Keeping Creative Design Skills Sharp & Learning New Skills In Retirement
Retiring in May 2018 – April 2023 (5 years), I enjoyed working on my own individual design and tooling projects using FreeCad. I prototyped these design concepts using 3D printing and other methods. I also ordered CNC machined tooling and assembled and qualified the tooling/fixtures for these designs. I used MIG welding in the fabrication of my design projects, performed cost analysis and sourced numerous vendors for steel, laser cutting, laser etching, CNC machining, welding equipment, component parts and powder coating.
I also developed python software programs to generate a catalog for the 400 configurations of my wine rack design as well a bill of material and product ID's for each configuration on a virtual machine. I captured each of my designs and the detailed design process in e-books for documentation and for design authentication. I also attended Macomb Community College in 2019, to become familiar with programing in robotics in conjunction with my design goals. The gallery below provides a preview of a number of my design projects. The fully detailed projects are located in the e-books that can be launched by selecting the e-book links for each project.
I have over 35 years of industry experience working for Siemens Corporation and General Motors in the areas of CAD design and engineering, Teamcenter PLM configuration, security management, proof of concept development, reporting, software development, test case creation, functional test validation and end user training and support. I also have over 5 years of experience in the creation of part details, tooling and fixture design using CAD/CAM systems as well as the creation of cutter paths to drive CNC machines and machine tool program configuration.
Mark Langlois
- GM Information Technology Teamcenter Software Development, Nov 2013 - April 2018 - GM Global Powertrain, Siemens Implementation Consultant, October 2001 - October 2013 - GM Design Center, Siemens Senior Application Engineer, June 1996 - September 2001 - GM Delphi, Siemens Senior Application Engineer, June 1994 - June 1996 - EDS Application Engineer, Innersurf Development Project, June 1991 - June 1994 -EDS Engineering Training, Application Engineer, December 1988 - May 1991 - Oneida Tool Company, CAD/CAM Manager-Programmer, March 1983 - December 1988 -Schlumberger CAD/CAM, Application Engineer, July 1981 - February 1983
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Time To Experience Creative Energy With Photography Exercise-New Experiences-Travel Adventures
As you can see from my posts on this website, besides creative design, engineering, metal working and fabricating, I also am very actively involved with photography.
I will shoot photos of anything I find interesting. I have attended planned outings with photography clubs or venture out on my own if I see or hear of an interesting event or spot. I usually always take my camera with me when my wife and I travel. You can get shots from the top of a cruise ship of many harbors that you just can’t get anywhere else.
I shoot in RAW format (unless I am taking shots with my iPhone) and process my photos in Adobe Lightroom 6. I have an account on Flickr, it is a photo sharing website and I upload selected photos to share and to view the many outstanding photos found there. I have posted almost 13K photos on the Flickr sharing website. All Photos Copyrighted, all rights reserved.
Here is the link to my web page on Flickr (Mark Langlois | Flickr).My equipment is limited to my iPhone 12; I have two Nikon D600 camera bodies. My lenses are all FX lenses and consist of a Sigma 50-500mm Lens, a Nikon 28-300mm Lens, and a Tokina 17-35mm Lens. I almost always shoot with my 28-300mm because of the range and size. However, I have also begun to take a number of shots with my iPhone 12 when my Nikon is in the bag. Note: Select any picture to display the photo viewer.
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