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I
am a Mechanical Designer / Design Engineer
with over 30 years experience working in the design and development of
electro/mechanical products, such as mobile phones, computer and computer
related products and automotive electronic components.
I also have extensive CAD experience including Unigraphics,
Inventor 10, Catia V5 and Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2.0.
Key experiences
Taking new product concepts through to design,
development and engineering, prototype, documentation and into full
production. Projects have included the design and development of
electro/mechanical enclosures for main frame computer systems and
peripheral products including disk drives, rugged hand held computers to
desktops; mobile phone handsets; engine control units and MultiMedia
Mobile (Smart Radios) for automobiles, ands manufacturing equipment
such as tooling and fixtures.
CAD experience includes: Unigraphics NX3, Inventor
10, Catia V5, and Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2.0.
Additional responsibilities have included
ensuring that all designs and project activities complying with company
procedures and standards; projects completed to within the agreed costs
and time scales; liaison with outside suppliers to ensure designs can be
manufactured efficiently, and with manufacturing to ensure designs and
documentation meet production requirements.
Processes utilized have included: plastic injection
moldings, zinc, aluminum and magnesium die castings, precision machining,
and sheet metal fabrications, and the utilization of Rapid Prototyping and
Rapid Tooling techniques.
The creation of all documentation require
for prototype and production of all products. Drawing experience includes
to both ANSI and BS308
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Employment
History |
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12/2006-Present
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Delphi Delco Electronic
Systems, Kirkby, Liverpool,
UK
Mechanical Design Engineer
(contract)
CAD:
Unigraphics NX3 |
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7/2005 to 11/2006 |
ABSL Power Solutions
(Formally ATA Battery
Systems)
Thurso,
Caithness, Scotland, UK
Senior Mechanical
Design Engineer
CAD: Inventor
10 |
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10/2001-7/2005 |
Delphi
Delco Electronics
Europe
GmbH,
Mobile
MultiMedia Design Center, Bad Salzdetfurth , Germany
Mechanical Engineer
MCAD
CAD: Unigraphics NX2 and Catia
V5 |
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2/2000 to 10/2001 |
Delphi Delco Electronic
Systems,
Kirkby, Liverpool, UK
Mechanical Design Engineer
(contract)
CAD: Unigraphics NX2 |
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3/1999 to 2/2000 |
General Motors Corporation,
Truck
Group
Center
- TPC , Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Contract Unigraphics Application
Support Specialist
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3/1998- 3/1999 |
Ericsson
Mobile Telecommunications UK Ltd. Keytech
Centre, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
Contract Mechanical Designer
CAD: Unigraphics |
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2/1996- 3/1998 |
Sun Microsystems UK Ltd.
Telecommunication Products Group, Slough, Berkshire,
UK
Mechanical Design Engineer
CAD: Pro/Engineer. |
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11/1994-2/1996 |
NEC
Technologies ( UK) Ltd.
R&D Development - Mobile Communications Division, Reading, Berkshire, UK
Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer
bureau's. CAD:
Unigraphics |
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10/1993-11/1994 |
Random Product Design,
Random Group Ltd.,
London UK
Contract Development
Engineer
CAD: ME10, SolidDesigner, SDRC and
Pro/Engineer |
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7/1991- 10/1993 |
Husky Computers, Ltd.
Coventry,
West Midlands, UK
Mechanical Design Engineer
CAD: AutoCAD 12 |
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8/1984- 6/1991
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Tandem Computers, Inc.
Cupertino,
California, USA.
Mechanical Designer
CAD: Unigraphics. |
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3/1982- 8/1984 |
Domain Technologies,Inc.,
Milpitas,
California, USA.
Contract Mechanical Designer
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2/1979- 3/1982 |
Datapoint Corporation,
Sunnyvale,
California, USA
Mechanical Designer |
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3/1977- 2/1979 |
Memorex Corporation,
Santa
Clara,
California, USA
Mechanical
Drafter |
Education |
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June 1986 |
San Jose State University, San
Jose,
California, USA
B.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineering (part time
study) |
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June 1982 |
De Anza College,
Cupertino,
California, USA
A.S. Degree in Mechanical Design &
Drafting
Additional studies included CAD/CAE and PCB Design (all
part time study) |
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March 1977 |
Bay Valley Technical Institute,
Santa
Clara,
California, USA
Certificate Mechanical
Drafting |
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June 1975 |
San Jose High School, San Jose California,
USA
High School
Diploma
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