Experienced Mechanical Designer/Drafter with a strong background in high volume production machinery.  Expertise in the design of sheet metal and other fabricated parts.  Highly skilled at completing detail drawings for machining, assembly, welding and gaging.  A highly detail oriented individual with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

 

Technical Skills:

·              Unigraphics NX6 and 8.5	·  Solidworks 2014	·  Autodesk  Inventor 2011
·  Siemens Teamcenter	·  Solidworks EPDM	·  SAP
·  SAP	·  Made to Manage	·  Microsoft Office Suite

Experience:

Power Distribution Inc., Richmond, VA

A leading designer/manufacturer of power distribution, static switching and power monitoring equipment for the data center industry.

Documentation/Design Specialist May 2015 – Present

·           Convert legacy AutoCAD drawings into 3D solidworks parts and 2D drawings.

·  Complete job and service order entry of power distribution and power monitoring equipment in support of production and field service operations.

·  Provide technical support to production personnel during product assembly.

·  Develop work instruction/quality documentation in support of PDI production operations.

·  Complete design work of sheet metal parts for existing product lines.

·  Generate new part numbers within the Made to Manage environment.                                                                                   

Hauni Richmond Inc., Richmond, VA

World leading supplier of technologies and consultanc services for the international tobacco industry.

Contract Mechanical Designer/Draftsman( People Solutions Inc.) October 2011-May 2015

·  Accomplish design work of mechanical parts and sub-assemblies for new and existing-high volume production machinery.

·  Create and edit engineering drawings of mechanical parts and sub-assemblies for new and existing high-speed production machinery designs within 2D CAD environment.

·  Develop and edit three dimensional models of mechanical parts and sub-assemblies to support the design of production machinery within a 3D CAD environment.

·  Create and edit technical catalog/assembly drawings for prototype and production machinery designs.

·  Review BOM specifications for accuracy during the development of new tobacco machinery designs.

·  Developed production machinery layouts to assists sales staff in the quotation process and to assist technicians during the construction of high speed production machinery.

·  Review detail drawings to ensure document meets design requirements.

·  Provide technical support to trades during the machine assembly process.

·  Assist vendors with technical issues during part manufacturing process.

·  Create production machine BOMs within the SAP environment.

·  Generate engineering change notifications for parts and assemblies that undergo design modifications including BOM changes.

 

Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (NGSB), Newport News, VA

The sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and one of two providers of

U.S. Navy submarines.

Engineer/Mechanical I June 2007-November 2010

·  Scope and material development in support of removal, re-installation and overhaul of non-nuclear propulsion systems and equipment for nuclear powered aircraft carriers.

·  Conducted aircraft carrier inspection in support of scope development.

·  Develop trade instructions for the accomplishment of non-nuclear propulsion work.

·  Support trades in accomplishment of non-nuclear propulsion systems and component work.

·  Resolve inspection reports during the execution phase of non-nuclear propulsion systems and component work.

·  Assist vendors with technical issues on non-nuclear propulsion components (valves, centrifugal pumps and heat exchangers).

·  Develop vendor requisitions for the accomplishment of non-nuclear propulsion component overhaul work.

·  Review drawings/manuals for technical concurrence.

·  Review performance test data for newly procured pumps to ensure equipment meets purchase order requirements.

·  Review shock test data for newly procured valves with design changes to ensure equipment meets customer specified military standards.

 

Virginia Natural Gas, Norfolk, VA

A natural gas supplier who operates and maintains natural gas pipes, reads meters and distributes natural gas to certified marketers.

Intern (May 2006-August 2006)

·  Researched and retrieved information within company's information systems(CSS, GIS) and through communication with other company personnel to determine customer account validity.

Education:

Bachelor of Science, May 2007

Major: Mechanical Engineering 

Minor: Engineering Management

Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

Major GPA: 3.32/4.0

Option Area:Mechanical Systems/Design

Related Courses: Mechanisms, CAD Mechanical Systems, Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer

Associates of Science in Engineering, May 2004

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond, VA

Related Courses: Engineering Mechanics Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials