Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at Dynetics, Inc. ; SolidWorks Expert
Huntsville, Alabama Area
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- Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at Dynetics, Inc.
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- Application Engineer at ModernTech Mechanical
- Mechanical Design Engineer / Application Engineer at Dynetics, Inc.
- Mechanical Engineer at Bowden Industries
- Associate Engineer at Higgibotham and Associates (Marietta Xray)
- Education
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- Southern Polytechnic State University
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Ricky Jordan’s Summary
12 years experience in Mechanical Design Engineering with specialties in Product Design and Complex Shape modeling. Development of mechanical requirements while working hand in hand with PCB layout designers in the process of custom printed circuit boards integrated in products. Plastics design for both injection molding processes and rapid prototyping processes. Design of custom sheet metal enclosures along with design integration of "off the shelf" sheet metal enclosures.
Ricky Jordan’s Specialties:
Certified SolidWorks Professional (CSWP) - 2002
Certified SolidWorks Instructor - 2004
Ricky Jordan’s Experience
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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Dynetics, Inc.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Defense & Space industry)
March 2004 — Present (5 years 9 months)
Responsible for all Mechanical aspects of products and equipment designed by the Commerical Division of Dynetics, Inc. Specialty in complex Plastic part design. Responsible for all Reverse Engineering projects that run through the Commercial Group. Reviews proposals and quotes for all mechanical design engineering related tasks in the Commercial Group.
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Application Engineer
ModernTech Mechanical
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 2003 — March 2004 (1 year 2 months)
Trained users of SolidWorks software for all Essentials and Advanced Training courses. Provided both phone and on-site technical support for new and existing customers. Gave demonstrations of SolidWorks software and its capabilities for potential new customers. Provided demonstrations of new capabilities inside SolidWorks at new release launch events.
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Mechanical Design Engineer / Application Engineer
Dynetics, Inc.
(Privately Held; Defense & Space industry)
July 1999 — February 2003 (3 years 8 months)
Mechanical Design Engineer Duties:
Mechanical hardware layout and design using SolidWorks and Pro/ENGINEER. Implemented SolidWorks replacing Pro/E in March 2001. Coordinated component layout and wiring harness design for Electrical boxes and panels. Development of ISO test procedures.
Application Engineer Duties:
On-site development of vehicle calibration databases for Ford Assembly Line testing. Vehicle Broadcast information studies. Developed training manuals for Application Engineers and plant support personnel. Trained two new Application Engineers. -
Mechanical Engineer
Bowden Industries
(Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
June 1998 — July 1999 (1 year 2 months)
Project Engineering / Mechanical Design of industrial parts washing equipment. Utilization of pneumatics, hydraulics, & chain mechanisms. Large scale projects with multiple tanks and complete chain conveyor systems. Performed drive system and load calculations for mechanism design. Extensive sheet metal design for in-house manufacturing. Detail design of equipment 3D models using SolidWorks along with part and assemblies Drawing detailing. Administered SolidWorks training for company employees. Developed Large Assembly management techniques for the entire company.
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Associate Engineer
Higgibotham and Associates (Marietta Xray)
(Design industry)
October 1996 — June 1998 (1 year 9 months)
Managed small projects in the construction of small automated equipment of various types. Designed, fabricated, and assembled custom automated machines for Brinks, Ciba-Vision, and Philips. Created detail drawings and assembly drawings for all projects managed. Accumulated machine shop, welding, and fabrication skills. Customer service and support for various machines.
Ricky Jordan’s Education
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Southern Polytechnic State University
1995 — 1998
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Ricky Jordan’s Interests:
3D Modeling, image creation and editing, Wordpress Blogging solutions, Auto Racing.
Ricky Jordan’s Groups:
President, North Alabama SolidWorks Users Group (NASWUG)
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Solidworks Users of America
Ricky Jordan’s Honors:
Awarded 2006 SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN) User Group Leader of the Year.
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