Garrett Nimmo

57 Pilgrim Road, Tonawanda, NY 14150 (716) 228-1040 Garrett.Nimmo@Kanthal.com

Product Design Engineer seeking to apply my knowledge of product design, analysi

s, production, and problem solving. Taking personal initiative for each assignme
nt to ensure accuracy, quality, and compliance to company and industry standards
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EDUCATION
Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York Aug 2008
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering

Niagara County Community College, Sanborn, New York Dec 2005

A.A.S. Computer Aided Drafting and Design
B.O.C.E.S., Harkness Career and Technical Center, Cheektowaga, New York June 200
3
Computer Aided Drafting Program
RELATED COURSEWORK
Architectural Commercial Drafting Process Piping Strength of Ma
terials Solid Works
Civil Commercial Drafting Pressure VesselsElectrical Design Drafting Statics Hyd
raulics & Pneumatics Structural Steel
Machine Processes Kinematics Shock and Vibration Analysis UniGraphics Electrical
Principals Dynamics Stress Analysis
Heat Transfer Fluid Mechanics Thermodynamics Electrical
Circuits 1 & 2 Materials Processing Technical Drawing Mini Baja Design Machine D
esign 1 & 2
WORK EXPERIENCE
Kanthal Globar, Amherst, New York Aug 2010-Present
Product Design Engineer
Design custom resistor assemblies and modules for specific customer en
gineering needs using Solidworks 2010.
Review customer inquiries and develop design concept proposals.
Document the design-in cycle, which includes entering of bills of mate
rials, design of new/revised raw material drawings, manufacturing and engineerin
g procedures and instructions.
Maintain and improve existing product designs.
Test and modify prototypes.
Conduct design of Experiments analysis on new and existing products.
Participate in research and development efforts (i.e. Design for Water
cooled Resistor Assemblies).
GXC Imaging Systems, Buffalo, New York Dec 2009-Aug 2010
Distributor/Warehouse Specialist
Loaded and unloaded commercial trucks using a forklift.
Produced both fixer and developer chemicals.
 Distributed fixer, developer, barium and film to accounts.
Cameron Compression Systems, Buffalo, New York Sept 2008-Apr 2009
Designer II
Created, updated, checked, and verified various engineering drawings t
o ensure each is maintained to company standards.
Created and delivered presentations to upper management.
Verified all dimensions, weight calculations, geometries, and part num
bers on installation and arrangement drawings.
Designed support fixtures, modular guards and wiring systems for vario
us components on turbo compressors.
Verified and updated information in the bills of materials and the dat
abase.

R.P. Adams, Buffalo, NewYork Jan 2008-May 2008

Mechanical Engineering Project
Provided calculations and design drawings under supervision of senior mechan
ical engineer demonstrating the project proposal.
Performed a series of wear tests for a top plate with bolt design.
Inspected assembly procedure, proving the new system more reliable.
Project assignment was designed to reduce labor rate, maintenance, and cost,
while increasing both performance and durability.
Given increasing responsibility at each of my previous assignments.

COMPUTER SKILLS
AutoCAD AutoCAD 3D UniGraphics Solidworks MathCad SAP
Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint
ORGANIZATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
National Vocational Technical Honor Society