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Resumé

Timothy K. Virkus

607.368.5941 

tim@virxpace.com 

linkedin.com/tim-virkus 

www.virxpace.com 


Product Development Specialist

Design Engineer 

Project Manager

History of delivering high quality results working with customers and project teams. Delivering on time and on budget, managing expectations throughout the project. 


Problem solving , with 30+ years of experience in various phases of product development from concept to production. Implemented technology to meet project requirements, often pushing the limits of technology to gain advantage.  

Professional Experience

Manufacturing Engineer

Davis Manufacturing Company, Denver, CO, March 2020 to Present


Focused on developing accurate and efficient solutions for the manufacture of Aerospace components. Advanced programming for: 

  • Multi-Axis machining (3, 4, 5-axis) of complex hard alloy parts
  • Palletized horizontal milling
  • Process optimization for cost reduction


CNC Programmer/3D Printing

Action Industries Inc., Arvada, CO, June 2019 to December 2019


· Developed CNC programs for 3 Axis and 5 Axis CNC mills.

· Prepared setup sheet instructions for the shop floor.

· Designed work-holding fixtures.

· Operated CNC milling machines as needed.

· Assisted Quality department with First Article part inspection.

· Managed and operated FDM 3D printer.

Lead Engineer

Acme Products & Engineering, Inc., Brooklyn, NY, May 2016 - June 2019 


Create and manage all technical data for company products. 

· Prepare engineering CAD data and drawings for the shop floor 

· Perform all 3D Scanning activities and reverse engineering of scans to 3D CAD data 

· Develop/machine casting patterns as needed 

· Implementation of CNC machining practices. Perform all machine programming for 3, 4, 5-axis processes 

· Operate CNC milling equipment performing all job setups, tooling setups and specification, machine maintenance  

· Setup and operate 3D printers  

Owner/President/Lead Engineer

Beartown, LLC, Corning, NY   January 2004–May 2016 


Founded and managed a product development services company providing services to customers that did not have the expertise or resources in-house to meet the demands of their business. Specialized in advanced 3D CAD development and the implementation of that CAD data into prototypes, tooling development, manufacturing tooling and short run production projects. Capabilities included Reverse Engineering & Inspection via 3D Scanning, Rapid Prototyping, 3, 4 & 5 Axis CNC Machining, and CNC Laser Services. 

· Lead Engineer and project manager for all projects 

· Managed all aspects of the business (back office and financials) 

· Quality Control Manager with final approval for most projects 

· Implemented ISO 9000:2008 into a small company within 6 months 

· Programmed advanced geometry CNC programs for tooling and prototypes 

Owner/Operator

Beartown Compugraphics, Painted Post, NY April 1999 - January 2004


Contract services provider focused on design and engineering of customer products. Prepared design and engineering CAD data to meet customer design and marketing requirements. Implemented manufacturing requirements throughout all project work. 

· Developed advanced 3D CAD data and documentation as required 

· Created photo-realistic computer rendered images of product concepts 

· Provided prototyping services via in-house 3D printing and vendor network for machining and finishing services  

Supervisor, Computer Design/Design Development

Corning, Inc./Consumer Products Company , Corning, NY October 1990 – April 1999 


Identify, implement, manage systems to advance the Product Development resources including Product Design, Product Engineering and Creative Services departments. Create product geometries and assist in tooling development as required to meet product design requirements through manufacturing. 

· Expert in advanced 3D CAD data development 

· Systems Manager for Design and Engineering systems and servers covering PC, Mac and Unix systems 

· Managed all visualization requirements for projects including computer rendered images and physical prototypes (internal and external resources) 

Design Engineer/Project Manager

Dynacept Company, Bedford Hills, NY June 1985 - October 1990 


Provide design solutions and prototypes for clients to verify product concepts for sales support and manufacturing. 

· Develop product drawings from client sketches and specifications using manual drafting tools (board, T-square, etc.). Implemented Unigraphics II software to develop 3D product data and drawings  

· Process parts and other modelmaking items as needed in shop. Create foam models of Point of Purchase (POP) displays 

· Manage projects through engineering and production. 

· Prepare costs for billing

Skills

Product Development including Concept Development, Design for Manufacturing, Product Visualization, Prototyping, Tooling Design Problem Solving  


Project Management 


Advanced 3D CAD Development using NX (30+ yrs), Alias Studio (25 yrs), SolidWorks (9 yrs), Geomagic X (9 yrs), SpaceClaim (5 yrs) 


Reverse Engineering/Inspection using Geomagic Design X, Geomagic Control X (10 yrs) 


Multi-axis (3, 4, 5) CNC machine Programming/Operation using NX (30+ yrs), Mastercam (5 yrs) 


3D Scanning - GOM (10 yrs) and Steinbichler (7 yrs) systems 


3D Printing - Stratasys Fortus 360mc, Objet, Fusion3, Makerbot, Z-Corp 


Laser Cutting and Etching (Kern Laser)


Graphics Tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Corel Draw  


Microsoft Office Tools - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Accomplishments and Awards

  • Holder of (18) Design Patents on file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.


  •  Keynote Speaker for: 

· International Rapidform User Group  

· Northeast Regional Unigraphics User Group 

· Annual Alias Sales Meeting  


  • AAS Modelmaking, AAS Drafting
    Genesee Community College, Batavia, NY        


  • Design Studies  State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY         

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