Aerospace/automotive structural and mechanical design of new vehicles, tooling, mechanisms and equipment utilizing 3D CAD solid modeling, from concept through product release.
Seeking a creative position in research, development, and design of mechanical systems and versatile mechanisms, tooling, and equipment, with a progressive company, which enable me to apply my extensive experience in mechanical design, analysis, and 3D CAD.
Research, development and design of aircraft, helicopter, spacecraft, ROV and other vehicles, structures, interiors, mechanical systems, robotic mechanisms, equipment and tools. Concept development and design of state-of-the-art vehicle elements and mechanical components. Solution of mechanical design problems. 3D solid modeling and visualization.
Pro-E (WildFire) since ’97, SolidWorks since ’99
AutoCAD, MS-Office/WP-Office, UNIX, Win NT/Y2K/XP/VISTA, Corel, Web Design
Wiley Consulting, LLC 1992-1995/2001-Present 6810 S. Tucson Way Englewood, CO 80112
Senior Design Engineer. 3D solid modeling and design in heavy equipment, trucks, machinery, structural, technical tool, mechanical equipment layout. Pro-E/SolidWorks/AutoCAD design for remote hydrojet mining equipment, including water-jet hydro-monitors, nozzles and Venturi-eductors. Duties include: R&D, working fluids circulation analysis, hydrodynamic calculations of high pressure water/slurry channels and hydraulic fixtures, design of new and optimization of existing equipment, supervising of jet-tool prototype manufacturing, its assembly/adjustment, laboratory and field testing, further enhancement, modification and standardization. 3D design, modeling and drawing for Argo Tunnel and monorail train Idaho Springs - Black Hawk, CO Project. Duties also include: open pit and subsurface mine, digitizing, mapping, and GIS data entry and developing.
Lockheed Martin Astronautics 2001 (6 Mo. Contract) 12257 Hwy 121, Littleton, CO 80123
Senior Design Engineer. Mechanical design for Atlas 5 Upper Stage Structures, ground support, transportation and assembly equipment. Pro-E design for payload fairing and base modules interface, including “clean room” isolation equipment and structures. Duties and responsibilities included: study and analyzing of the vehicle structures, assembly/maintenance procedures and requirements, inter-communicational development of engineering solutions, its presentation for related engineers and managers groups, including vendors and Cape’s assembly team leads. Design concept is based on successful combination of high reliability, simplicity, lightweight, multiple reuse, versatility, cost effectiveness and ability develop and apply non-standard solutions. Working “atmosphere” included interdisciplinary environment and accurate following by deadlines while handling of multiple tasks under minimum or no supervising.
MAXTOR Corp. 1998 - 2001 2190 Miller Drive, Longmont, CO 80501
Senior Tool Design Engineer. Pro-E mechanical design for clean room (class 100) equipment, including micro-mechanisms, robotic assembly lines and transporting systems. Job included: study and analyzing of a concept, development of engineering approaches, its discussion with different engineers/managers levels, complete Pro-E design, technical documentation release, purchase / manufacturing requisition, prototype assembly, testing and remodeling /debugging. Responsible for specific engineering projects of moderate to major scope relating to carrying out research, design, planning, assessment, fabrication, inspection, assembly/installation, technical documentation, trouble shooting, repair and on-going support. Engineering group leading in development of state-of-the-art equipment and generating of new design concepts and ideas.
Air Methods Corporation 1996 - 1997 &nnbsp; 301 S. Peoria, Englewood CO 80112
Engineering lead for mechanical design on the Operation Dustoff Program - an air medical evacuation model of the UH-60Q Blackhawk helicopter for the U.S. Army. Using AutoCAD R13, created 3D solid models, renderings, and released drawings of flight structures and operating mechanisms of the litter platform loading system for carrying of injured patients. Models were translated into IGES format and programmed for CNC machining.
Education:
Master of Science degree of engineering science
Moscow Geo-Prospecting Institute, Russia
Bachelor of Science degree in mining engineering
Moscow Geo-Prospecting Institute, Russia
R&D, design conceptualizing, identifying problems area, summarizing and solution searching, optimization, standardization, modeling, prototyping, testing, debugging, patenting.
Deep knowledge and experience (15 - 20 years) in: fluid dynamics, micro-mechanisms, heavy equipment, robotic pick-and-place operations, pneumatics, high-pressure hydro systems, laminar and turbulence flows, Reynolds, cavitation, pumps, compressors, hydraulic / pneumatic components, electro-, hydro-, pneumo-power servos, nozzles, fluid-jet structure, polymer additives, Venturi pipe, eductors, vacuum equipment, fixtures and hydrodynamic calculations.
Solid experience in engineering analysis, development and mechanical design, packaging, prototyping, testing, debugging, inventing and patenting.
Basic knowledge in: aerodynamics, electro-mechanical systems, materials, radaring, remote sensing, stress analysis, GD&T, GIS, ISO-9000, physics, mathematics, metrics, acoustics, optics, ergonomics, safety and human factors. Experience in manual drafting, scientific photo, movie/ video and sound recording.
Bilingual - English/Russian. Fluent in Serbian/Croatian and other Slavonic languages.
US Citizen.
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