Briggs Edney
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Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Cell: 480-***-****
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SUMMARY
Engineering professional with many years of experience in various industries. A strong background in Machine Design,
Factory Automation, Product Development, Process Development, Manufacturing and Tooling. Key strengths include
Pro/Engineer, Mechanical Design, Lean Manufacturing, Product Design, Design for Manufacturability, and System
Development from concept to validation. Interact effectively with Customers, Vendors, and Manufacturers to complete
complex tasks. Proven Organizational, Communication, and Analytical skills. Proficient in ASME Y14.5-1994.
Security clearance held: Secret.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GENERAL DYNAMICS, Healdsburg, California 7/10 – 3/11
ORDINANCE AND TACTICAL SYSTEMS
Sr. Manufacturing Engineer / Design Engineer
Provided Engineering and Manufacturing support for transition from Development to Production for
Standard Missile 3 Guidance Control Actuators.
• Designed, Developed, and fabricated tools and test equipment to support Production.
• Initiated Process flow techniques to increase productivity, throughput, and reduce FOD.
• Development work on new control actuators for several programs.
• Generated ECO’s, MRN’s, and worked closely with Quality Control to complete corrective actions.
RAYTHEON MISSILE SYSTEMS CO., Tucson, Arizona 6/03 – 5/10
Senior Manufacturing Engineer II 4/99 – 9/01
Senior Tooling Engineer
Multi- Disciplined Engineer Responsible for a Variety of Project Development, Factory Innovation,
Special Tooling and Test Support Projects.
• Designed manufacturing systems utilizing innovative enabling technologies to increase efficiency and error-proofing.
• Worked with a Team that provided Rapid Prototype Developmental and Experimental Products for Test and Evaluation.
• Implemented Digital Torque drivers in numerous factories, across all programs to increase accuracy, repeatability and capture torque data.
• Designed and implemented several custom, automated 1000-8000 Ft. Lb. torque machines that reduced
current assembly rates by 65% that are exceptionally accurate, repeatable, and capture torque data.
• Design and Implementation of a lean, high-rate manufacturing line for mixed product flow
• Designed flexible tooling that eliminated 80% of material handling issues during assembly.
• Provided technical support, process techniques, tooling verification and effective manufacturing
solutions for production department personnel
• Modernized a munitions factory to accommodate high rate production of the Excalibur Guided Projectile
• Received The EH&S Innovation Award for the design of an ergonomic Missile Assembly system.
GENERAL DYNAMICS DECISION SYSTEMS, Scottsdale, Arizona 9/01 – 4/03
INFORMATION SECURITY SOLUTIONS AND PRODUCTS DIVISION 4/96 –10/97
Tooling Engineer
Responsible for the design, development, and process implementation for all tooling and assembly systems
associated with the Manufacture of high-reliability space borne products.
• Designed and developed numerous tools for bonding components to PCB’s and chassis.
• Developed tools and methods for removing rejected components from PCB’s.
• Implemented grounded, mobile work stations for PCB and Component level assembly.
Briggs Edney
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE 1980-1995
• Mechanical design, development, and fabrication of numerous flight decks and systems test facilities for Systems Integration and certification of commercial aircraft avionics.
• Design and development of Automated Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment.
• Provided body, chassis, drive train and Disabled Access design for city transit buses.
• Research and Development of semiconductor manufacturing process equipment, including Diffusion Furnaces, Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), and Wafer Polishing Systems.
• Design of injection molded parts and assemblies for the cellular communications industry.
• Design and Development of Hydraulic chemical dispensing pumps for Commercial applications.
• Manufacture of Radar Systems, Robotics systems, and computers.
• Prototype Development Machinist.
• Precision Sheet metal Mechanic.
• CNC Programming.
EDUCATION
University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona
Courses in Business Administration
DeVry Institute of Technology, Phoenix, AZ
Electronics Technician Program
ITT Technical Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
Associates Degree, Electronic/Computer Engineering
International School of Brussels, Belgium
Academic Diploma
COMPUTER SKILLS
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 5.0
SolidWorks
AutoCad
• Complex Parts/ Large Assemblies
• Piping/ Sheet metal/ Surfacing
• Animation/ Mechanism
• Pro-Mechanica
• Pro/Cable
• PDM/ Intralink/ Windchill
Windows, UNIX
Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Office