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- 1. david thornton Senior Mechanical Engineer davidsthornton@gmail.com (512) 743-8411 (Austin, TX) Overview • Senior mechanical engineer with significant (13+ years) product design experience • Proven history of defining, developing, and delivering successful products and solutions • Well balanced, experienced engineer that can effectively communicate with cross-functional teams • Diverse part design experience – plastic, sheetmetal, cast, die-cut, and compression molding • Diverse product design – thin client Ã ïƒ desktops Ã ïƒ servers Ã ïƒ modular data centers • Designed for high volume (millions), soft tooled, prototype, as well as custom one-of-a-kind parts • Very experienced in training, working with, and managing China/Taiwan design teams • Several years of experience as a thermal design engineer • Some experience as a server mechanical sustaining lead • Experienced with leading teams – internal design teams, vendors, and construction crews • Very experienced with Pro/Engineer and familiar with others CAD packages • Experienced in board design and layout (MCAD Ã ïƒ ECAD Ã ïƒ MCAD) • Proven history of cost reducing ($20 million+) thermal and mechanical designs without quality reduction • Experienced with in-house design, OEM design, and ODM design and project management • History of being an engineer that is trusted with innovative projects (first 1U server, first AMD server, first fanless desktop, first USFF with integrated PSU, ATX SFF, modular data centers, etc…) • Three patents awarded Career Timeline Dell Incorporated Project Lead in Modular Data Center group 2013-present • Responsible for leading many modular data center deployments for Fortune 50 customers’ data centers • Work directly with customers, representing engineering, to ensure requirements are aligned and met • Help manage many vendors and internal groups to ensure deliverables meet expectations and schedule • Work directly with construction, installation, commissioning, and IT teams to ensure the projects’ success Senior Lead Mechanical Engineer in Modular Data Center group 2010-present • Designed (100% ownership) and released hundreds of custom sheetmetal parts to production • Work with ODM to design custom, modular data center modules (ITPACs and cooling modules) • Manage module manufacture both remotely and at the manufacture’s site • Work with integration teams to develop server, network, and cable layouts for ITPAC integration • Develop facility drawings and construction documentation • Work with logistic teams to develop transportation plans to move modular data centers across the country • Manage crane/rigging, electrical, and construction teams at customer site to ensure installation is correct • 60% travel - engaging with customers, ODM partners, manufactures, and construction teams Senior Lead Mechanical and Thermal Engineer of OptiPlex Business Desktops 2009-2010 • Lead mechanical and thermal engineer for all OptiPlex business desktops • Architected multiple next generation systems, lowering cost without reducing features or quality • Worked with ODM partners to ensure product implementation meets high quality and low cost goals • Lead/mentored the China Design Center’s mechanical and thermal teams on OptiPlex programs • 20% international travel - engaging with ODM partners, manufactures, and Dell China Design Center • Created and documented multiple process improvements to improve efficiency and quality • Lead mechanical and thermal engineer on the award winning OptiPlex USFF 780 • Worked directly with customers, representing engineering team, helping win many business bids
- 2. Thermal Engineer – Thermal Lead of OptiPlex Business Desktops 2007-2009 • Developed thermal solutions for 17 desktop systems, some internally and some working closely with ODM partners - optimizing acoustics, thermal performance/reliability, DFX, cost, and serviceability • Lead thermal engineer of the high end, OptiPlex 980 systems (SFF, DT, and MT form factors) • Designed Dell’s first fanless desktop as well as the QuietKit solution on Red Dot Award Winning 960 • Developed complex thermal control schemes to optimize acoustics for each system configuration • Worked with power supply and graphics vendors to help create reliable, quiet component solutions • Implemented multi-million dollar cost reductions with equal or increased performance/functionality Mechanical Engineer – PowerEdge Servers 2000-2006 • Lead engineer on several rack and tower server projects • Designed a variety of sheetmetal, plastic, and cast parts for server products using Pro/Engineer • Designed the mechanical layout of many motherboards, daughterboards, and peripheral cards. • Verified designs via tolerance analysis and other mechanical analysis (force, torque, stress/strain) • Trained ODM vendors on tolerance analysis and Dell design processes • Created complex lightpipes using TracePro software • Lead mechanical sustaining engineer (for one year) • Lead multiple initiatives to implement process and tool improvements for mechanical organization • Worked with test teams to ensure EMI, S/V, usability, and reliability requirements were met • Worked on a small team to successfully develop Dell’s 1st AMD server on an abbreviated schedule • Managed transition of manufacturing of high volume servers from Chicago to Guadalajara Mechanical Engineering Co-op 1997-1999 • Setup, performed, and analyzed thermal tests on servers and their components JT Consultants Houston, TX Engineering Assistant 1994-1996 • Created 2D CAD drawings for civil engineering projects • Aided in and performed before, during, and after construction inspections of structures MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX Research Lab Assistant 1993 • Performed experiments, reducing and presenting data for leading edge cancer research Education The University Of Texas at Austin 2000 • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)