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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.