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Carlsbad, California
(760) 804-4475
mike{(at)}hallack({dot})com
Mechanical Engineer ~ CAD/CAM Specialist
A professional ME with a working
knowledge in a wide variety of design and engineering
activities including: mechanical design, injection and
lost wax tooling, Computer Aided Design, CAM programming,
drafting, documentation, desktop publishing, and research
& development. Additionally, my years of formal
business training and experience allow me to effectively
manage and communicate project objectives in a cost
conscious manner.
EDUCATION
Master of Business
Administration, 2000, California
State University, San Marcos, CA
BS Mechanical Engineering,
1996, University of California,
San Diego, CA
SUMMARY
APPLICATIONS: VX
CAD/CAM /
Camax
/
UGS CAD/CAM NX
Solid Works /
AutoCAD
/
Paraform
LANGUAGES:
Knowledge Fusion / OpenNX / C++ / Perl / VX Macro
EQUIPMENT:
Haas
VF-2 / Sharnoa HPM-40 /
Benchman
High-Speed
Fadal
VMC /
Stratasys RP
/ Cyberware laser scanner
Various manual milling, turning, grinding machines
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Callaway
Golf - Specialist, Product Designer
2003 - Present
Developing production
golf club head using Unigraphics NX CAD. Combining conceptual
design ideas with playability, durability, aesthetic,
manufacturing, cost of goods and marketing requirements:
Primary Designer on following current production
models:
Callaway FT-i Driver (Hot List 2007) / Callaway BB460
(Hot List 2007) / Ben Hogan Speedslot Fairway.
Excellent skills in the use of NX sketcher, free
form surfacing and solids tools, associative/parametric
modeling techniques and family of parts design methods.
Gained working Knowledge of KF/OpenNX languages
while writing several Callaway standard routines.
A high degree of initiative and attention to detail
to complete assigned responsibilities with minimal supervision.
VX
Corporation - Western Region Senior Application
Engineer
2000 - 2003
Responsibilities included
all pre/post-sale activities:
Guru for VX CAD/CAM with intimate knowledge of
all aspects including: sketcher, free-form surfacing,
assemblies, drafting, part families, CAM toolpath setup,
generation and posting.
Extensive use of presentation and demonstration
skills for varied audiences (CEO, VP, IT Manager, Sales
Rep, R&D Engineer, Product Managers, and trade shows).
Landed three largest accounts on the West Coast
including: Ace
Clearwater,
Guidant Medical,
American Stove Parts.
Provide installation, support, preventative maintenance
and training on all VX products at regional tech centers
and on-site. Provide technical help to customers on
problems associated with product design and programming.
Established and maintained relationships with
partners, product managers, sales teams, development
teams, resellers, support organizations and most importantly,
the customer.
Titleist
& Cobra Golf - Mold Maker
1996 - 2000
A team member
of the tooling department reporting:
Responsible for crafting production tooling for
irons, metal woods, wedges and putters.
Setup and operated both manual and CNC machine
tools for fabrication of custom and production parts.
Performed reverse engineering utilizing both optical
and mechanical digitizing systems including:
Paraform, Cyberware, Sharnoa HPM-40 Laser, and manual
CMM.
Refined UNIX programming skills while writing
routines to improve connectivity between various CAD/CAM
systems including Unigraphics v15 and CAMAX v12.
Tommy
Armour Golf / Odyssey
Sports - Intern/Machinst
1995 - 1996
Provided support
to senior designers in various aspects of product development:
Performed research and experimental testing on
advanced materials and composites.
Established contacts with local manufacturing,
rapid prototype, tool making, and other industry vendors.
Developed and executed product testing procedures.
Machine shop aprentice under Perry Wall.
HONORS/ACTIVITIES
Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Graduated
Phi Theta Kappa.
Certified diver, avid golfer and weekend woodworker.
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