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Ron Hammon - Mechanical Design Engineer - Experience Overview in Chronological Order
Updated 2015/06/06 email: [email protected] Phone number upon request
Multiple stints with the same company (up to 8 times!) are shaded to match.
Web Design
11/01-05/15 - Owner
Product - Marine
ROV
Deep Ocean Eng.,
CA
Deconstrut - Nuclear
01/01-08/01
Oceaneering,Contract
MD
Owner-Manager of 3,000 sq-ft retail store with several employees.
Web Designer for multiple retail websites. HTML & CSS coded manually from
scratch.
Mechanical Designer, using Solidworks, of underwater ROV (Remotely Operated
Vehicle) modifications to wet-inspect hydroelectric dam impellers. Worked up to 84
hours per week to meet hydroelectric dam downtime schedules. Telecommuted later
revisions
from
AL.
Mechanical
Designer
of equipment to dispose of contaminated ROSRS building of
Rocky Flats Nuclear Plant, including powered doors, batch weighing system, live12/99-08/00 Contract roller conveyor, special trucks, chute, controls, HVAC, etc. Up to 96 hours per week!
Facilities - Foundry
Conveyor Designer to refine resonance (vibrating) conveyor to sort product from
Am. Magotteaux, TN casting gates, sprues, & risers. Balls roll down slope while "trash' flows uphill for
04/99-06/99 Contract remelt!
Mechanical
and air quench HVAC
system.
Product - Marine
Mechanical Designer
Designer of
of gates,
ROVs bins,
(Remotely-Operated
Vehicles)
for 10,000 ft
ROV
Oceaneering, LA
05/97-03/99 Direct
seawater, transport cages, intricate hydraulic valve manifold; clamps; tether handing;
robot-installed coupling; ROV handling systems; moonpool doors; foam blocks
(floats) etc.
Drafting
Instructor
& ANSI
Standards
Checker.cart & mandrel with modular
(Sr. Engineer)
Tooling
Designer
of telescoping
Tooling - Aerospace
ATK Thiokol, AL
features for fabrication of carbon-fiber composite rocket propellent tanks.
10/96-05/97 Contract Programmer of Fiber Placement Machine. Drawing Checker per Thiokol, ANSI,
and MIL
stds. of modular underwater robotic arm for various Space Station
Product - Aerospace MSFC
Mechanical
Designer
Oceaneering Space,
AL
09/94-10/96
Direct
Product - Aerospace
robotic arm design evaluations, underwater EVA tool mock-ups. Support Scuba
Diver and Video Switcher for NBS during hardware evaluation for Space Station
and
Hubble. Designer of Space Station Power Tool, standard tool bayonet,
Mechanical
Oceaneering Space,
TX
09/92-09/94
Direct
Manufacturing
- Steel
cryogenic breathing air & cooling backpacks with liquid crystal vessel. Checker of
soft, ablative boots for Atlas II rocket engines. Instructor of GD&Tclass for 60
people.
Machine Designer of custom, high-speed, induction heating machine for production
Tocco, Inc., AL
manufacturing with "pick and place" ability. Conveyor Designer of live-roller,
06/92-09/92 Contract upstream and downstream conveyors. Autocad used for layout for later conversion to
Pro-Engineer
models.
Manufacturing Machine Designer
of woodworking machines with pneumatic boring units to
Wood
Just-Rite Machine,
AL
Manufacturing - Steel
04/92-06/92
Contract
Tocco, Inc., AL
fabricate chair seats, legs, lamps, step ladders, and beds. Tasks included pneumatic
and electrical controls, and OSHA requirements (guarding, valving, safety interlocks
and
emergency
stops.)
Machine
Designer
of custom high-speed, induction heating machine for production
manufacturing with "pick and place" ability. Conveyor Designer of live-roller,
02/92-04/92 Contract upstream and downstream conveyors. Autocad used for layout for later conversion to
Pro-Engineer.
Manufacturing Mechanical Drafter of engineering drawing package for pneumatic cylinder line.
Wood
Just-Rite Machine,
AL
Manufacturing - Tires Mechanical Drafter of engineering drawing package for tire sidewall slitter machine.
01/92-02/92
Dunlop Tire, Contract
AL
12/91-01/92 Contract
Product - Aerospace
Oceaneering Space,
TX
06/91-12/91
Contract
Manufacturing
- Tires
Mechanical Designer of Semi-Rigid astronaut Tether. Design Checker for
microconical robot grapple fitting, microconical interface tools.
Drawing Checker to rigid ANSI, MIL, JSC, Lockheed, and OSS stds.
Machine Designer of Fischer cold gum application; Bead Stitcher; Cushion
Dunlop Tire, AL
Calendar roll-cut, add-on, automatic bead packer slaved to existing apexer
08/90-05/91 Contract machines; hot V-notcher to improve sidewall construction, major improvements to
belt cutter,
etc. repair toolbox & quadpod, satellite repair tools,EVA
Product - Aerospace 120"Alpha
MechanicalShear
Designer
of Hubble
Oceaneering Space, (astronaut outside) tools, IVA devices; Flexible Glove Box Facility for Crystal Growth
TX
Furnace in STS-50, (video here) & STS-73 (video here)
01/90-08/90
Contract
Manufacturing - Tires Machine Designer of gum rubber edge strip application machine including
Dunlop Tire, NY
centralizing, PLC and pneumatic controls, supply roll mounts & drags, strip routing,
10/89-01/90
powered poly liner strippers, etc. Mechanical Designer of detented bead stock
Moonlight
Product - Aerospace turnstiles.
Mechanical Designer of CETA (Crew and Equipment Translation Aid) toolbox &
Oceaneering Space, "quadpod" (access station), CETA PDAP (Portable Data Acquisition Package)
TX
capture & latch with easy "soft dock" and "hard dock" features.
09/89-10/89
Contract
Manufacturing
- Wire Machine Designer of punch and die machine to form and trim poultry layer cage
Ander's Machine, AL (battery cage) components from welded-wire fabric.
04/89-06/89
Moonlight
Manufacturing - Tires Project Engineer for new equipment installations and major design improvements to
Dunlop Tire, AL
existing machines, including new controls (pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical).
08/87-08/89 Contract Managed multiple projects and supervised multiple contractor teams every weekend.
beadto
separator
withmachines
pneumatic logic;
Manufacturing - Food Machine
Machine Designer
Designer of
of automatic
major changes
Pringlesapplicators
manufacturing
detented
stock
turnstiles;
web
tensioners,
take-ups,
festoons,
&
idlers,
rubberized
Procter & Gamble TN (processors).
edgeSteel
tracking,
etc. OSHA
guarding
and switches.
Quick
06/86-08/87 Contract fabric
Structural
Detailer
of platforms,
machine
supports,
etc. CAD layout, then
engineering
pad hand
sketches
the fastest
fab drawings ever!
Piping Designer
for process
andforsewer
piping.
Mechanical
Designer
of
trucks,
carts,
racks,
mounts,
sensor
mounts,
etc.
Designer for for
railroad
spur, truck
parking,
aprons,
containment
Manufacturing - Steel Civil
Owner-Machinist
production
drilling
of veryturning
hard 316
stainless
fastenersberms,
for
etc.
Patron Fab, AL
safety wire. Refined drill materials, point geometries, pressures, spindle speeds, feed
06/86-08/88
rates, coolants types and methods to maximize holes per drill bit. (beginner, amatuer
Moonlight
video
of similar)
Manufacturing Mechanical
Designer of harmonic gear drive, pneumatic stepper motor driven, linear
Paper
ABB Accuray, OH
08/85-06/86
Contract
Manufacturing
- Food
actuator for fourdrinier head-box slice lip gap control in paper industry. Emphasis on
very low manufacturing cost; deep-drawn cap, standard acme thread, integral valve
body,
etc. Master CAD Layout with "plug-in" modules and layers for equipment,
Facilities
Procter & Gamble,
TN
8/85-11/85
Contract
Manufacturing
- Food
structures, aisles, ambulance routes, fire-related, roof plan, landscaping, utilities,
parking, drainage, etc.
Structural
Detailer
& Instructor
of large
railcar
shed,
platforms,Extremely
caged quick
Conveyor Steel
Designer
of food-grade,
vibrating
and
flat-belt
conveyors.
ladders,
etc.only 3-week window for design, detail, fabrication, assembly, and testing
turnaround,
Snackmaster, GA
07/85-08/85 Contract of three conveyors (two flat belt, one vibrating feeder) used in the manufacture of
Combos
pretzels. Designer of one-hand operation metering gate and free-flow
Facilities - Foundry
Material Handling
Am. Magotteaux, TN hoppers.
04/85-06/85 Contract Piping Designer of piping and controls for natural gas furnaces and water quench
Manufacturing - Food system.
Conveyor Designer of food-grade, drop-bottom, vari-pitch, helical-screw conveyors,
Civil
Designer
of oil quench
pit, gas controls
pit, and
various equipment
Procter & Gamble,
and bin
modifications
for free-flowing
feed to screw
conveyors,
pneumaticfoundations.
conveyor.
TN
Material Handling Designer of hoppers, chutes, feeder supports, & prossess mods.
10/84-04/85 Contract Piping Designer to automate valves for Duncan-Hines frosting steam kettles.
Product - Automotive Mechanical Designer of complicated, 3D windshield wiper linkages, electric motor
GM-Delco Elect., OH components, and electrical switch components using Computervision CADDS.
08/84-10/84 Contract Working a second shift was a rare treat!
Product - Oil Field
Machine Designer for first MWD (measurement while drilling) device This MWD
Sperry-Sun,TX
sensed and signaled oil drill string position by using drilling mud flow turbine for
12/83-08/84 Contract power and a poppet valve in the mud stream for pulse signaling in very abrasive,
F environment.
Product - Telephone 400°
Mechanical
Designer for injection molded, ABS business telephone components;
GTE Business, AL
battery compartments, receiver-contained amplifier provisions, housing, etc.
02/83-12/83 Contract Electro-Mechanical Designer of pay phone field test set. Printed Circuit Board
Product - Aerospace Designer.
Mechanical Designer of EVA (astronaut outside) tools, treadmill mods (video),
Oceaneering Space restraints, Solar Max TPAD torsional stabilizers (nice 4-bar!) (Video.)
TX
Drafting Supervisor, Drawing Checker, Technical Writer, & Illustrator.
02/82-02/83 Contract
Manufacturing - Oil
Machine Designer of tunnel-type, heat-treat, water-quench process conveyor and
Drilco, Smith Int'l, TX related, live-roller conveyors for 4-ton drill collars (10" X 40' steel).
09/81-02/82 Contract Piping Designer of related controls and piping for heat treat machine.
Manufacturing - Oil
Machine Designer of hydraulic, live-roller conveyor (and controls) to carefully load
Houston Oilfield, TX 4-ton drill collars into expensive CNC machining centers. Hydraulic "locking" used
05/81-09/81 Contract between cylinders and motors to prevent leverage damage and runaway unloaded
motors.
GSE - Aerospace
Mechanical Design-Drafting Supervisor and Drawing Checker Implemented and
USA (USBI), AL
trained rigid ANSI, ASME and MIL/DOD/FED standards in new electro-mechanical
10/80-03/81 Contract group within Electrical Department.; cables, ZIF & Berg connectors, lighted
panels, etc.
Manufacturing - Metal pushbutton
Machine Designer
of hydraulic material charger (pusher conveyor) for aluminum
Wolverine Tube, AL furnace, controls (w/ accumulator). Redesigned tubing extruder die mount, reduced
04/80-10/80 Contract weight to 20%!
Structural
Steel Designer
of of
OSHA
compliant
stairs, and
Facilities - Foundry
Material Handling
Designer
metering
gates,platforms,
hoppers, chutes,
andhandrails.
ball sorters.
Am. Magotteaux, TN Piping Designer of natural gas supply and controls for heat treating furnaces and
07/79-03/80 Contract water supply and controls for quenching operation. Designed refractory arrangement.
Manufacturing - Print Machine Designer of newspaper printing press modules, including roller chain
Harris Webpress, TX drives & tensioners, flange-mount bearings, sheet metal drive covers, and
04/79-07/79 Contract ridiculously oversized frames.
Product - Wood
Machine Designer of pneumatic stroke boring units, multiple-spindle boring heads,
Just-Rite Machine,
machine frames, control panel modifications, etc.
AL
03/79-04/79
Facilities - Contract Civil Designer of coolant trenches, gratings, covers, sumps & pits for gear hobbing
Automotive
centers at new manufacturing plant for Ford transmissions.
Ford Trans., OH
Piping Designer of coolant supply and return lines, pipe hangers, pumps, valves,
11/78-03/79
Contract
etc.
Product - Offroad
Mechanical Drafter of hydraulic motor, transmission, and valve components and
Sundstrand Hydro, IA assemblies. Ink on mylar drawings to rigid ANSI standards and extensive use of
12/77-12/78 Contract Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing. Technical Illustrator of exploded
assemblies.
Facilities - Metal
Mechanical Drafter of very detailed facility plot plan drawing including structures,
Inland Ryerson, AL
rolling machine lines, related equipment, storage racks, truck and pedestrian lanes,
10/77-11/77 Contract utilities, fire control, etc. Ink on mylar (14' feet long!)
Facilities - Foundry
Conveyor Designer of flat belt, troughed belt, elevators, and vibrating.
Am. Magotteaux, TN HVAC Designer of smoke capture system and duct work to Smog Hog filter.
08/77-10/77 Contract Civil Designer of oil quench pits, controls pits, equipment foundations, etc.
Manufacturing Wood
Wemco, AL
06/77-08/77
Contract
GSE - Aerospace
Machine Designer of automatic manufacturing machines for wooden lamp
components while working with shrinking valve inventory of failing company to
automate and complete remaining machines and close remaining invoices.
Goss Electric, AL
04/76-07/76
Moonlight
Facilities - Struct.
(relay logic), schematics and wiring diagrams.
Mechanical Drafter for panel modification, etc.
Mechanical Designer-Drafter of large-bore hydraulic cylinders and related ground
Teledyne Brown, AL support equipment used to stress test the prototype Space Shuttle External Tank
02/77-06/77 Contract (ET). Sole remaining contractor on-site for several weeks until completion of an
task.
Product - Automotive important
Mechanical
Drafter of distributor components, assemblies, condensers, & voltage
Prestolite Auto., AL
regulators. Printed Circuit Board Designer with severe constraints for motorcycle
08/76-02/77 Direct
solid state ignition retrofit. Tooling Designer of jigs and fixtures for manufacturing
Facilities - Electrical operations.
Electrical Drafter of industrial electrical control panels, including ladder diagrams
Steel
D.V. Carraher, AL
04/76-07/76
Direct
Facilities - Foundry
Structural Steel Detailer of new construction of commercial-industrial buildings and
a very large HVAC system for aluminum foundry. Engineered beams, columns,
braces, connections, stairs, handrails, stair railing, working platforms, ship ladders,
and
caged ladders.
Mechanical
Drafter of bucket elevator conveyors, cleated belt conveyors, hoppers,
Am. Magotteaux, TN
09/74-04/76 Direct
Facilities - Electrical
Hammon Electric, AL
04/74-09/74 Direct
chutes, skip hoist, modifications to large tumbling mills, and cooling lines for sand
cast foundry.
Piping
Drafter
of process
piping,drawings
hydraulicfor
power
piping, and hydraulic valves.
Electrical
Drafter
of installation
new commercial-industrial
facilities.
Calculated loads, sized conductors, located components, routed wiring, arranged
lighting fixtures, selected and placed control panels and contactors, etc.