Maria G.

Experience

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  Acciona Agua, S.A.

  Feb 2010 - May 2010

  Cad Technician

  After finishing my studies as HNC technical designer in construction and civil engineering, I started an internship. Duties:Participation on Adelaide Desalination plant (prt Stanvac) from Australia and PTAR from Atotonilco (Mexico).Design of pipe lines, pipe fasteners, valves, sketches.Checking/correcting detail drawings.Design of the irrigation water lines.Using own initiative to ensure all deadlines and objectives are met.

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  Santutxu Centro Médico Podológico

  May 2010 - Sept 2010

  Recepcionist

  Duties:Liaison with customers through a relationship-based approach.Using presentation and negotiating skills to secure clients and customers. Maintaining a high standard of service both in person and through phone.Organizing the doctor’s agenda.Maintaining a well detail history of the clients up to date.

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  La Casa Vasca

  Sept 2010 - May 2011

  Waitress

  Duties:Selling products/services to prospective customers through a relationship-based approach.Using presentation and negotiating skills to secure clients and customers. Meeting and exceeding sales targets.Maintaining a high standard of service and image for third-party clients.

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  Colwall Park Hotel

  May 2011 - Mar 2012

  General Assistant

  Duties:Temporary team leader and supervisory experience.Making sure the task are finalize within the time limit.Looking into details to maintain high standards for customersLiaison with customers and team membersTask planning

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  Work at home (Volunteer)

  May 2011 - May 2011

  Cad Technician

  During a period when I was unemployed and looking for work, I a did some design work for a family member in order to keep busy and further my skills and experience. Duties:Taking house dimensions.Redraw the house as it was.Draw some fitting modifications.Using own initiative to ensure all deadlines and objectives are met.

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  RoadChef Motorway Ltd

  Mar 2012 - Sept 2012

  Team worker

  Duties:Gathering information needed to coordinate a successful training venture which benefits both trainer and learner.Processing customer orders.Maintaining relationships as liaison to customers and trainers.Reviewing the efficiency and effectiveness of training service delivery.

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  Samuel Taylor Ltd

  Sept 2012 - Oct 2018

  Tool Designer

  KEY SKILLS:Logical and analytical approach to solving problems and resolving issues.Developed new methods to aid faster projects calculus and design.Design of high speed forming tools, fixtures and stamping dies.Experienced on leading the design, development and testing of metal stamping tooling.Provided technical direction to manufacturers to ensure consistency and accuracy in work.Excellent organizational, time management and planning skills.Key team player – ability to delegate others and take responsibility for a team.Expert Solidworks user (Sheet metal, Surfaces, Advance Modeling, 2D drawings, Assemblies, parts list, PDM, Logopress3).DUTIES: Lead design and development of custom single operation tooling, multi stage progression tooling and special purpose machines implementing innovative solutions to maximize production efficiency.Developed punch geometry and bend allowances on different metals. Creation of 3D assemblies using Logoppress3.Blank part calculus and development.Design of complex 3D templates, to aid automatic design and calculus of special purpose tools for other departments.Design of jigs and fixtures. FMEA implementation on all procedures.Chair meetings to show new tools designs ,or attend design and development meetings to aid with problem solution or best practice design.Check and correct other people designs/calculus.Create different excel templates to calculate various things such as: spring pressure, type and qty, press cutting tonnage and forming tonnage (as per Logoppress3 and actual), bend allowance calculator.Buy material for suppliers.Produce all the 2D drawings for manufacture establishing detail part dimensions and tolerances to ensure proper form, fit and function.Liaison with toolroom during the production stage.Liaison with production and maintenance & quality team during the tool development.Teach and tutor apprentices introducing them into the design environment. Show less

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  Babcock International Group

  Oct 2018 - now

  Organising and tasking 3D models for 2D outputs to allocated team of designers.Ensure selecting the correct methods and tools for the task and provide technical assistance to allocated team of designers.Coordinate and check with other disciplines such as structural team, for multidiscipline related issues during design lifecycle.Lead design reviews.Ensure integration and functionality of design.Lead resolution of production, technical queries and development of multidiscipline solutions for the team in relation to manufacturing issues.Contribute to learning from experience during the project.Develop innovative design solutions.Fusil design lead responsibilities for highly complex and high risk projects.Lead the parametric intelligent design of various 3D complex assemblies. Show less Babcock Marine SectionWorked on different projects for ships and submarines modifications.Review and interpretation of inicial design requirements and applicable standards.Verification of detail design agains design requirements.Coordinate with other disciplines such as construction during design process.Ensure correctness of own designs.Use of Vault (PDM systems).Produce ship modification drawing package and scheme designs.Site surveys.Teaching/mentoring the use and best practices of CAD software to other colleagues.Parametric testing other designs.Alignment to point cloud.Parametric intelligent design of 3D complex assemblies.Problem solving.Design presentation.Assistance on a Virtual Reality presentation. Show less Babcock Airports SectionWorked on different airports conveyor lines design and modifications.Duties:Review and interpretation of initial design requirements and applicable standards.Verification of detail design against design requirements.Coordinate with other disciplines such as electrical and controls during design process.Ensure correctness of own designs.Design of fabrications for specific purposes.Produce automated label and codes schedule template.Produce baggage layouts, as built drawings and scheme designs.Site surveys.Alignment to point cloud.Reverse engineer design.Create video animation and phases simulation for a tender.. Show less

  • Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

    Jan 2022 - Apr 2022

  • Mechanical Design Engineer

    Oct 2020 - Jan 2022

  • Design Engineer

    Oct 2018 - Sept 2020