Nathan has twelve years of industrial experience, primarily working with a major client that is one of the leading manufacturers of agricultural tractors and related equipment. He works directly with client engineers to develop designs for new and improved products. He has special expertise in design of large castings and related foundry processes.

Background

Nathan began to work as a part time drafting technician for John Deere while attending the University of Northern Iowa. At American Pattern Co. he designed patterns, cores and core boxes and also provided a leading role in management of the company computer network and related hardware and software systems. At Diedrichs & Associates, Inc. he works as a lead mechanical designer and modeler. He has also served as Network Administrator, making extensive changes and additions to upgrade the system.

Nathan is highly skilled in Pro/Engineer, Pro/Intralink, PDM/Link, and related systems

Over his career, Nathan has worked on a number of projects and technical investigations. The following list illustrates the wide variety of projects that he has worked on:

• Mechanical Design/Model
   - CAD Operator: Pro/Engineer, Pro/Intralink
   - Design of parts and assemblies.
   - Detailed drawings, creation of 3D models of parts, large assembly management, part      design, and machine design.
   - Broad experience in detail design and modeling of all parts of off-road vehicles

• Casting and Pattern Design/Model
   - Design for casting/forging processes.
   - Design and modeling of large castings for drivetrain elements, transmissions, gearboxes,      suspension elements, etc. for off-road vehicles and machines.
   - Design/model of complex castings for a variety of applications
     i.e. Hydraulic Manifold
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   - Design of patterns, cores and core boxes
   - Integration and data exchange with networked CNC machining      centers for pattern making
   - Design for roto-molding and vacuum forming processes
   - Design of die castings for a variety of applications. Focus on trans-axle housing      components

• Drivetrain Design/Model
   - Design/model parts for electric drives
   - Design/model parts for MFWD (Mechanical Front Wheel Drive)
   - Coordinate and direct build of prototypes
   - Concept, planning and layout of trans-axle designs
   - Design/model trans-axles for off-road vehicles from small utility vehicles to large      agricultural machinery

• Network Administration
   - Update network infrastructure to increase efficiency and productivity
   - Migrated the network server pool to Windows 2000 Server
   - Implemented FTP server, WEB server network printing, routing protocols, sub-netting      and internet security
   - Implemented services such as: Active Directory, Group Policies, login scripts, SUS, VPN,      Terminal Services, DNS, DHCP, backup procedures
   - Implemented remote office infrastructure and linked the main and remote office locations      via VPN
   - Established and implemented Pro/Engineer and Pro/Intralink systems for design      purposes

• Engineering Systems- (in house consultant at Deere)
   - Trained and consulted with over 100 engineers, designers, and technicians on Pro/E      mechanical design and Pro/PDM product management software
   - Participated in various teams: Geometry and Product Data Team, Pro/ENGINEER and      Pro/PDM Implementation Team, Pro/ENGINEER Procedures and Standards Team
   - Implemented “Standards and Best Practices” in Pro/ENGINEER and Pro/PDM
   - Tested and evaluated new releases of Pro/ENGINEER and Pro/PDM
   - Created and maintained company wide Pro/ENGINEER drawing symbols
   - Created and maintained company wide “Web Documentation”
   - Developed and implemented Pro/E software solutions designed to help achieve strategic      performance and productivity goals.
   - Aided in automating the process from conceptual design through manufacturing with the      use of the Parametric Technologies Corporation (PTC) family of products

• Drafting Technician
   - Detailed experimental part drawings
   - Thorough knowledge and regular use of GD & T (Geometric Dimensioning and      Tolerancing) procedures and applications
   - CAD operator: CADAM, CATIA, Pro/ENGINEER (UNIX and Windows NT)
   - Utilized various standards: ANSI, ISO, ASTM, ISO 9000
   - Created, implemented, and maintained company wide internal standards
   - Created, implemented, and maintained “Web” Documentation for standards and      procedures