Dean Porter, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Sparks, Nevada, United States

Sparks, Nevada, United States

• Lead engineer on Haws 1200 series Electric Water Cooler product family.
• Completed thermodynamic cycle analysis to optimize chiller design.
• Lead engineer for compact vapor compression water chiller project.
• Designed and successfully executed qualification testing programs for new products.
• Remote and on-site product quality management of suppliers in Asia.
• Value engineering for several high volume new product lines.

Houston, Texas

• Lead new product development engineer for vertical monobore tubing hanger system.
• Completed design engineering of production parts and test fixtures for a new vertical monobore tree system.
• Designed a new metal sealing plug for 10,000psi, 0-250F service, qualified to API 6A F.1.11 on the first attempt.
• Completed tolerance stackups, stress calculations and finite element analysis to verify design acceptability.
• Acted as approver for over 80 new custom parts for a new product qualification effort in 2014.
• Successfully standardized the design of a series of pressure vessel testing fixtures, reducing project cost and lead time.

Houston, Texas

• Completed Subsea Graduate Engineering Training Program (SGETP)
• Created Design Files following industry codes such as API 6A, API 17D, and ASME Sec. VIII Div 2/3
• Utilized ANSYS FEA to verify and establish equipment design capacities.
• Provided technical assistance to project coordinators, customers, designers and laboratory technicians.
• Completed overseas and manufacturing assignments at different Cameron facilities.
• Attended training courses on API 6A/16A/17D, ASME Sec VIII, Autodesk Inventor, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Metallurgy and Subsea Products

• Worked in Global Operations Demand and Supply ­- Fulfillment and Logistics.
• Completed business process flows as part of a global business reorganization effort.
• Authored business requirements documents to communicate specific needs to IT.

• Worked in manufacturing operations in support of a new thin-film solar manufacturing facility.
• Designed and constructed a substrate glass rack using 3-D computer aided design.
• Completed mechanical design projects to satisfy material handling needs of the plant.
• Worked with suppliers to acquire custom machined and injection molded parts.

• Completed cycle-time studies, process charts and weld schedules.
• Participated in continuous improvement and lean process activities.
• Modified and created future assembly line layouts using CAD software.
• Gathered and analyzed data directly and indirectly from plant manufacturing lines.

• Utilized SolidWorks to develop and modify new and existing parts.
• Machined mechanical components using an upright mill.
• Designed and constructed a robotic inspection tool for rail gun bores.
• Documented design changes and improvements.