Engineer Mechanical
Resume:
JOSEPH E. BLANKS
Manassas, Virginia 20112
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OBJECTIVE: Senior mechanical engineering position with project management and interests in mechanical design or development.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
A Master’s Degreed Mechanical Engineer with over 16 years of engineering experience ranging from complex mechanical design to management with direct reports. Design responsibilities have included modeling with ProE/Wildfire 3.0 accumulating over 15,000 hours, using ASME Y14.5M-1994 GD&T, part and component tolerance stack up studies, sheet metal applications, SLA/SLT prototyping, and best methods for part producibility. Management experience has developed skill sets in EVMS, project scheduling, variance tracking with formal reporting to senior management and proposal writing. Management duties include hiring and supervising employees on a daily basis.
CLEARANCE: Active SECRET security clearance.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
• Pro E, Interlink, Wildfire 3.0, MATLAB, Versa Cad, Excel, Windows NT and the Windows environment, MS Office suite, MS project, CMStat configuration management tool, REMEDY Data base tool, DOORS, Probidder/Pricer
EXPERIENCE:
Senior Mechanical Engineer, URS – Federal Services, Stafford, Va. October 2010 to present
• Responsible for coordinating engineering tasks on the MRAP vehicle (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) – Cougar program.
• Report directly to JPO office regarding engineering issues on improvements to fielded MRAP vehicles.
• Participate in testing and fielding engineering upgrades on MRAP vehicles domestically and internationally.
• Make design recommendations to the vehicle OEM to support government requirements.
• Receive field reports of engineering/mechanical failure of components and develop course of action plans to remedy the deficiency
Project Engineer, Aerojet, Gainesville, Va. November 2008 to October 2010
• Responsible for coordinating engineering tasks on the Orion Jettison motor
• EVMS reporting responsibility.
• Produced and delivered briefs to the customer on project status.
• Review final motor build drawings and manufacturing reports before test firings.
• Produced test reports after test motor firings.
• Responsible for program documentation for program compliance on design, cost and schedule.
• Participate in identifying IR&D elements in Solid Space Rockets.
Engineering Manager, General Dynamics, Woodbridge, VA July 2007 to November 2008
• Manager, Hull Mechanical Group Marine EFV (Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle) program. (Supervised up to 10 people).
• Extensive use of Pro E, Interlink and Mechanica.
• Responsible for program documentation showing compliance to program, design and cost requirements to support Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews for Hull Mechanical Assemblies.
• Responsible for assigning, scheduling and reviewing designs on 17 different subsystems, answering failure reports, and delivering schedule variances for the contract requirements.
• Provide mechanical estimates for future program contracts with the government on labor, schedule and material.
• Responsible for coordinating with subcontractors for manufacturing sub components and tracking delivery dates to meet build schedules.
Technical Lead, General Dynamics, Woodbridge, VA, December 2005 to July 2007
• Technical Lead Engineer for Suspension on the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program.
• Coordinated design, system, electrical and software engineers in the design of a tracked vehicle suspension system.
• Coordinated the design, system, electrical and software requirements into the design for the FCS tracked vehicle suspension system.
• Prepared and delivered formal presentations and technical reviews to Lead Systems Integrator and government (U.S. Army).
• Resolved all technical issues relating to the suspension system to meet system requirements.
Senior Engineer, General Dynamics, Woodbridge, VA May 2000 to June 2005
• Mechanical engineer and designer for the Marine EFV
• Acting manager for Hull Mechanical group.(supervised 8 people).
• Provided on site engineering field support to the vehicle.
Senior Consultant, KPMG, Arlington, VA: June 1998 to May 2000.
• Prepared quantitative pricing schedules from blueprints of mechanical, electrical and plumbing equipment.
• Developed automated tax schedules to determine the added tax benefits of depreciated mechanical, electrical, plumbing equipment in buildings based on present tax depreciation tables.
Mechanical Engineer, Raytheon E Systems, Falls Church, VA: February 1997 to June 1998
• Designed mechanical avionics hardware for an Air Force program using UniGraphics.
• Designed, engineered and oversaw the production of a circuit card assembly test chassis.
• Led Raytheon effort with vendors to establish standard and customized equipment purchases.
• Drafted and released drawings for shop production and fabrication of parts.
• Organized and upgraded existing ground support equipment and chassis according to comply with system modification requirements.
• Developed integrated motherboard for sub motherboard-wiring harnesses.
Teaching Assistant, Virginia Tech ME Department, Blacksburg, VA: August 1995 to August 1996
• Assisted professor in laboratory experiment set up and students in mechanical engineering labs.
Project Engineer, Adaptive Technologies, Inc., Blacksburg, VA: May 1995 to August 1995.
• Responsible for equipment acquisition and set up
• Performed project experiments (vibration and acoustics) and data processing.
Assistant Mechanical Coordinator, Omni Construction, Bethesda, MD: Oct.1994 to May 1995
• Initiated the Fire Protection Trade for bids to include budgeting data and supplying subcontractors with the necessary technical information to bid.
• Prepared detailed, quantitative material budgets from blue prints commercial building construction.
• Coordinated subcontractor bids according to design specifications on design blue prints.
Office Engineer, J.A. Jones Construction, Charlotte, NC: June 1994 to September 1994.
• Supported estimators and purchasing manager with requisite engineering analysis.
• Supported subcontractors during proposal review bids for the Energy Division.
EDUCATION:
• Masters of Science, Mechanical Engineering; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
• Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Mathematics; Virginia Military Institute, Lexington VA; Dean's List and Academically Distinguished.
• Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.
HONORS, AWARDS and ASSOCIATIONS:
John E. Woodward, VMI Class of 1923, Fellowship, Pratt Fellowship, Virginia Tech Member, Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society, Member, Tau Beta Pi, Engineering National Honor Society, Member, American Society of Mechanical; Engineers, Member, National Society of Professional Engineers
REFERENCES: Available upon Request
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