David A. Nichols
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About
Over 20 years experience in engineering management, project management,
engineering design, vendor liaison, product marketing and product development.
Successfully managed international, multi-national and domestic projects with diversified industry affiliation.
SKILL SET
• Engineering Management
• Product Development
• Conceptual Design and Prototypes
• Mechanical Systems Design, Test Fixtures and Validation
• 3D Solid Modeling, Industrial Design and Rapid Prototyping
• Material selection, Fabrication, Manufacturing and Production Coordination
• Production Tooling (Injection molding, thermo forming and sheet metal)
• Military and Commercial Documentation ANSI, MIL-STD and ISO9000/9001
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
• Aerospace, Automotive, Communications, Consumer Electronics, Dental, Medical, Nuclear and Military/DOD/DOE/DHS/ICE
• Involvement with NASA's Space Shuttle Communications Programs, the TITAN solid rocket booster project, USAF Avionics
• Communication Devices (COMSEC) EMI/RFI/EMP hardening
• Radiation Imaging, High-Volume Consumer Electronics, Robotics, Hand-held and Miniature Mechanisms, Sensors and Analysis Instruments
• Medical product development specializing in dental products (professional teeth whitening & decay removal device), Neo-natal Incubators, Vital Signs Monitoring
• Founder of Better Life Technologies Inc. focused on wearable medical sensor technology -
Education
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B.A Industrial Artsnot provided
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Experience
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Design/Document SupervisorInfrasonics Inc.San Diego, CA
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Clearance LevelDOD
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TS/SCI(760) 822-2017 "dnichols@san.rr.com" dnichols@san.rr.com
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contractorSAICSan Diego, CA/Leidos - contractor
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FounderBetter Life Technologies Inc.San Diego, CA
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Director of Mechanical Engineering and Lead EngineerLumaLite, Inc.San Diego, CA
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Design/Doc SupervisorNellcor Puritan BennettSan Diego, CA
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Engineering Group LeaderNewpointSan Diego, CA
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CAD SupervisorMItek SytemsSan Diego, CA
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Project EngineerWelch-AllynSkaneateles, NYTechnical direction and design of all fabrication and materials selections as they relate to the entire micro dentistry and polymer curing product lines.
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Plant EngineerROHR IndustriesChula Vista, CA
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Mechanical Design/Drafting SupervisorElgarSan Diego, CA
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Senior Mechanical EngineerDELTEC/EXIDESan Diego, CAResponsibilities: Mechanical design of (2) high volume (consumer electronics) injection molded products. Design requirements: Solid model entire design for evaluation, mold feasibility analysis, stereo lithography and interface with Hong Kong tooling vendor.
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Director of Mechanical EngineeringKreativ Inc.Albany, ORTechnical direction of entire product line. Coordinating and scheduling the sustaining engineering functions as they relate to the support of fabrication, manufacturing and production requirements. Vendor liaison establishing new technological relationships for future products.
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Project ManagerMediCare IndustriesSan Diego, CASales/Marketing concepts supporting a neonatal incubator. Generating proposals and establishing financial models to solicit venture capital. Engineering design and coordination to effect a 30% cost reduction in manufacturing and design.
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Project ManagerUSCLos Angeles, CACustomer interface to establish product parameters and design specifications. Coordination of engineering design, drafting, fabrication, assembly and installation of all mechanical components and systems for the redesigned Cyber Theaters in Harris, Olin and 2 PSC Pharmaceutical Lecture Halls at USC.
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Senior Mechanical EngineerNewpoint Corp.San Diego, CAMechanical design of several high volume (consumer electronics) injection molded products. Design requirements: Solid model entire design for mold feasibility analysis, evaluation and interface with Taiwan, Singapore and Hong-Kong tooling vendors.
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Senior Mechanical EngineerCurrentlyPresentemployee employed as a Senior Mechanical Engineer with Leidos in the Advanced Engineering and Applied Science Division, Sensors and Phenomenology Group. Development of advanced engineering and physics concepts, manufacturing feasibility evaluation and production coordination, including process, fabrication, tooling, test fixtures and validation, vendor and manufacturing recommendation selection and qualification. Products range from small hand held mechanisms and sampling/analysis instruments to large particle accelerators and radiographic imaging systems. Conceptual design, modeling and analysis for RFP/RFQ/White paper proposal using SolidWorks 2015 and MS Office power point. NICHOLS ENGINEERING CONSULTING Extensive experience working as a Mechanical Engineer and Project Manager in consultant/contractor role for a variety of different companies and industries. *
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Mechanical EngineerZMicrosystems Inc.San Diego, CAMechanical design of 19in rack and panel swing away 21in ultra-thin, high resolution LCD display for military use and RAID backup installations.
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On Coroflot@DavidNichols, member since 2015