Tim Cureton 3d Design Consulting

Affiliate Consultant Tim Cureton

Manufacturing and 3D design consultant Tim Cureton
Manufacturing and 3D design expert Tim Cureton
Tim has a strong background in both 2D and 3D computer modeling & drafting.  As a Manufacturing and 3D Design Consultant, he is experienced with a variety of software, including MATLAB and Excel, Mr. Cureton excels in areas from product design to statistical analysis.  He has experience in creating custom databases for companies to help streamline their operations.
​Experience
May 2017 - Present
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Manufacturing Engineer
  • 3D injection molded part design, build prototype sensors, test, and validate designs
  • Create automated MS Excel spreadsheets with VBA / Macros
  • Design, build, and validate production fixturing with CO2 Lasers and three axis Milling Machine
  • Perform Six Sigma analysis, Statistical Process Control, and capability studies
  • Document all work per company ISO 9001 guidelines

American Gypsum Company
June 2015 - May 2017
Gypsum, Colorado
Process Engineer
  • Developed a custom database in MS Access with VBA, including user forms for data entry and analysis to understand production waste, delay, and maintenance issues
  • Designed welded steel manufacturing fixtures and assemblies, including detailed solid modeling, fabrication drawings, weld specifications, and strength analysis using a combination of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and hand calculations
  • Managed capital improvement projects, including road construction, concrete work, and power generation equipment
  • Performed Capital Investment Analysis with NPV projections for project profitability
  • Served as an internal consultant to other company plants to provide 3D design and 2D documentation for new plant facilities, equipment layouts, and associated construction cost estimates

University of Colorado - Boulder
August 2013 - December 2014
Boulder, Colorado
Teaching Assistant
  • System Dynamics and Numerical Methods graduate teaching assistant providing hands-on experience with data acquisition systems using LabView, data processing in MATLAB and Excel, and system simulations in Simulink

MicroMotion Inc., Emerson Process Management
June 2014 - September 2014
Boulder, Colorado
Graduate R&D Intern
  • Performed root cause analysis for product quality issues by designing, executing, and communicating the results of custom experiments to management
  • Developed a new experimental setup by purchasing test equipment, modeling of test fixtures in NX 3D software, and created custom LabVIEW programs to control and record data from four test instruments
  • Automated the analysis of 300 data files using MATLAB to produce clear, polished, and meaningful graphics

RockyMounts
July 2012 - March 2013
Boulder, Colorado
3D CAD Designer
  • Modeled new and updated existing 3D parts and assemblies in SolidWorks for plastic injection molding, aluminum extrusions & castings, and stamped steel components
  • Prepared 2D manufacturing drawings with bill of materials used for pricing, communication, and production of company products

Premier Precision Group
May 2012 - July 2012
Littleton, Colorado
AutoCAD Consultant
  • Produced "as-is" 2D plant layout for 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility, including all FF&E to scale, which was used as a baseline for comparing new plant layout drawings for improved work flows
  • Participated in Kaizen events with management and manufacturing personnel to improve work flows and layout designs
  • Oversaw movement of large equipment on manufacturing floor to ensure accurate placement


Education
BS / MS, Mechanical Engineering
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Summa Cum Laude Honors

BA, Business Administration
University of San Diego
San Diego, California

Software Experience
  • 3D Modeling - SolidWorks, Inventor, & NX (including FEA packages, animation, and rendering photorealistic models)
  • 2D Modeling - AutoCAD and DraftSight
  • MS Excel - Automated spreadsheets, VBA Programming, Pivot Charts, etc.
  • MS Access - Custom databases, VBA Programming, and integrated data analysis
  • MATLAB
  • ANSYS FEA
  • LabVIEW
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