David Paquin Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

• Mechanical system design and testing of industry standard servers from concept to production; planning the design, testing, and tooling phases of mechanical/power systems
• Working together with support groups including electrical teams, manufacturing, service, marketing, vendors to creatively solve design challenges
• Develop sheet metal parts for stage/progressive die manufacturability and plastic parts for injection mold manufacturability using Pro/Engineer, working closely with Asian based tooling vendors throughout the design.
• Developed complex mechanical board layouts and review corresponding electrical outputs from Allegro in Pro/Engineer
• Coordinate a team of engineers and technicians in thermal testing and solution development including fans, heat sinks, and baffle designs
• Stay informed and proficient with the latest tools and technologies in the field as well as with competitive designs See less

Houston, Texas Area

• Mechanical system design and testing of industry standard servers from concept to production; planning the design, testing, and tooling phases of mechanical/power systems
• Working together with support groups including electrical teams, manufacturing, service, marketing, vendors to creatively solve design challenges
• Develop sheet metal parts for stage/progressive die manufacturability and plastic parts for injection mold manufacturability using Pro/Engineer, working closely with Asian based tooling vendors throughout the design.
• Developed complex mechanical board layouts and review corresponding electrical outputs from Allegro in Pro/Engineer
• Coordinate a team of engineers and technicians in thermal testing and solution development including fans, heat sinks, and baffle designs
• Stay informed and proficient with the latest tools and technologies in the field as well as with competitive designs

Houston, Texas Area

• Mechanical system design and testing of industry standard servers from concept to production; planning the design, testing, and tooling phases of mechanical/power systems
• Working together with support groups including electrical teams, manufacturing, service, marketing, vendors to creatively solve design challenges
• Develop sheet metal parts for stage/progressive die manufacturability and plastic parts for injection mold manufacturability using Pro/Engineer, working closely with Asian based tooling vendors throughout the design.
• Developed complex mechanical board layouts and review corresponding electrical outputs from Allegro in Pro/Engineer
• Coordinate a team of engineers and technicians in thermal testing and solution development including fans, heat sinks, and baffle designs

Poughkeepsie NY

• Led a team of designers and draftsmen, providing them with technical and design direction for incorporating system level design requirements and cost reduction improvements on mainframe computers in development and.
• Designed new Open Systems Mainframe in sheet metal using CATIA and CADAM. Completed project ahead of schedule, resulting in a $3 million dollar savings to the company.
• Designed fan plenums allowing greater serviceability and 20% lower part cost.
• Innovated new laminar bus design reducing parts by 50% and greatly enhancing the overall quality.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelors Of Science, Information Technology

Associate Of Science (As), Mechanical Design And Drafting Cad/Cadd