David Schaeffer Email & Phone Number

Canton, Ohio, United States

* Served as Integrated Product Team (IPT) leader for a major electro-mechanical subsystem design team. Responsibilities include but not limited to: facilitating the design and fabrication subsystem, development of test procedures/overseeing testing of subsystem components, cost account and schedule management, etc.* Participate as a mechanical designer as part of many multi-functional program teams. Work with the team to mature the product design from concept phase to prototype manufacture while remaining sensitive to schedule/budgetary constraints* Produce complete detail and assembly drawings for product components/systems using Pro-Engineer and AutoCad* Interface and coordinate activities with test engineers and technicians, shop personnel and engineers of other disciplines as needed* Support all stages of design process. Create proposal concept designs, complete detailed design tasks, participate in the drawing review/ release process, and incorporate changes and redlines into manufacturing drawings

* Performed complete analysis projects using both classical and finite element analysis methods* Created analysis reports for high profile clients* Generated layouts and originate part assembly designs for proposed products* Traveled to customer facilities for conferences and project meetings* Applied relevant structural/machinery design codes to projects (CMAA, AISC, ASME, and AWS, etc.)* Created and implemented a project design and analysis check list for engineering department* Used ANSYS and ALGOR finite element analysis packages to analyze equipment for both steel and nuclear industry clients* Analyzed existing equipment, diagnosed deficient designs, and implemented corrective design changes

Three Semesters: December 2001 - May 2002, August 2002 - January 2003 and May 2003 - August 2003* Installed, debugged, and tested a new control system in existing development kiln* Provided support for maintenance department in the area of CAD drawings, replacement part design and manufacturing* Participated in a week long machine rebuild, specifically in charge of facilitating the design, development, machining, and assembly of new parts* Assisted with large-scale electrical testing system for production line grinding machine* Led experimental cooling project* Created detailed CAD drawings for a quality control fixture and mechanical calibration parts* Designed, created CAD drawings and built test fixture for testing of under-oil electrical arresters