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Our Training
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All of our
training associates are industry professionals with decades
of experience applying GD&T and teaching GD&T. Our
associates have:
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Expert
knowledge of the Y14.5 standard
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Current
industrial experience using GD&T
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Experience
and skill using James Meadows' course materials.
Many of our
associates are current members of the Y14.5 committee on
Dimensioning and Tolerancing, are Senior Certified GDT
Professionals and are active in the writing of multiple ASME
documentation and measurement standards.
All of our associates use identical training materials and
lesson plans so you receive the same topic presentation from
every training associate; however, based on client company
needs, some course topics can be emphasized, de-emphasized
or added per request.
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Dr.
Patrick J. McCuistion
Dr. McCuistion obtained bachelor (1977) and master (1982)
degrees from Pittsburg State University (PSU) and PhD (1989)
from Texas A&M University (TAMU). All degrees were in
Industrial Education with focus areas related to engineering
drawing and mechanical design.
Jim Meadows has often said that Pat McCuistion has
revolutionized the look of the ASME documentation standards.
His 2D and 3D illustrations made clear what a complete
geometric product definition should be and explain complex
geometric characteristic definitions, principles and
measurement practices. His work in the Y14.43 standard on
Gages and Fixtures was so ground breaking and impressive
that he was immediately recruited as the creator of the
Y14.5-2009 standards illustrations. Pat understands that the
first thing people look at in books and standards and
presentations is the illustrations, and his are simply the
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He has eight years of
experience working in various engineering design, drafting,
and checking positions at various manufacturing industries
(feed mills, dehydration facilities, automotive components,
catalytic convertors, heavy equipment transmissions, and
auto bodies).
He taught one year at PSU and three years at TAMU. As an
associate professor in the College of Engineering and
Technology, Department of Engineering Technology and
Management at Ohio University since 1989 he has taught:
Engineering Graphics Fundamentals, Engineering Graphics
Applications, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing,
Dimensional Analysis, Dimensional Metrology, Enterprise
Computer Methods (Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint,
and Project), Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001 and Six
Sigma), Technical Writing, and Product Design.
He is an active member of the following ASME/ANSI codes and
standards subcommittees: Y14 Main Committee, Y14.2 Line
Conventions and Lettering (Chair), Y14.3 Multiview and
Sectional View Drawings, Y14.5 Dimensioning and Tolerancing
(Figures), Y14.5.2 Certification for Geometric Dimensioning
and Tolerancing Professionals (Figures), Y14.8 Castings,
Forgings, and Molded Part Drawings, Y14.35 Drawing
Revisions, Y14.36 Surface Texture (Vice Chair, Figures),
Y14.43 Dimensioning and Tolerancing of Functional Gages
(Figures), and B89/Y14 Joint Committee on the Specification
of Notation to Support Requirements for Size and Geometric
Tolerances (Figures). He is also an ASQ member.
He has authored one textbook on geometric dimensioning and
Tolerancing, three ASME internet courses in Drawing
Interpretation, Basic GDT and Advanced GDT, and 15 technical
articles on dimensioning topics and computer aided
instruction.
He is an ASME certified Senior Geometric Dimensioning and
Tolerancing Professional and an ADDA certified Mechanical
Drafter.
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| Rick Hughes
Rick is one of the most productive workers on a wide variety
of ASME standards committees dealing with GD&T principles
and applications and measurement, inspection and gaging.
He is a current member of the Y14.5 Dimensioning and
Tolerancing standards committee and a founding and current
member of the 14.43 standard on Gages and Fixtures. He not
only knows the theory of tolerancing but also how to apply
its principles to measurement, manufacturing and design.
Jim Meadows often says that Rick is one of the most
intelligent individuals he has ever met and has a wide range
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In his long career, Rick has often worked
two jobs: one in the aerospace industry and another as a
college professor. This gives him a great deal of practical
knowledge and lots of experience explaining it. He has also
been teaching GD&T in industry (aerospace and other
industries in the LA area) and at the college level (in the
CADD and Engineering Technology departments) for about 30
years.
His ASME committee affiliations include: Y14.5 (Dimensioning
and Tolerancing),Y14.43 (Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Principles for Gages and Fixtures), Y14.45 (Reporting
Inspection Data) and B89/Y14 Joint Working Group (Special
Notation for Size and Geometric Tolerances).
He is an ASME Certified Senior GD&T Professional (Cert #
0143). He has a B.S. degree in Applied Science and
Technology (Area of Specialization: Engineering Graphics)
and a Masters of Education (MED) degree (Area of
Specialization: Learning and Technology).
Rick loves teaching GD&T and related topics and his students
are in for a rare experience: an instructor who thoroughly
knows his topic, conveys it with warmth and understanding,
and genuinely cares about how much everyone in the class
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If you have any questions about
GD&T training, books, workbooks, tests or DVDs,
please reach out to James D. Meadows & Associates, Inc., at (615) 924-3600. |
(615) 924-3600
