutonium reclaim of the US retired nuclear arsenal. Executed machine design: conveyors, elevators and pellet process and quality control units all enclosed in glove boxes. Design, detailing and checking for release.

Wood, PLC. Senior Mechanical Engineer. Roswell, GA. Employee 1997 – 2004

Full time customers: Kimberly-Clark Corporation, KC-Tecnol and KC-Ballard (KC medical)

Contract of engineering support with Global Nonwovens Research and Development Lab in Roswell, GA. and LaGrange Mill. 1997 - 2004 and 2006 – 2012, and 2017

Work included several confidential processes and development of nonwovens process equipment, Spunbond, Meltblown, and laminating machinery from concept to detail design in prototype and machine retrofit phases.

• Lagrange Machine No. 2 and No. 3 Meltblown and Spunbond banks die maintenance and Glycol heating elimination

• Hendersonville (Berkeley) and Lexington Mills SMS webformers, forming and vacuum boxes, and hot air knives design

• Concept and detailed process design for surgical drapes, gowns, and brushes. Lagrange Sabbel festoon dancer repair and 3000PSI Induction heated polymer extrusion piping. Air systems, inline spray booths. VFL Doctor Blade system

• Leaded high speed face masks folding, stacking and packaging line. Gastrostomy feeding tubes and endoscopy cleaning

• Roswell research facility: P&ID and piping concept and detail of a Foam application retrofit. Gown Machine folding table

• Concept, prototype manufacturing and testing of a high temperature non-deflection calender roll

Other customers: Houghton International Inc. 20000lbs Tank Load Cell upgrade achieving 50lbs resolution. Arduino controlled Budget machines: Multi head lip stick filling machine and tic lip stick labeler, label printer winder/unwind and melting point apparatus for wax like materials. 600 Heads/hr. Pig Slauthering House Frigorifico Guadalupe.

Manufacturing Engineer, Hitachi Koki Dataproducts Corp., Norcross, GA. 1993 – 1997

Reduced labor costs (35%) and eliminated large quality issues in medium-high volume production.

• Performed studies of motion, time, efficiency, cost reduction, and assembly line balancing

• Designed, modeled, integrated, detailed, constructed, tested, and validated for production: Robotic filling machines, assembly automations, ultrasonic welding fixtures, multi-head positive displacement metering pump

• Designed vacuum assisted dispensing systems and CNC gluing machines

Director, Production & Product Engineering. Flexon S.A. Bogotá, Colombia 1990 - 1992

Directed sheet metal and metalworking operations, design, development, and applications engineering

• Designed metal structures for material storage, incorporated CAD, customized AutoCAD setup routines using LISP, reorganized production planning and control, executed project management

• Optimized product weight of 500 mezzanine modules (girder/joist/column), 60% cost reduction and 160% productivity increase, managing several implementations of the new product line

• Designed, built and validated a phosphating and baked paint line

Patents

• US-11460268 Multi-Mission Foregrip and Quick Draw Carry System for long barreled Firearms (My property)

Granted: Increase Operator’s efficiency by 220%, reduce hands and arms fatigue by 80%, reduce training by 60%.

• US-11491612 Armorer Tool System for Assembly and Servicing AR Platform firearms (My property)

Granted: Support AR-15 or AR-10/380 platforms independently from barrel extension, bullet and magazine specifications, and upper receiver external features.

• US-11707099 Tape Attachment Systems and Methods (SoftWear Automation)

Granted: Various examples are provided related to attachment of tape or strips of material along a seam of a garment

Concept Design, construction, 2D Motion Control Pseudocode, and start up.

Computer Science

• 3D CAD Design software: HolguinCAD, SolidWorks, BIM Revit, Solid Edge, AutoCAD, Microstation, Inventor

• Software customization, Excel Function Definition and TRIZ Analysis dashboards. Office and Windows applications Dotnet interop: Excel, Revit, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Python OOP, openpyxl, matplotlib, network, Claude AI

• Programming languages: Visual C#/C++, Excel/Access VBA, Python, PLC–Ladder, CNC g-coding, and ARDUINO C++. DotNET C# APIs; AutoDESK Object ARX C++ VLISP and AutoLISP

• FEA: Nastran, Stadd Pro, SolidWorks Simulation, Inventor Nastran

• PLM: Kimberly Clark DRCS, Siemens Teamcenter PLM, and SolidWorks PDM

• Other: MS-Word, Excel, Access, Project, Publisher, PowerPoint and Navisworks

Education

• BS, Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 1970-1974.

Thesis: Nocturnal Radiation as a free source of refrigeration

• Production and Plant Management program. Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V. (Germany) and hosted by ANDI (Colombia’s Industry Association), 1983-1984

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