Frank R.-CAD Designer, Medical Technology
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Experience
Neukunde
Created drawings for a computer case.
Planned duration: 12 months, working from own office.
Used Creo 9 and Windchill.
Neukunde
Designed a storage tent.
Duration: 6 months, working from own office.
Used Creo 4.
Neukunde
Created 2D drawings from 3D data for plastic parts in the HLT project.
Duration: 1 month on site.
Used NX.
Neukunde
Developed and created 3D models and 2D drawings for an OHV engine with 12 valves.
Duration: 3 months, working from own office.
Used Creo 4.
Neukunde
Developed and designed a functional model for an assembly tool.
Duration: 6 months, working from own office.
Used Creo 7.
Neukunde
Design of a four-cavity injection mold.
Assignment lasted 4 months, working from my own office.
Used Creo 7.
Otto Bock
Modified existing CAD data and, where necessary, created new CAD data using Creo 4 for production relocations in the medical technology sector.
Completed SAP tasks such as creating identifiers and linking CAD data.
Assignment lasted 4 weeks on-site; since February 2021, working from my own office.
Used Creo 4, Windchill, SAP and MS Office 365.
TDK Electronics AG
Modeled two bending tools using Creo Parametric 3.0.
Created drawings of individual parts and assembly drawings in accordance with standards.
Created bills of materials as well as STEP and PDF data.
Assignment lasted 4 weeks, working from my own office.
Used Creo 3.
APT Aluminium Profil Technik
Modeled a patio awning using Creo Parametric 4.0.
Created drawings in accordance with standards.
Supported tool and parts procurement.
Ongoing assignment during the specified period, working from my own office.
Used Creo 4.
Rasche Umformtechnik
Modeled blanks for mass distribution analyses.
Assignment lasted 3 weeks, working from my own office.
Used Creo 4.
Lafferma-Design (CH)
Modeling a connector for wooden parts with Creo Parametric 4.0.
Creating drawings in accordance with standards.
Supporting the procurement of tools and parts.
Assignment duration: 1 week in my own office.
Use of Creo 4.
CAD Designer, Medical Technology
Dentsply Sirona Dental Systems
Developing and designing plastic housings for an intraoral X-ray device, including sensor and remote housings, with Creo Parametric 2.0.
Creating drawings in accordance with standards, with bilingual notes and GPS-compliant tolerancing.
From December 2018, working as a design change manager.
Assignment took place between March 2018 and March 2019.
Huawei
Development and design work for a mobile communications base station antenna with Creo Parametric 2.0.
Creating drawings in accordance with standards, with bilingual notes.
Assignment duration: 5 months on site at the client.
Use of Creo 2.
BERODE GmbH
Providing CAD support to analyze optimization potential for mini excavators.
Investigating collisions in the overall assembly.
Preparing design improvement proposals.
Assignment duration: 1 month on site and partly in my own office.
Use of Pro/Engineer and Windchill.
CAD Designer, Precision Engineering
Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH
Developing and designing production equipment for the series production of new types of optical lenses.
Preparing models from the 3D printer and assembling them into functional prototypes.
Organizing production of the series parts.
Assignment duration: 3 months on site.
Use of Creo and SAP.
Osram GmbH
Development and design of plastic parts.
Assignment duration: 3 months on site, partly in my own office.
Use of the Creo system.
CAD Designer, Medical Technology
Sirona Dental Systems
Analysis and documentation of a die-cast assembly for an X-ray device.
Development and design of plastic housings for an X-ray device, such as emitter and sensor housings with freeform surfaces, based on design specifications.
Assignment duration: 7 months on site, partly in my own office.
Use of the Pro/Engineer and Agile systems.
2F GmbH
Design of a cutting module.
Assignment duration: 4 weeks in my own office.
Use of the Pro/Engineer system.
CAD Designer, Medical Technology
Stryker Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG
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.
2F GmbH
FEM analysis of a chain separator.
Assignment duration: 1 week in my own office.
Use of the Pro/Engineer system with Pro/Mechanica Lite.
Interim Project Manager, Engineering
HILTI Kunststofftechnik GmbH
Support and optimization of injection molds and production equipment.
On-site assignment for 2,5 months.
Used SAP, ECtr, GRP, EMPB, DDX and MS Office.
ISM Ingenieurbüro Steffen Mühlbach
Developed a new production concept for transfer molding; further details cannot be provided due to confidentiality.
Assignment lasted 1 month, working from my own office.
Used Pro/Engineer.
Kosoma
Revised the photo station of a coating system; further details cannot be provided due to confidentiality.
Assignment lasted 3 months, on site and working from my own office to create drawings.
Used Pro/Engineer.
E.G.O. Control-Systems
Developed front panels with several prototypes of plastic parts; further details cannot be provided due to confidentiality.
Assignment lasted 1 month, working from my own office.
Used Pro/Engineer.
KERO Bau+Lagertechnik
Created approval and manufacturing drawings for scaffolding systems.
Assignment lasted 1 month, working from my own office.
Used MS Office and AutoCAD.
Satek GmbH
Design support for toilet cubicles and sanitary facilities in rail vehicle construction.
Assignment duration: 3 months on site.
Used Pro/Engineer with Pro/Intralink.
ABB Stotz-Kontakt
Designed several injection molds.
Assignment duration: 2 months in own office.
Used Pro/Engineer.
ARKON Innotec
Designed the glass panes for the Building for Peace project.
Assignment duration: 6 months on site and partly in own office.
Used Pro/Engineer with EFX.
IHF
Developed a spray can head; no further details due to confidentiality.
Assignment duration: 1 month in own office.
Used Pro/Engineer.
ISM Ingenieurbüro Steffen Mühlbach
Developed a leveling station for transfer syringes; no further details due to confidentiality.
Assignment duration: 1 month in own office.
Used AutoCAD.
RU & KU
Design of an oven-pipe-mounted humidifier with several aluminum die-cast parts.
Assignment duration: 1 month in my own office.
Used the Pro/Engineer system.
Dohlen & Krott, Werkzeugbau
Design of several injection molds for decorative elements.
Assignment duration: 2 months in my own office.
Used the Pro/Engineer system.
HTP Motion
Design of a 2K injection mold for hard/soft pistons.
Assignment duration: 1 month in my own office.
Used the Pro/Engineer system.
ISM Ingenieurbüro Steffen Mühlbach
Development of a 3-axis adjuster in the sub-micrometer range for optical applications, with no further details due to confidentiality.
Assignment duration: 1 month in my own office.
Used the Pro/Engineer system.
Impetus Plastics Engineering
Development of an assembly consisting of several plastic parts, with no further details due to confidentiality.
Assignment duration: 4 months in my own office.
Used the Pro/Engineer system.
ISM Ingenieurbüro Steffen Mühlbach
Development of a peripheral device for transfer syringes; no further details due to confidentiality.
Assignment lasted 2 months in my own office.
Use of the AutoCAD system.
Leasotec
Development of an assembly made up of several plastic parts; no further details due to confidentiality.
Assignment lasted 9 months on site and partly in my own office.
Use of the Pro/Engineer system.
Impetus Plastics Engineering
Development of an assembly made up of several plastic parts; no further details due to confidentiality.
Assignment lasted 2 months in my own office.
Use of the Pro/Engineer system.
Schenk & Schmid, Werkzeugbau
Design of an injection mold for the Sicomatic lid handle for Silit.
Assignment lasted 2 months in my own office.
Use of the Pro/Engineer system.
Bebusch, Kunststoffspritzwerk
Design of an injection mold for the gearbox housing of a wiper system for Citroen.
Assignment lasted 2 months in my own office.
Use of the Pro/Engineer system.
Hermann Kräuter, Special-Purpose Machinery
Designed several bonding fixtures for Carl Zeiss in Oberkochen.
Assignment duration: 6 months in my own office.
Used the Pro/Engineer system.
Schenk & Schmid, Toolmaking
Designed an injection mold for the interior trim of the Daimler-Chrysler A-Class.
Assignment duration: 2 months in my own office.
Used the Pro/Engineer system.
PMG Pressmetall Gunzenhausen
Modeled an aluminum die-cast housing.
Assignment duration: 1 month on site.
Used the Pro/Engineer system.
Möschl
Developed a bicycle chain guard for Horn.
Assignment duration: 1 month in my own office.
Used the Pro/Engineer system.
Color Metal, Toolmaking
Designed an injection mold for hand protection for Heckler & Koch.
Assignment duration: 1 month in my own office.
Used the Pro/Engineer system.
AKI
Performed a fill pattern analysis for large/small subwoofer enclosures.
Assignment duration: 1 week in my own office.
Used the C-Mold 3D-QuickFill system.
DASA
Transferred the trim geometry for Airbus interior trim from 2D to 3D.
Assignment duration: 4 months in my own office.
Used the Pro/Engineer system.
Resto
Designed a perforating tool as a variant design.
Assignment duration: 1 week in my own office.
Used the AutoCAD system.
Neugebauer
Developed a truck side marker light.
Assignment duration: 1 month in my own office.
Used the AutoCAD system.
Self-employed Designer
Konstruktionsbüro Rothmann
Designed injection molding tools in 2D and 3D.
Designed production equipment and developed products.
Used Creo Parametric and AutoCAD LT with my own licenses.
Basic knowledge of SolidWorks and Inventor.
Used Windows 10 and Microsoft 365.
Main areas of work: plastics engineering and mold making, mechanical engineering, and precision engineering.
Interim Project Manager, Engineering
HILTI Kunststofftechnik GmbH
Supported and optimized automation on several injection molding machines.
Assignment duration: 5 months on site.
Used SAP, ECtr, GRP, EMPB, DDX and MS Office.
KERO Bau+Lagertechnik
Created approval and manufacturing drawings for scaffolding systems.
Assignment duration: 2 months from my own office.
Used Creo 2.
Osram GmbH
Supported the preparation of quality documents for several coated plastic parts.
Assignment duration: 1 month from my own office, partly on site.
Used Excel, Word and photo documentation.
PERI Schalung Gerüst Engineering
Designed components in the pre-development area for the SKYMAX slab formwork system.
Assignment duration: 5 months on site.
Used Inventor, Centrio and MS Office.
Schwarz Plastic Solution GmbH
Created 3D models for a concept study of a thermoset motor mount for FEM calculations.
Assignment duration: 2 months from my own office.
Used SolidWorks.
Voigt Plastik GmbH & Co. KG
Development and design of a resealable champagne stopper using Creo Parametric 4.0.
Preparation of drawings in accordance with standards.
One-month assignment in the in-house office.
Use of the Creo 4 system.
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Experienced in Manufacturing, Healthcare, Automotive, Construction, Pharmaceutical, and Professional Services.
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Experienced in Product Development, Research and Development, Production, Operations, Project Management, and Procurement.
Summary
- Year of birth: 1964
- Activities: Design of injection molds (2D + 3D); design of production 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 engineering/mold making, mechanical engineering, precision engineering
- Other: self-employed since 1993
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Assistant Designer, IHK certified · Mechanical Engineering and Precision Engineering
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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 4 different roles and for 40 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, Interim Project Manager, Engineering.
In recent years, Frank has worked for 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 will be available full-time from April 2027.
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