Design / Structures / Product / Aerospace Engineer
Resume:
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Personal Résumé
Name:
Jay D. Burkett
Address:
LaGrange, KY 40031
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Contact Information:
Phones:
502-***-**** (Home)
502-***-**** (Evening)
E-mail: ***.*.*******@*****.***
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Education:
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME); ABET accredited curriculum.
University of Alabama at Birmingham (U.A.B.), March, 1994.
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Engineering Work History:
September 2007 to September 2009:
Global Aerospace Technology Corporation
Senior Engineer
Responsible for new product development and updates to the existioing product line.
Developed new component and equipment related to aircraft cargo handling systems (CHS) and Quick Change (QC) systems, aircraft P-to-F conversion, repair and modifications for 737-300 and 757-200 aircraft.
Provided support to production, quality and sales groups.
Provided liaison with customers for new and on-going projects.
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July 1997 to September 2007:
UPS Airlines
Supervisor / Structures Engineer
Provided engineering support to line maintenance, heavy maintenance and modification centers where aircraft P-to-F conversions were being accomplished.
New aircraft acquisition team member. Actively involved in the configuration,development and acquisition of the MD-11F, 777F, A380-800F and 747-400F aircraft. Worked with Boeing and Airbus, interior component suppliers and CHS suppliers to define and guide development of supernumerary cabin, seats, gallies, supplemental quick-donning oxygen masks, crew rest accommodations and emergency equipment installations and cargo handling systems.
Lead the in-house alternate part development program where parts were developed to replace defective, hard to get and out of production parts.
Had overall responsibility for maintenance, reliability improvements on all aircraft cargo handling systems and liaison with all cargo system vendors (Goodrich, Telair, Ancra, AAR & Pemco). Was responsible for developing the specifications for all new CHS acquisitions.
757-200 track installation and CHS modification to add side-vertical restraints to address the requirements of AD 99-22-02. This was a three (3) year / 75 aircraft effort.
Lead the effort to acquire CAD capability at UPS (none existed previously). Was responsible for acquisition, training, software updates and on-call support for a 48 seat CAD installation (1998 through 2007).
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June 1996 to July 1997:
Pemco Aeroplex
Lead Engineer
Boeing 727-100C freighter re-conversion to new, unique “QC” configuration for UPS. Responsible for the design of the CHS and seat pallet “kit”. Lead Engineer – Interior reconfiguration of VH-3A from “presidential” to “fleet VIP” configuration.
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December 1995 to June 1996:
Raytheon Engineers and Constructors
Mechanical Engineer
Performed material handling design for a 300 ton-per-day waste paper recycling and de-inking mill for Champion International.
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March 1994 to December 1995:
Cotney Engineering
Mechanical Engineer
Responsible for conceptual and detail design of CHS for a unique DC-10-10 P-to-F conversion which used the lower deck cargo doors, an internal elevator and no main deck cargo door installation. Generated aircraft repairs and modifications for numerous customers to support DER services which included interior reconfigurations, seat and track installations, numerous antenna and “black box” installations and general structural repairs to general aviation and commercial aircraft.
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January 1994 to March 1994:
University of Alabama at Birmingham (U.A.B.)
Completed course requirements for B.S.M.E.
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July 1988 to January 1994:
Pemco Aeroplex (formerly Hayes International Corporation)
Lead Engineer
Preliminary and detail design of aircraft CHSs and “quick change” seat pallet systems. Designed CHSs and QC systems for C-130 (L382), DC-8-61/-63, DC-9-30/C-9B, F-27, 727-100, 727-200, 737-200, 737-300 aircraft. Also developed modifications and repair for C-130, F-4, KC-135, P-3 and B-337-SGT.
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August 1987 to July 1988:
Rust International Corporation
Senior Designer
Designed and routed process piping for large chemical complexes and paper mills.
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January 1986 to August 1987:
Hayes International Corporation
Senior Draftsman
Drafting support for various structures modification and avionics installation projects on C-130 and KC-135 aircraft.
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October 1985 to January 1986:
ArchitectSouth/Bodine
Draftsman
Provided drafting support for numerous new buildings and renovations.
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October 1981 to October 1985:
Rust International Corporation
Draftsman
Provided drafting support for various material handling, process piping and HVAC projects.
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Industry Affiliations:
SAE AGE-2A Committee for Air Cargo
IATA ULD Technical Panel
Aircraft Safety Implementation Program (ASIP) – This was an airline advisory committee. The work of this group resulted in the FAA publishing advisory circular AC 120-85.
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CAD Experience:
September 2007 to Present: ...... KeyCreator (3D Solids) (V7.5.2 & V8.5.1) and Mechanical Desktop V6 (review only)
July 1997 to September 2007: .... Cadkey (3D Solids) (versions V7, V19.01 and V21.01) and KeyCreator (3D Solids) (versions 3.0.2, 5.5.1, 6.0.1 & 6.5.2)
June 1996 to July 1997: ......... Applicon Bravo3 (3D) and Cadkey V7 (3D)
December 1995 to June 1996: ..... Intergraph, Intergraph PDS (3D) and Cadkey V7 (3D)
March 1994 to December 1995: .... Cadkey V7 (3D) and AutoCad R14
January 1994 to March 1994: ..... Cadkey V5 & SDRC (3D)
July 1988 to January 1994 : ..... Applicon Bravo3 (3D)
August 1987 to July 1998: ....... Intergraph and Bently Microstation
January 1986 to August 1987: .... Applicon Bravo3 (3D)
October 1985 to January 1986: ... Intergraph
October 1984 to October 1985: ... Intergraph and Autotrol
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