1. Thomas R. Waddle
12559 West Palm Lane
Avondale, Arizona 85392
Phone: (602) 290-8390
twaddle1@cox.net
Career Summary:
26 years of experience in Aerospace and Semiconductor industries performing multiple product leadership roles
supporting mechanical design and engineering, software/hardware development, and system integration. Experience
performing the following disciplines: System design, component design, electronics packaging, structural analysis,
drafting, manufacturing, Configuration Management (CM) product lifecycle management software (PLM), product
development process, Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), COTS hardware/Data Center, CAD software training,
and MCAD software administration, and consulting.
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Mechanical Engineer Staff – February 2003 to Present
Missiles and Fire Control Dallas, TX, PAC-3 Missile Product Support 3/31/2014 to Present
• Design Services Drawing Quality Checker, responsible for reviewing Mechanical and Electrical drawing packages
per Lockheed Martin and ASME Y14.100 and design standards.
• Design validation performing Tolerance analysis in accordance with GD&T ASME Y14.5 1982-1994, and 2009.
• Provide inputs to PAC -3 Missile program drawing packages supporting Design for Manufacturing (DFM).
• Supporting team as a Model Centric SME on Reduced Dimension Drawing (RDD) following ASME Y14.41 standards
and processes using ProEngineer/Creo, Windchill PDMLink, TeamCenter Visualization, and Agile PLM software.
• Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), provided Ground Vehicles with Electro/Mechanical design and drawing quality
checks for Cab, Engine, and Cargo Bed designs.
• Support LMMFC process improvements by providing review and enhancement opportunities to existing command
media.
IS&GS Defense Goodyear AZ, Mechanical Engineer Staff – 2/17/2003 to 3/28/2014
• Active TS/SCI DOD security clearance.
• Developed product detail design documents such as Interconnection diagrams, Rack elevations, Assembly drawings,
Reduced Dimension Drawings, sheet metal flat patterns, cable/wire identification lists, drawing trees, and hardware
configuration views (HWCI baselines) IAW ASME Y14.100.
• Responsible for designing simple to complex Electro-Mechanical designs and electronics packaging per military
standard (MIL-STD) specifications supporting the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) group. Example: Electronic LRU
Assemblies, Radar waveguide design, antenna aircraft packaging and mounting structures, Aircraft installations,
Circuit Card packaging, and cable harness design.
• MCAD System Administrator responsible for the following software management: ProEngineer-Creo, AutoCad,
Windchill PDMLink 10.1, Pro/Intralink 3.4, and Ansys. Maintained user accounts, library verification, product baseline
control, licensing, system backups, software updates, data migrations, training, formats, and symbol creation.
• Successfully led the data migration from ProIntralink 3.4 to Windchill PDMLink 10.1 upgrade. Defined hardware,
product lifecycle phases, directory structure, worker agents for publishing, promotion process development, and user
setup and training.
• Engineering hardware product baseline validation supporting Configuration Management (CM) and Quality AS9100
Audits..
• Active role supporting the Engineering Review Board (ERB) as Mechanical lead on new electronic packaging, radar
design, and proposal activities.
• Perform drawing checking for LM campus in compliance with Lockheed Drawing Practices Manual, ASME Y14.100,
and Y14.5 1994 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
• Experience developing proposal Basis of Estimates (BOE) creation for new product development of podded radar
systems and TMAN hardware/software installations. Responsible for defining product structure, resource
management, cost, and schedule.
• Trusted Manager Program (TMAN) Product Delivery Manager, www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/tman.html.
Responsible for managing the Production team providing daily tasking, resource loading, scheduling and
coordinating product/hardware installations, defining GSA product hardware baselines, Software installation
procedures creation and verification, software build/version test support, and lab management.
2. • Logistics planning, coordinating power, space, and cooling allocation for data center site installations and supporting
DD1149 hardware and material shipments.
Accomplishments
• Designed and supported manufacturing of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) antenna using ProEngineer.
• Designed, analyzed, and documented multiple aerospace podded antenna mounting structures and system
electronic components which were flight tested on Lockheed aircraft platforms.
• Certified LM Greenbelt, Supported multiple LM21 process Lean Kiazen events to improve engineering and
manufacturing processes thus reducing costs and improving quality.
• Led Manufacturing initiative to procure HAAS machining center and MasterCam software. Defined standard
operating procedure for reduced dimensioned drawings (RDD) and usages of CAD models for machining tool paths.
• LM hardware process group lead, Supported hardware process group and provided updates, training, and education
to all engineering departments on LM required process.
• Reduced product cost by defining the TMAN GSA product baseline BOM, document structure, and build process.
Rand Worldwide Tempe AZ, Applications Engineer www.rand.com – PTC Reseller 6/7/99 to 2/14/03
• ProEngineer Instructor responsible for instructing ProEngineer classroom led training courses. (Intro, Detailing, Large
Assembly, Sheet metal, and ProIntralink)
• Performed Initial installation and configuration of ProEngineer for companies transitioning from 2D CAD systems.
• Application engineering support for sales activities providing product demonstrations, software knowledge and
engineering support services on Rand support hotline.
• Complete MCAD environment configuration, installation, and setup of ProIntralink 3.4 for new customers that
provided library creation, user/role definition, drawing format development, symbol definitions, product lifecycle work
flow design, and release process.
• Performed Multiple Pro/Intralink Product Database Implementations. Defining product lifecycle and release processes.
(Pentair Pools, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics-Ft. Worth, Arvin Meritor)
• Contracted to Lockheed Martin from 8/99 to 9/00. Performed mechanical design and engineering duties on Hawker
800 aircraft modifications using ProEngineer and AutoCAD.
Speedfam Corporation Chandler AZ, Senior Designer - 5/95 to 6/2/99 Semiconductor Chemical Mechanical Polishing
(CMP) and R&D Group
• Senior designer for new product development, design, and drafting of polishing heads and gimbals for 200mm
semiconductor wafers.
• Drawing checker responsible for checking documentation per company standards and ASME Y14.5M-1994.
• Solid modeling, detailed design and documentation using Pro-Engineer Release 19 and 20.
• Project leader on new products and product enhancements.
• Designed Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) 200mm wafer post cleaning system.
• Produced Design of Experiment (DOE) on new equipment designs defining optimum polishing surfaces.
• Field service on new machine installs and product enhancements.
Accomplishments:
• Responsible for complete mechanical design and development of single memory disk polisher/texturing system.
This product included stainless steel components, welded structure, sheet metal covers, operator interface,
pneumatics, drive train, and fluid delivery and waste system.
• Designed rolling pin gear drive for Double sided hard disk polishers to reduce gear wear.
• Designed a pressurized water operated polishing head system for 200mm wafers. (Hydroflex polishing head)
• Currently have two patents filed and three patents pending with Speedfam Corporation.
MGI Electronics Tempe AZ, Engineering Manager www.mgielectronics.com - 5/93 to 5/95 Semiconductor Wafer
Handling equipment manufacturing.
• Engineering manager of mechanical design group responsible lead for of all new mechanical wafer handling products
designs.
• Support new product design working with external customers such as Motorola on special application project.
3. • Experience evaluating systems in use at customer’s clean room facilities for system performance improvements.
Accomplishments:
• Designed company’s first mass production Silicon On Insulator (SOI) wafer bonding system.
• Designed multiple wafer handling devices. (wafer boat storage/cleaning cases, wafer carrier platforms, and
transfer systems) using AutoCad design software.
• Designed contact lens mold separator system and mold inspection cutter for Boush and Lomb.
Designer/Drafter - Kfa/Kaltec of Minnesota, Plymouth MN. 7/92 to 5/93
• Contract Employee with Northern States Power Company at Monticello Nuclear Power Plant.
• Employed during 1992 refueling outage with security clearance from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
• Design and Drafting with AutoCad Release 11 and 12.
• Experienced with architectural plant layouts, piping and instrument diagrams, and electrical schematics.
• Detailed design and documentation for rail road resurfacing equipment.
Designer/Drafter - Mgi Electronics, Tempe, AZ. (602)967-8011
6/90 to 7/92 Wafer Handling Equipment manufacturers for the Semiconductor industry
• Responsible for detailed mechanical design and documentation wafer handling equipment using AutoCad R12.
• Designed and documented the ET2000, 2 Stage Wafer Transfer System which is still being sold today as one of
MGI's top systems. www.mgielectronics.com
• Experience with sheet metal design, machine component design, and system design and layout.
Achievements:
• TS/SCI DOD security clearance 6/2013
• LM21 Greenbelt Certified
• CAM Certified.
• Two US Patents http://www.patents.com/us-5980366.html, http://www.patents.com/us-6006391.html
Education:
2016 – Control Account Management CAM 101 training and certification.
2012 – Completed Lockheed Martin Full Spectrum Leadership training.
2012 – Completed Lockheed Martin Systems Engineering Boot Camp.
2011 – Completed LM Aeronautics Geometric Tolerancing and Dimensioning Y14.5M-1994 course.
2006 – LM21 Greenbelt Certified.
1998 - Completed Fundamentals of drawing training at Parametric Technology Corporation.
1998 - Completed Pro/Piping training class at Parametric Technology Corporation.
1998 - Completed Pro-Engineer training at Parametric Technology Corporation.
1989 to 1990 – University of Advancing Technology Phoenix, Arizona
Completed Computer Aided Drafting, Design and Information Systems Program.
1988 - Independence High School Glendale, Arizona. General Diploma.
Software Experience
• TeamCenter PDM
• TeamCenter Visualization
• AutoCad 2D Mechanical
• ProEngineer/Creo (ProE2001 – Creo 2.0/3.0)
• Windchill PDMLink 9-10.1
• Ansys
• Pro/Intralink
• ClearQuest/ClearCase,
• Microsoft Office Suite
4. • Agile e6.1 Documentation Media Library
References:
George Locke, Mechanical Engineer Staff, Lockheed Martin MFC (972) 603-0064
Kelly Williams, Sr Advanced Engineer 2 - Systems IPT Lead at General Dynamics Mission Systems (623) 866-9161
Bill Gratzek, Inceptra, Director of Technology Solutions, (602) 793-6110
Robert McMillan, Mechanical Engineer Staff, Lockheed Martin MFC, (972) 603-0837
Dave Coles, Project Engineer Sr Staff, Lockheed Martin, (303) 581-4825
Joe Graden, QA Engineer, Honeywell, (623) 760-8878