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BRUCE G. CONSIDINE
Bruce@ParodyUniverse.com

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

TEST AND DESIGN

In the US and in Europe, I have conducted Validation and Certification tests in both the Aeronautical and Automobile industries. I also have done Product Development and CAD assemblies. A unique feature is a familiarity with extremely large fabric structures.

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CHRONOLOGY

NOV 90 - JUNE 91 AIR BAG ENGINEER Allied Signal, Bendix Safety Restraints Group (Now Key Safety Systems)

Organized sled tests for automobile airbag program(s). Responsible for part fabrication, modification and assembly required for sled impact tests. Worked with sled facility supervisors on test requirements. Analyzed high-speed films and test data to write reports.

 

JULY 88 - JAN 90 STRUCTURAL AND SYSTEMS TEST ENGINEER Advanced Airship Corporation

ADVANCED AIRSHIP CORP.
Jurby, Isle of Man,
British Isles

     Designed test fixtures, executed development and certification tests, and wrote certification test reports.
     Airship car inertial load test: Calculated airship car accelerations and inertial loads from airship center of gravity acceleration data. Responsible for designing setup to achieve loads. Was engineering lead for hanger teams which constructed test rig.
     Other tests were, composite intra-laminar shear, composite flex tests, fire protection of compartment interiors, fin spar/rib joint tests, nose cone mooring load test, preliminary envelope proof pressure test, slow tear propagation in hull, large fabric panel uniaxial stress tear tests, internal rigging tension, ballast tank dump rates...

 

MAY 87 - FEB 88 DESIGN ENGINEER (Airship envelopes and Aerostat radar balloons) ILC Dover Inc.

ILC Dover Inc.
Frederica, Delaware 		     Aerostat: I arranged for seal strength tests, ballonet material flex tests, and tear tests to be conducted by the test lab. Worked on large material patterns. Coordinated rework/return activity on problem aerostat air valve parts.
     CAD: Researched ballonet design procedures with PTC's CADDS 4X. Wrote CVMAC language program to extract part data for CNC machining.
     Cyclocrane heavy lift airship proposal: I wrote programs to calculate envelope surface areas and volumes. Also calc'd internal rigging lengths, envelope seam lengths and designed blower inflation capacity for ascent and decent rates.
     Fat Albert: On site for inflation of radar aerostat and proof pressure test at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (Patrick AFB.)

 

JAN 85 - FEB 87 Product Development Engineer. Lear Siegler Inc., (Now Lear Corporation)

Lear Siegler Inc.
General Seating Division 		     Developed new seat test center. Consulted Ford and GM engineers to insure test equipment design compatibility and proper test procedures. Involved in concept, design and/or purchase of test machinery.
Trained test lab technicians.
     GM C/K Truck program: Helped execute seat tests for design and validation. Wrote validation test reports. Coordinated with GM and suppliers on design modification and prototype of headrest. Organized design, prototype, and testing of seat track release cable assembly.
     CAD: Produced one of the largest seat assemblies on our EDS Unigraphics CAD system.

 

SEPT 83 - JAN 85 Test Engineer. Hoover Universal (Now Johnson Controls Inc.)

     Designed and developed structural and vibration test equipment and integrated them into test area.
     Supervised seat test center. Trained and supervised technicians. Responsible for conducting seat tests according to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Conducted statistical test routines on seat designs and wrote design validation and certification test reports.