Design Engineer Resume

Title
Design Engineer

Primary Skills
To obtain a position utilizing my engineering and professional skills.

Location
US-IL-Rockford (will consider relocating)

Posted
Jan-09-09

Objective

To obtain a position utilizing my engineering and professional skills.

Education

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
G.P.A. 2.89/4.00
College of Engineering Dean's List Spring 2005

Experience

Engineering Co-op Hamilton Sundstrand, Rockford, IL June - December 2008
*Developed pulsing line for the assembly of small and medium sized pumps.
*Designed and ordered custom tooling to aid the assembly process.
*Organized rework room tooling to shorten assembly time.
*Assisted manufacturing engineers in daily activities.

Engineering Co-op Hamilton Sundstrand, Rockford, IL June - August 2007
*Developed plan for Material Certification for use on Boeing 787 Ram Air Turbine.
*Created a solution for bearing failure prevention by redesigning the liner and features of the gearbox housing.
*Developed acceptance limits for start-up overshoot during Ram Air Turbine testing.
*Created complex engineering changes and helped resolve design issues.
*Monitored test stands for impulse fatigue and proof pressure testing.

Engineering Co-op Hamilton Sundstrand, Rockford, IL January - June 2007
*Coordinated and helped track process certification of gearbox hardware.
*Created engineering changes and helped resolve design issues.
*Set up and ran test stand to record temperature variations inside gearbox.
*Assisted in failure investigations by inspecting hardware, writing reject tags, and submitting documents to Rolls-Royce.
*Created customer specific Standard Work Activity Pages for Rolls-Royce.
*Assisted program engineers in administrative and design tasks for the Trent 1000 engine.
*Managed a team of contractors to accomplish certification for the program.

Engineering Co-op Hamilton Sundstrand, Rockford, IL January - August 2006
*Designed and modified special tooling and gages used in assembly and quality.
*Created and maintained Job Instruction Sheets used for assembly.
*Evaluated and incorporated Engineering Changes and Process Changes into JIS's.
*Supported First Article Inspection requirements for various pump and gearbox programs.
*Supported Manufacturing and design engineers in initial build and testing of a pump.
*Learned concepts of ergonomics, cost reduction, mistake proofing.
*Interacted with assemblers to improve processes and tooling.

Summer Crew Winnebago Reclamation Service, Rockford, IL Seasonal 2004 and 2005
*Worked as part of a team to maintain the landfill.
*Learned the value of safety in potentially hazardous situations.
*Unsupervised much of the time, this allowed for self-motivation.

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Ryan Westphal
rw114f80@westpost.net

Soccer Official Rockford Area Soccer Officials, Rockford, IL January 1999 - October 2004
*Developed relationships among other officials, teams, coaches, and parents.
*Officiated teams aged 11 through 18.
*Worked Illinois High School Association games during final year.
*Developed teamwork skills and quick thinking in often difficult environments.

RHOP Residence Halls DeKalb, IL January - May 2004
*Assisted residents with daily needs.
*Sorted and distributed campus mail.
*Signed residents in after hours.

Relevant Coursework
*MEE481 and MEE482 - Designed and built a planetary gearbox system.
*MEE424 - Studied the effects of vibration on various machines.
*MEE494 - Passed the Illinois FE exam.
*MEE422 - Currently studying robotic controls and applications.

Technical Skills

Proficient Working Knowledge
* AutoCAD * ProEngineer
* MathCAD * Unigraphics
* Microsoft Office * MatLab
* PSpice * C++ Programming

Letters of Recommendation available upon request.

Certifications
See above


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