Peter McCann: Industrial Designer in Madera, CA

Responsible for providing conceptual drawings of next generation carpet cleaners. Responsible for creating production fabrication and assembly drawings. Participated in design and engineering. Hands on development of manufacturing processes and assembly. Hands on pattern construction and production of aluminum castings. IT support including network, company email and maintenance of staff desktop PCs. Industrial equipment maintenance and repair including PLC logic control mechanisms.

Am participating in on-going consulting with this company. Responsible for providing conceptual and customer approval drawings. Responsible for creating production assembly and fabrication drawings. Participated in design and engineering. Provided support for manufacturing and assembly. Responsible for maintaining and organizing CAD databases.

Conceptualized and created renderings for next generation machine controller. Cable assembly refinement including design of custom back shells for mil-style connectors, strain relief and custom dust caps. Assisted Manufacturing Dept. in the layout and construction of Lean Production floor.

Assisted in release of a new antenna system by providing industrial design input, detailed assembly and billof- material documentation. Assisted company in its transition from using AutoCAD to using Solidworks CAD software. Developed company Solidworks design standards and formats. Designed membrane switches and touch screen display panel.

Adopted wheelchair joystick controller project already in progress and followed it through to release. Participated in design of wave solder fixtures.

Successfully redesigned existing retina camera to improve reliability, manufacturability and aesthetics. Assisted in the redesign of optics carrier and focus mechanism. Participated in new product development. Performed lens piece assembly requiring delicate, clean and precise assembly aptitude under a microscope. Developed lens assembly and procedure documentation. Constructed over 90 lens piece assemblies that retailed for approximately $3000 each.

Successfully designed and released into production a visual tracking display for a farm tractor mounted GPS system. Incorporated electronics criteria, preferred materials and waterproofing compliance. Successfully designed and constructed modular test fixtures for temperature cycle testing chamber.

CAD drafter for a company that developed and manufactured military communications equipment.