Alan Garcia

I’m a Mechanical Engineer with three years of work experience in product design, prototyping, and QA.

I'm passionate about working on new and innovative designs, finding out how things work and how to fix them, and improving people’s lives through my craft.

Skills

Engineering Tools

SolidWorks, CATIA V5R21, AUtoCAD
PDM, ARENA (PLM)
ANSYS, Polyworks, MATLAB
Microsoft Office, Inkscape
KiCAD, RobotStudio

Technical Skills

GD&T (ASME Y14.5)
FEA, 3D Scanning
Root Cause Analysis
Project Management, SCRUM
Machining, Soldering, Welding

Fluent In

English
French
Spanish

Resume

Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, 2019

École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)
Université de Québec à Montréal

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Mechanical Engineer I

March 2020 to Present

Galvion (formerly Revision Military), Montreal

Perform stack-up studies to ensure the proper fit of ballistic helmet assemblies
Collaborate with manufacturing, QA, and sourcing for transitioning into mass production
Inspect and validate parts by 3D scanning
Perform Finite Element Analysis to validate design choices for helmet accessories
Design and validate a new manufacturing process, including the tooling
Maintain engineering best practices for modelling and design
Ensure parts created by the design team can be manufactured

Intern, Mechanical Engineer

September 2019 to March 2020

Galvion (formerly Revision Military), Montreal

Assisted the design team from the ideation stage through the testing and validation of parts.
Designed manufacturing jigs, fixtures and inspection tooling
Performed product issue investigations to identify root causes and proposed solutions
Create 2D layouts of complex parts and assemblies following GD&T standards (ASME Y14.5)
Re-design products to address customer feedback and needs

Intern, Mechanical Design

September to December 2018

Symbotic, Anjou

Created 2D parts and assemblies layouts of equipment for automated warehouses
Designed and drafted mechanical components in SolidWorks to improve automated machinery

Intern, 3D Design

September to December 2017

Axis Prototypes, Saint-Léonard

Used 3D scanners and repaired 3D files (Metrascan, VXModèle, Magics)
Designed components for various development projects in SolidWorks for 3D-printing

COOP Intern, Quality

September to December 2016

Pratt & Whitney Canada, Longueuil

Conducted technical investigations on parts to identify the root cause of deviations
Recommend solutions to eliminate the defect or improve the manufacturing process
Managed a three-month continuous improvement project in parallel to three rotating research and documentation projects
Trained two new interns that would take over my tasks

Engineering Intern

June to October 2016

Decoraxion, Montreal

Designed and modelled a circuit board using KiCad for external manufacturing
Populated PCBs with through-hole and surface-mount components