Evan Durrant Email & Phone Number

Mesa, Arizona

Mesa, Arizona

As Senior Mechanical Engineer, Team leader of five engineers in drawing creation and release, test planning, production support, design procedures and analytical methods. • Designed and analyzed structure and hardware to house and support renewable energy power sources for field testing in remote locations for US Navy• Designed mechanical interfaces for multiple sensors for integration into a variety of stationary and mobile platforms• Developed Test Schedules, Plan and Lead Field Operations for Sensor and System Field Testing at remote locations in the US • Designed verification and validation testing for component and system level tests in laboratory and real world environments, created all test documentation and analyzed test results for compliance

Design, Integration & Test Engineer 2007-2012 As Design, Integration & Test Engineer, supported production of the GQM-163A target vehicle by updating drawings and integration processes, diagnose problems with hardware and provide solutions, create build documentation for technicians, interface with suppliers all while maintaining delivery schedules and budget.• Responsible Engineer for Foreign Military Mission, modify a standard GQM-163A vehicle to meet the performance requirements of foreign customers, perform structural and environmental analyses to support design modifications, design and analyze simulated vehicle to test RF conditions at foreign launch site • Managed team responsible for the activation of the Pacific Missile Range Facility for the GQM-163A target vehicle for the U.S. Navy, modify existing Navy launcher to accept the target vehicle, performed structural analysis to modify existing vehicle integration carts and designed testing to verify structural requirements to meet Military Standards.• Lead Mechanical Engineer on multiple successful Field Launch Operations at various Naval Bases, in the U.S.A. and France, including 11 operations in 14 months. Mass Properties Engineer 2005-2007As Mass Properties Engineer, analyze vehicle designs to determine the mass properties for a variety of launch vehicles to optimized performance and meet mission requirements.• Use CAD software to analyze vehicle performance from initial design through final integration • Maintain data on part masses in databases to support production, streamline preliminary design processes and provide data to support business development proposals.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering