Daniel1182

Experience

• Freelance Engineer None · Jan 2019 – Present 7 yrs 5 mos Hendersonville, NC, USA
• Mechanical Engineer Corning · Jun 2014 – Jul 2018 4 yrs 1 mos Wilmington, NC, USA Provide second and third level troubleshooting of production equipment process issues.
  
  Complete troubleshooting/project work to resolve chronic issues.
  
  Participate in and run cost reduction and process capability improvement projects.
• Design Engineer Perfection Gear · Mar 2013 – Jun 2014 1 yrs 3 mos Asheville, NC, USA Work with customers to design custom gearboxes to fit on aerial trucks.
  
  Utilize equations to select gearing in gearboxes.
  
  Daily use of SolidWorks to model and create drawings of gearbox assembles and gearing.
  
  Work with engineering team to select most efficient gear tooling and gear machines.
• Design Engineer Kusters Zima · Jun 2012 – Mar 2013 9 mos Spartanburg, SC, USA Responsible for designing custom machines for use in wastewater plants.
  
  Machines include filter screens that use a motor and gear reducer to move a chain connected to a raking device to remove debris from the screen and clarifiers that are structural units meant to sit in a tank and remove solids from the water and are powered by a motor and a series of gear reductions from a gear reducer, sprockets, worm gear, planetary gear, and a pinion and large gear.
  
  Worked with SolidWorks creating drawings and solid models based on calculations for structural integrity.
  
  Specified motors, gear reducers, pumps, and drive units to be used in machines.
• Mechanical Designer Loading Automation · Jul 2007 – Feb 2009 1 yrs 7 mos Wilmington, NC, USA Worked with company engineer to create 3D drawings of all the parts, detail drawings of all those parts, and working assembly drawings for the systems to be installed at loading dock.
  
  Helped coming up with the ways to automate loading docks to customer specifications.
  
  Serviced docks currently under warranty. Changed drive motors, repaired pneumatics in wheel tracks, repaired hydraulics in opening and shutting gates, and rewired electrical systems via schematic.