Freelance 2D and 3D cad designer and draftsman
Thistleblumen CAD Services ·
May 2017 –
Present
7 yrs 8 mos Watson, SK, Canada
Contract services to assist various clients including Freeform Plastics, the City of Humboldt, etc.
Engineering Technologist
Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute ·
Dec 2010 –
Apr 2018
7 yrs 4 mos Humboldt, SK, Canada
Designed military equipment as well as used Solidworks Composer to create owners manuals for DND. Obtained Secret Clearance, and became familiar with DSCO Stanadard. Managed and initiated the PDM Database for PAMI.
Design Technologist
Freeform Plastics Ltd. ·
Dec 2009 –
Dec 2010
1 yrs Saint Brieux, SK, Canada
Designed rotationally molded products including the tooling for such products. Managed the moldshop.
Design Technologist
Schulte Industries ·
Mar 2005 –
Dec 2009
4 yrs 9 mos Englefeld, SK, Canada
Designed agricultural equipment including snowblowers and rock removal, as well as assisted with rotary cutter design.
Designed tooling for snow removal and rotary cutters.
Used MRP system to create BOM's.
Project Technologist
Quality Molded Plastics Ltd. ·
Mar 2001 –
Mar 2005
4 yrs Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Designed rotationally molded products, molds, and production tooling for clients including CNH, Brandt, BASF, and Blue Imp.
Management of moldshop included supervision of 3 to 5 personnel as well as ordering their supplies and equipment.
QMP implemented a new MRP system which I was instrumental in implementing.
Introduced Solidworks to QMP which entailed all custom titleblocks and tables.
Quoted rotationally molded components on request.
Education
SIAST Kelsey Campus
CAD/CAM Engineering Technology, Engineering
1995 – 1997
Received Diploma May 1997