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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering,
University of Washington; 1987
REGISTRATION
Professional Engineer, Mechanical Engineering;
Washington State
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Conrad Kreick is an engineer at Lund Engineering, Inc.
He has extensive experience in the design, fabrication, and assembly of
mechanical systems and structures through various positions as project
engineer, design engineer, fabricator, certified welder, and journeyman
assembly mechanic.
Conrad worked as a contract engineer and direct
employee on recent projects at Lund Engineering including:
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Troubleshooting and improving a large overhead
conveyor system for the painting of parts for a heavy equipment
manufacturer. Work included adding VF Drive controlled motors to increase
the capacity of the long multi level conveyor. Overhead walkways to
maintenance areas were designed. Many other mechanisms were improved and
safety recommendations made.
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Design of weldments and a custom head swivel for a
large machine tool.
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Design of a rotating highway sign that displays one
of 4 changeable safety messages to motorists.
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The design of a 200 mm wafer cassette loading and
storage system for a furnace used in the production of computer chips. He
concepted and designed a mechanism to simultaneously tip and rotate a
cassette full of wafers into position to feed a single wafer robot.
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The design, manufacturing management, assembly, and
testing of a loading and storage system for SMIF pods containing 200 mm
silicon wafers. The system was part of a computer chip processing furnace
and had a four axis manipulator for transporting the SMIF boxes. Conrad
played a major role in the design of two of the axes, in which almost
every part was custom designed. Vibration analysis and the tuning of the
servo systems was an important part of the project.
Prior to starting Lund Engineering in April of 1996:
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As Principal Engineer at his own consulting company,
CRK Engineering, Conrad was responsible for projects that included a high
precision turntable for United Defense to position 160 kip part with a
rotation tolerance of ±4 arc seconds, and the preliminary design and
proposal for The Robbins Company as part of a three engineer design team
developing the next generation Mobile Miner.
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As Senior Engineer at Construction and Tunneling
Services Conrad engineered major design modification on a muck car hoist
and dump mechanism, and on two used tunnel boring machines being rebuilt
for the Chicago and LA projects.
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As Project Engineer at Nicholson Manufacturing Conrad
scheduled and conducted contract engineering and drafting for the
Ssangyong and Cemenco portable pneumatic cement unloaders. Projects
entailed extensive design and engineering, vendor interaction, and
fabrication/assembly support.
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As a mechanical design engineer at Hamilton
Engineering Conrad completed structural and mechanical design projects on
a contract basis. Projects included a ferry terminal redesign, Boeing
paint hangar stacker crane design and modifications, and a movable
platform for a missile launch facility.
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As a mechanical design engineer at The Robbins
Company Conrad was a member of a design team for the first two production
Mobile Miners. He was responsible for the initial boom and mainbeam
design as well as various other major and minor structures. Conrad was
solely or partially responsible for other systems including propulsion,
main drive, muck handling, hydraulic, and auxiliary systems. He also was
involved in numerous design challenges in the production of other tunnel
boring machines. He gained considerable hands-on design experience, under
pressure, through four months in Sangatte, France as the Field Service
Engineer on the Channel Tunnel project. Conrad also assisted in updating
The Robbins Company’s AutoCAD menu including the writing of Lisp
programs. He carried out 3-D studies of multi-axis boom and cutterwheel
movements, and constructed mine development and stopping scenarios in 3-D
for use in proposals and brochures.
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As a mechanical design engineer at the Kenworth Truck
Company Conrad was a member of a four person design team doing special
projects dealing with rear suspension and brake components for all models
of Kenworth trucks. He was responsible for design and implementation of
brake systems, installation of suspension components, and designing frame
and sub-frame structures. He was also involved in implementation of
non-asbestos linings and single relay valves for all brake systems. He
played an active role in the development of Cadam as a member of the Cadam
Users Group.
Throughout school Conrad helped support himself as
owner and chief designer/fabricator at Custom Welding and Fabrications. He
designed and manufactured custom parts for race car applications using
contacts acquired through active participation in the racing community.
Prior to schooling Conrad was an ironworker for various
Seattle companies, responsible for mechanical assembly, fitting, welding,
and general high-rise construction work. As a foreman at The Robbins
Company Conrad managed a team of welders and fitters in manufacturing of
tunnel boring machinery. Conrad also spent four years in the United States
Navy as a shipfitter/hull technician where he completed structural and
mechanical maintenance and repair of submarines within his squadron. |
