Rutherford C. Best

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Milford, CT 06460

Phone: 201-***-****

E-MAIL: jm9eyu@r.postjobfree.com

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CAREER SUMMARY: Mechanical Design Engineer with experience in design and operation of machines and processes. January 2010 masters of science in mechanical engineering with EIT certification. Work experience with three different engineering design systems and eight years mechanical engineering experience.

EDUCATION: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

MS, Mechanical Engineering, January 2010, GPA: 3.05

BS, Mechanical Engineering, May 1998, GPA: 3.65 in major

Engineer-in-training certification

HONORS/AWARDS: Academic Dean’s List, Who’s Who Award, All American Collegiate Scholarship

KEY COURSES: Thermodynamics, Stress Analysis, Dynamic Analysis of Machines, Fluid Mechanics, Intro to Aerodynamics, Machine Design, Automatic Controls, Heat Transfer, Electrical Engineer Principles, Robotics & Controls, Design Plastic Products, Total Quality Management

COMPUTER Proficient: Pro/Engineer, AutoCAD, MicroStation, Excel, Project, Windows & Internet

SKILLS: Working Knowledge: MathCAD

Familiar: Fortran, GWBASIC

WORK Merrimac Associates, Woodbury, NJ

EXPERIENCE: Mechanical Engineer

2/08-3/09 Contributed to bio mass compactor design; made modifications in accordance with specifications, attended pre-production review meetings.

Member of electricity generating turbine high pressure water injection system design team; reviewed and tracked submittals relating to electrical components such as flow meters, variable frequency drives, relays, switches, etc. Sized centrifugal and positive displacement pumps and respective motors, created process flow diagram, and bill of materials. Designed unit for serviceability and manufacturability, participated in daily and shop drawing design review meetings, performed piping calculations, and made substantial contributions to piping and instrumentation diagram and design specifications.

Participated on steam system design team for bituminous coal research experiment; developed piping & instrument diagram, instrumentation and control sequences, mass and heat balance calculations. Applied ASME specification for appropriate piping calculations, interacted with heavy equipment and vessel suppliers, sized pumps, motors and power supplies.

1/07-5/07 Merck, Summit, NJ

Engineering Co-op

Led various site improvement projects; such as, development and test plan for daylight harvesting with photo and motion operated sensors, design of zone lighting layout, troubleshooting for smart light panels controlled with PLC controller, and assessment of available space in existing boiler room for installation of two new shell and tube heat exchangers.

5/06-8/06 Laird Technologies, Delaware water Gap, PA

Engineering Intern

Implemented geometric dimensioning and tolerancing to dual dimension products with AutoCad & Pro/Engineer, this helped to facilitate new manufacturing processes.

Rutherford C. Best

12/00-7/05 Turner Construction Company, Somerset, NJ

Field Engineer/Project Engineer

Assisted Project Manager and Superintendent with various construction tasks, modified and updated project schedule with Microsoft Project, and tracked construction progress with respect to construction documents.

Utilized construction documents to create estimates for subcontractor bid packages, evaluated and compared completeness and cost of subcontractor bids, participated in bid dry runs and the biding process.

Spearheaded 600 MM project workforce tax incentive program through increased subcontractor participation, documentation and reporting to city.

Facilitated installation and upgrade of new equipment and preliminary construction test at project sites and reviewed project documents for construction feasibility.

1/00-11/00 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New Brunswick, NJ

Field Engineer

Member of preventative maintenance team designed to bring consistency to company preventative maintenance reporting, participated in equipment and machinery inventory at various B.M.S. sites across New Jersey.

Created Access and Excel databases to construct preventative maintenance procedures with links to manuals obtained from vendor and various manufacture websites.

7/98-12/98 Independent Machine Company, Fairfield, NJ

Project Manager

Utilized AutoCad to make modifications to converting equipment such as material winders and design and detailed the cutting mechanism for an automobile filter pleater machine.

Conducted preliminary design review meetings with project members, collaborated with operations manager, plant foreman, assemblers, and customers to expedite projects and facilitate meetings.

Summer 93 & 94 Sealed Air Corporation, Saddle Brook, NJ

World Class Manufacturing Summer Intern

Designed pneumatic label mechanism, shaft angular velocity indicator, and pneumatic and electrical circuits with electro-mechanical components for assembly line applications; the components used include proximity sensors, digital counter and pneumatic cylinder.

Analyzed plant manufacturing equipment production downtime reporting procedures, identified causes of process downtime for a category called other, and tracked potential substantial contributors.

Conducted time studies on newly acquired manufacturing equipment and identified potential areas for process improvement.

Developed and tested programs for machinery using ladder logic for the Allen Bradley 500 series programmable logic controller.

PROFESSIONAL Academy of Model Aeronautics, Ocean Conservancy

AFFILIATIONS:

INTEREST: Building and flying model airplanes, car repair, and reading

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