Mechanical Engineer Resume

Desired Industry: Aviation	SpiderID: 12791
Desired Job Location: Uniontown, Ohio	Date Posted: 5/18/2007
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: 05/28/2007
Desired Wage: 85,000
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience	Willing to Travel:
Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors	Willing to Relocate: Undecided

Objective:
To secure a mechanical engineer position in the areas of project management, technical support, testing or product design.

Experience:
Senior level Mechanical Engineer with experience in Project Management, Technical Support, Product Design,
R&D and Testing. Managed up to eight people directly and many others through cross functional areas,
coordinating all related inter-organizational functions. Flexibility to perform in team as well as self directed
environments. Expertise includes:

* Excellent problem solving skills
* Manufacturing processes
* Communicates well with OEMs and fleet users
* Civil and Military aviation
* Commercial and Military heavy truck industry
* Working knowledge of SAP applications

ACCURIDE CORPORATION, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 2004 – 2007

Project Engineer
Designed and Qualified aluminum wheels for the heavy truck industry and for the military ground vehicle market.
Used available resources to assemble and coordinate team efforts in supplying wheels to market on schedule.
Coordinated all cross-functional areas for design, manufacturing, quality and vendors in the supply chain.

*Generated approximately $550K annual savings through the development of an “optimized” wheel to reduce
raw material input.
*Designed new two piece “bolt together” wheel for military vehicles resulting in the firs contract award for
aluminum military wheels.
*Decreased scrap rates by 95% by implementing new valve hole drill and drilling/coining operation that was
producing wheels out of specification.
*Reduced inflation valve installation time by approximately 365%, from 4 minutes to 1 minute, by designing new
tools and switching to an alternate inflation valve retention nut.

AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEMS CORP., Akron, OH 1982 – 2003

Engineer Specialist, Technical Support Engineering 1994 – 2003

Development and implementation for new or improved products/services by multitasking technical skills. Provided
product innovations based on a solid understanding of customer expectations and intent, and provided interactions
with senior technical personnel of customers, other companies and suppliers. Served as program manager for
assigned programs. Provided support the marketing department in writing and conducting technical presentations
for bid proposals.

*Reduced potential for company liability for aircraft damage by designing a new retaining system that eliminated
brake return mechanisms from departing the brake assembly in service due to normal operational vibration.
*Lowered costly axle replacement frequency by reducing grease wash-out for nose wheels with the design of a
new grease seal.
*Re-designed carbon brake discs to eliminate field failures for US Navy aircraft.
*Extended brake life by approximately 33% with the design and qualification of a brake disc re-use program for
Air Force aircraft.
*Developed both a re-conditioning and maintenance program for customer to avoid pre-mature wheel retirement
due to poor maintenance practices.

Test Engineer 1985 – 1994

Responsible for qualification of commercial and military aircraft wheels, brakes and brake control systems, and
providing test reports to appropriate government agencies and customers. Duties included Interpreting and
understanding government and customer specifications. Generated specifications for test equipment required to
conduct tests. Developed hydro-mechanical systems for automated brake control system used for all laboratory
test stops. Designed and developed test fixtures when required.
Group Leader, Design/Drafting 1983 – 1985
Supervised up to eight designers with responsibility for scheduling work and mentoring when required.

Education:
BS, Mechanical Engineering Technology, University of Akron, Akron, OH
AAS, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
AAS, Drafting and Design Technology, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH

Affiliations:
Accuride Corporation representative for SAE Truck and Bus subcommittee, 2006 – 2007
Past Representative for Tire and Rim Association for ABSC, 3 years
Past member of Curriculum Advisory Committee, Youngstown State University Engineering Technology
department, 4 years

Skills:
TECHNICAL SKILLS

* Failure Analysis
* Fluent in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
* Non-destructive Testing, including X-ray, eddy current, Magnetic Particle Inspection and Dye Penetrant
Inspection
* Modal Testing and Analysis
* Shock and Vibration Testing
* FAA QA Certification (valid for Aircraft Braking products only)

Additional Information:
COMPUTER SKILLS

PC applications including MS Office Suite, SAP, Lotus Notes
CAD experience with Unigraphics, Intergraph, ComputerVision, SmartSketch, Solid Edge

Reference:
Daniel Shy - Accuride Corporation
ph: 330 916 8707

David Kritzell - Accuride Corporation
ph: 330 916 8702

Steve Murphy - Aircraft Braking Systems Corp.
ph: 330 796 8487

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