User:Michael Wade

The account of this former contributor was not re-activated after the server upgrade of March 2022.

About: Michael Wade

I am Michael Wade. Really.

Remember to always ask yourself the question: WWSMD (What Would Steve McQueen Do)?

Michael Wade is an expatriate Canuck who makes his home in Dallas, Texas. He is a Mechanical Design Engineer currently working for AMX, a company that designs high-end residential/commercial/government automation and control systems.

Wade received a three-year Mechanical Engineering Technologist diploma from Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology in May 1996. He specializes in the mechanical 3D computer-aided design (CAD) software packages Pro/ENGINEER and SolidWorks, as well as the 2D CAD software standard, AutoCAD. Wade uses the aforementioned CAD software to design plastic injection-molded and sheet metal components for the telecommunications and automation/control industries. Outside of work, he is a motorcycle fanatic, namely sportbikes ( i.e. crotch rockets), and has followed the AMA and MotoGP series closely for the past nine years. Wade also enjoys reading non-fiction, practising calligraphy, and learning about photography (he is complete novice).

Most of Wade's career has been focussed on contract mechanical design work at a handful of companies, including: Halliburton, Alcatel, Siemens (two separate times), and AMX. Below are lists of his skill sets:

General skills

• Design of electro-mechanical assemblies housed in either sheet metal or plastic enclosures.
• Design of plastic injection molded components.
• Design of precision machined components.
• Interface with vendors to determine the best manufacturing methods and most cost-effective process for timely project completion.
• Cost reducing current products for further savings.
• Experience in Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Web site layout and design.

System skills

• 1,000+ hours of SolidWorks (rev 2007).
• 25,000+ hours Pro/ENGINEER (revs 19 - Wildfire 2.0) utilizing the following modules: Pro/MODEL, Pro/ASSEMBLY, Pro/DETAIL, Pro/SHEETMETAL, Pro/SURFACE and Pro/ECAD.
• 12,000+ hours Pro/INTRALINK (revs 2.0 - 3.0) part database management.
• 20,000+ hours CADDS5 utilizing the following modules: Explicit and Parametric Modeling, NURBS Surfacing, 2 and 3-axis NC Programming, CAMU (Concurrent Assembly Mock-Up), Stresslab (Finite Element Analysis), CVMac Programming, EDM, and Optegra Locator.
• 5000+ hours AutoCAD 2000 LT.
• Agile, Point.Man, and Sherpa product lifecycle management (PLM) software.
• Create silkscreen artwork and labels using Adobe Illustrator.
• UNIX scripting using the Korn and Bourne shells.
• HTML programming.
• Basic CGI Perl web-based scripts.
• Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• Windows XP/2000/NT/98/95, UNIX, Sun OS, Solaris, CDE, and AIX operating systems.

Quotes

There are only three true sports: bull fighting, rock climbing and motor racing. The rest are merely games. - Ernest Hemingway

External links

• MichaelWade.com - Official site with resume
• Michael Wade at Wikipedia
• Michael Wade at MySpace