Mark Summers
Teaching Experience
ITT-Technical Institute
June 2005 to March 2008
Adjunct Instructor
CD210T and CD250T Engineering Graphics I and II Courses
AutoCAD 2D and Inventor 3D CAD Theory and Lab Classes
Austin Community College
August, 2007 to Present
Adjunct Professor
DFTG 2419 Intermediate Computer-Aided Drafting
DFTG 1433 Mechanical Drafting
DFTG 2440 Solid Modeling/Design
DFTG 1429 Electro-Mechanical Design
ENGR 1304 Engineering Graphics
AutoCAD, Inventor, and Pro/E 3D CAD Theory and Lab Classes
Texas State University
August, 2012 to Present
Lecturer
ENGR 1304 – Engineering Graphics I
ENGR 2300 – Materials Engineering
ENGR 3311 – Mechanics of Materials
ENGR 3375 – Mechanics for Engineers
MFGE 2332 – Materials Selection & Manufacturing Processes
MFGE 3316 – Computer Aided Design/Manufacturing (CAD/CAM)
MFGE 4355 – Design of Machine Elements
MFGE 4363 – Concurrent Process Engineering
MFGE 4390 – Manufacturing Senior Design I
MFGE 4391 – Manufacturing Senior Design II
MFGE 4395 - Computer Integrated Manufacturing
CSM 3360 – Structural Analysis
CSM 3367 – Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP)
TECH 3344 – Termofluids
TECH 4365 – Machine Elements
TECH 4380 – Industrial Safety
TECH 2351 – Statics and Strength of Materials
TECH 3367 – Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP)
Professional Publications
Graduate Theses/Dissertations
Optimization of an Atmospheric Water Generation System Using Peltier Devices and Multiple Heat Transfer Mechanisms
International Journal of Engineering Materials and Manufacture, "Improving Heat Transfer from Peltier Devices Used in an Atmospheric Water Generation". (2021)
The Bent of Tau Beta Pi - Winter 2011 - Math Works Article “Vertical Center of Gravity”
PTC/USER World 2008 – June 2008 – Long Beach, CA - “Altered Item Drawings”
Calculating Tolerances on Mechanical Designs – Fall 2012 – Austin Community College
Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society
Bent of Tau Beta Pi Magazine
Math Corner: Vertical Center of Gravity
Winter 2011
Professional Experience
December, 1998 to Present
AAI, a Textron Company (formerly Symtx)
Austin, Texas
SENIOR MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER. Responsible for proposal support, customer requirements interpretation, mechanical fixture design, electro-mechanical designs, sub-contractor management, and electrical/software interface for various custom electronic automated test equipment projects. Implemented parametric 3-D modeling (Autodesk Mechanical Desktop) in the mechanical design group shortly after arrival at company in 1998. Mentor for mechanical design group in Austin for Mechanical Desktop, AutoCAD, and Pro/ENGINEER design tools. Beginning in 2005, transitioned from Mechanical Desktop 3D design tools to Pro/Engineer Wildfire (versions 2 through 5) for 3D design work. Currently using PTC’s Pro/Mechanica for stress analysis and Blue Ridge Numerics’ CFDesign for thermal analysis.
Design tasks include pneumatic, manual, and vacuum test fixture design for several customers, including Cisco, Lockheed, Motorola, Nokia, Microsoft, Boeing, Hughes, and ITT. Also lead mechanical design engineer for several other projects, including door leak detection test system (design and training) for Global Aeronautica in Charleston, SC to support the Boeing 787 aircraft assembly operations, weight/center of gravity fixture for Shadow Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) produced by parent company in Hunt Valley, MD, Spacewire Breakout Chassis design for Lockheed in Sunnyvale, CA, and LRU bench tester for ITT Electronics in Clifton, NJ. Also responsible for preparation and presentation of the mechanical portion of customer design reviews and project budget and proposal generation. When required, supported out-sourcing of mechanical design tasks to local design services companies (Concurrent Design and Drafting, RAH, Design and Assembly Concepts, etc.), as well as turn-key design and fabrication businesses in Dallas (Southwest Test) Colorado (APG Test Consultants), New York (Vadar and Associates), and Minnesota (Circuit Check).
For approximately two years, worked dual position as Mechanical Engineering Manager and Senior Mechanical Engineer, with duties including resource scheduling, personnel assignments, performance reviews, and Mechanical Engineering representative during Symtx’s successful AS9100:2004 and ISO 9001:2000 certifications.
July, 1994 to December, 1998
Eaton
Austin, Texas
SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER. Responsible for continuous improvement design tasks for Eaton’s 200mm ion implanter. Designs tasks included vacuum systems, packaging, robot systems, mechanical servo-controlled systems, reliability, and ion source improvements. Implemented designs involving extreme environmental conditions, including 10E-6 torr pressures, 800°F temperatures, 250 keV voltages, and sub-class 10 clean room environments
Technical Design Lead for 300mm ion implanter project which was successfully co-developed in Austin, Texas and Matsuyama, Japan. Responsible for designs for wafer queuing, exterior framing and fascia, wafer handling table, and process chamber. Coordinated design and stress analysis, as well as fabrication and integration of large wafer processing vacuum chamber weldment in Austin, San Jose, and Japan.
Presented mechanical designs proposals at company design reviews held both in Austin and Japan. Also worked on initial system build-up of first system in Austin and final system integration in Japan.
October, 1990 to July, 1994
Lockheed Missiles and Space
Austin, Texas
DESIGN ENGINEER. Responsible for thermal, kinematic, weight, and stress analysis for several DOD, DOE, and commercial customers, including the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor (ASRM) support equipment, MILSTAR mobile communication shelters, the Super Conducting Super Collider (SSC) transport system, C130 aircraft modifications, and Iridium satellite programs. These tasks were performed using a combination of hand calculations and finite-element analysis to ensure the system’s structural integrity due to various loading conditions, including nuclear overpressure, shock, random vibration (PSD), static, seismic, and sinusoidal. Included in these tasks was the responsibility for the determination of structural requirements, load inputs, failure criteria, weight and center of gravity, cooling requirements, system stability, and required shock and vibration isolation. Also, this analysis was presented at various management and design reviews and several stress reports were generated in support of contract requirements.
Additional tasks include mechanical design and solid modeling of various mechanical systems, including assembly aids and manufacturing sequencing for Iridium communications satellite project.
June, 1984 to October, 1990
General Dynamics
Fort Worth, Texas
DESIGN ENGINEER SENIOR. Lead design engineer for various full-scale and sub-scale radar cross-section (RCS) models. Responsible for the design, manufacturability, shipping, and outdoor testing of several test articles for the Air Force’s Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) and F-16 Fighter programs, and the Navy’s A-12 Avenger program. Also was a mechanical designer and test engineer for several pressure, force, and flutter wind tunnel models.
Education
Southern Methodist University (1982 to 1984)
Dallas, Texas
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (MAGNA CUM LAUDE)
University of Texas at Arlington (1989 to 1990)
Arlington, Texas
12 HOURS OF UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS COURSES
University of Texas at Austin (1991 to 1993)
Austin, Texas
12 HOURS OF GRADUATE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COURSES
Texas State University (2010 to Present)
Degree Year University Major
MS 2021 Texas State University Engineering, Mechanical/Manufacturing
MST 2012 Texas State University Industrial Technology, Minor in Mathematics
BSME 1984 Southern Methodist University Mechanical Engineering
CAD/CAM/CAE Software Expertise
Inventor V11 through Present Mechanical Desktop V2 through V6
Autodesk Autodesk
Solidworks 2004 through Present Pro-Engineer Wildfire 2 through Wildfire 5
Dassault Systems Parametric Technology Corporation
CFDesign V9 through 2012 Pro/E Mechanica V2 through V5
Blue Ridge Numerics Parametric Technology Corporation
Unigraphics NX3 through NX7.5 AutoCAD R11 through AutoCAD 2012
Seimens Autodesk
Catia 2-D/3-D CAD mTAB and SAP386 Finite-Element Analysis
Dassault Systems Structural Analysis Incorporated
CADAM 2-D/3-D CAD NASTRAN Finite-Element Analysis
CADAM Incorporated McNeal-Schwendler Corporation
Cadkey 2-D/3-D CAD Cosmos/M Finite-Element Analysis
Cadkey Incorporated Structural Research and Analysis Corp
MasterCam X3 through Present MathCAD V4 through V14
CNC Software Parametric Technology Corporation
Published: June 10, 2024