David Parsons, P.Eng. Email & Phone Number

Kitchener, On, Ca

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

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• Review new and revised drawings for accuracy and safety in accordance with accepted engineering standards• Provide technical support and direction to all internal departments for the purposes, manufacturing, repair & overhaul, quality assurance, technical publications, purchasing and contracting• Design, build and test firearm components, assemblies and ancillaries for law enforcement, military and civilians

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

• Lead the scoping effort to revise and de-feature an existing laser-illuminated projector to minimize cost and time-to-market. Design, build and test production representative prototypes before handing the designs over to production• Managed and provided design guidance and oversight to a team of product developers (mechanical, optical) from the lower cost Christie Manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China for new projector design• Developed the system architecture for a new projector… Show more • Lead the scoping effort to revise and de-feature an existing laser-illuminated projector to minimize cost and time-to-market. Design, build and test production representative prototypes before handing the designs over to production• Managed and provided design guidance and oversight to a team of product developers (mechanical, optical) from the lower cost Christie Manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China for new projector design• Developed the system architecture for a new projector to maximize the re-use of existing modules with a focus on minimizing re-design efforts. Design new mechanical components as needed and liaise and collaborate with Electrical, Optical, Thermal, Software and Quality Assurance to improve and optimize the projector’s optical performance.• Evaluated CNC machined and 3D printed prototypes and collaborated with offshore suppliers to convert the designs over to High Pressure Die Castings while retaining the original fit, form and function of the original part and sub-assembly• Lead serviceability reviews and the evaluation of production-representative engineering prototypes with internal customers that include Maintenance Technicians, Field Application Engineers, Quality and Product Support Staff• Built and troubleshooted early proof-of-concept prototypes with uncontrolled and unreleased build documentation• Developed and deployed a field testing and performance monitoring plan for a cinema projector that was demonstrated and installed at a local cinema• Revised and improved legacy designs in response to more aggressive and higher performance customer requirements• Performed root cause analysis and developed corrective actions for a projector placed into an abnormally high-humidity, high-temperature and highly corrosive environment by the sea Show less

Stratford, On

• Managed all aspects of projects (up to $1M), including budgets, monthly reports, on time delivery of build documentation, testing documentation, drawing packages, design reviews, prototype, qualification and production hardware including a helicopter AC compressor motor project and a hybrid stepper motor project• Lead design reviews with aerospace engine control customers and prepared all of the corresponding presentations and documentation required to fully demonstrate that the fuel… Show more • Managed all aspects of projects (up to $1M), including budgets, monthly reports, on time delivery of build documentation, testing documentation, drawing packages, design reviews, prototype, qualification and production hardware including a helicopter AC compressor motor project and a hybrid stepper motor project• Lead design reviews with aerospace engine control customers and prepared all of the corresponding presentations and documentation required to fully demonstrate that the fuel control products met customer specifications• Supported business development efforts and requests for proposals by preparing technical proposal packages for rotary and linear actuators that included the technical description of the hardware, key assumptions, risks, compliance to the customer’s specifications and drawings, preliminary sizing (mass/envelope), fundamentals of operation, preliminary costing and schedules• Followed company established procedures for new product introduction (NPI) to prepare risk lists and communicate and execute risk mitigation plans with the customer• Lead teams of indirect reports (electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, structural engineers, mechanical designers, manufacturing engineers, and test engineers) as a project engineer and technical lead for new and existing products• Supported teleconference calls with customers in an engineering capacity to support the transfer of products from the domestic manufacturing site in Canada to the low cost manufacturing site in Mexico• Evaluated and improved the mechanical structures of fuel-filled motor housing assemblies, rotary sensor housings, planetary gearhead assemblies, and pilot controls (throttle quadrant used in a small six-seat business jet aircraft)• Wrote product design assurance procedures, designed the architecture for the test setups, and performed and oversaw the acceptance testing to ensure that every product that gets sent to the customer met key specification requirements Show less

Stratford, On

• Successfully troubleshot linear actuators and sensors that were not performing to specification requirements, determined the root cause of failure, developed a design modification and deployed a rework plan for returned parts• Performed stress analysis and thermal analysis using the finite element method to analyze the external housings (pressure vessel) of a stepper motor that projected into a pressurized fuel cavity• Responsible for developing test plans, writing test procedures… Show more • Successfully troubleshot linear actuators and sensors that were not performing to specification requirements, determined the root cause of failure, developed a design modification and deployed a rework plan for returned parts• Performed stress analysis and thermal analysis using the finite element method to analyze the external housings (pressure vessel) of a stepper motor that projected into a pressurized fuel cavity• Responsible for developing test plans, writing test procedures, performing tests and writing the test reports necessary to validate a change of manufacturing site from Canada to Mexico for several products (Rotary Variable Differential Transformers, stepper motor gearhead and a Rotary Linear Transformer)• Prepared technical drawing packages and assigned tolerances and fits, defined and selected suitable materials for the application and environment, machining methods, post-processing, surface treatment, inspection methods, assembly methods and developed the corresponding work instructions required to manufacture the product• Performed vibration analyses and vibration testing (sinusoidal surveys, sine sweeps, random, shock), thermal testing, hot fuel testing, fluid compatibility testing, product design assurance testing and product acceptance testing Show less

• Provided mechanical design support and created the drawing package and bill of materials (materials, processes & finishes) for a butler matrix electronic device (printed circuit board sandwiched by aluminum housings) for space use• Designed a new process for exchanging electronic board assembly data between electrical design team and mechanical design team, provided drafting support for new designs, and resolved technical issues related to problems encountered with CAD software•… Show more • Provided mechanical design support and created the drawing package and bill of materials (materials, processes & finishes) for a butler matrix electronic device (printed circuit board sandwiched by aluminum housings) for space use• Designed a new process for exchanging electronic board assembly data between electrical design team and mechanical design team, provided drafting support for new designs, and resolved technical issues related to problems encountered with CAD software• Coordinated mechanical drafting efforts for a major intellectual property transfer of a new product• Carried out finite element model design and analysis with I-DEAS• Tested electronic stepper motors in a cryogenic chamber for use in the optical system of a space telescope• Prepared engineering drawings and 3D models in Pro/ENGINEER and corresponding bills of materials in accordance with verbal instructions and established company standards and procedures• Optimized aluminum electronics chassis and housings to minimize weight and retain structural integrity• Assisted senior mechanical engineers in the design, analysis and testing of payload electronics equipment• Answered service calls in the Design Automation department to resolve supplier problems along with in-house design, modeling and assembly issues observed in Pro/ENGINEER Show less

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Mechanical Engineering

Advanced Diploma In Mechanical Engineering

Diploma, Mechanical Engineering Technology