J. Byron Raymond
24 Craftsbury Court, Unit 4	(802) 872-8889
Essex Junction, VT 05452	byron_raymond@alum.wpi.edu

OBJECTIVE	To obtain a position in mechanical design and/or product development.
EDUCATION	UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, MN Candidate for Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Design & Manufacturing Division, Dr. Arthur G. Erdman, advisor. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, Worcester, MA Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, February 1995.
RELEVANT SKILLS	ü Technical – Proficient with the design, optimization, and manufacturing of machine parts and power transfer components, kinematics of mechanisms, human factors, and user interface design. Basic understanding of most other mechanical engineering disciplines. ü Computer - Proficient in Pro/Engineer solid modeling and Pro/Mechanica-Motion kinematic analysis software. Familiar with ANSYS, Pro/Mechanica-Structure, and MathCad analysis software, common office productivity applications, and various Unix, WinNT, and Win9x operating systems. Served as Webmaster for the UofM Mechanical Engineering Department. ü Managerial – Participated in cross-functional teams to communicate Quality Assurance concerns about ship-readiness, testing requirements, and product scheduling. Promoted twice, acted as mentor for three of six engineers, and taught and technically supervised three engineers borrowed from other QA groups for the push to release version 1.0 of Pro/Intralink. Served as graduate student representative for the UofM Mechanical Engineering Computer Committee.
EXPERIENCE 1999 - 1997	University Of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN TEACHING AND RESEARCH GRADUATE ASSISTANT ü Co-developed the reverse kinematics and optimized physical design of a five-bar, two degree-of-freedom spherical mechanism working with a two d.o.f. base unit. Allows an object to be manipulated in any orientation within the depth of field of a laser scanner. US patent pending. ü Learned New Product Design and Business Development process for Select Comfort, Inc. with other MSME and MBA candidates. Researched customer needs, physical design, manufacturing costs, and return on investment for an extension of their product line. ü Proved parametric solid modeling tools work for roller screw thread design. Created new method of roller screw design with project partner for a local Minnesota company. ü Revamped and supervised Engineering Materials & Processing labs including welding, casting, manual and computer assisted machining, and injection molding. Held interactive recitations for Introduction to Engineering I & II, and Design of Engineering Systems. Mentored five seniors in Design Morphology, a capstone design project.
1997 - 1995	Parametric Technology Corporation, Waltham, MA SENIOR QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER ü Responsible for the quality of Pro/PDM, PTC’s client/server data management solution. Led early testing of Oracle7 based Pro/Intralink’s conversion process from Pro/PDM databases. ü Wrote and executed detailed testplans for functionality and user-interface. Designed and maintained multiple versions of automatic regression tests with features such as interaction with Pro/Engineer, reference files, and the ability to be run in foreign languages and on multiple UNIX and Windows NT platforms. ü Interpreted product specifications and new functionality, determined bug severity, and checked group progress on testing assignments. ü Created and taught a Pro/PDM training class for other groups within Quality Assurance.
INTERESTS	ASME, Eagle Scout, mountain climbing, and VW enthusiast.