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An accomplished, detail-oriented Mechanical Engineer with expertise in all aspects of mechanical design, analysis, and testing. An expansive career developing products for the Aerospace, Automotive, Space, Defense, and Plastics industries. Excellent leadership, communication, and presentation skills.

- Created a custom load/unload packaging cell for a fire suppression sprinkler head automated assembly.
- Gained valuable SolidWorks experience.

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

- Performed thermal analysis and research for an innovative new space science vehicle. 
- Delivered conceptual designs for a Thermal Protection System, Temperature Control System, and Environmental Control System for re-purposing a Spacecraft for long duration space missions. 
- Gained experience using Thermal Desktop thermal analysis software integrated with Solid Works and AutoCAD.

Thermal Engineer

- Presented Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews to NASA, on short deadlines, providing thermal data to essure system design criteria compliance for spacecraft development. 
- Delivered thermal analysis and temperature predictions, for complex electronic avionics boxes and their mounting locations, on the Orion Crew Module spacecraft. 
- Gained extensive experience using Thermal Desktop thermal analysis software integrated with Pro/Engineer and AutoCAD. 
- Performed thermal-vacuum chamber testing for hardware components destined for space flight.

- Created high speed robots and downstream automation systems for the plastics injection molding industries that supply containers to the commercial, medical, and food industries. 
- Majority of efforts were performed on Pro/Engineer workstations completing product development and documentation control.

Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer

- Redesigned an impedance sensor, for a plastics injection mold curing system, enabling market expansion into businesses that utilize small molds for plastic and rubber parts. 
- Gained product design and documentation experience on AutoCAD. 
- Performed product validation testing on the impedance sensor.

- Modified, re-designed and designed injection molded plastic parts for magnetic tape data storage drives and autoloaders.
- Performed product design and analysis utilizing Pro/Engineer and Pro/Mechanica software. 
- Completed thermal, vibration and shock validation testing on new products.
- Performed site audits at part supplies and manufacturing locations.

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Kurt L Schwaninger

Adaptive Innovations Corporation

Sierra Nevada Corporation - contract New Frontier Global, LLC

Lockheed Martin - contract MEI Technologies, Inc.

CBW Automation

SIgnature Control Systems Inc. - contract Aerotek, Inc

Quantum Corp

University of Nebraska