BENJAMIN D. STEELE
1276 Mulberry Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 · (303) 913-4959 ·
Mechanical Drafter/Designer with 20 years experience in a variety of industries.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
· Nitinol Memory Wire Heat Set Tooling
· Robotic Painting Tooling
· Assembly Line Layout
· Machine Layout & Design
· Gage & Fixture Design
· Pallet Fixturing & Tooling
· Ductwork Layout & Drafting
· Ability to Obtain Security Clearance
· Robotic Palletizing Tooling
· Job Instruction Guides
· Operator Instruction Manuals
· Technical Documents
· Engineering Change Orders
· Structural Concrete Drafting
TECHNICAL SKILLS
· Solidworks (CSWA Certification)
· AutoCAD
· AutoDesk Mechanical Desktop
· Microsoft Word
· Microsoft Excel
· MiniTab Statistical Analysis
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ACCELLENT, INC., Arvada, CO 2010 to 2013
Solidworks Designer
· Created, updated and documented tooling drawings for the manufacturing of medical stents and other medical devices using Solidworks
· Helped launch $1M+ program heat-setting nitinol wire with tooling design
· Completed statistical analysis on new processes and tooling for acceptable capability levels
KEYRIA, INC., Littleton, CO 2006 to 2009
Mechanical Designer
· Created 3D models and detail drawings for brick factories, including civil drawings, masonry drawings, platform drawings and ductwork systems using AutoCAD and Solidworks
· Created employee timesheet database using Filemaker Pro
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PRATT & WHITNEY AUTOMATION, Huntsville, AL 2003 to 2006
Associate Analyst, Drafting and Design
· Created 3D models and detail drawings for robotic palletizing and painting systems using Autodesk Mechanical Desktop and AutoCAD
· Assisted with documentation control, including maintaining master drawing list and issuing engineering change orders
· Designed robotic grinding cell for an aircraft glass manufacturer that reduced workmen’s compensation claims by 10%
RYCO ENGINEERING, Huntsville, AL 1994 to 2003
Computer Aided Draftsman/Designer
· Created drawings of details based upon sketches and/or layouts using AutoCAD
· Laid out Lean Manufacturing Cells and Assembly Lines
· Designed pallet fixtures and tooling
· Designed fixture gages
· Created machine designs based on sketches
· Created pictorials for customer use
· Created and maintained process sheets for automotive assembly lines per product and tooling changes
· Created technical documents including machine calibration procedures and operator job instruction guides using Microsoft Word and Excel