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2D & 3D CAD Design CAD Design CAD Designer Creo Parametric 3 thru 10 SolidWorks 3DEXPERIENCE 2024 Tooling Design

About

Contract CAD Designer open for short and long term projects.
I have a great remote office if not local to West Bend , WI.
I have been doing CREO CAD for 15+ years.
Automated Custom Machinery · Highly Classified Government/Military Equipment Systems and Production held secret clearance at that time Tooling Design · U.S. Patent on Electronic Chip Machine · Conveyor Assemblies · Motorcycle and Vehicle · Injection Molded Parts · Sheet Metal · High Speed Assembly Machinery · Miniature Medical Implants · Medical Lab Equipment · X-Ray Equipment Parts · Production Tooling · Large Automotive Parts · Compressor Parts · Large Screen TV Assembly Prototypes

Experience

  • CAD desginer John Deere · Contact Oct 2017 – Oct 2024 7 yrs Horicon, WI, United States Production Tool Design for Riding Lawn Equipment assembly lines.
    Design tooling for large riding lawn equipment and Gator Vehicles. Automated and manual weld fixtures as well as an assembly fixtures and small tools for production line. Utilizing 3d printers for prototype and possible production parts. I have created 50+ custom map keys and have integrated CAD library. Currently working remote 50% of the time. (I was fulltime remote 2020) I have a home office with dual large monitors. Used MS Products to communicated with co-workers, I am utilizing ETEC India for repetitive modeling and drafting work when needed.
  • CAD desginer Harley Davidson · Contact Oct 2012 – Oct 2017 5 yrs Wauwatosa, WI, United States Assigned to new motorcycle design VA and part and assembly design. Molded plastic for wire components and other motorcycle parts and large assembly management. Cleaning and correcting full motorcycle assemblies with approximately 1000 to 3000 parts.
  • Product Designer John Deere · Contact Jun 2011 – Oct 2012 1 yrs 4 mos Horicon, WI, United States Pro-E Wildfire 4, Windchill 10 and PDM Link as well as SAP for BOMS. I am creating and coordinating large assembly structure/reps for the Gator 2 and 4 passenger Vehicles MY12, MY13, MY14. Designed side retention doors for 2014 models, as well as applying JD specifications 2012 Gator assemblies for production. I am utilizing TCI India for repetitive modeling and drafting work.
  • CAD Designer Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley · Contact Jun 2010 – Jun 2011 1 yrs Milwaukee, WI, United States Designer ETO Systems. Layout of large sheet metal electrical enclosures and assemblies for custom ordered products. Also used Vault with Pro-E extension for file storage PDM

Education

  • MPTC Website Developer, Website Design, 3.9 GPA 2008 – 2011 Activities and Societies: Website technologies
  • York Vocational Tech School High School, Design and Drafting Technology 1973 – 1976 Activities and Societies: Design And Drafting as well as High School

Other experience

  • SolidWorks 10 week course at MPTC as an elective.

Licenses & Certifications

  • Synchro Quad Insertion Machine US Patent for Die Tech Inc May 1996 – Jun 1998
Stats

Joined: January 1, 2025

Last seen: January 1, 2025

Languages

English Full professional proficiency

Location

Madison, WI, United States