1. Carl Anthony Leduc
985-201-4381
cleduc@mpinet.net
Sr. Mechanical Design Engineering
Aerospace & DOD
SUMMARY
• 30+ years Mechanical design & drafting
• 30+ years 3D Modeling & Drafting, Various CAD systems: Autocad, Inventor, Solidworks, CatiaV5,
UGNX and others (Over 60,000 hand-on hours total combined all 3D cad systems)
• Aerospace and DOD engineering design programs experience
• Drawing creation from verbal and written instructions, marked prints, sketches & field
measurements and personal
• Incorporation of engineering changes, electronic drawing updates and management of document
management systems
• Extensive cross team collaboration within engineering, management, marketing, customers and
vendors
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Dates of employment are approximate
IOMAX AEROSPACE –NC Mar 2016 – Pres.
Military Aircraft Engineering
Systems & Interior Panel Design / Integration--- Solidworks
Integration and design of mechanical and electro mechanical aircraft systems, design and integrate pilot
forward and side control panels. Create 3D cad models and drawings, conduct design reviews, creation of
ECN, DCN and various associated engineering documentation, liaison between manufacturing and
engineering and management. Assist shop floor resolve manufacturing challenges and source components
needed to complete design projects.
Northrup Grumman Melbourne –Fl Feb 2015 – Mar 2016
Aerospace Division
Systems design and Integration Design Engineer- Aircraft Fuel Measurement systems
• Integration and design of aircraft fuel measurement systems and design of associated hardware and
electro-mechanical integration, sheet metal, create all necessary 3D cad models CAD drawing using
Unigraphics UGNX,
Textron Land & Sea – New Orleans, LA Sep 2013 – Feb-2015
Ship Designer 3D Modeling on US Navy Project DOD
• SolidWorks, Outfitting / Integration of Military hovercraft mechanical components & systems.
• Interpret design requirements and provide 3D mechanical outfitting designs, interface requirement
layouts,
• Provide ship architectural designs of secondary structures, design of guardrails, gunner weapon
mounts, Design turbine inlet FOD screen enclosures
• Create master 3D model and provided rudimentary initial FEA with Cosmos, create all associated
manufacturing
• Drawings, incorporate changes and new design, BOM creation, Conduct research to gather legacy and
Vertical Aviation – Sanford Fl Mar -Short term temp position June 2013 – Sept 2013
Aircraft Designer-Autodesk Inventor & AutoCad---continued next page
2. • Reverse engineer from actual components and model in 3D 1950’s helicopter components and
reproduce
• Hand drawings into CAD. Create freeform 3D models of various sheet metal and fiberglass
components
AAR Cargo & Payload Systems – Goldsboro NC Dec 2012 – Jun 2013
Aircraft Payload System Designer
• Air Cargo Delivery & Payload Systems A400M Airbus Cargo Aircraft- CatiaV5 & SolidWorks, AutoCAD
• Preliminary and detail design of air cargo-electro-mechanical payload drop system components,
mechanism design & electro-mechanical air cargo locking systems and associated mechanical
drawings
• Create all 3D Catia V5 models, maintain DMU and create associated manufacturing drawings with
Catia V5,3D model checking, GD&T, Catia V5 & Enovia Smart Team, Drawings
Hartzell Aerospace/Acousti Fab Inc – Sanford, FL Mar 2009– Dec 2012
Senior Mechanical Designer-Aircraft
Pro-E Creo, Solidworks, catiaV5,
• Packaging and design for commercial aircraft APU systems, combustion air inlets and exhaust
components
• Extensive 3D modeling and design for composites, 3D assemblies and CAD drawings.
• Lead concept designer for design of Bombardier C Series aircraft APU inlet duct & metal exhaust
systems
• Secondary structures design, sheet metal, honeycomb component design, design of sound attenuating
components / systems
• System component integration for inlet and exhaust of auxiliary power supply “APU” for passenger
aircraft,
• Basic FEA with cosmos analysis for component sizing and mass management, review of stress and
thermal report and modification of designer to incorporate report driven design development
• Fixture design engineer, shake and vibe testing of aircraft inlet composite components.
• Procurement, Trade studies & research related to project scope, Frequent travel to Montreal for design
reviews
Philips Medical Corp – Orlando, FL Jun 2007 – Mar 2010
Senior Electro-Mechanical design & Packaging-Pro-E 3D Modeling
• Design and packaging electro mechanical medical equipment using Pro-E
• Design of concept to production E/M equipment components, chassis design, cabling and PWB design
and surface mounting design & related drawings
• Create and update electrical wire harness drawings
• Design of plastic housings for enclosing metal chassis enclosures
• Assure placement & sizing of controls and components meet human factors & customer specifications
• Cable packaging and routing of electrical and fiber optic cables and related installation drawings &
design
• Create conceptual technical drawings for shop personnel and direct fabrication of prototypes with
human factor considerations.
• Provide basic FEA with Pro-Mechanical, fit tolerance & stack-up analysis with GD&T. Create and
provide complete design, materials and drafting package suitable for release and manufacture
Siemens Power Generation – Orlando, FL Dec 2003 – Jan 2007
Senior Designer, Turbines- Utilities power plants
• Pro-E Wildfire & Interlink PDM, AutoCAD , Rotating Machinery-turbines for Power Utilities
• create drawings from verbal and written instructions, marked prints, sketches, field measurements
• Design of gas and steam turbines, engine build up (EBU) piping, ancillary components, 3D modeling &
drafting, GD&T, Pro-E
3. • DMU 3D modeling & management, surfacing, solids & assemble management
• Major castings design, weldments, machining, brackets, sheet metal for gas and steam turbines in a
fast paced work environment
• Update power utilities pant layout drawings for turbines gas and steam
• Responsible for providing concepts and product definition, hardware selection, analyze and problem
solve
• Participate in design & presentations reviews and status meetings, report to management of status or
issues.
Lockheed Aerospace – Orlando, FL Oct 1998 – Dec 2003
Electro Mechanical design-Pro-E & Solidworks, Mechanical Design Packaging DOD
• Conceptual design, packaging & DMU management of military missile structural components, sheet
metal components, machining, eletro-mechanical design and packaging of Navy test equipment
• Navy electro-mechanical rack & panels for CASS, cabling and thermal management, PWB packaging
and connector placement, technician work stations & control panels designed with human factors,
design and integration into ships and aircraft, and design of ruggedized enclosures and roto molded
enclosures
• Create, update and maintain electrical wire harness drawings
• Design in flight targeting turret pod roll-section components, tolerance stacks GD&T,
• Design of interconnect adaptor and packaging of internal components
• Small mechanism & sheet metal design for Navy vessel work stations
• Extensive experience with Pro-E 3D & SolidWorks modeling & drawing creation to military DOD
standards.
Piper Aircraft Co – Vero Beach, FL 1997 – Oct 1998
Aircraft Sr. Designer Pro-E & Unigraphics 3D
• 3D modeling of freeform surfaces of aircraft body panels using Unigraphics
• Engine Build up (EBU), Structures & Skin lofting, Sheet metal
• Analyze and interpret design requirements, originate 3D DMU conceptual and production designs &
drawings of the Malibu Meridian aircraft,
• Design and integration of interior components.
• Structures and related design & first article drawings, cabling and harness packaging thru structures
• Body panel latching mechanism design, sheet metal skin and composite design
• System component integration for turbine engine for executive aircraft.—Continued next page
• piping/tubing, brackets, supports, wire harness installation within Unigraphics & related drawings
• Surface lofting of engine inlets ducts for the turbine engine intakes and the detail design refinement of
the lofted flow surfaces into DFM 3D models into composite inlet components.
Hunting Aircraft – Biggen Hill UK Aug 1996 – Sep 1997
Aircraft Interior Designer
• Unigraphics, Interiors, Galley, Lavatory, bulkheads, Cabin Doors
• Create 3D freeform stylized designs for aircraft interior panels and doors with unigraphics
• Design and packaging of aircraft lavatory Interiors, galley, hardware and sink components and
waste water drains, air piping
• Design of lightweight composite honeycomb bulkheads and hardware for cargo area,
secondary structures
• Design of composite honeycomb cabin doors with depressurization blow out panel and
associated drawings
General Motors – Detroit, MI-Automotive Designer 1985 – 1996
Designer-Electro-Mechanical Automotive Design & Packaging-Various Detroit locations
4. • Pro-E, Unigraphics, CADAM
• Design and package automotive interior components and seating.
• Design of custom wire connectors and supporting fastening and installation hardware and
supporting components
• Various sheet metal design , plastics component design, composites, cabling mounting clips,
various component integration and packaging
• Engine build-up components, wire harness integration within DMU and associated
manufacturing drawing, vehicle cabling packaging and design and associated hardware design
creation in accordance with DFM practices,
• Systems integration and wire harness routing and packaging using 3D: fuel, water and
hydraulics, electrical, exhaust systems packaging and routing
• 3D freeform surfacing
EDUCATION
Sterling Heights Tech Michigan:
AS Mechanical Design & Drafting 2D drafting and 3D modeling-1986
Indian River State College Vero Beach FL-Continued education in Architectural design and drafting
3D Studio Max computer animation /photo realistic modeling Rhino, Mechanical CAD
Achievements
Multiple 3D certificates 3D CAD, Pro-E, Unigraphics, SolidWorks, CADAM, AutoCAD, CatiaV5,
Philips Corporation Orlando Florida for significant project contributions
Engineering Employee Award-Siemens Power Generation
Seminole State College, Sanford Florida, Continued education, Studies of Architectural design and
construction & 3D Design
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