http://www.geocities.com/ptvjr
Address:
128 East County Road Z
Oshkosh, WI
54902-9144
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OBJECTIVE
Use my testing and conveyor experience to obtain a full time position in Mechanical Engineering from which I can learn and grow from therefore increasing our quality of life through quality engineered products.
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EMPLOYMENT
Designer 11/01-
10/03
Nercon Eng. & Mfg. Inc. Oshkosh,
WI
CAD drafting – design and draw custom conveyor systems including layouts, cross sections, transfers and other product interfaces via AutoCAD per company standards or custom specifications. Perform chain pulls to determine motor, reducer and sprocket requirements. Create initial B.O.M in TCM and order purchased parts.
Mechanical
Engineer 6/01-
8/01
Industrial Combustion, Div. of Aqua-Chem Monroe, WI
Created charts and
other documentation in preparation for ISO9001 certification. Created a
database for tracking company’s fuel usage and stack hours. Entered parts and created their B.O.M. in
the Item Master. Updated parts per
Engineering Change Requests. Wrote ENCs
as required to have drawings revised.
Student Assistant 6/96-
5/01
Government Publications - Karrmann Library Platteville, WI
Check in
checked-out documents, cataloging of new documents, filing of documents, assist
patrons and students, electronically automated some tasks, document procedures
for job duties, install new CD titles on lab computers, created database of
titles and lab maintenance. Also
assist Automation Department with software installation, hardware upgrades,
network client setup and OS migration.
Mechanical
Engineering Co-op & Test Engineer 5/98-1/99 & 6/99-9/99 &
5/00-8/00
Alliance Laundry Systems LLC
Ripon, WI
Worked on the
product development of washers, tumblers and dry cleaners. Managed CO2 Reliability and Test
Lab. Conducted life, reliability and
developmental tests. Diagnosed, fault
isolated and repaired failures. Performed
standard agency and company tests for certification. Documented new procedures and wrote reports. Updated projects= database
design. Minor computer upgrades and
troubleshooting. Also gave group and
individual software training.
Farm Employee Birth
- Present
Villwock Acres - Paul & Janice Villwock Oshkosh, WI
Assisted in the
operation of the family=s agricultural operation. Gained valuable work ethic and mechanical
background.
Grill Person 6/91-
6/98
McDonald=s Restaurants Of Oshkosh Oshkosh,
WI
Grill person (cook), opener, closer, stock person, maintenance, lobby person and window person (counter orders), trainer,etc.
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EDUCATION
B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering 9/94-
5/01
University of Wisconsin - Platteville (ABET accredited) Platteville, WI
Graduation Date:
May 2001
GPA: 2.600 Overall
Significant
Courses: Fluid Dynamics,
Thermodynamics, Engineering Materials, Mechanics of Materials, Engineering
Economics, Statics, Dynamics, Engineering Graphics, Design of Machine Elements,
Dynamical Systems, Manufacturing Processes, Heat Transfer, Theory of Machines,
Applications of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Systems Lab, Mechanical
Systems Design, Computer Aided Design, Finite Element Methods, Internal
Combustion Engine Design, Mechanical Design of Internal Combustion Engines,
Senior Design, Industrial Laser Applications, Intro to Programming (C++ &
Fortran), SAE Mini Baja Team (Non-credit)
CAPP Courses (Cooperative
Advanced Placement Program) 8/92
& 1/94
University of Wisconsin -Oshkosh Oshkosh,
WI
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SKILLS
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CAD Programs: AutoCAD R10-12 (DOS) and 12,14-2002 (Windows). AutoDesk
Inventor R3, Pro-Engineer/Pro-Mechanica Release 20, Algor 11-13, Cosmos
DesignSTAR. Familiar with Solid Edge, IBM CADAM/CATIA.
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Hand-drafting skills - Used for high school co-op.
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Detail oriented, meticulous, hard working - enjoy and committed to job
completion.
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Computer literate - install/upgrade computer software/hardware, i.e.
built complete systems, software listed below, operating systems, proxy servers
and network clients.
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Eagerly solve problems/@bugs@ and How-To questions.
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Experience with MS Word, Excel, Access, WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Paradox
4.5, MathCad, MathLab 5/SimuLink, EES (Engineering Equation Solver), Working
Model 2D, RISA 2-D, Algor, ACSL, TK Solver, Storm, PSPICE, Windows 3.x - 9x,
Windows NT & 2000, Novell NetWare clients (workstation), Adobe PhotoDeluxe,
Paint Shop Pro, Print Shop Deluxe, Lview Pro, and other image editing programs
and software packages.
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Familiar with Html and various editors such as Microsoft FrontPage 98,
Hot Dog, and Unix Eve editor.
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ACTIVITIES
& HOBBIES
Recipient of the
Winnebago Homebuilders and Oshkosh Northwest Rotary Club scholarships SAE member since 1994, Club Treasurer
2000-2001 and Captain of MINI-BAJA team 1997-1998 Passed EIT/FE Exam
Applied for Registered Wisconsin Practicing Engineer Porter Hall Council Wing President for
1997-1998 Wilgus Hall Council Wing
President for 1999 Dobson Hall Council Wing President for 2000-2001 ASME member since 2000 Participating in the Jazz Band since 1994 Participated in the Boy Scouts of America=s AExploring
Engineering@ program sponsored
by Oshkosh Truck for two years Special
interests include hunting and fishing, plinking/shooting, baseball, basketball,
guitar, ATVing, snowmobiling, model building/collecting, car
collecting/restoration, gun collecting, computers and other electronics.
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REFERENCES
Available Upon
Request.