Engineer Design

ARTURO CORRALES

**** ******* ***** • Converse, TX 78109

580-***-**** • **********@*****.***

SUMMARY: Hands-on experience in mechanical engineering projects and laboratory research; excellent troubleshooting skills and

technical knowledge. Possess analytical skills with a mechanical aptitude and the ability and willingness to learn and

adapt quickly to new tasks and situations.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Bilingual with the ability to adapt to different cultures and a variety of situations

Communication – able to communicate with customers in a technical environment through condition reports,

Engineering Change Notices, Technical Variances and other related supportive technical data.

Multitasking capabilities with the ability to comprehensively document assigned projects.

Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint) as well as SolidWorks and AutoCAD.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

Chromalloy Component Services – San Antonio, TX 5/2010 – 8/2011

Product Engineer/Research & Development Engineering

Used OEM manuals to update, revise and rewrite Process Routing Working Instructions (PRWI) to improve the overhaul

process on gas turbine engine components for various engines. Engines included:

o General Electric (GE): CF6-50, CF6-80A, CF6-80C2, TF39, LM2500

o Pratt & Whitney (PW): PW2000, PW4000-94”, PW4000-112”, PW4000-100”

o Rolls-Royce (RR): RB211-535

Communicated with shop floor personnel to insure processes are fluent to successfully complete overhaul processes.

Maintained organized documentation of projects.

Designed tooling for various gas turbine engine components using SolidWorks and AutoCAD.

Revised and replaced drawings for gas turbine engine components and existing tooling for documentation purposes using

SolidWorks and AutoCAD.

Design Projects

CF6-50 KC-10 LPT Compressor Shroud Stg. 1 & 2 Inspection Fixture – used for repair process improvement

o Lead Design Engineer and Draftsman

o SolidWorks & AutoCAD

LM2500 Turbine Mid Frame Strut Tapered Bushing Removal Tool – used to remove nearly inaccessible bushing

o Draftsman

o SolidWorks

CF6-50 Mid Shaft Work Bench – used to restrain mid shaft during repair and inspection process

o Lead Design Engineer and Draftsman

o SolidWorks & AutoCAD

Research & Development

TF39 Aft Transfer Gearbox Surface Restoration Spacers – used blueprints to draw 3D model of TF39 Gear Box in

SolidWorks to aid in replacing a flawed plasma spray repair. Spacers were designed to cover several surfaces that were

previously plasma sprayed. The spacers can be machined to the specified tolerances, thus replacing the plasma spray process.

Aided in developing a silver plate repair for the GE CF6-50 LPT Mid Shaft Aft Coupling Nut as a Designated Engineer

Representative repair (DER repair).

o Missing silver plate on the threads and seating surface of the aft coupling nut was the reason for parts being

scrapped. A silver plate repair created savings for the customer and revenue for Chromalloy Component Services.

Metallurgical Lab Experience

Abrasive wet cutting with precision cut off saw

Mounting samples embedded in resin to facilitate their handling during analysis

Mineralogical preparation of samples: Magnetic Supporting Disc (MD–Disc) grinding & polishing

Microscopic analysis (x25 – x1000 magnification)

Training Experience

Trained several co-workers in computer aided design software, SolidWorks

Trained co-workers writing process routers using FoxPro program software

Trained newly hired Engineering Co-Ops in daily work related duties OTHER WORK

EXPERIENCE

Southwest Research Institute – San Antonio, TX 5/2006 – 8/2006

Summer – Hire

Received, processed and prepared fuel samples for the Fuels and Lubricants Research Division lab, as well as prepared empty

canisters for sample gathering.

Tasks included: Scanned 150 incoming fuel samples daily, on average; Systematically entered individual sample data into data

acquisitioning program; Created bar codes and labels for each fuel sample as received; Numerically organized and

delivered samples to the research laboratory; Cleaned, boxed and shipped 500 empty canisters for sample gathering

daily

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio – May, 2010

Fall 2005 Honor Roll, Spring 2008 Dean’s List, Member of Mexican American Engineering Society MAES, Member of the

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, SHPE

Related Project

Senior Design Project: successfully developed a mechanical advantage pulley system to be used with a body-powered, cable

operated trans-radial prosthetic arm.

Runner-up in the Center for Innovation & Technology Entrepreneurship (CITE) $100K Tech Competition

Role: Design Engineer – responsible for drawings & stress analysis of design using SolidWorks 2009

Great Plains Technology Center – Lawton, OK

Two years AutoCAD experience concurrently with Junior and Senior years of high school

Passed CAD certification test, May 2004

Related Projects

Successfully designed a Mobile Hunting Ladder Tree Stand for a colleague of a professor

Completed a “dream home” House Plan blueprints using AutoCAD:

Floor plans, Roof plans, Electrical layout, Framing drawings

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Engineer-In-Training

EIT No.: 44274

Date Granted: 10/12/2010

Expiration Date: 10/12/2018

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