Donald S. Richards

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West Melbourne, FL 32904

oh0kdz@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile:- 321-***-****

CAREER PROFILE

Industrial Background

Machine Design (High Speed Mechanism and Rotating assemblies)

Aerospace (Satellite Bus and component sub-systems, Aircraft Control Systems)

Semi-Conductor (High Speed Automation)

Solid Modeling

SolidWorks, Pro-E- Wildfire, SDRC-IDEAS, Auto Cad

Design Materials

Stainless Steels (casting and sheet metal)

Steels (Forgings and Weldments)

Composites (Graphite, Kevlar and Aluminum Honeycomb)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

L-3 Communications, Melbourne, FL 11/08- 05/12/2011

Sr Staff Mechanical Engineer (SolidWorks 2009)

*Created new design in WAVPAC stow and go communication radio IAW MIL-STD-454 solving water

tight issues and developing secondary sub-system for mounting Power System inside of HMMWV.

*Lead Engineer and Master Modeler of a complete communications system delegating and tracking

designs, dwg completion (ANSI Y14.5) and CCB board and CM release during a SKUNK Works/

TIGER Team Military Communications Systems Ground Support resulting in successful completion of

3 month production compare to the standard year long schedule.

*Travel off site to support customer design process working side by side with customer in a bull pen

environment creating new tray designs for application within mobile transit case in accordance with

MIL-STD-810.

*Tray system design consist of solving thermal conditions along with fighting EMI issues by utilizing

using innovated Honeycomb system in a less than1U real-estate height.

*Support of production shop floor to fix vendor error in parts and manufacturing issues due to change

in cots parts, work with and support of Machine shop for proto-type designs.

*Recreated control system package and solved thermal issues by isolating system within a system

utilizing the use of a thermal blanket and baffle structure design.

Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL. 01/04-11/08

Mechanical Engineer Space Structures (Pro-E WildFire 2)

*Manage, Design and Developed Primary and Secondary Antenna structures for both Commercial and

Military applications with SSBI Clearance (9/04) in a fast pace environment. Design, layout of complex

geometry of S/C Sub-Structures and electronic packaging for extensive vibration and thermal requirements through the use of COTS to control cost. Work with Integration and Test multi-shifts, to lead technicians by writing WOFTS (Work Order Flow Tags) and workshop training/stand up meetings.

*Create new innovated process to save $50K on Flat Pattern Mesh Manufacturing Layout.

*Redesign of power supply.

*Working with internal/external machine shops for both proto-typing and flight parts.

*Constantly mentoring new employees/grads. Present in Peer, PDR, CDR phases support with Dev.

Test to Dwg Release.

*Save 162K in production of a new stowage device.

Peak Technical Contractor @ Lockheed Martin, Newtown, PA 2003

Structural Design Engineer Contractor (SDRC IDEAS MS 7.1)

*Design Engineer for primary and secondary structure for spacecraft flight Hardware.

*Developed 3-D design of composite material for panel design.

*Detail of small and large sub-systems.

*Interface check with the use of ANSI Y14.5M. Design structure and internals with the use of materials

as Aluminum and Titanium.

Triumph Controls, Lansdale, PA 2002–2003

Project Engineer (Pro-E, Intralink)

*Developed and Project Managed of flight Hardware for both Commercial and Military Aircraft,

working with Mil. Specifications & FAA Requirements.

*Lead Project Manager for Nose Wheel Steering Systems for small aircraft.

*Lead Design Group for Control Landing Systems. Design of Flight Control Systems with hands

on technical lead in conducting lab testing.

* Responsible for Project Management of flight control systems using Pro-E. Test of Wing Stowage

Gauge for V22 for calibration of tension and compression of spring operation to satisfy operation of black and white dial indicator.

StrongArm Design Inc, Horsham, PA 7/2001–11/2001

Senior Mechanical Engineer (Solidworks)

*Design of User Interface Mounting Systems and Mobile Carts with RF Interface. All Systems are

Stainless Steel Enclosure meeting NEMA 4 and NEMA 12 Specifications, other consist of enclosures that are Purge Type X, Y & Z for Class 1 DP Areas.

*All designs are created on SolidWorks in a fast pace dynamic environment.

Kulicke and Soffa, Horsham, PA 1995–2001

Senior Mechanical Engineer (SDRC IDEAS MS 6) 1998–2001

*Responsible for upgrade and redesign on a Tab Bonding Machine, Electro-Mechanical Mechanism &

Fiber-Optics in Research and Development Dept., Laser-Pro’s using s/w IDEAS Master Series 7.

*Design of Experiments: Planned, Conducted, and ran conceptual ideas in the lab.

*Lead Liaison Engineer: Between S/W, Process Group & Shop (Launch of Micron Solder Ball Shooter)

Advance Mechanical Engineer 1995–1998

*Manufacturer of high output automated machinery for the manufacture of semi-conductor chips.

Responsible for the 3D design and Finite Element Analysis, FEA, of Material Handling Systems.

These designs consisted of precision high-speed mechanisms with Optical Systems comprised of stepper motors, pneumatics, lead screws, timing belts, plastics and linear bearings.

*All engineering functions exist within a work alone environment consisting of 2 & 3D conceptual

layouts, hand and spreadsheet calculations, material selection, feasibility models & testing,

design presentation s, and managing design groups.

*Led Mechanism Design effort to achieve a stiffer Work Holder that created a world leader wire bonder that bonds 8 wires per second compared to competitors of 3.5-4 bonds per second.

* Provided fast turnaround redesigns of other department’s designs for upgrades to production Work Holder that kept the production line from shutting down.

*Conducted a week long seminar to train a class of 15 people on IDEAS Master Series 3.0 solid

modeling and assembly which provided a positive synergy for an efficient design flow process within the department.

*Managed a new conceptual design of an automated die attach machine with a bond head moving up

to a force of 12G’s.

Lockheed Martin, Valley Forge, PA 1988-1995

Senior Space Structural Design Engineer (SDRC IDEAS V6.1i) 1992-1995

*IPT Senior Engineer using IDEAS Master Series 6. Invented new design structure for satellites

comprised of graphite composite panels.

*Created new hinge design for High Gain Antennas that solved space requirement within the Launch

vehicle.

*Developed a tooling design to mount large spacecraft to dynamic test fixture that gave way for easier

mounting.

Mechanical Space Structural Design Engineer (SDRC IDEAS V6.1i) 1991-1992

*Tiger Team Task Force with NASA, Solved issues concerning thermal and optical fields of view of

on orbit instruments by a reconfiguration study.

*Created new design of Omni Antenna and Earth Sensor Assemblies to allow the spacecraft not to

interfere with the launch vehicle envelope.

Lead Designer (SDRC IDEAS V6.1i) 1988-1991

*Supervised 5 Designers while concurrently designing spacecraft structure, hinges and robotic docking

mechanisms.

*Created a new bond joint between graphite composite to Titanium node fitting to archive a transition

from a composite tube structure to a mechanical fitting while satisfies stress requirements.

*Designed booster adapter truss structure to transition from a launch vehicle ring configuration to a hex

configuration on the spacecraft structure.

Nuclear Research Corporation, Warrington, PA 1988

Senior Electro-Mechanical Designer (Board Design)

*Manufacturer of detection devices of radiation systems for industrial and military applications.

Productivity Systems Group, Telford, PA 1987-1988

Senior Mechanical Designer (Board Design)

*Manufacturer of automated pick and place machinery for small part assemblies.

Alfa Laval Separation (original Pennwalt Corporation), Valley Forge, PA 1981-1987

Senior Mechanical Designer (Board Design)

*Manufacturer of High Speed rotating Industrial and Pharmaceutical Centrifuges for

Separation of solids and liquids.

FORMAL EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSMET) 1990

The College of NJ (Trenton State College), Trenton, NJ

Associate of Arts in Drafting and Design (A.A.) 1981

Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA

Additional Courses;-

MSCE Certification Training, Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA 2002-2003

PROFESSIONAL COURSES

• Agile PDM Training 2007

• ESD/EMI & Reliability 2005

• Pro-E Certification 2004

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