205 Benton Drive Apt #11109 Res: (972) 678-1109

Allen, TX 75013 Email: james.vicain@prodigy.net Cell: (972) 754-0577

Mechanical design engineer position where ability to develop, design, solve problems and accept new challenges will provide a significant contribution to develop new products and overall company growth.

Mechanical packaging engineer with over fifteen years of diverse professional experience in the electronics design. Developed solutions for new product, identified and solved problems during product testing, and conducted product performance testing.

ALCATEL, USA, Plano, Texas 1995 - 2002

Senior Mechanical Engineer designed, developed and tested racks for electronic boards and other components.

• Received US Patent #5,918,837 Cable retainer bracket and method of installation.
• Designer on new product design for manufacture ability as a team member.
• Designed and documented performance requirements and standards for new product racks for outside vendors.
• Tested and ensured all new design met NEBS performance requirements.
• Researched the capabilities and capacity of electronic racks to determine feasibility of new product design.
• Team member on cross-functional team tasked with evaluating packaging designs for new products.
• Mechanical engineering expert was consulted on a regular basis to determine capacity and performance of new designs.
• Trouble shot and solved problems related to performance of older products still used in the market.
• Mentored new engineers and engineering co-op students assigned to the research and development team.
• Interviewed and selected college engineering students for co-op positions.

LUCENT (formally VMX, Inc), Dallas, Texas 1987 - 1995

Mechanical Engineer designed, developed and tested cabinetry for electronic voice mail and other components.

• Designed and documented requirements and standards for new product cabinet for outside vendors.
• Tested and ensured all products design met FCC electromagnetic and radiated emission requirements.
• Designed new product to met the relevant safety standards for both domestic and international markets.

INTECOM, Inc., Addison, Texas 1980 - 1987

Mechanical Engineer designed, developed and tested cabinetry for electronic PBX equipment.

• Designed and documented performance requirements and standards for new product cabinet for outside vendors.
• Tested and ensured all products design met FCC electromagnetic and radiated emission requirements.

AAS, Grayson County College, Sherman, Texas

University of Texas, Arlington, Texas

Duncanville High School, Duncanville, Texas

Myers Briggs Working Together Part 1 and 2

Franklin Covey Time Management Workshop

PTC ProEngineering Solid and Sheet metal

Flotherm Version 2.0 Training

• ProEngineer and ProIntralink (5 years)
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Mircosoft Windows with Word, Excel, Project