Phone: 616-***-****
E-Mail: ********@*******.***
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Brent R. Cottingham
OBJECTIVE: To apply my Design, Engineering and Manufacturing background in a Challenging and Profitable Team Environment.
EXPERIENCE:
Staff Engineer 2002–Present RCI & IND Tech. Comstock Park, MI
• Developed/Maintained Software for Project Quotation, Design and Fabrication Control using Spreadsheets with Visual Basic augmentations.
• Assisted in the Design, Development, Production and Marketing of a proprietary Insulation Repair and Dehydration System using SolidWorks and Alibre.
• Authored Articles for Insulation Outlook and Chemical Engineering Magazines.
• Utilize Solidworks for full 3-d Representation of Industrial Refrigeration Projects
CAD Engineer 2000-02 Advanced Polymer Tech. Muskegon, MI
• Design/Development of Plastic parts & associated hardware with Solidworks.
• Quotation and other Software Development with Excel.
Design Consultant 1998–2000 Grand Rapids, MI
• Brokered by MANPOWER and AEROTEK, for engineering/design activities.
• Computer/Database consulting for RCI, Area-Wide OB/GYN Health Services, Spectrum Health Systems, Ackerman Electric Supply and Wedgwood Christian Services.
Staff Engineer 1994–98 RCI Comstock Park, MI
• Responsible for Small Custom Fluid Package Design, Quotation and Fabrication Management. Extensive Customer and Vendor interaction.
• Developed/Maintained Excel97 (for Win95/98/NT4) software for Project Quotation/Administration, Structural Analysis, Personnel Administration and Cost Tracking. Wrote Spreadsheets & Visual Basic applications.
• Technical & Product Presentation Drawings (2D & 3D) using CADKEY.
U.S. Military 1979-84 USMC, 87-91 MS Army Nat’l Guard Various Locations
• Company Grade Officer, specializing in Armored Vehicles, Logistics and Administration.
EDUCATION:
Master of Science 1986-91 Univ. of South Alabama Mobile, AL
• Mechanical Engineering with Machine Design emphasis; Thesis: Analysis of an Energy Transfer Mechanism (patent #5,012,769).
Bachelor of Science 1975-79 U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis, MD
• General Engineering with Computer and Naval Architecture emphasis.
Training in Solidworks, AutoCAD R12, Cadkey and Microsoft Access.
INTERESTS:
Christian Service, FIRST Robotics Club Mentor, Soccer, HO Scale Trains, Military History/Vehicles and Computers.