Louis Hickey

Placement based mechanical designer across multiple industries including, pharmaceutical, heavy machinery, and broader manufacturing industries.

• Full lifecycle project support through definition, concept design, design evaluation, production drawings, manufacture and review.
• AR/VR/XR research & testing in application to manufacturing industry and learning environments

Core focus on agricultural infrastructure improvement and manufacturing including dairies, for purpose machinery, sheds, and feed pads

• Livestock studies for ergonomic infrastructure
• Manufacturing review/analysis and concurrent improvement
• Drafting and solid modelling
• Application of intelligent fabrication techniques
• General operations including ordering, planning and quoting - Process review including part studies and alternative design solutions
• Failure/fault review and solution recommendations -
• Installation, commissioning and maintenance of horse treadmill systems, including reporting systems for machine passports, process improvement and manufacturing recommendations.

• Installation and development of automated feed/drafting systems in dairy applications
• Mechanical overhaul and improvement of failed dairy systems, including Dairy King vacuum systems
• Design, Manufacture, Site Preparation, Erection and Cladding of conventional steel structures up to 2300m²
• Stainless TIG, MIG and Arc welding and associated general fabrication
• Design and manufacture of walkways and staircases in industrial applications
• Development and application of rust preventative measures/ barriers in environments with accelerated chemical corrosion
• EWP and Crane operation including associated rigging
• Site work

• Operate Manual and CNC machine tools in varied capacities, heavy turning up to 3 tons
• Set machine tools and machining strategies
• Job Planning and production strategies - Design mechanical components and systems
• Fabricate/Manufacture mechanical components and systems - Repair/Rebuild hydraulic components
• High volume production
• Operate portable machining tools
• Complete same day delivery, critical and express work
• Quality control, singular and batch (both during manufacture and final assessments)
• Material selection, analysis and preparation
• Manufacturing and Assembly of large machinery for textiles and harvesting industries