Mechanical Engineer

LUKE BILGER

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

PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW

Multidisciplined highly experienced Mechanical / Control Systems Engineer with a proven track record designing automated production / test systems and tools / fixtures for the medical, aerospace, electronics, nanotechnology, automotive, and consumer goods industries. Collaborative and communicative. Experienced with startups and does whatever it takes, expert or not. NO THROW IT OVER THE WALL MENTALITY! 714-***-****

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www.USMecha.com

www.linkedin.com/in/LBilgerMech

RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE

Principal Engineer

US Mechatronics Inc, Huntington Beach CA / Honolulu HI 4/18- Present Website with photos of work: www.USMecha.com

• Founded and operate US Mechatronics, a CA S-Corp consulting business, specializing in turnkey design and fab of automation equipment, tools and fixtures for clients developing products in areas of medical device, aerospace, CO2 recovery, drone delivery and others.

• Drone-Up: Architected and designed robotic material handler.

• Kelly Slater Wave Co: Supported hydraulic systems development for wave machine.

• Kraft Heinz: Developed precision dispense systems for Remix sauce machine.

• AltaViz: Developed prototype 2 phase compressed gas micro-cartridge fill machine.

• Nuvasive: Developed test equipment, tools, fixtures for R&D. Automated machine vision screw packaging system.

• Meggitt: Developed precision calibration test equipment for TMS torque measuring system used on Apache helicopter.

• Air Capture: Designed novel CO2 recapture equipment.

• Sonendo: Designed automated assembly and test equipment. Principal Engineer / Engineering Services Manager

Nuvasive (formerly Ellipse Technologies), Irvine, CA 7/13-4/18

• Joined 20 person startup Ellipse and supported growth of the company to 120 heads until acquisition by Nuvasive for $421M.

• Saved the company from failure from urgent CAPA and impending recall with novel tool design (it’s a good story).

• Designed entire line of production assembly / test equipment for orthopedic limb lengthening nails and scoliosis growth rods.

• Went on to manage Engineering Services with 15 direct reports.

• Set up machine shop, setup SolidWorks CAD system / EPDM.

• Managed group of equipment designers.

EDUCATION

BS Mechanical Engineering

UCLA, Cum Laude, GPA: 3.75

SKILLS

• Solidworks, CREO, CATIA

• Mechanical Design Expert

• Robotic System Design

• Robotics Programming

• Tooling / Fixture Design

• Control System Elecs Design

• Motion Control / Servo Motors

• Fanuc Robots/Machine Vision

• Cognex Machine Vision

• LabView Programming

• PLC Programming

• Arduino / C Programming

• Data Acquisition Hardware

• Instrumentation Expert

• GD&T

• Mechatronic Troubleshooting

• MathCad

• Fluent in Spanish

ACTIVITIES / HOBBIES

Kite Surf, Wing Foil, Foil Drive,

Cycling, Surfing, Drums, Jazz,

International Travel

ACHIEVEMENTS

• UCLA Departmental Scholar

• UC Regents Scholarship

• Golden Key Honor Society

• Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society

• Armstrong / Herrick Scholar

• UCLA Deans List 7 Terms

R&D Engineer

Alcon Labs / Novartis, Irvine CA 11/10-7/13

• Developed automated robotic micro-assembly system for production of ophthalmic surgical laser probe.

• System involved 25 motion axes, 11 end of arm tools, 8 machine vision systems.

• Architected entire system with no requirements other than knowledge of manual assembly steps.

• Performed detailed design of fixtures and tooling within system and directed group of designers in parallel.

• Performed all programming of FANUC LRMate articulating robot arm including machine vision.

• Designed control system electronics for 19 inch rack with National Instruments DAQ hardware.

• Directed outside systems integrator for LabView machine vision / machine sequence programming.

• Created several novel tool concepts for dealing with material handling and assembly of micron sized parts. PRIOR SUMMARIZED WORK EXPERIENCE

Not all shown, further details of prior experience furnished on request. Test Equipment Systems Engineer

Parker Hannifin Control Systems Division, Irvine CA 7/05-11/10

• Designed automated test equipment (ATE) for production acceptance testing of electrohydraulic aerospace flight control actuators for F18, F16, F15, C17, C5

• Mechanical and electrical design of ATE, LabView programming. Hydraulic systems design.

• Designed iron bird test equipment suite for systems development test: Gulfstream G650, Embraer VLJ / MLJ. Leader, Control and Instrumentation Systems

Proctor and Gamble, Cayey, Puerto Rico 12/04-7/05

• Led group of technicians for operations of Olay, Noxzema, Herbal Essence, Vicks production.

• Supported control systems using Allen Bradley PLCs and Honeywell TDC3000 supervisory controllers. Sabbatical: Temporary pause for travel around the world 15 countries in 1 year, 12/03-12/04 Test Equipment Systems Engineer (contract)

Parker Hannifin Control Systems Division, Irvine, CA 6/03-12/03

• ATE development for F35 prototype actuators. Fixture, hydraulics design, LabView programming Design Engineer (contract)

Irvin Aerospace, Irvine, CA 11/02-6/03

• Designed prototype ballistic recovery parachute containment for SpaceEx Falcon 1 rocket engine.

• Personally met Elon in his first new empty SpaceEx building! Electrical / Mechanical Engineer, Nanotechnology

Technanogy LLC, Irvine, CA 5/02-3/03

• Developed vacuum chamber control systems to produce nano-aluminum powders for rocket propulsion. TECHNICAL KEYWORD APPENDIX

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• Test Equipment Systems Engineer, Principal Mechanical Engineer, R&D Engineer, Engineering Services Manager, Control Systems Engineer, Mechatronics Engineer

• Automated Test Equipment (ATE), Acceptance Testing, Instrumentation, Data Acquisition, SolidWorks, CREO, CATIA, Pro/E, Solid Edge

• LabView, National Instruments DAQ, PLCs (Allen Bradley RSLogix), Fanuc Robots, Machine Vision (Cognex, Keyence), HMI, Red Lion

• Hydraulic Systems, Pneumatic Systems, Servo Motors, Stepper Motors, Motion Control, Brushless DC Servo Motors, Linear Motors, GD&T, C/C++, Arduino, Visual Basic, Assembly

• Medical Device Manufacturing Automation, Orthopedic Devices, Aerospace Flight Control Test, Production Line Automation, Robotic Material Handling, Fixture and Tool Design, End Effector Design, End of Arm Tool (EOAT) Design, Adhesive Dispense Equipment, UV Cure Equipment, Laser, Optical

• Vacuum Chamber Design, Vacuum Equipment, Nanotechnology, NanoPowder, Hydogen Generation via Hydrolysis

• Electrical / Electronic Schematics, Pneumatic Schematics, Hydraulic Schematics, Valves, Actuators

• Linear / Rotary Incremental Encoders, LVDT, Position Sensing, Magnetostrictive Position Sensing, Flow Sensing, Pressure Tansducers, Load Cells, Proximity Sensors

• CAPA Resolution, Root Cause Analysis, Kaizen, GMP, ISO 13485, AS9100

• Customers & Projects: Kelly Slater Wave Company, Nuvasive, Ellipse Technologies, Precice, Magec, Scoliosis, Growing Rod, Limb Length Discrepancy, Alcon Labs, Parker Hannifin, Irvin Aerospace, Procter & Gamble, Technanogy, SpaceX Falcon 1, Kraft Heinz, Remix

• CO2 Recapture Equipment, Micro-Cartridge Fillers, Orthopedic Limb Lengthening Devices, IMLL, Precision Dispense Systems

• Project Management, Team Leadership, Technical Mentorship, CAD Standards, SolidWorks EPDM

• Fluent in Spanish, International Experience

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