177 Search Results for Engineering

M. Spencer is currently an independent CAD entrepreneur and consultant. She is also a Business Professional specialist in the Plant Engineering department at a fortune 500 company. She holds a BA from the University of Louisville, and also a Drafting with AutoCAD Career Diploma from Penn Foster College. She has had experience from structural design, mechanical, HVAC, electrical schematics/one-lines, to evacuation plans, and 3D modeling.

J. Rodgers has been in the field of CAD since 1984, when she attended one of the first schools in the country to offer CAD as a major. She started her career as a designer/drafter for an inventor of a unique internal combustion engine. Ms. Rodgers then joined an architectural firm and began her long career in architectural CAD. She learned architecture on the job for a firm who was a front runner in using CAD in the mid to late 1980s. She learned how to put together symbol libraries and complete complex construction documents with different CAD systems, including structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing cad. . From 1989 to 2011 Ms. Rodgers worked for an engineering and architectural firm, where she worked on hundreds of projects including commercial, residential and the majority being for the federal government. She became very familiar with different standards for each federal agency and helped implement them. She has had training and experience in REVIT and Microstation.

D. Stockton is provides 2D drafting services to clients in the fields of architecture, civil engineering, and environmental engineering. He also provides BIM services utilizing Autodesk Revit Architecture as well as vectorization with Autodesk Raster Design. He started using AutoCAD in 1991 as a leader in the effort to bring CAD into the engineering department of his employer at the time. He works with a variety of clients, primarily using Autodesk software.

E. Galicki is an expert in the field of parametric solid modeling, mechanical design/drafting, and engineering support services. He has helped to implement a wide range of ideas, including devices for clients in the electrical, optical, medical, automotive and aeronautic sectors.

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T. Ganstrom currently divides his time between Design Engineering Consultant in the Mechanical and Consumer Product arena, as well as Solidworks Application Engineer teaching 3D CAD skills to other Engineering Professionals. Mr. Ganstrom started his career as a Manufacturing and Quality Control engineer in industries as diverse as Semiconductor and large Equipment manufacturing. He received his Mechanical Engineering Degree from Idaho State University and has earned the titles of Certified Solidworks Professional, and Certified Advanced Surfacing Specialist from Solidworks Corp. He is also a member of the American Association of Mechanical Engineers, (ASME). Areas of Expertise: Product Design, Drafting, Solidworks, 3D CAD, FEA design optimization and simulation, Product Data Management, Industrial Design, Mechanical Design, CAD administration, CAD training.

J. Brouwer has over 40 years of engineering experience as a contract engineer with a wide variety of defense and aerospace companies. Since being introduced to CAD in 1982 he has accumulated over 54,000 design hours on 3-D CAD, 10,000 on ComputerVision’s CADDS 4X and the remainder on IRONCAD, ZW3D and variety of other PC based CAD programs.

He also provides the following services:

1. Engineering Services, including Engineering Design, 3-D modeling, drafting, CNC programming and complete integrated system management.
2. Plastic Product Design: Providing fully 3-D wireframe, surfaced, solid models and detail drawings if required.
3. Mechanical Design: 3-D design of mechanical assemblies.

Interview with Mr. J. Brouwer

1. What kinds of clients do you serve?

   I support companies that do not have an engineering department. I provide mechanical and plastic product design.

2. What was the most interesting CAD project that you ever worked on? What made it interesting?
   What challenges did you face?

   It was a project for Boeing. They were making models for testing. We did the F-22 and Osprey — who gets to work on project like this? It was a few years ago and we had to make 3D prints. Just making sure the solid/surface models were complete. The work was done in Ironcad and a Hybrid CAD system.

3. Of the software tools that you use, which is your favorite and why?

   IronCAD is my tool of choice because of its ease of use and great flexibility, but I also use a hybrid CAD system when a project has to be broken down to wireframes and surfaces. I have used most of the Pro/E paradigm systems: Pro/E, SW, Inventor and Solid Edge, but never have really got proficient with the Pro/E paradigm.

4. What trends are you observing in the market for CAD services? How have these trends affected
   you, and how are you responding to them?

   Much of my work is reverse engineering requiring working from scanned data. It requires a Hybrid CAD systems to work with this data. I also get called in when the project is a mess and they need it cleaned up and get the parts made.

5. What do you like about working as an interim CAD draftsman or external CAD consultant working on a time-bound project?

   The freedom it offers.

6. Have you ever provided CAD consulting services remotely, either via phone, the Web or email?
   Do you use any screen sharing tools (like Webex, Skype, or GoToMeeting), and are they effective?
   What kinds of questions and problems could you tackle remotely?
   Are there any issues that you feel are better handled face-to-face?

   I started telecommuting years ago when we used phone handset modems. Using CADKEY, I would sent the files back and forth. I use all of the programs you have mentioned. Most of the problems can be handled remotely. Face to face is always important at every milestone, even though I have done projects where I have never met face to face.

T. McDougald is an experienced CAD/BIM Designer with knowledge of both CAD and BIM systems in architectural, engineering, and construction fields. He is familiar with all phases of design such as design development, construction document preparation, and contract documents.

Mr. Raileanu has over twenty years’ experience in CAD-based solutions designing aluminum and steel machinery, fabrication drawings, processing and part designing.

He creates designs for HVAC systems. He has designed in the following areas:
• metal fabrication
• processing and part design
• drafting and MS Office
• 2D & 3D geometry creation and manipulation
• mechanical & sheet metal structural design
• product engineering and mechanical design

He has been working with AutoCAD since college days, however he works mainly on SolidWorks to design heat and ac frames, sheet metals and enclosures. He has worked with AutoCAD since 1989, however in 2004 he discovered SolidWorks and since then he has been designing 3D models and drawings only with SolidWorks. As a proficient user of SolidWorks, he believes SolidWorks has the best user interface and intuitive, reliable FEA (Failure Effects Analysis) features.

Since 2017, he has been working with a world-class manufacturer of dehumidifiers in Georgia. He has been designing and developing innovative products and production systems to support engineering requirements. He has been using SolidWorks extensively for all product designs, weldments and frames, work assemblies and subassemblies and creation of job fabrication binders for manufacturing team members. This includes all necessary part files, bend drawings, appropriate dimensional data, general overview layout, exploded views of critical component assemblies.

Since 2016, he has been working in another company, in development of anatomically-precise 3D and 4D surface imaging systems. He works with R&D products, responsible for creating and maintaining any CAD documentation required by sales, and developing detailed engineering drawings for system design, components, cabling, and prototyping 3D printing products.

From 2015 to 2016, he also provided CAD support for a pallet rack manufacturer in Georgia that offers a full range of services from design to installation of storage solutions for many industries and materials. He designed layouts and drawings for estimating, approval, permitting and fabrication.

One of his most challenging projects was one that required him to design and build a video electronic enclosure that had to be light and also appeal to specific customers in that field (medical devices). The challenges were to make it less heavy than the previous design, to fit all electronic components required, to have a good maintenance access and to look visually appealing.

He built a mobile dehumidifier unit with a small footprint to fit other competitors design, easy maintenance access, sturdy, structurally safe, outdoor proof and easy to maneuver. He also brought some new concepts to the design to challenge the competitors’ design, such as less energy consumption (less welding) and ability to stacking during shipping or storage.

He feels that the best thing about working as a CAD draftsman is that he gets to work from home.

He uses Skype and phone to communicate with clients. He shares his screen with clients for a variety of different purposes. He also uses Webex and GoToMeeting as he finds these tools to be very effective between people at different locations. He thinks they solve most of the issues related to projects. When required, however, he also meets clients face to face. He does not believe that issues can be solved only by face-to-face meetings, but in certain situations where a personal approach is required face-to-face meetings may be more appropriate.

J. Stensland is a graduate of the University of Iowa, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Geography with an emphasis in Urban and Regional Studies. Justin has been in the Architecture, Engineering and Planning field for almost 10 years and has worked on projects in the US, Costa Rica, Panama, London, Korea, Shanghai, Doha, and the United Arab Emirates. Prior has served as a Planner and Project Manager on numerous international projects, and has worked on several large scale master planning efforts. He has extensive experience in land planning using GIS and AutoCAD Civil 3D to provide detailed land analyses, based on topography and geographical surveys, that lead to more strategic land use and project feasibility assessments, as well as more precise and comprehensive overall planning efforts. Justin has also authored best practice and training materials for his team to ensure that the tools available are being implemented accordingly. His ability to prioritize various site limitations, anticipate necessary approvals that are required, assess potential impacts to schedules, and determine cost estimates makes him a valuable resource for his clients.

V. Parquette is currently an independent Design Consultant, a role he has performed since 2002. He was previously the Engineering Manager at a leading electronic controls company. Mr. Parquette oversaw all engineering activities for the company and managed a team of engineers. Mr. Parquette started his career as an Application Engineer, responsible for tool and die design and also research and development.

S. Schnee consults and designs for other companies that are involved with standard injection molding, high cavitation, and ultra-precision applications including micro-molding. Mr. Schnee has over 20 years in processing, product design and tooling design for many different types of injection molding processes including multi-component, LIM, MIM and CIM. He has hands-on experience with Process Engineering, Tooling Design and Project Management and utilizing FEA software (Sigma-Soft). Shawn holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Additionally, Shawn holds RJG Master Molder certificates for Scientific Injection molding principles and applications.

C. Smith is a Senior Design Engineer. He has 10 years of everyday 3D modeling and design experience and currently does contract design work for various companies and individuals in aerospace, mechanical and architectural fields. He has a Design Engineering degree from ITT Tech.