Briggs Edney

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Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Cell: 480-***-****

e-mail:pwaisf@r.postjobfree.com

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

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