GEORGE TRASMONTE San Jose, CA (408) 893-5559 gt11a4bf0@westpost.

net PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEER SUMMARY Highly motivated engineer professional with 6 years demonstrated engineering ana lytical abilities and computer-aided design. Highly successful track record in problem analysis/resolution and proactive continuous improvement. Proven histor y of planning, organizing, and completing tasks on time with strong hardworking ethics. Work well in a fast-paced, challenging environment with a positive atti tude. TECHNICAL SKILLS ASME Y14.5 GD&T, Tolerance Stack Up Analysis, Project Management, Trade Off Stud ies, DFM, DFA, Manufacturing Processes, Sheet Metal Design, Snap Fit Design, Adh esives, Threaded Fasteners & Bolted Joints, Plastic Design, Finishes, Lean Manuf acturing Techniques, Material Selection, Consumer Electronics, Conceptual Sketch ing, PCB Design SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4.0 & 5.0, Pro/Intralink 4.0, Pro/Mechanica 4.0, SolidWork s 2008-2010, COSMOS, Unigraphics NX 6 & NX 7.5, ANSYS Workbench Release 12, Auto CAD 2007, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Visual C++, Lab View Instr ument, PSpice, Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Illustrator CS5, MATLAB, Kanban PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Beeline Group Leggett & Platt Display Group 2011 - Present Mechanical Design Engineer * Designing next generation of sheet metal chassis, rack, fixture, and consumer electronic enclosure products. * Ensuring the product design meets marketing feature requirements, industrial d esign goals, and DFX requirements. * Converting industrial design rendering into parametric 3D models utilizing Sol idWorks 2010 and creating the detail drawings for manufacturing. * Incorporating knowledge of various manufacturing techniques in sheet metal, in jection molding, plastics, welding, and finishes. * Creating conceptual prototype sketches of designs in support of communication with various cross-functional teams and for customer project bids. * Integrating industrial design graphics into mechanical designs utilizing Adobe Illustrator and modifying dwg. format drawings using AutoCAD 2006. Sparkfactor Design Consulting Firm Amazon Lab 126/Apple Product Design Engineer 2010 - 2011 * Designed the product development and architecture for next generation wireless and interconnect accessories for consumer electronics for two of the industry p ioneers in wireless hand-held device technology. * Performed calculations of mass and volume analysis to ensure that consumer dev ice assembly of approximate of 100 components meets target weight. * Spearheaded the design of LED light pipe, accessory contact springs, power but ton assembly, and shield cans for Kindle device to meet tooling deadlines for an aggressive product life cycle. * Participated in meetings to discuss project schedule, milestones, and to sugge st possible solutions/options on daily basis with internal product design team a nd cross-functional teams. * Managed the preparation of proto build by utilizing various hand tools and tec hniques such as heat staking, precision exacto knife cutting, hand soldering, an d Dremel grinding for consumer electronic components.

* Demonstrated superior communication and professional personal skills when inte racting with vendors, product design team, cross-functional teams, and oversea m anufacturing. * Managed and created the design review presentation for next generation Kindle device for EVT tooling which was presented to senior management of most cross-fu nctional teams. The presentation was given high praise and recognition for summ arizing information and status, which led to the immediate approval for tooling production. * Reviewed 12 different International Electro-technical Commission specification s to design accessory/interconnect Apple products for international market. * Reviewed and ensured that product design meets DFM, DFX, and DFA processes. * Experienced in high volume plastics, injection mold design, and sheet metal de sign for on job and independent self-training. * Played key role in designs of over 80 unique Apple accessory products in very aggressive tooling release schedule. * Utilized Pro/E 5.0 and Unigraphics NX6 to create 3d modeling and detail drawin gs. Also checked technical documentations and incorporated redline changes. BAE SYSTEMS, Santa Clara, CA 2008 - 2010 Mechanical Engineer * Key involvement in the following engineering projects which were Mounted Soldi er System, M113A3 Reliability Testing, M58 BAR Armor Mod Kits, Mine Armor & Moun ting Provisions, Mine Blast Seats, Severe Duty Final Drive, Bradley Mortar Deriv ative, Bradley Thermal Panels, Bradley Ambulance Vehicle, Ramp Cylinder Improvem ents Kit, M113A3 Ambulance Medical Evacuation Vehicle, Crew II, Warfighter's Inf ormation Network - Tactical, Shift Tower Removal and numerous production problem investigations. * Designed mounting interfaces for mine blast seats utilizing numerous mechanism s such as rail systems, posts, and rack and pinion design. * Performed bolt hand calculations to verify the mounting of critical subsystems and Utilized Pro/E 4.0 software to produce technical drawings, assembly models, and BOMs. * Produced design modifications by examining technical data packages of five var iants of armor personnel carriers by incorporating mine armor protection enhance ments, which reduces soldier death causalities. * Managed mechanic technicians during prototype installations on M113 & Bradley at manufacturing facilities to verify integration of vendor subsystems to decrea se design interferences. * Produced and presented requirement study and concept designs for mine blast se at integration that ensure the awarded funding of half million dollars to conduc t testing of prototype mine seats. * Performed and oversees trade-off studies to ensure optimum solutions are reach ed. Also performed GD&T stack up analysis on design assemblies to verify tolera nces on technical drawings and resolve production procurement issues. * Interfaced with clients and vendors routinely to discuss modification on conce pt designs, instruct integration requirements conformity, and to obtain technica l specifications. * Reviewed engineering drawings to ensure products were in accordance to DOD sta ndards and ANSI Y14.5M-1982 specifications. Stanford Hospital & Clinics - Design & Construction, Palo Alto, CA 2006 2008 CAD Specialist/Signage Design * Created technical drawing documentation for signage designs, logo graphics, an d building floor plans utilizing combination of AutoCAD 2006 - 2007, Adobe Photo shop, and Adobe Illustrator * Specified and designed the following aspects for signage such as material sele ction, manufacturing processes, BOM, and finishes. * Freehand sketched and surveyed the building floor layouts of newly acquired or existing buildings then convert the sketches into AutoCAD drawings submitted in

to Archibus software to maintain space inventory of a totaling approximately 2 m illion square feet. * Designed mounting support assemblies which consisted of mechanical fasteners, brackets, standoffs, steel braided cables, U steel channel post and performed ha nd calculations to verify that all components can maintain safe load capacities. * Point of contact and managed high volume of sign projects on daily basis requi ring regular meetings with sign requestors. NEW UNITED MOTOR MANUFACTURING INC. (NUMMI), Fremont, CA 2005 - 2006 Manufacturing Engineering Co-op * Designed J-Box Presser prototype, which consisted mainly of a guided air cylin der, a foam bumper, and two air valve solenoids to assist manufacturing assembly team members to reduce ergonomic issues and electrical defects. * Designed Bolt Feeder prototype to assist in reducing defects concerned with ex tra bolts in vehicle and to reduce safety issues caused by loose bolts on the pr oduction floor. * Designed Seat Strap Conveyor System to assist team members in the process to t ransfer seat straps and prevent down time. * Participated in quality assurance meetings to discuss possible solutions to he lp reduce manufacturing defects. * Investigated root causes for manufacturing defects by checking assembly proced ures, machinery, and team members. * Identified countermeasures/solutions to prevent or reduce manufacturing defect s. EDUCATION * M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, Dec 201 2 * B.S., Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, May 200 6 CERTIFICATIONS * Certification, * Certification, * Certification, * Certification, * Certification, * Certification, SolidWorks 2009, De Anza College, March 2009 Threaded Fasteners and Bolted Joints, BAE Systems, April 2009 GD&T and Stack Up Analysis, BAE Systems, October 2008 Pro/Intralink Training, BAE Systems, May 2008 Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4.0 Training, BAE Systems, May 2008 Toyota Production Systems Training, NUMMI, June 2006

ACADEMIC ENGINEERING PROJECTS Automated Turret System - Designed a prototype automated armored small-scale tur ret utilizing servos and applying different type of sensors. China Can Crusher - Designed an ergonomic can crusher utilizing several linkages and mechanical leverage. Performed FEA on various critical key components. Hybrid Human Powered Vehicle (HHPV) - Team Manager for the Ergonomics Group whic h is responsible for the designing and fabricating the seating, instrumental pan el, and controls of the HHPV. T-Shirt Folding Device - Designed a semi-automated device that would fold T-shir t using stepper motors and linkage slider mechanisms. Sound Activated Lights with Robotic Arm - Designed a device that would try to mi mic the music tempo by moving which integrated Atmel microcontroller, piezoelect ric sound sensor, light emitting diodes, and 6 servos.