Engineer Design

STEPHEN M. JOSEPHSON

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CAD DESIGN: E/M PACKAGING, AEROSPACE – Conceptual Design to Production Documentation

Engineering CAD Designer with extensive experience, delivering quality products efficiently and economically in critical design applications for industry-leading Aerospace and Commercial Engineering companies. Team-oriented, versatile, disciplined self-starter, strong work ethic, accountable for all engineering tasks within Design Team role.

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- Parametric CAD Design expert - Advanced Technology Component/Assembly applications – Master Model Concept - PCB integration - Geometric Dimensioning/Tolerancing - Collaborative ‘Design for Manufacturing’ - Lean Engineering Best Practices - Cost-savings/Weight-savings - BOM/Configuration Management – Liaison/Analysis support – Prototype development – Drafting and PDM Electronic release of Complete Documentation Packages -

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

G.E. ENERGY Gas Turbine Components: Greenville, SC May 2010 to September 2010

Product Development Engineering: Leading Supplier of Power Generation & Energy Industry delivery technologies.

Lead Designer – Contract

Short-term assignment developing Concepts, Presentations, Proposals and Production documentation.

• Parametric Conceptual Modeling of Turbine Power Generation products using UG NX6.

• Supported Engineering ANSYS analysis and Turbine Cross-Section development.

• Drawing and BOM updates, Configuration Management.

MOOG INC. Space & Defense Group: East Aurora, NY January 2008 to April 2009

Actuation Control Unit: Leading Manufacturer of precision control systems for Aerospace and Industrial applications.

Senior Designer – Contract

Designed Electro/Mechanical Packaging, Managed BOM/Configuration, Program Estimates and Supplier Bids. Produced Geometric Tolerance, Critical Path & Technology Trade studies. Project Tracking, Production Liaison.

• Senior E/M Packaging Designer for the G/ATOR (Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar) Program, and the ATK Castor 30 2nd / 3rd Stage Thrust Vector-Controlled Nozzle Actuator Electronic Control Units.

• Developed Conceptual Layouts, Design Proposals & Presentations for NASA, Northrop-Grumman, Boeing, General Dynamics, Air Force, Navy and other top Aerospace, Defense and Commercial suppliers.

• Created UG NX4 Parametric model templates that allowed for associative inter-part design iterations.

• Proactively managed UG TeamCenter drawing templates for “assembly-line” style generation of drawings, including Brazed, Bonded, Cast, Welded, Machined, Fabricated, Composite, Laminate, OEM components.

GOODRICH CORP. Sensors & Integrated Systems: Vergennes, VT June 2007 to January 2008

Electro-Mechanical Actuation Systems: Leading Supplier of control systems to Aerospace and Defense industries.

Lead Designer/ECO Manager – Direct

Managed Engineering Change Orders, Implemented Parts List & Drawing revisions on ERP System, Initiated Product Life Cycle Design improvements for E/M Packaging, Created Team Proposals & Presentations.

• Streamlined CAD/PDM Release process to automate procedures, prevent backlog and eliminate redundancy.

• Created Parametric models for associative inter-part designs using Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2.0 and 3.0

• Developed Common Parts/Best Practices for Design/Vendor interfaces, insuring on-schedule Release dates.

• Introduced product history review to ECO process, insuring maintained communication, design ownership.

MOOG INC. Space & Defense Group: East Aurora, NY October 2006 to June 2007

Actuation Control Unit: Leading Manufacturer of precision control systems for Aerospace and Industrial applications.

Lead Designer – Contract

Designed E/M Packaging, Managed BOM/Configuration, Developed Prototypes. Responsible for Component Clearance Studies, Supplier/OEM Standard Part selection, Project Tracking, and Production Liaison.

• Senior E/M Packaging Designer for the DOORS ONR Program, and ATK 2nd Stage TVC ECU Proposal.

• Developed Conceptual Layouts, Design Proposals & Presentations for NASA, Northrop-Grumman, Boeing, Airbus, Air Force, Navy and other top Aerospace, Defense and Commercial suppliers.

• Created UG NX3 Parametric model templates that allowed for associative inter-part design iterations.

• Proactively managed UG TeamCenter drawing templates for “assembly-line” style generation of drawings.

ALLIED AEROSPACE: Palm Beach Gardens, FL July 2006 to October 2006

Turbomachinery Group: Leading Supplier of prototype/developmental systems for the Aircraft Engine industry.

Mechanical Designer – Contract, Short-term

Created Turbine Engine & Test Rig Layout Design/Drafting, Managed BOM/Documentation/Project Definition.

• Created Parametric UG NX3 CAD Models for Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce and GE Jet Aircraft Programs.

• Responsible for Engineering and Supplier Liaison, Vane thermal/vibe/stress Analysis support.

• Managed UG IMAN TeamCenter Electronic Generation and Release of Engineering BOM’s and drawings, including Cast, Welded, Machined, Fabricated, Composite and OEM components.

HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Power Systems: San Diego, CA September 2005 to May 2006

Environmental Controls: Industry Leader in Turbine electronic control systems for Aerospace/Industrial markets.

E/M Packaging Designer – Contract

Designed E/M Packaging, Conceptual Layouts, Managed BOM/Configuration, Tolerance Studies, Project Tracking.

• Senior E/M Packaging Designer for Airbus A380 Cooling Fan/Motor Drive ECU Program.

• Created UG NX2 Parametric Fan Case models for associative Casting/Machining inter-part design iterations.

• Responsible for Cost/Timeframe Reduction, Supplier/Client Interface, OEM Part/Material Selection, Analysis/Testing support, Geometric Tolerance and Component Clearance, and Weight-savings studies.

• Proactively managed UG TeamCenter drawing templates for “assembly-line” style generation of drawings, including Impellers, Blades, Enclosures

BE AEROSPACE Seating Products: Miami, FL December 2004 to August 2005

Business Jet Group: Worldwide Leader in Aircraft cabin interior products for Commercial/Business jet markets.

Senior Designer – Contract

Designed E/M Packaging, Conceptual Layouts, Collaborated with Manufacturing/Production and Overseas Product Teams, Developed/Tested Prototypes, Supported Engineering Analysis. Produced Tolerance/Cost/Weight studies.

• Senior E/M Packaging Designer for the United Arab Emirates A380 Luxury Cabin Seating Platform, including Seatback/Headrest, Cabin/Table features, and wiring/harnesses for A380 Entertainment Electronics.

• Assisted Industrial Designer, responsible for OEM Part/Material Selection, and Analysis support.

• Created UG NX2 Parametric part-family models, allowing associative inter-part design iterations.

• Managed UG TeamCenter drawing templates for “assembly-line” style generation of drawings.

ECLIPSE AVIATION: Albuquerque, NM January 2004 to November 2004

Flight Test Program: Designers/Manufacturers of the World’s First Private/Commercial ‘Very Light Jet’ Aircraft.

Lead Designer – Contract

Coordinated a Team of 8 Designers on the Development/Mechanical Installation of Flight Test Instrumentation for the Prototype EAC500 VLJ: Aft Fuselage, Pylon, Nacelle, Cabin, Nose, Landing Gear and Flight Control.

• Created UG NX Conceptual Layouts, Designed E/M Packaging for all Flight Test Instrumentation systems.

• Designed E/M Packaging, wire harnesses and Routing provisions for the EAC500 VLJ Avionics Electronics.

• Responsible for Liaison with Manufacturing and Production, and Engineering Analysis support.

• Originated and maintained Aircraft Configuration Management, and Project Planning.

• Generated Detail/Assembly drawings: Structural, Airframe, Sheetmetal, Composite, Machined components.

• Used UG TeamCenter manager to create templates for the “assembly-line” style generation of drawings.

• Produced Geometric Tolerance studies, and Component Clearance studies in Unigraphics.

• Produced UG Weight-savings studies, Technology Trade studies, and Cost-savings efforts.

• Responsible for OEM Part/Material Selection, Testing liaison support , and Analysis support.

• With Cross-functional Team collaboration, we met the deadlines for “first flight” on December 31, 2004.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

June 2003 to December 2003 Dade-Behring Inc., Newark, DE Contract Employee

Lead Designer - R&D Medical Diagnostics: New Industry-Leading Product Development, Fabrication, BETA Testing. BOM Management, Assemblies, Sheetmetal & Machinings. Precision mechanisms, E/M Packaging, Optics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, OEM Part/Material Selection. Project Planning/Cost Reduction.

System used: Unigraphics v.18

January 2003 to May 2003 Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, Middletown, CT Contract Employee

Designer - JSF Program: Detail, Assembly and Test component drawings. Fan Cases, Heat / Projectile Shielding. UGII Embedded GD&T.

System used: Unigraphics v.18

August 2002 to December 2002 Goss Web Press, Durham, NH Contract Employee

Designer - Custom Machine Design for Print Industry: Drives, encoders, high-speed components. Assemblies, Machinings, Weldments.

System used: Unigraphics v.18

May 2002 to August 2002 Intermagnetics General Corp (IGC), Latham, NY Contract Employee

Designer - R&D Medical Systems: Advanced MRI Equipment. E/M Packaging, BOM Management, Assembly, Weldments, Machinings.

System used: Mechanical Desktop

November 2001 to May 2002 General Dynamics (AIS), Whippany, NJ Contract Employee

Designer – R&D Military Telemetry Systems: Advanced Fiber-Optic, EMI / RFI Packaging, BOM Assemblies, Sheetmetal enclosures.

System used: Unigraphics v.17

July 2000 to October 2001 BE Aerospace, Litchfield, CT Contract Employee

Lead Designer - Custom Seating Aircraft Products: Design, Manufacture & Testing R & D Prototypes, BOM Control, Manufacturing & Production interface. Retrofit Programs. E/M Packaging, Layout, Assembly, Detail drawings, Part families. Machined, Sheetmetal, Composite, Vacuum/Pressure molded, OEM components. Part/Material Selection.

System used: Unigraphics v.17

May 1998 to July 2000 Prim Hall Enterprises, Plattsburgh, NY Direct Employee

Senior Designer - Post-Press Equipment: Custom Design, Upgrades, BOM Management, Remanufacture, Site Installation, CAD Presentations.

System used: Mechanical Desktop

January 1998 to April 1998 Waters Corporation, Milford, MA Contract Employee

Lead Designer – R&D Medical Purification Systems: Design, Assemblies & Details. Automated Precision mechanisms. Composites and laminates. BOM/PDM Management.

System used: Unigraphics v.14

Additional Employment History:

August 1997 to December 1997 Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, FL Lead Designer - JSF Platforms, Stator

September 1996 to August 1997 New York Air Brake, Watertown, NY Packaging Engineer - Brake Systems

April 1995 to August 1996 General Motors, Detroit, MI Lead Designer - Exhaust System Design

July 1994 to April 1995 General Electric, Schenectady, NY Designer - Turbine Modeling

September 1993 to June 1994 AER Energy, Inc., Smyrna, GA Designer - E/M Packaging Design

December 1992 to August 1993 Healthdyne Medical, Marietta, GA Designer - R&D Medical Systems

July 1992 to December 1992 Philips Medical, Norcross, GA Lead Designer - R&D Medical Systems

January 1990 to May 1992 Rolls-Royce, Inc., Atlanta, GA Designer/Drafter - R&D Programs

May 1989 to January 1990 Sikorsky, Palm Beach Gardens, FL Designer/Drafter - Avionics Systems

September 1985 to May 1989 Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, FL Lead Drafter/Detailer – (Direct Employee)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• 25 years experience in the Design/Drafting of Electro-Mechanical Projects & Packaging, Aerospace Engineering Programs, Medical Industry Programs, Turbine Engine/Avionics Components, Primary/Secondary Aircraft Structures, Automotive Industry, Transportation Industry, Printing Industry & Commercial Industry Products.

• CAD Systems: Unigraphics v.9 through NX4 (30,000 hrs.), Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2.0 through 3.0 (1000 hrs.), Anvil 1000/5000 (5000 hrs.), Auto-trol (3000 hrs.), Mechanical Desktop through v. 4 (6000 hrs.), AutoCAD through v.14 (5000 hrs.)

• UNIX, MS Windows, & Aegis operating systems. PDM Systems: IMAN TeamCenter v9.0, SAP, DDM, Metaphase, COPICS, Paradox, CADIS, Macola, Agile, XtreeGold. MS Office, Printer/Scanner, Digital Video Recorder & Digital Camera proficient.

• ASME Y14.5 GD&T Certification. Specifications: DOD/MIL-SPEC, MIL-HDBK, MIL-STD, DO-160, ISO.

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Sep. 2007 Goodrich Aerospace GD&T - ASME Y14.5M1994 Certification – 20 hrs.

Aug. 2007 Goodrich Aerospace Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 Certification – 40 hrs.

May 2007 MOOG Aerospace UGv.18 to NX4 Transition/TeamCenter Certification – 40 hrs.

Feb. 2001 BE Aerospace UGv.15 to v.16 Transition/TeamCenter Certification – 30 hrs.

Dec. 1994 GE Systems & Standards Training GD&T - ANSI Y14.5 1982 Certification – 20 hrs.

Jul. 1994 GE Systems & Standards Training UGv.9 to v.10 Transition Certification – 40 hrs.

Feb. 1986 Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Auto-trol CAD Training – Advanced Certification – 20 hrs.

Dec. 1985 Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Auto-trol CAD Training - Basic Certification – 20 hrs.

1981 to 1983 Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale Design - Associate of Sciences A.S. Degree

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