PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Technical data lead with management experience and exceptional people skills. Versed in mechanical design and a working knowledge of electrical design. Desires a challenging role as a documentation manager.
AutoCad, Pro-Engineer, SolidWorks, SolidWorks Composer. Proficient in the in the use of adobe products: InDesign CS6, Adobe X Pro, Illustrator CS6, frame maker, photo shop CS6, paint shop pro, Visio professional, acrobat: MS office tools. Operation Systems: Working knowledge of Web-based markup languages, including Standard General Markup Language STML, HTML and JAVA. Created Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM).
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Operations management. Proficiency in being Consistent.
Results-oriented. Quick learner
Client-focused. Computer proficient
Excel in good communication. Microsoft Office
File/records maintenance Contract negotiation/review/drafting
Training and development
EXPERIENCE
EMPLOYMENT TIMELINE
May 2016 – Present Putzmeister America, Technical Documentation Manager
Update and wrote technical content for both large and small line units using adobe InDesign cs6, Composer. Managed ECN process, worked with both field technicians and trainers. Implemented department structure changes for online product technical data and troubleshooting, mainline technical manuals were maintained through the SAP system.
Feb. 2011- Kimray Inc., Mechanical Designer / Technical Data Support Lead
Used both SolidWorks, e-drawings (EPDM) and 3DVia composer to create product line 3D model data bases used in creating technical manuals for manufacturing shop floor, sales support technicians and marketing.
May 2009 – Aug 2010 SolarCat Inc., Mechanical Designer
Create SolidWorks and Pro/E models of structural sub-parts and assemblies for the Power Conversion Unit (PCU). The solar power dish is designed to track the sun while it converts the focused solar thermal energy into grid-quality electricity.
Dec 2008 – Universal Avionics,
Created and modified Proprietary company manuals STML and one of its languages HTML, in the format of Components Maintenance Manual (CMM), List of Effective (LEP), Record of Revision (RR), Temporary Record of Revision (TR), Service Bulletin List (SB), Table of Content (TOC), Description and Operation (D and O), and Illustrated Parts List (IPL). Worked with a team of technical writers and engineers to validate the all company procedures documents.
March 2007 – April 2008 Northrop Grumman, Mechanical designer
Designed test fixtures and product assemblies using AutoCAD and Pro/E.
Jan 2005 – Feb 2006 Triumph Air Repair, Technical Data Engineer
Used web based markup languages such as HTML. Also used Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM), adobe PaintShop, Acrobat and MS office tools. Worked with contracts from the US Air Force to write and maintain the documentation of Auxiliary Power Unit APU’s, Designed special tools to support various APU sub assemblies also created manuals to train and certify APU technicians and manufacturing engineers in the tear down, repair, cleaning and inspection of sub assemblies. My task was to train APU mechanics, shop tech’s and department leads from the electronic screen document and to ship the APU engine to customer facilities for training.
May 1997 – Jan 2005 Honeywell International, Technical II Lead
Supervised the mechanical design group to support ground units, worked with test engineers also provided technical support to manufacturing engineers. Responsible for the engineering document and release change process under test engineering. Create edit document work
instructions, tracking engineering change orders (ECO’s). Develop training material using PLM software, Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM),
Loading both material specifications and BOM (bill of material) into system.
Designed several models of specialized electrical and mechanical down hole squeeze tools and prepared technical manuals for the following companies – Oil Dynamics, Dowell Schlumberger.
Designed several bolt feeding machines with manufacturing engineers at Hilti Tools plant.
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Four years as a mechanical designer for Flight Safety International creating flight simulation
Ten years with Dowell Schlumberger, electrical and mechanical drafter
Creating oil field service equipment designed for both on shore and off shore skid units,
Pumper’s etc., also involved in the design of both mechanical and electrical squeeze tools, on an NT server
Two years with Invivo research, electrical and mechanical drafter
Designing outer cases for the finger probes and wiring schematics for other medical devices and created documents on an NT server.
EDUCATION
Pre-Engineering from traditional college Drafting and Mechanical design
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Continual Improvement process / Code of Ethics / Business Conduct
ACSEP / Process Central
Pro/Interlink users training
Internet Manager/ Sketcher Mode Pro-Engineer
QMS Element 11
Quality Management System Overview 2001
Green Belt Education Session
Geometric Dimension and Tolerance
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
* Contributed to the API/ISO audit at Kimray Inc.
* Successfully contributed to the FAA ACSEP audit at Honeywell BRGA bell road.
* Effort put forth in creating and coordinating a unified test fixture drawing process between CES Deer Valley (DV) and Bell Road (BRGA).
* Outstanding effort in support of ISO 9001 registration by coordinating and creating department process documentation.
* Outstanding support in meeting the AS9100 design control sub-team assignment, which addressed process / work instructions.
* Contributions to completing definition, documentation, build, test, and delivery of qualification test kits needed to support utility module qualification testing for the Embraer ERJ-170 and Dornier DO-728 Primus Epic Programs.
* For exceptional effort with short notice in the “on time” release of the DU-1080 Hass mounting fixture drawings.
* For coordinating the critical design effort of creating four new test fixture design packages in time for certification audit.
REFERENCE
John Roberts
Terrance Taylor
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