Joining the ranks of the unemployed

Well it finally happened. The rough economy came right up and slapped me hard right across my face. I now find myself in a mad scramble to find a job in the Southern California area. Below is my resume minus my personal contact information. If anybody has any leads of anybody that is looking for a SolidWorks super star, please feel free to contact me at alex.ruiz.ca(at)gmail.com. You can also check out my Linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexrruiz

Thanks in advance,

Alex "The SolidWorks Geek" Ruiz

Profile

Professional and dedicated individual with over 16 years experience in Mechanical Engineering. In the past few years I have taken on a mentoring role
to new engineers, designers and drafters in regards to SolidWorks and
related technologies.

Skills

• SolidWorks 2001-2010 • AutoCAD R10 – R14 • Autodesk Inventor 2011

• Autodesk Inventor 2011 • SolidWorks Enterprise PDM • SolidWorks Workgroup PDM

• Adobe Illustrator • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe inDesign

• Adobe Livecycle • ASME Standards • Technical writing

• Product design / Industrial design • 2D drawing and drafting • Design for manufacturability

• Machine parts design • Molded parts design • Sheet Metal design

Work History

Product Structure and CAD Systems Manager – Amonix, Inc. April 2010 – Present

Seal Beach, Ca

• Managed Engineering Services department which included SolidWorks Designers,
  Drafters and Technical Writers

• Managed the creation of drawing packages documenting two versions of a
  Concentrated Photovoltaic Solar system

• Wrote and instituted drawing and drafting practices per ASME standards

• Updated engineering and documentation standards to improve productivity and
  accuracy

• Created models and drawings for sheet metal, molded, machined and
  electro-mechanical components

Engineering Manager – Applied Medical Jul 2006 – April 2010

Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca

• Product Development for endomechanical surgical devices

• Manager for drafting department

• Manager of SolidWorks and PDM system

• Provided training and support of over 100 SolidWorks Users

• Created documentation for SolidWorks and PDMWorks usage

Sr. Designer – Enigma Sciences Jan 2006 – July 2006

Costa Mesa, Ca

• Design Mechanical Parts for scientific instrumentation

• Installed and configured a PDM system to be used on a linux server

• Created documentation for PDM system

Sr. Designer – Allez Spine Nov 2004 – Jan 2006

Newport Beach, Ca

• Designed spinal implants and surgical instruments

• Managed drafters

• Installed, configured and managed PDMWorks system

• Wrote company drawing and documentation standards

• Managed document control system

Sr. Designer – Coast Medical Aug 2002 – Nov 2004

Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca

• Introduced SolidWorks to company

• Designed numerous respiratory medical devices

• Wrote drawing and modeling standards

• Created videos and renderings for sales team

Private First Class – U.S. Army Oct 2000 – Aug 2002

Kitzingen, Germany

• Network switching systems operator & maintainer

Education

Associates in Computer Aided Design – ITT Technical Institute Nov 1993 – May 1995

Phoenix, Az

• 3.6 GPA

Writing

SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required

Sybex / Wiley Publications

Websites

Editor / Writer - The SolidWorks Geek

http://www.theswgeek.com

Creator / Administrator - SolidWorks Geeks

http://www.swgeeks.com

References

Available upon request