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Frank Rothmann-CAD Designer for Medical Technology

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Laupheim, Germany

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Experience

Jun 2024 - May 2025

New client

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Creation of drawings for a computer housing.

  • Planned assignment duration 12 months in my own office.

  • Use of Creo 9 and Windchill.

Dec 2023 - May 2024

New client

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of a storage tent.

  • Assignment duration 6 months in my own office.

  • Use of Creo 4.

Dec 2023 - Dec 2023

New client

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Creation of 2D drawings based on 3D data for plastic parts in project HLT.

  • Assignment duration 1 month on site.

  • Use of NX.

Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

New client

Position Summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development and creation of 3D models and 2D drawings for a 12-valve OHV engine.

  • Assignment duration 3 months in my own office.

  • Use of Creo 4.

Jun 2023 - Dec 2023

New client

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development, design and creation of a functional model for an assembly tool.

  • Assignment duration 6 months in my own office.

  • Use of Creo 7.

Nov 2022 - Mar 2023

Neukunde

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of a four-cavity injection mold.

  • Assignment duration 4 months in my own office.

  • Use of Creo 7.

Jan 2021 - Aug 2022

Otto Bock

Position Summary
Industries
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Carrying out changes to existing CAD data and, if needed, creating new CAD data with Creo 4 for production relocation projects in the medical technology field.

  • Carrying out SAP tasks such as creating identifiers and linking CAD data.

  • Assignment duration 4 weeks on site, since February 2021 in my own office.

  • Use of Creo 4, Windchill, SAP and MS Office 365.

Dec 2020 - Dec 2020

TDK Electronics AG

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Modeling of two bending tools with Creo Parametric 3.0.

  • Creation of standard-compliant drawings of individual parts and assembly drawings.

  • Creation of bills of materials as well as STEP and PDF data.

  • Assignment duration 4 weeks in my own office.

  • Use of Creo 3.

Mar 2020 - Sep 2020

APT Aluminium Profil Technik

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Procurement
Product Development
  • Modeling of a terrace shading system with Creo Parametric 4.0.

  • Creation of standard-compliant drawings.

  • Support with tool and parts procurement.

  • Assignment duration ongoing during the stated period in my own office.

  • Use of Creo 4.

Feb 2020 - Feb 2020

Rasche Umformtechnik

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Modeling of blanks for mass distribution analyses.

  • Assignment duration 3 weeks in my own office.

  • Use of Creo 4.

Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

Lafferma-Design (CH)

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Procurement
Product Development
  • Modelling of a connector for wooden parts with Creo Parametric 4.0.

  • Creation of drawings in line with standards.

  • Support with tool and parts procurement.

  • Assignment duration: 1 week in my own office.

  • Use of the Creo 4 system.

Mar 2018 - Mar 2019
Remote

CAD Designer Medical Technology

Dentsply Sirona Dental Systems

Position Summary
CAD Designer Medical Technology at Dentsply Sirona Dental Systems
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development and design of plastic housings for an intraoral X-ray device, such as sensor and remote housings, with Creo Parametric 2.0.

  • Creation of drawings in line with standards with bilingual notes and GPS-compliant tolerancing.

  • From December 2018, work as change manager in design.

  • Assignment duration within the period from March 2018 to March 2019.

Jan 2017 - May 2017
Munich, Germany

Huawei

Position Summary
Industries
Telecommunication
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development and design tasks for a mobile base antenna station with Creo Parametric 2.0.

  • Creation of drawings in line with standards with bilingual notes.

  • Assignment duration: 5 months at the customer's site.

  • Use of the Creo 2 system.

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

BERODE GmbH

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Support in CAD for the analysis of optimization potential for mini excavators.

  • Investigation of collisions in the overall assembly.

  • Development of constructive improvement suggestions.

  • Assignment duration: 1 month on site and partly in my own office.

  • Use of Pro/Engineer and Windchill systems.

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

CAD Designer Precision Engineering

Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH

Position Summary
CAD Designer Precision Engineering at Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
Production
  • Development and design of equipment for the series production of new optical lenses.

  • Preparation of models from the 3D printer and assembly into functional prototypes.

  • Organization of production for the series parts.

  • Assignment duration: 3 months on site.

  • Use of Creo and SAP systems.

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Osram GmbH

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development and design of plastic parts.

  • Assignment duration 3 months on site, partly in my own office.

  • Use of the Creo system.

Jan 2013 - Dec 2014

CAD Designer in Medical Technology

Sirona Dental Systems

Position Summary
CAD Designer in Medical Technology at Sirona Dental Systems
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Analysis and documentation of a die-cast assembly of an X-ray device.

  • Development and design of plastic housings for an X-ray device such as emitter and sensor housings with free-form surfaces according to design specifications.

  • Assignment duration 7 months on site, partly in my own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer and Agile systems.

Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

2F GmbH

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of a cutting module.

  • Assignment duration 4 weeks in my own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 2011 - Dec 2013

CAD Designer in Medical Technology

Stryker Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG

Position Summary
CAD Designer in Medical Technology at Stryker Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG
Industries
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
Research and Development
  • Development and design of plates, screws and instruments for osteosynthesis.

  • Assignment duration 9 months on site and 1 year in my own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer and Windchill systems.

Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

2F GmbH

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • FEM calculation of a chain separator.

  • Assignment duration 1 week in my own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system with Pro/Mechanica Lite.

Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

Interim Project Manager Engineering

HILTI Kunststofftechnik GmbH

Position Summary
Interim Project Manager Engineering at HILTI Kunststofftechnik GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Operations
Production
Project Management
  • Support and optimization of injection molding tools and production equipment.

  • Assignment duration: 2.5 months on site.

  • Use of SAP, ECtr, GRP, EMPB, DDX and MS Office.

Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

ISM Ingenieurbüro Steffen Mühlbach

Position Summary
Industries
Pharmaceutical
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development of a new production concept for transfer syringes, no further details due to confidentiality.

  • Assignment duration: 1 month in my own office.

  • Use of Pro/Engineer.

Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

Kosoma

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Revision of the photo station of a coating system, no further details due to confidentiality.

  • Assignment duration: 3 months on site and in my own office for drawing creation.

  • Use of Pro/Engineer.

Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

E.G.O. Control-Systems

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development of front panels with several prototypes of plastic parts, no further details due to confidentiality.

  • Assignment duration: 1 month in my own office.

  • Use of Pro/Engineer.

Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

KERO Bau+Lagertechnik

Position Summary
Industries
Construction
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Preparation of approval and manufacturing drawings for scaffold systems.

  • Assignment duration: 1 month in my own office.

  • Use of MS Office and AutoCAD.

Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

Satek GmbH

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design support for toilet cabins and sanitary systems in rail vehicle construction.

  • Assignment duration: 3 months on site.

  • Used Pro/Engineer with Pro/Intralink.

Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

ABB Stotz-Kontakt

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of several injection molds.

  • Assignment duration: 2 months in my own office.

  • Used Pro/Engineer.

Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

ARKON Innotec

Position Summary
Industries
Construction
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of the glass panels for the Building for Peace project.

  • Assignment duration: 6 months on site and partly in my own office.

  • Used Pro/Engineer with EFX.

Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

IHF

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development of an aerosol can cap, no further details due to confidentiality.

  • Assignment duration: 1 month in my own office.

  • Used Pro/Engineer.

Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

ISM Ingenieurbüro Steffen Mühlbach

Position Summary
Industries
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development of a levelling station for transfer syringes, no further details due to confidentiality.

  • Assignment duration: 1 month in my own office.

  • Used AutoCAD.

Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

RU & KU

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of a flue-pipe-mounted humidifier with several aluminum die-cast parts.

  • Duration of assignment: 1 month in our own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

Dohlen & Krott, Toolmaking

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of several injection molds for decorative elements.

  • Duration of assignment: 2 months in our own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

HTP Motion

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of a 2K injection mold for pistons, hard/soft.

  • Duration of assignment: 1 month in our own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

ISM Ingenieurbüro Steffen Mühlbach

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Professional Services
Business Areas
Product Development
Research and Development
  • Development of a 3-axis adjuster in the sub-micrometer range for optical applications, no further details due to confidentiality.

  • Duration of assignment: 1 month in our own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

Impetus Plastics Engineering

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development of an assembly made up of several plastic parts, no further details due to confidentiality.

  • Duration of assignment: 4 months in our own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

ISM Ingenieurbüro Steffen Mühlbach

Position Summary
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development of a peripheral device for transfer syringes, no further details due to confidentiality.

  • Duration: 2 months in our own office.

  • Use of the AutoCAD system.

Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

Leasotec

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development of an assembly made up of several plastic parts, no further details due to confidentiality.

  • Duration: 9 months on site and partly in our own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 2004 - Dec 2004

Impetus Plastics Engineering

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development of an assembly made up of several plastic parts, no further details due to confidentiality.

  • Duration: 2 months in our own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 2004 - Dec 2004

Schenk & Schmid, Werkzeugbau

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of an injection mold for the lid handle Sicomatic for Silit.

  • Duration: 2 months in our own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 2003 - Dec 2003

Bebusch, Kunststoffspritzwerk

Position Summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of an injection mold for the gearbox housing of the windshield washer system for Citroen.

  • Duration: 2 months in our own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 2003 - Dec 2003

Hermann Kräuter, Special Machine Construction

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of several bonding fixtures for Carl Zeiss in Oberkochen.

  • Assignment duration: 6 months in my own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

Schenk & Schmid, Toolmaking

Position Summary
Industries
Automotive
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of an injection molding tool for interior trim of the A-Class from Daimler-Chrysler.

  • Assignment duration: 2 months in my own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 2001 - Dec 2001

PMG Pressmetall Gunzenhausen

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Modeling of an aluminum die-cast housing.

  • Assignment duration: 1 month on site.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 2000 - Dec 2000

Möschl

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development of a bicycle chain guard for the company Horn.

  • Assignment duration: 1 month in my own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 1999 - Dec 1999

Color Metal, Toolmaking

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of an injection molding tool for hand protection for Heckler & Koch.

  • Assignment duration: 1 month in my own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 1998 - Dec 1998

AKI

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Carrying out a fill image analysis for subwoofer box OT large/small.

  • Assignment duration 1 week in my own office.

  • Use of the C-Mold 3D-QuickFill system.

Jan 1996 - Dec 1996

DASA

Position Summary
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Transfer of trim geometry for Airbus interior cladding from 2D to 3D.

  • Assignment duration 4 months in my own office.

  • Use of the Pro/Engineer system.

Jan 1995 - Dec 1995

Resto

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of a perforating tool as a variant design.

  • Assignment duration 1 week in my own office.

  • Use of AutoCAD.

Jan 1994 - Dec 1994

Neugebauer

Position Summary
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development of a side marker light for a truck.

  • Assignment duration 1 month in my own office.

  • Use of AutoCAD.

Jan 1993 - Present

Self-employed designer

Konstruktionsbüro Rothmann

Position Summary
Self-employed designer at Konstruktionsbüro Rothmann
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design of injection molding tools in 2D and 3D.

  • Design of fixtures and product development.

  • Use of Creo Parametric and AutoCAD LT with my own licenses.

  • Basic knowledge of SolidWorks and Inventor.

  • Use of Windows 10 and Microsoft 365.

  • Main areas of work in plastics engineering/mold making, mechanical engineering, and precision engineering.

Interim Engineering Project Manager

HILTI Kunststofftechnik GmbH

Position Summary
Interim Engineering Project Manager at HILTI Kunststofftechnik GmbH
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Production
Project Management
  • Support and optimization of automation systems on several injection molding machines.

  • Assignment duration 5 months on site.

  • Use of SAP, ECtr, GRP, EMPB, DDX and MS Office systems.

KERO Bau+Lagertechnik

Position Summary
Industries
Construction
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Creation of approval and manufacturing drawings for scaffold systems.

  • Assignment duration 2 months in my own office.

  • Use of Creo 2.

Osram GmbH

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Quality Assurance
  • Support in the creation of quality documents for several coated plastic parts.

  • Assignment duration 1 month in my own office, partly on site.

  • Use of Excel, Word and photo documentation.

PERI Schalung Gerüst Engineering

Position Summary
Industries
Construction
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Design work in the pre-development area of the SKYMAX ceiling formwork.

  • Assignment duration 5 months on site.

  • Use of Inventor, Centrio and MS Office.

Schwarz Plastic Solution GmbH

Position Summary
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Creation of 3D models for a concept study of an engine carrier made of thermoset plastic for FEM calculations.

  • Assignment duration 2 months in my own office.

  • Use of SolidWorks.

Voigt Plastik GmbH & Co. KG

Position Summary
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
  • Development and design of a resealable sparkling wine cork using Creo Parametric 4.0.

  • Creation of standards-compliant drawings.

  • Assignment duration: 1 month in my own office.

  • Use of the Creo 4 system.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Healthcare, Automotive, Construction, Pharmaceutical, and Professional Services.

Manufacturing
Healthcare
Automotive
Construction
Pharmaceutical
Professional Services
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Research and Development, Production, Operations, Project Management, and Procurement.

Product Development
Research and Development
Production
Operations
Project Management
Procurement
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Summary

  • Year of birth: 1964
  • Work: Design of injection molding tools (2D + 3D); design of operating equipment, product development
  • Relevant skills: CREO Parametric and AutoCAD LT (with own licenses), basic knowledge of SolidWorks and Inventor, Win 10, Microsoft 365
  • Main industries: plastics technology/mold making, mechanical engineering, precision engineering
  • Other: self-employed since 1993

Languages

German
Native
English
Elementary

Education

Part designer, IHK certified · Mechanical engineering and precision engineering

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 56
Experience in Manufacturing 33.5 y
Avg length 1 y 4 m
Longest experience 33 y 6 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles CAD Designer Medical Technology, CAD Designer Precision Engineering, CAD Designer in Medical Technology
Main industries Manufacturing, Healthcare, Automotive
Main business areas Product Development, Research and Development, Production

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Frank is based in Laupheim, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

Frank speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Elementary).

Frank has at least 34 years of experience. During this time, Frank has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 41 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 8 months. Note that Frank may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Frank would be well-suited for roles such as: CAD Designer Medical Technology, CAD Designer Precision Engineering, CAD Designer in Medical Technology.

In recent years, Frank has worked for New client, Neukunde, Otto Bock, and Konstruktionsbüro Rothmann.

Frank is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Automotive. Frank also has some experience in Construction, Pharmaceutical, and Professional Services.

Frank is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Research and Development, and Production. Frank also has some experience in Operations, Project Management, and Procurement.

Frank has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Automotive.

Frank has recently worked in business areas like Product Development.

Frank attended education in Mechanical engineering and precision engineering.

Frank is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

Frank's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.

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