About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 3824496
MECHANICAL ENGINEER | THEMED-ENTERTAINMENT, ANIMATRONICS & RIDE SAFETY
Core Expertise
- Engineering leadership managing cross-functional teams, vendors, and fabrication workflows.
- Design and integration of animatronics, kinetic staging, and themed-entertainment mechanical systems.
- Safety and compliance for amusement and live-entertainment systems, including ASTM auditing.
- Structural, dynamic, and kinematic analysis using FEA and motion simulation for validation.
- Prototyping, fabrication oversight, and installation support through commissioning and post-opening.
Project Background
- Led mechanical projects from concept through fabrication, installation, commissioning, and operational support.
- Developed technical-conformance plans and managed multivendor workstreams for safety‑critical systems.
- Performed in-service retrofits that improved safety while maintaining zero downtime.
- Authored technical specifications, test plans, and engineering documentation for complex attractions.
- Coordinated mechanical requirements with controls, electrical, and theatrical disciplines for integration.
Key Skills
- SOLIDWORKS | AutoCAD | Product data management (PDM) systems
- Finite-element analysis | Kinematic modeling | Motion simulation tools
- Theatrical rigging | Performer flying systems | Rigging inspections
- Fabrication oversight | Welding | Machining | Fasteners | Shop practices
- Pneumatics | Hydraulics | Bearings | Mechanical actuators
- Project management | Vendor coordination | Team leadership | Multivendor integration
Education
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering — University of California, Berkeley
Why Interview this Candidate?
Seasoned mechanical engineer with 10+ years delivering animatronics, kinetic staging, and safety‑critical amusement systems for major themed-entertainment programs. Proven leader who managed engineering teams (most recently responsible for four engineers), directed multivendor workstreams, and executed in-service retrofits that improved safety while maintaining zero downtime. Technical strengths in FEA, kinematic analysis, fabrication oversight, and integration enable rapid contribution to complex attraction projects.
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