Michael R. Smith

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La Vista, Ne. 68128

Cell Phone: 920-***-****

Email: i0epvt@r.postjobfree.com

Employment Experience:

Claas of America: Omaha, Nebraska

Contract Designer

December 2008 to October 2012

• Design layouts & generated weldment & assembly drawings

using CATIA V5 on the D4 header program.

• Per input from field data & studies made necessary changes on

the 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 ft. headers.

• Worked on (3d layouts) header upgrades & enhancement changes

on all size headers.

• Worked with Germany (main facility for Claas) to give input on

recent upgrade on CATIA V5 from unix stations to 3D Com

(windows) stations.

Komatsu Forest: Shawano, Wisconsin

Contract Designer

July 2008 to December 2008

• Developed (using CATIA V5) component assemblies (exhaust, air

cleaner & radiator) for next gereration prototype feller buncher.

• Generated piece part (using CATIA V5) drawings for these

component assemblies.

• Worked with outside suppliers for getting parts in house on next gen. unit.

Dassault Falcon JET: Little Rock, Arkansas

Contract Designer

July 2007 to July 2008

• Per customer specifications, design interior cabinets using CATIA V5 for laying out the interiors of private/ corporate JETS.

• Update/ change interiors of existing aircraft per customer input, manufacturing and production request

P&H Mining: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Electrical Contractor

June 2006 to June 2007

• Developed new electrical service kits for blast hole drills and drag lines using CATIA V5.

• Worked with vendors & suppliers to bring in electronic files (IGES &STEP) to create/ update existing kits per engineers input

Oshkosh Truck Corporation: Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Associate Design Engineer

February 1997 to June 2006

• Generated design layouts using CATIA V4. In conjunction with various customer requirements and government mandates for new truck designs and product enhancements. Coordinated with supplier input to achieve superior product on time and on budget.

• Supported data translation between company and various vendors using many file formats including, IGES, STEP, DXF, and DWG.

• Applied POLYFEM & GPS stress FEM and FEA software in support of stress and load verification.

• Develop ENOVIA/ VPM bill of material structure. Through the use of CATIA v4.2.2 designed subsystem, components and assemblies for ground vehicle defense equipment.

• Supported emergent need changes per field request and new product development.

• Responsible for migration of CAD data from CATIA V4 to V5 on UK Wheeled Tanker and UK Heavy Equipment Transport vehicles.

• Coordinated work load for drafters and detailers.

Speed Queen Company: Ripon, Wisconsin

Design Drafter/ Group Leader Dryer Group

September 1980 to 1997

• Design components in conjunction with engineers requirements working from rough sketches or conceptual ideas to final model release.

• Develop layout drawings, sketches, assemblies and part installations per direction of on going projects.

• Generate new wiring harnesses, diagrams and schematics per new model lines and prototype builds.

• Assist in development of drafting policies and procedures.

• Delegate work out to other drafting personnel.

• Responsible for coordinating changes from assy floor to engineering.

• Training (3d modeling, file translation and policies & procedures) of new personnel to the department.

Mercury Marine: Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Detail Drafter, August 1979 to 1980

• Responsible for creating drawings of exploded vies of engines for service manuals.

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Educational Background:

Moraine Park Technical College: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Diploma, Mechanical Drafting, August 1979

• Basic Cad, June to August 1985.

• Geometric Dimension? Tolerance, March 1993.

• Two week in house training Catia, January 1995.

• Basic Autocad, August 1996.

Fox Valley Technical College

• Sixteen week training Catia V5, January 2000.

Oshkosh Truck Corporation

• Three week in house training Catia V5 (version 16) July 2006.

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