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Government Operations

Defense and Space

Global

www.shausengineering.com+ Design: Conceive, develop, prototype, rebuild, retrofit, model in SolidWorks 3D CAD and create detailed dimensioned drawings. Provide products and services for automation, automotive, aerospace, agriculture, construction, broadcast media, medical, marine, military, recreational, industrial machinery, tooling, and fixturing. Evaluate mechanical, controls, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic concepts. + Analysis: Calculate strength of materials; load, deformation, fatigue, finite element analysis, tolerance, factor of safety, analyze and determine material selection, size, surface finish, hardness, and create project Bill of Materials.+ Simulation in SolidWorks 3D CAD. Test a broad range of parameters during the design process, such as durability, static and dynamic response, motion of assembly, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics. + Prototyping: Test and trial new designs for real working systems through 3D printing of a 3D virtual model, building alpha units exploring design alternatives, test theories, and confirm performance prior to starting production of a new product.+ Fabrication: Build engineered designs based on the generated drawings, assembling components from machined raw materials through means of CNC, drill/mill, EDM, lathe, plasma cut, water jet, weld – arc, laser, MIG, resistance, TIG, sand blast, paint, and powder coat.

Automotive

+ Month end reporting; CIP Continuous Improvement Plan, MIC Machine Inventory Capacity, and collaborate on KPI Key Performance Indicator+ Kaizen team member to improve North America companies efficiencies + Launch all new products+ Create and Update Controlled Manufacturing Specifications+ Design fixtures+ Establish process procedures for new equipment and analyze/troubleshoot problems in new processes+ Apply statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential design issues related to material characteristics, dimensional tolerances, service requirements, manufacturing procedures, and cost+ Train operators

Electric Transmission And Distribution, Natural Gas Distribution, Natural Gas Sales And Services

+ Analyze and review data in OnBase, CIS Banner, Maximo, and Geographical Information System (Esri GIS) + Pressure System Connectivity Analysis and Repair on Gas Pipelines and Regulator Stations in GIS+ Update Bare Steel Cast Iron (BSCI), add Boundary Areas and Attributes in GIS+ Repair active issues in Gas Distribution Utilities for service information data + Associate Meter Setting, Service Line, Premise, repair Pipeline errors, update service attributes, and draw Gas Distribution Utilities in GIS+ Create Work Orders in Maximo

Evansville, Indiana

+ Design, rebuild, retrofit, fabricate, and debug automated industrial manufacturing machinery+ Create, review, correct/modify three dimensional models and drawings in SolidWorks 3D CAD and AutoCAD+ Calculate/simulate strength of materials: load, deformation, deflection, fatigue, finite element analysis, tolerance, and factor of safety+ Analyze and determine material selection type, sizing, surface finish, and hardness+ Create project mechanical Bills of Materials, responsible for locating and coordinating with vendors, purchasing materials (MRP system), track, and inspect for quality assurance+Collaborate with machine shops submitting drawings for subcontracted build, machining, and budgetary quotes+ Quote project cost and lead time+ Provide startup services and support of machinery, both onsite and remote support of installation team

Los Angeles, California, United States

+ Manufacture electromechanical assemblies, design production work fixtures, and review product completeness in areas of design and manufacturability, quality, test, and preparation for production+ Product testing, troubleshoot PCBA at component level, and design production test fixtures+ Create, review, correct/modify Bills of Material, drawings, and specifications for new product release and create production variations working with software MRP/ERP systems+ Create/modify assembly and work instructions for manufacturing environment. Work on new product launch/pilot run development+ Manage machining, fixture development, and quality assurance of materials and products with outside vendors and supporting subsidiary companies: UK, USA, Brazil, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Israel, Japan, China, and Singapore

Los Angeles, California, United States

+ Research, purchase, installation, instruction, and troubleshooting of automated manufacturing equipment/machinery for production build, plating, and cleaning processes+ Created and maintained product/tooling specifications, operation sheets, drawings (AutoCAD) for existing and new releases+ Monitored Outgoing Quality Control (OQC), and Customer Audit (CA), generated Product Quality Plan (PQP) with Total Quality Management (TQM) and on Quality Improvement Teams (QIT) determining root cause for solutions to manufacturing/product issues. Following quality management standards for ISO 9001/9002, DSCC MIL-STD-790, and Boeing D1-9000 approvals+ Material/Product Review Committee. Overseeing processes from raw material to finished product; First Article Inspection (FAI), line inspection, form, cut, electro/electroless plating, weld/build, clean, mark, and test. Responsible to determine and sign QC dispositions+ Proficient resistance and laser welder-developing weld profiles for new product design and improving weld schedules for sustaining production quality+ Determine and design fixtures and tools needed in order to achieve manufacturing goals according to product specification+ Manufacturing/Production/Quality Engineering support to offsite facilities (India, Mexico) for outsourced products+ Planned and designed manufacturing processes to maximize efficiency by analyzing layout of equipment, workflow, assembly methods, and work force utilization focusing on six sigma and lean tools+ Interfaced with design engineers, internal machine shop, and external vendors fabricating prototype products/parts and tooling, developing and implementing new product lines for mass production, completing assignments on schedule. Key product developments: Loopback relay $2M in annual revenue, and Keyence camera vision inspection system measuring component weld tolerances and locations (.0025”)+ Customers: Boeing, NASA, Intel, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman

Bachelor Of Science In Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Robotics