Senior Mechanical Designer
• Heavy Industrial Mechanical Design and Drafting CAD.• Inventor Professional , and AutoCAD Mechanical.• Design and manufacture machines.
Feb 2017 - Aug 2019
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MECHANICAL DESIGNER
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MECHANICAL DESIGNER
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Wellington Point, Queensland, Australia
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Fred Fikus is listed as MECHANICAL DESIGNER based in Wellington Point, Queensland, Australia. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Fred Fikus.
Fred Fikus previously worked as Senior Mechanical Designer at Digga Australia and Senior Mechanical Designer at Kanga Loaders Global. Fred Fikus holds Marine Engine Driver Grade Ii, Naval Architecture And Marine Engineering from Charles Darwin University.
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About Fred Fikus
Mechanical Design Draftsperson with extensive experience in engineering design and manufacture of heavy industrial mechanical equipment that includes workshop and manufacturing experience in many fields from powered machines (heavy haul truck and trailer design) to ship design and manufacture (electrical, piping, structural, propulsion, hydraulic etc.).First Class Fitter and Machinist trade with extensive exposure to all aspects of the trade and studied Advanced Certificate in Mechanical Engineering.Has owned and maintained Autodesk licences since R14 and currently use Autodesk Inventor Professional Ultimate licence with very extensive 2D and 3D modelling experience that including animating, dynamic simulation, FEA, and 3D Studio.
Listed skills include Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, Cad, and 39 others.
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Fred Fikus work experience
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Senior Mechanical Designer
Kanga Loaders Global
• Heavy Industrial Mechanical Design and Drafting CAD.• AutoDESK Inventor Professional and Vault.• Design and manufacture mini loaders.
May 2015 - Feb 2017
Ships Manager
Dms Maritime Pty Ltd
Manage refit and repair of the Armidale Class Patrol Boat Fleet (ACPB)HMAS Larrakia (ACPB 84) and HMAS Armidale (ACPB 83) during their 2014 availability periods.
May 2014 - Sep 2014
Engineering Manager / Lead Mechanical Designer
Loadpro Pty Ltd
• Design X60 Haul Pac Truck, 95 Tonne GCM in 6 x 4 configuration.• Design chassis, axle and suspension system, hydraulic system, cooling system. • Design charge air system, access platforms, ergonomics.• Oversee the manufacturing of the product, lead trades.• Estimating, budgets, project scheduling, export.
Mar 2010 - Feb 2014
Manager / Lead Mechanical Designer.
Azmeb Global Trailers Pty Ltd
• Heavy Industrial Mechanical Design and Drafting CAD.• Design and manufacture truck trailers.• Manage the day to day activities of the business.Accomplishments:Design 110m3 Bowl Floor Door Side Tipper in 26m Tri Tri B-Double configuration.Design 85m3 Bowl Floor Door Side Tipper in 19m Tri axle configuration.Design and manufacture 19m Tandem Tandem B-Double.
Jul 2008 - Feb 2014
Lead Mechanical Designer
Haulmax (Aust) Pty Ltd
• Heavy Industrial Mechanical Design and Drafting CAD.• Complete design and manufacture Haul Pac type prime mover and truck trailers.• Oversee manufacturing process.• Production of company movies for marketing of the products.Accomplishments:Design 3900 50 tonne differential casting and spindle forgings.Design and Manufacture 3900 chassis and associated components.Design and Manufacture 3775 Tractor and 120 Tonne Bowl Floor Door Side Tipper, 216 Tonne gross combination mass.Design and Manufacture 3770 Tractor in End Tipper Configuration, 120 Tonne gross combination mass.
Mar 2005 - Jun 2008
Design Draftsperson
Tristar Industries Pty Ltd
• Heavy Industrial Mechanical Design and Drafting CAD.• Design and manufacture truck trailers.• Programming CAD/CAM.Accomplishments:Design and manufacture 60T, 30T and Step Deck Low Loaders, B-Double, B-Triple and Quad Combinations, Side Tippers, End Tippers and Tankers.
Jan 2004 - Feb 2005
Defence Projects Controller
Darwin Ship Repair & Engineering Pty Ltd
• Project Management within the ISO 9001-2000 QA System.• Estimating, submissions, budgets, project scheduling, work instructions, requisitions.• Surveys, inspections, testing, certificates, document control, invoicing.• Database Programmer.• Programming and Maintaining the Companies Navy Database.• Mechanical Draftsperson CAD.• Prepare engineering drawings to AS1100 for the department of defence• Prepare engineering drawings to AS1100 for Paspaley Pearls and other company clients.Accomplishments:Refit and repair the Fremantle Class Patrol Boat (FCPB) fleet during their 2000 through 2004 availability periods.Prepare drawings for the 35m pearling vessel “Rosslyne” and “Paspaley 4”.Design and document the 35m pearling vessel “Vivienne” for Paspaley Pearls.Produce the companies ASME IX welding procedures.Prepare engineering drawings for construction of 33m pearling vessel “Clair”, FCPB, LCM8 Landing Craft, RAA ASLAV Type II vehicles and spar angle caps for Grumman Mallard P76 Flying Boats.
Jan 1999 - Jan 2004
Manager Of Engineering, Research And Development.
Bulk Transfer Systems Pty Ltd
• Manage the daily activities of the research and development office.• Design new products via solid modelling techniques, perform analysis, revise designs.• Prepare animations to support the marketing of conceptual designs, liaise with clients.• Prepare engineering drawing and CAM components; oversee the manufacturing of the product.Accomplishments:Design and manufacture UTO 3B combination. Road registered aluminium B-Double with 40T payload. Develop the patented BTS Centre Tipper.
Jan 1995 - Jan 1999
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Fred Fikus education
Marine Engine Driver Grade Ii, Naval Architecture And Marine Engineering
Charles Darwin University
Fitter & Machinist
Advanced Certificate In Mechanical Engineering
South West Institute Of Technology
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Fred Fikus is listed as MECHANICAL DESIGNER.
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Fred Fikus is based in Wellington Point, Queensland, Australia.
What companies has Fred Fikus worked for?
Fred Fikus has worked for Digga Australia, Kanga Loaders Global, Dms Maritime Pty Ltd, Loadpro Pty Ltd, and Azmeb Global Trailers Pty Ltd.
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Fred Fikus holds Marine Engine Driver Grade Ii, Naval Architecture And Marine Engineering from Charles Darwin University.
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Fred Fikus is listed with skills including Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, Cad, Mechanical Designer, Inventor, 3D Modeling, and Autodesk Inventor.
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