Jim Barr Email & Phone Number

Wichita, KS, US

Started a Professional Engineering services Company that provides Design Engineering of Aerospace details and structures, Tool designs for sheet metal fabrication of details and holding fixtures for machine fabrication of detail parts and assemblies. We also provide turnkey packages that will provide the design of tools and all the Catia N/C programming.

Determine and implement effective and economical methods of manufacturing including performance of company’s programming department and machine shop. I coordinated all aspects of employee recruitment including selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, and recognition/disciplinary actions for the department. Provided leadership to a.

Huntsville, Alabama

Programmed in Catia V5 for multiple machines.5 Axis Machines were Makino Mag3ex, and Cincinnati 3 spindle 5 axis gantries and numerous other mills.Material programmed to cut: aluminum, steel and titanium and composites.Fixtures: Standard vises, technigrip vises, standard bolts, invert bolts and pusher clamps.Verified Program’s thru NC Verify and Vericut.

Provided offsite N/C programming utilizing Catia v5r19, and Vericut 7.00 for program verification along with the programming provided on site first article shop support. A large part of the work was complex 5 axis machined Titanium details. Along with programming was also responsible to concept tools for holding parts during machining. In addition to the.

Wichita Kansas

Provided N/C Programs utilizing Catia v5r17 to program complex parts for the Mag3 and other High speed machines. Along with programming for the High Speed shop was tasked with reworking and programming new parts for the gantry spar shop. These were complex Titanium and Steel detail parts for various Boeing aircraft. Provided the tooling design and.

Wichita, Kansas

Determine and implement effective and economical methods of manufacturing including performance of company’s engineering department. Orchestrated all aspects of employee recruitment including selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions for the department. Managed a department group of six.

Kennedy Space Center, Florida

Responsible for utilizing the engineering print, Master Dimension Data (MDD) books, along with cloud–of-point’s data from the Optigo digital scanner to create in Catia v5 the Thermal Protection Tile engineering design model, Vehicle Specific engineering design model, and the Numerical Control Tool and quality inspection plot. The creation of Thermal.

Marion, Virginia

Developed manufacturing methods, tool designs and programs for machining composite tooling and parts using CATIA V5-rel. 12. Provided engineering support and integration with customers through pre- and established production cycles.

Wichita, Kansas

Created a Catia instructional school for students to learn real world application of the Catia software. Developed curriculum and text books for classes along with creating the computer based instructional models. Taught everything from basic Catia practices all the way up to advance applications like N/C programming, Drafting, Advance Surface design and.

Wichita, Kansas

Responsible for Numerical Control programming, related tool design, tool proving, methods, estimating, and floor support. Determined manufacturing methods and tooling requirements. Provided engineering support and integration with customers through pre- and established production cycles. Utilized the Renishaw probing system to verify location of casting.

Wichita, Kansas

Responsible for Numerical Control programming, related tool design, tool proving, methods, estimating, and floor support. Determined manufacturing methods and tooling requirements. Provided engineering support and integration with customers through pre- and established production cycles. Utilized the Renishaw probing system to verify location of casting.

Wichita, Kansas

Manufacturing process improvement team leader for vertical mill fabrication. Initiated and evaluated alternate methods and technology for fabrication of steel and aluminum components. Gantry machine cell certification team leader for composite component fabrication. Developed Renishaw probing routines in APT to check machine alignment and setup.