Mechanical Engineer, 04367

Industry: Manufacturing


Resides: British Columbia

Salary: Open

 

Relocate: Yes

 

On the Market:



Profile

·         Mechanical Engineer, registered as EIT with APEGBC (Assoc. of Prof. Eng. of BC)

·         Experience as a Product Design Engineer, proficient in Pro/Engineer and AutoCAD

·         Project Management, Aerodynamics and Industrial Engineering.

·         Bilingual (English – Spanish), detail oriented, problem solver and good team player.

 

Professional Experience

 

(Company)                                                             Vancouver, BC                                         
2001-2002

Consultant Engineer

·         Supervised building and plant inspections for fire and associated perils

·         Proposed improvements to physical plant and human element to prevent losses.

·         Discussed and explained new recommendations to management at each insured location.

·         Performed physical tests and calculations of protection schemes to determine their adequacy.

 

C&D Aerospace                                                     Mirabel, Quebec                                         1998-1999

Product Design Engineer

·         Collaborated in the design of new overhead bins for Bombardier’s regional jets.

·         Redesigned  a toilet system used in business jets, which is 30% lighter and easier to manufacture.

·         Performed engineering changes to comply with FAA regulations for aircraft interiors.

·         Coordinated prototyping and production of new designs.

 

Education

 

Master of Applied Science – Mechanical Engineering                                                                 2002

University of British Columbia                                                                   Vancouver, BC

·       Specialization: Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics

 

Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management                          1997

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey                  Monterrey, Mexico

·       Specialization: Mechanical Design and Industrial Planning

 

Computer Skills

 

Pro/Engineer

MatLAB

LabVIEW

MS Project

AutoCAD

MathCAD

Visual Basic

Office xp

Solid Works

Maple

Fortran

HTML

 

Languages

 

Fluent in English and Spanish (native), basic German and Japanese.

 

Professional Memberships

 

APEGBC (EIT) – Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia (Engineer in Training)

ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers

SAE – The Engineering Society for Advancing Mobility in Land, Sea, Air and Space.

SME – Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

 

Additional Experience

 

University of British Columbia / CAE Screenplates                                                             1999-2002

Research Assistant and Aerodynamics Teaching Assistant

·         Conducted research project on optimizing a rotor design for use in pulp screening.

·         Developed and executed an experimental program to characterize the hydrodynamics of the rotor.

·         Built and instrumented a new experimental apparatus to measure pulsations in a pressure screen.

·         Lectured the Aerodynamics Laboratory to a group of 20 engineering students.

 

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey                                         1995-1997

Research Assistant and CAD Teaching Assistant

·         Reviewed and approved research team’s engineering designs and concepts.

·         Participated in several co-op project with industry in product design and testing.

·         Developed computer models of new product designs created by our research group.

·         Lectured Pro/Engineer and AutoCAD courses to undergraduate engineering students.

 

Patents

 

Obtained an improvement patent at age 14, for designing a new methodology and apparatus to teach the Periodic Table of Elements to junior high students.

 

Extracurricular Activities

 

·         Participated in the Leaders of Tomorrow program organized by the Vancouver Board of Trade.

·         Collaborated with SME and SAE student chapters at my university.

·         Organized and participated in the Engineering soccer team during undergraduate studies.

·         Avid tennis player and beginner skier.

 





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