Sr Mech Designer or Sr Mech Engineer
Sr Mech Designer, Sr Mech Engineer with 38 years experience looking for a Direct Contributor position.
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D. CLARK EVEREST III 2281 W. Rockrose Place Chandler, AZ 85248 480.664.0012 [email protected] EXPERIENCE: Extensive, diversified background as Mechanical Design Engineer with considerable CAD experience, primarily with Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire with Pro/Intr alink and Windchill PDMLink and SolidWorks in electronics, aerospace, medical, a nd mechanical fields. Finite element analysis experience using Mechanica and COS MOSM. Dimensioning and tolerancing per ASME Y14.5. Statistical process and toler ance analysis. Operation of machine shop equipment and related techniques. Famil iar with wide variety of rapid prototyping, production, testing and manufacturin g methods, including simplification and cost reduction methods. Familiar with mo st phases of aircraft design, construction and maintenance. 11/08-5/11 GENERAL DYNAMICS, C4Systems, Scottsdale, AZ Contract Senior Mechanical Designer designing rack mounted radios for SPAWARS a nd FAA as well as handheld and vehicular radios using ProEngineer Wildfire. 9/07-10/08 SPACE DATA CORPORATION, Chandler, Arizona Senior Mechanical Engineer designing, fabricating, launching and recovering tel ecommunication payloads for use with near-space high altitude balloons. The payl oads provide long-range data and voice communications for government, military a nd commercial clients. Design and analysis work done with SolidWorks software. 7/89-9/07 MOTOROLA, INC., Plantation, Florida - Chandler, Arizona 5/91-9/07 Principal Staff Mechanical Engineer with iDEN Subscriber Group in Chan dler designing cell phones for Sprint/Nextel from 3/02 to 9/07, Senior Staff Mec hanical Engineer from 4/96 to 3/02 with Consumer Products Division designing Tal kAbout and Spirit two-way radios, Staff Designer from 6/94 to 4/96 with JEDI/VIS AR Development Group working on the design of various analog two-way radios, Sen ior Mechanical Designer with Telepoint Systems Infrastructure Group from 6/92 to 4/93 developing base stations for digital communications system, Senior Mechani cal Designer with Energy Products Group from 5/91 to 6/92 developing battery ass emblies for two-way radios. Work involved design and analysis of injection molde d parts, sheet metal parts, castings and flex circuits. Design work done with Pr oEngineer and ComputerVision software. Analysis done with Mechanica and COSMOS s oftware. One patent issued for multiple pin connector. Two patents issued for Va riable Controlled Oscillator and two additional patents issued for TalkAbout ant enna designs. One design patent issued for TalkAbout radio. Additional patents f iled for battery retention system, indexing volume pot and retractable antenna 6/90-10/90 Senior Mechanical Designer on contract to CT2 Subscriber Group develo ping handsets for advanced digital cordless telephones. Work involved design of injection molded parts on ComputerVision system. 7/89 -10/89 Senior Mechanical Designer on contract to Saber Group developing an indexing potentiometer for use in two-way radios. Design work was done with Comp uterVision software. 10/90-5/91 COULTER ELECTRONICS, Hialeah, Florida Senior Mechanical Designer designing automated blood-analyzing equipment. Prima ry work was electromechanical packaging and EMI/RFI shielding using CV Personal Designer. 10/89-6/90 APS/SANDROID SYSTEMS, Boynton Beach, Florida Staff Mechanical Engineer designing and engineering large-scale robots for use in refinishing ships. Extensive hydraulic design and analysis, both static and d ynamic. Design work done on ComputerVision. 9/87-6/89 MORTON THIOKOL, Brigham City, Utah Design Engineer, 6/88 to 6/89, Senior Designer, 9/87 thru 5/88 in Space Operati ons working on Shuttle Solid Rocket Motor redesign, primarily with Components an d Flight Instrumentation Groups. Design work using Anvil 4000 and 5000 CAD syste ms.
1/87-9/87 CONSULTING ENGINEER, Park City, Utah Clients included Lange USA and Weslo International. Implementation of ComputerV ision CAD system in Europe and associated training for Lange. Design Engineer fo r Weslo on high-end exercise equipment involving structures, mechanisms and inst rumentation including time working in Taiwan. 1/86-12-86 LANGE USA, INC., Salt Lake City, Utah Design Engineer responsible for acquisition and implementation of ComputerVisio n CAD system for use in design of consumer products. Extensive work with plastic s, composites and mechanisms. Familiarity with bio-mechanics and ergonomics. Nam ed as inventor or co-inventor on 3 patents. 4/85-1/86 JOHNSON ENGINEERING, INC., Boulder, Colorado Mechanical Designer of robot for toxic soil sampling. Designed computer control led shower valve, involving electromechanics, plastics and hydraulics. Co-invent or on shower valve patent. Resume of D. Clark Everest continued2/84-4/85 PARAGON, LTD., Boulder, Colorado Chief Engineer from 7/84 to 4/85, Consulting Engineer from 2/84 to 7/84. Respon sible for design of consumer products. Design responsibilities from initial conc epts to production readiness, including all tooling and component parts. Also re sponsible for obtaining suppliers and bids for same. 1/80-2/84 LANGE USA, INC., Boulder, Colorado Design Engineer with research and development group for consumer product manufa cturer. Working in all phases of design and development, from initial concept to final product, including initial design, fabrication of prototypes, testing, pr eparing production drawings, industrialization and establishment of quality cont rol specifications. Familiar with all aspects of production, including injection molding, fabrication of molds, production of extruded aluminum hardware and ass embly of product. Extensive time spent working in Europe with factory and variou s vendors. Named as inventor or co-inventor on 6 patents issued for mechanisms a nd complete product. 7/79-1/80 AERO ENGINEERING CORPORATION, Erie, Colorado Designer, Head of Engineering, for firm manufacturing and installing air condit ioning systems in light aircraft. Projects included Cessna P210, Aerospatiale 35 0 and 365, and the Sikorsky S76. Duties included design and drafting of systems and improvement and updating of same. Also responsible for aircraft paperwork an d filing of Airworthiness Certificates with the Federal Aviation Agency. 1/79-7/79 FMC SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS DIVISION, Broomfield, Colorado Process Engineer responsible for maintaining and upgrading manufacturing proced ures for diode product line. Duties included yield improvement and cost reductio n. Processes involved mechanical assembly, chemical procedures and electrical te sting. 2/77-1/79 NELSON AND JOHNSON ENGINEERING, INC., Boulder, Colorado 10/78-1/79 Mechanical Designer/Drafter on contract to Adolph Coors Company. Desi gned bulk material handling and conveyor systems, including calculations of capa cities, flow rates and structural integrity. 4/78-10/78 Mechanical Designer/Drafter with NASA support group at the Johnson Sp ace Center in Houston, Texas. Responsible for design of zero-gravity astronaut t raining mockups for use in Water Immersion Facility. Designed switch actuator fo r flight use. Also worked on manipulator arm for Shuttle training. Knowledge of medium-sized mechanisms involved. 2/77-4/78 Model Builder with industrial design group. Projects included scale m odels of Otis Elevator rapid transit system vehicles and track, trash compactor mockup with working model in progress and full sized working solar collector. D esigned mechanism for trash compactor. Assigned to FMC Semiconductor Division a s Electro-mechanical Technician to construct prototype test equipment for three months. 10/74-5/76 HOBBY SPECIALTIES OF BOULDER, INC., Boulder, Colorado Co-owner and manager or retail store. Also worked on design, construction, dev elopment and flying of radio controlled atmospheric research aircraft through su
bsidiary company, Low Altitude Research Drones. Contracted and completed aircra ft for NCAR, NOAA and the University of Wyoming Department of Atmospheric Scienc es. 10/73-10/74 PITTS AVIATION ENTERPRISES, Homestead, Florida - Afton, Wyoming Delivery pilot and part-time test pilot for aerobatic aircraft manufacturing fi rm. 6/71-2/77 ROCKY MOUNTAIN AIRSHOWS, Boulder, Colorado Director and owner of airshow company. Performed low-altitude precision aeroba tic routines for airshows and aerobatic competitions. Traveled to Kiev, Russia with U.S. Aerobatic Team for World Championships during the summer of 1976. Bui lt three aerobatic aircraft during this time, including redesigning of control s urfaces and reduction of inherit drag problems. EDUCATION: 1968-1971 University of Colorado Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration 1969 University of Wisconsin Art Major INTERESTS: Golf, motorcycles, flyfishing, fly tying, computers and flying.
1/87-9/87 CONSULTING ENGINEER, Park City, Utah Clients included Lange USA and Weslo International. Implementation of ComputerV ision CAD system in Europe and associated training for Lange. Design Engineer fo r Weslo on high-end exercise equipment involving structures, mechanisms and inst rumentation including time working in Taiwan. 1/86-12-86 LANGE USA, INC., Salt Lake City, Utah Design Engineer responsible for acquisition and implementation of ComputerVisio n CAD system for use in design of consumer products. Extensive work with plastic s, composites and mechanisms. Familiarity with bio-mechanics and ergonomics. Nam ed as inventor or co-inventor on 3 patents. 4/85-1/86 JOHNSON ENGINEERING, INC., Boulder, Colorado Mechanical Designer of robot for toxic soil sampling. Designed computer control led shower valve, involving electromechanics, plastics and hydraulics. Co-invent or on shower valve patent. Resume of D. Clark Everest continued2/84-4/85 PARAGON, LTD., Boulder, Colorado Chief Engineer from 7/84 to 4/85, Consulting Engineer from 2/84 to 7/84. Respon sible for design of consumer products. Design responsibilities from initial conc epts to production readiness, including all tooling and component parts. Also re sponsible for obtaining suppliers and bids for same. 1/80-2/84 LANGE USA, INC., Boulder, Colorado Design Engineer with research and development group for consumer product manufa cturer. Working in all phases of design and development, from initial concept to final product, including initial design, fabrication of prototypes, testing, pr eparing production drawings, industrialization and establishment of quality cont rol specifications. Familiar with all aspects of production, including injection molding, fabrication of molds, production of extruded aluminum hardware and ass embly of product. Extensive time spent working in Europe with factory and variou s vendors. Named as inventor or co-inventor on 6 patents issued for mechanisms a nd complete product. 7/79-1/80 AERO ENGINEERING CORPORATION, Erie, Colorado Designer, Head of Engineering, for firm manufacturing and installing air condit ioning systems in light aircraft. Projects included Cessna P210, Aerospatiale 35 0 and 365, and the Sikorsky S76. Duties included design and drafting of systems and improvement and updating of same. Also responsible for aircraft paperwork an d filing of Airworthiness Certificates with the Federal Aviation Agency. 1/79-7/79 FMC SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS DIVISION, Broomfield, Colorado Process Engineer responsible for maintaining and upgrading manufacturing proced ures for diode product line. Duties included yield improvement and cost reductio n. Processes involved mechanical assembly, chemical procedures and electrical te sting. 2/77-1/79 NELSON AND JOHNSON ENGINEERING, INC., Boulder, Colorado 10/78-1/79 Mechanical Designer/Drafter on contract to Adolph Coors Company. Desi gned bulk material handling and conveyor systems, including calculations of capa cities, flow rates and structural integrity. 4/78-10/78 Mechanical Designer/Drafter with NASA support group at the Johnson Sp ace Center in Houston, Texas. Responsible for design of zero-gravity astronaut t raining mockups for use in Water Immersion Facility. Designed switch actuator fo r flight use. Also worked on manipulator arm for Shuttle training. Knowledge of medium-sized mechanisms involved. 2/77-4/78 Model Builder with industrial design group. Projects included scale m odels of Otis Elevator rapid transit system vehicles and track, trash compactor mockup with working model in progress and full sized working solar collector. D esigned mechanism for trash compactor. Assigned to FMC Semiconductor Division a s Electro-mechanical Technician to construct prototype test equipment for three months. 10/74-5/76 HOBBY SPECIALTIES OF BOULDER, INC., Boulder, Colorado Co-owner and manager or retail store. Also worked on design, construction, dev elopment and flying of radio controlled atmospheric research aircraft through su
bsidiary company, Low Altitude Research Drones. Contracted and completed aircra ft for NCAR, NOAA and the University of Wyoming Department of Atmospheric Scienc es. 10/73-10/74 PITTS AVIATION ENTERPRISES, Homestead, Florida - Afton, Wyoming Delivery pilot and part-time test pilot for aerobatic aircraft manufacturing fi rm. 6/71-2/77 ROCKY MOUNTAIN AIRSHOWS, Boulder, Colorado Director and owner of airshow company. Performed low-altitude precision aeroba tic routines for airshows and aerobatic competitions. Traveled to Kiev, Russia with U.S. Aerobatic Team for World Championships during the summer of 1976. Bui lt three aerobatic aircraft during this time, including redesigning of control s urfaces and reduction of inherit drag problems. EDUCATION: 1968-1971 University of Colorado Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration 1969 University of Wisconsin Art Major INTERESTS: Golf, motorcycles, flyfishing, fly tying, computers and flying.
