Arthur Akimoto
Mechanical Engineer Associate Manager at Lockheed Martin
Mechanical Engineer Associate Manager at Lockheed Martin
Arthur Akimoto is a manager with background in Mechanical Engineering specializing in designing tooling and ground support/test equipment for satellite and missile defense applications at Lockheed Martin Space.  He leads a team of talented engineer sufficient in 2D/3D design in several CAD systems, GD&T, developing/estimating schedule and cost, and creating process flows.  Arthur has experience in manufacturing large assemblies, specialty fixtures for thermal, vacuum, vibration, optics, antennas using metals and composites, and processes following 6S and green belt.  Arthur also graduated the class of 2020 EDGE (Executive Development & Growth Enhancement Program).  Arthur also has experience as a Systems Engineer, where he was in a two year rotational program within LMS supporting multiple programs in developing Requirements, V&V, and ConOps using Model Based Engineering.  He started out his career at LMS developing stockrooms and managing inventory and raw stock, global supply chain demand, and driving forklifts.  Arthur also has experience building and running 3D printers inside and outside of work and has some experience with software and electrical engineering prior to his career at LMS.  Arthur is also a coordinator for IGNITED (IISME) at LMS since 2018.  Outside of work, Arthur enjoys cooking and experiment making new fusion dishes utilizing his skills he learned as a sushi chef working his way through college.  He also enjoys outdoor activities like fishing, skiing, snowboarding, surfing, and biking and playing sports, especially basketball and volleyball, where he also has experience coaching high school and club teams.  Arthur also is fluent in speaking Japanese and is learning to play the ukulele.
Lockheed Martin
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Manager of MGSE (Mechanical Ground Support Equipment) / Manufacturing Tooling Team
Sunnyvale, California, United States
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Mechanical Engineer Associate Manager
Lockheed Martin
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Team Lead:
Manage team of Mechanical Engineers, produce & manage schedule and cost of designs for multiple programs, accountable for over $5 million of budget, final checker & approver of designs, customer & vendor interface, providing clear metrics to managers & directors, updating & maintaining drawing formats & notes, and producing drafting guidelines.

Leadership:
EDGE (Executive Development & Growth Enhancement Program), Class of 2020
IGNITED / IISME Lead Coordinator, 2019

Mechanical Engineering:
Creating, designing, reconciling engineering hardware tools, mechanical test fixtures, and ground support equipment using CAD software tools for multiple programs.  Drawing and model check certified.  Proficient in GD&T. 

Systems Engineering:
SE MAP (Systems Engineering Mid-career Advanced Development Program) Class VII Graduate - 1 of 15 selected out of 2600
Developed Requirements, V&V, ConOps using Model Based Engineering

Manufacturing:
Manage and create manufacturing process flow.  Managing procurement processes and creating design FFMEAs (Functional Failure Mode & Effect Analysis).  Quoting, estimating, providing manufacturing planning and floor support.  Knowledge of 6S and green belt. Experience with assembly and machining operations.  MRB certification in process.

V&V Translating Team - Japanese Satellite Proposal Translation Support

Design Experience (Interface w/ Hi/Lo level Satellite, Shuttle, & Missile Assemblies):
GSE - Weldments, Drill Fixtures, Vacuum Chucks, Dollies, Loaders, Trunnions, Hydraulics, Safety, Packaging, Shipping, & Storage Containers
Hoisting Equipment - Offload Rails, Cranes, Hangers, Pullies, Cables & Wire Ropes
Test Fixtures - TVAC, PIMM, Acoustic, Vibration, Proof Load, Laser Tracking, Optics, Deployment, Mechanisms
Rapid Prototyping - 3D Printing, Injection Molding, Stereolithography, Laser Sinter
ASME, ANSI, GD&T Standards
Sunnyvale, CA
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Mechanical Design Engineer Staff
Lockheed Martin
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Engineering Tools: ProEngineering (Wildfire, CREO), SolidWorks, I-DEAS/NX, MatLab, AutoCAD, MathCAD, Rhapsody, DOORS

Software Tools: SAP/ERP, EPDM/Windchill, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, Project)
Sunnyvale, CA
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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Lockheed Martin
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Sunnyvale, CA
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Mechanical Design Engineer
Lockheed Martin
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Sunnyvale, CA
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Mechanical Design Engineer Associate
Lockheed Martin
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Developed Inventory Systems and process flow for multiple aerospace, military, and special programs.  
Reconciled change activities and efficiently reduced backlog created in Windchill/EPDM and SAP for multiple programs.  
Applied programming skills (C/C++) to debug HTML code in creation of the EPDM software check.
Managed and supervised team to efficiently categorize and reconcile data and material in the Global Supply Chain Process and provided accurate audits.
Sunnyvale, CA
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Manufacturing Shop Floor Control, Material Control Clerk
Various (See Below)
Lynbrook High School, Varsity Boys, Cuptertino, CA
January 2008 – June 2008 (6 months)
Coached Varsity Boys Volleyball Team (Ages 16-18)

Point Break Volleyball Club (Area 14), Mountain View, CA
November 2002 – July 2003 (9 months)
Coached Girls Volleyball Club Team (Ages 12-14) 

Lokahi Volleyball Club (Area 12 & 14), Mountain View, CA
November 2000 – July 2002 (1 year 9 months) 
Coached Girls Volleyball Club Team (Ages 12-14) 

Saratoga High School, Varisty Boys, Saratoga, CA
January 2000 – June 2000 (6 months)
Coached Varsity Boys Volleyball Team (Ages 16-18)

Taught the game and fundamentals of volleyball, coached rules and discipline, all while having fun.
Bay Area, CA
Volleyball Coach
Restaurant Kazoo
Created majority of the sushi specials menu items, helped increase revenue of restaurant business, catered to parties for over 200 people, and served great food with great service!
San Jose, CA
Sushi Chef / Waiter
Lockheed Martin
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Manufacturing Support Contractor at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company through ATR (Advanced Technical Resources)
Code/Document Checker for Development Software - EPDM/Windchill & ERP/SAP
Sunnyvale, CA
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Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Contractor
Roos Instruments
https://www.linkedin.com/company/roos-instruments
Internship for Electrical Engineering
Soldering and de-soldering components on circuit boards, packaging kits, managing inventory, and creating instruction manuals using Adobe Photoshop.
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Intern
Master of Science - MS
Focus: Aerospace & Space applications
SJSU Master's program in Mechanical Engineering cohort with Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company.  

Project:
3U CubeSat Design
Mechanical Engineering
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San Jose State University
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Bachelor of Science - BS
Focus: Mechanical Design, Thermal Dynamics

Projects: 
Automated Snowboard/Ski Rack
Designed and fabricated an automated snowboard and ski rack to mount on top of a vehicle, switch installed into panel inside vehicle to activate and slide racks down for easy mounting of snowboards or skis from the side of the vehicle.  Designed using Solidworks and programmed linear actuator using C++.

Automated Bartender
Designed and fabricated Automated Bartender which mixes a wide variety of drinks at a push of a button.  Designed using Solidworks and programmed an Atmel Atmega control board in C.
Mechanical Engineering
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San Jose State University
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Proactively evaluating existing Manufacturing tooling and driving the implementation of new innovative systems that support the Program
Mark Pasquale, VP (Engineering & Technology)
EETA (Extraordinary Engineering Technology Award)
The MM Solar Array team did an outstanding job designing, building, and testing the engineering development unit.  This multi-disciplinary team worked seamlessly to solve a number of complex design and production challenges.  Their focus on affordability in every decision has been paramount to meeting the team's design to cost goals.  The team has successfully graduated through all parts of the product life cycle from the initial design concepts to development to manufacturing and finally to test.  The culmination of their effort was a flight-like engineering development unit that flawlessly passed all environmental testing one day ahead of the baseline schedule.  The MM solar array has achieved TRL6 and the team is commended for this critical achievement.
Shawn Eberhardt (Director, Mechanical Manufacturing Center)
SRA (Special Recognition Award) - Team Excellence
For the Solar Array Manufacturing team’s proactive undertaking of the design and implementation of an innovative, world class Solar Array Single Line Flow production facility. This facility will serve our customers today ensuring commercially competitive Solar Arrays for the future.
Dennis O. Little (VP Production)
Space Systems Team - Affordability
Exceptional effort streamlining manufacturing operations for the new Solar Array Processing equipment.  New Equipment reduced risk to Flight Hardware and standardized Tools/Processes for different Programs.
Jorge Martinez (Manager)
SRA (Special Recognition Award)
MUOS TVAC Readiness Team
Team MUOS
Quarterly Awards - Teamwork
MUOS MGSE Design Team
Team MUOS
Quarterly Awards - Teamwork
Children
RFKC
RFKC - Royal Family Kids Camp (Fortuna, CA)
http://royalfamilykids.org/

Vision - Every foster child, ages 6-12, experience a life-changing camp, club and mentor.
Mission - Create life-changing moments for children of abuse.
Purpose - Mobilize the faith community to confront child abuse.
Strategy - Launch and sustain camps, clubs and mentors. 
Values - Treat People Royally, Keep Moving Forward, Make Moments Matter
Camp Counselor
NCEES
EIT (Engineer in Training)
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Greater Phoenix Area
Daniel Jackson
Senior Principal Engineer at Northrop Grumman
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San Jose, CA
Josephine Jihai Park
Associate Attorney at The Law Firm of J. Hector Moreno, Jr. and Associates
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Santa Clara, CA
Deanna Watts
Elementary Math Teacher on Special Assignment at Santa Clara Unified School District
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South San Francisco, CA
Cameron Ashizawa
Non-Profit Grants Administrator
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San Jose, CA
Eric Albertson
Principal—BoonRaccoon Consulting
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Los Gatos, CA
Michael Yamashita
--Student At Azusa Pacific Univsersity
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San Jose, CA
Crissi Allen
Founder / Executive Director of HEART Academy, Long-Lasting Weight Loss Coach, Intuitive Inner Healing Practitioner, Theatrical Producer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabel-agustin-84691b1b7
Menlo Park, CA
Isabel Agustin
Environmental Science Student at The University of Texas at Austin
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Sunnyvale, CA
Kay Maitz
Graphic Designer
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Berkeley, CA
David Turnquist
Strategy & Monetization at Atlassian
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San Jose, CA
Charlene Ashizawa
Manager, Technology Program Management, Real Estate and Workplace Services at Google
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Greater Orlando
Amanda Beck
Mechanical Engineer at Lockheed Martin
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Clermont, FL
W∴W∴ 'Bill' Daugherty
Electro Mechanical Engineer at Lockheed Martin
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Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Richard Decker
Senior Mechanical Engineer
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Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
Joseph R. Sanchez
Operations Manager at Northrop Grumman
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Philadelphia, PA
Josh Schachter
Sr Member Engineering Staff at Lockheed Martin
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Fort Worth, TX
Zachary Bolds
Engineer
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East Brunswick, NJ
Daniel Leung
Mechanical Engineer at Lockheed Martin
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Denver Metropolitan Area
Kyle A Robertson
Mechanism Engineer
Glen Hirose
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Arthur handled the adversity of going through a refinance calmly and professionally throughout the process.  It was a pleasure working with him. Leonard Lucero Jr
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Art was an up and coming young engineer at Lockheed when he and I started working together. His commitment to his craft is inspiring. He supported many different programs which in turn meant he had to adapt to each programs requirements. A team oriented individual whose work outside the Lockheed office involved coaching for the local high schools and voluntary work for the community. His skills as an engineer have matured to a point where recommending him for a job as either a Mechanical or Tooling Engineer would come highly.
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Los Angeles, CA
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United States
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Apple Iphone and Ipad Application Development
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Lockheed Martin Employees & Alumni
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Mechanical Design Engineers using Pro-Engineer
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San Jose State University (SJSU) - College of Engineering
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