Sample Engineer Resume

James M

James M. Oleson

401 Maple Ave S.

Thief River Falls, MN

(218) 681-3769

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Work Experience:

April 2007 – (Laid Off Jan 2009) – Mechanical Design Engineer – Snowmobile Plastics

Arctic Cat Inc., Thief River Falls, MN

Responsibilities included:

Blow Molding – Designed plastic fuel tanks, coolant/oil bottles and ductwork for various programs. Took design from “art to part” all the while working with testing and suppliers to help parts evolve.
Injection Molded Plastic/Vacuum Molding – Designed external plastic panels for various programs. Took parts from “art to part” all the while working with testing and suppliers to help parts evolve.
Material selection – Worked with suppliers and independently to determine correct materials per the design.
Testing – Conducted/documented field testing and government mandated testing on all parts.
Worked closely with suppliers to ensure quality parts were made to print.
Worked independently with little to no supervision.
Utilized UGNX 5; Microsoft Word, Project, Excel and PowerPoint, Lotus Notes

Jan 2006 – April 2007 - Senior Computer Scientist

TYBRIN Corp., Fort Walton Beach, FL

Work for United States Air Force Seek Eagle Group

March 2005 – Jan 2006 Design Engineer – (Laid Off Jan 2006)

Florida Production Engineering, Ormond Beach, FL

Responsibilities included:

Design retention features for automotive wheel trim and other various injection molded parts
Analyze interference fit and removal for wheel trim
Performed DFMA’s and DFMEA’s with associated group’s
Clean-up customer data due to poor translations
Create parameterized 3D solids from customer surface data
Provide documentation for check fit and function
Provide support for Program Managers/Engineers
Worked efficiently with little supervision
Used Unigraphics NX2 w/GM Toolkit and some AutoCad2000 on Windows NT Workstation

Aug 1997 – March 2005 Surface Designer - Industrial Design

International Truck & Engine Corp., Fort Wayne, IN

Responsibilities included:

Designing, detailing, layout, interaction with engineering leading to the release of interior and exterior systems designs (1997 – 2000).
Completed conceptual models/designs, leading to 3D class “A” surface from 2D hand/ /Photoshop and Alias sketches from Industrial Designer, within Industrial Design Studio (Styling) environment.
Unigraphics v11.1 – V18, UGNX2, Shape Studio on Widows NT workstation
TeamCenter (iMAN) trained
Alias Wavefront Studio Tools v9.0 training

**Awarded 13 individual Patents for exterior designs**

Aug 1996 – Aug 1997 Contract Designer - Body Systems - Exteriors, Troy Design Inc.

International Truck & Engine Corp., Fort Wayne, IN

Responsibilities included:

Design and detailing various chassis designs, interior trim, exterior hood and air deflection assemblies
Unigraphics v11.1 on Widows NT workstation

Jan 1996 – Aug 1996 Contract Designer, A.M.I. Engineering Inc.

Powertrain Group – Small Engines, General Motors Powertrain Division, Lansing, MI

Responsibilities included:

Jan1995 – Jan1996 Contract Senior Layout, A.M.I. Engineering Inc.

Powertrain Group – Marine/Industrial Engines, General Motors Powertrain Division, Warren, MI

Responsibilities included:

Lead team of detailers in maintaining engine master layouts for GM and Detroit Diesel Corp.
Liaison between GM and A.M.I. to maintain layouts
Attended monthly managerial mock-up meetings to obtain information on the latest designs
Unigraphics v9.0, v10.3, v10.4

Jan1993 – Jan1995 Contract Layout, Engineering Service Inc.

Powertrain Group – Marine/Industrial Engines, General Motors Powertrain Division, Warren, MI

Responsibilities included:

Education:

1992 – 1996 Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI

CAD/CAM Auto Body Design

1989 – 1992 Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI

CAD/CAM Auto Body Design

Graduated 1989 Lansing Christian Schools, Lansing, MI