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Afton, Va

Design and manufacturing of spiral conveyor coolers/freezers and other Company products Development of cooling, refrigeration and air flow calculations and equipment Development and production of all necessary shop drawings and documents Introducing and implementing of new scientific developments in Company’s products Development of training and maintenance manuals for customers Significantly improved manufacturing time of heat exchangers (from 2 months to 2 weeks) by complete redesign and introducing new manufacturing flow. Testing of finished products at customers site to confirm projected equipment performances

Verona, Va

Improvement of punching/stamping aluminum technology Analysis and improvement of casting belt material and manufacturing technologySolving tribology/friction and pollution problems in ManufacturingEngineering and design of casting machine improvementsCommissioning of several projects

Ruckersville, Va

Design of new products ( Chipping and construction debris recycling machine)Mechanical stress analysis and recommendationsEngineering improvements on current machinesReliability issues study and recommendationsDevelopment of routings, engineering changes and manufacturing instructions Developed and improved preventive maintenance program for manufacturing equipment

Midland, Va

Study, analysis and recommendation of new materials for currently produced machineryAnalysis and development of measures for improving machines in fieldDesign and implementation of new tooling for currently used machinesApply engineering methods to improve current designsDesign new vacuum chamber including new tooling assemblies Design and development of new packaging machineEvaluation, routing and approval of drawings, specifications and other documentsProducts troubleshooting and proposing solutions to solve issues in field

Charlottesville, Va

Design and implementation of different manufacturing fixtures (including new welding fixture and control jigs and controllers)Design of new manufacturing facilityDevelopment of new manufacturing processesConferring with management, R&D, Engineering, customers and suppliers regarding manufacturing capabilities and production schedules

Charlottesville, Va

Improving manufacturing processes by revising BOM’s, time, motion, methods and speed involved in maintenance, production, and other manufacturing processes Implementing Lean Manufacturing techniques Implemented sustaining engineering methods in productionDesign and development of special machines for products/processesDeveloped and designed new technologies, tools and jigs to fabricate current productsDesigned and build prototype machines for new productsCreated the manufacturing strategy plans y for period of next ten yearsDeveloped, evaluated and vastly improved manufacturing processes with focus on automationCreated and implemented RFA’s for capital projectsGenerated over $ 200 K in savings/yearlyManaged and controlled Manufacturing and Maintenance teams in problem solving issues. Lead continuous improvement teams in productionParticipated in prototypes assembly, testing, samples fabrication and production launch

District Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic

Team lead for 8 employees.Originated Feasibility Study for launch of new models/derivates in Czech Republic and abroadSupervised accepted Studies implementation. Reporting to VW and SKODA Managing Boards Manage, expand and distribute bench mark dataIntroduced, launched and maintained IBM/VW developed automotive new/obsolete parts computer system for SKODA factories and other Czech Tier 1 automotive suppliers.Coordinated and launched outsourcing of manufacturing operations/parts resulting in savings of over $1.5 Million/Year Analyzed and planed workforce utilization, space requirements and workflow. Designed basic layouts of equipment and space for maximum efficiencyProvided mentoring for young fellow Mechanical Engineers and established training/learning plans

Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina

Managed 700 workers Tier 1 export Manufacturing Facility for producing different car subassemblies/parts for VW plants worldwide, such as:Rear axles, seat frames, exhaust systems, electrical harnesses, car jacks, car spare parts with applied highest European Manufacturing and Quality Standards (ISO-DIN-VW).Generated sales over $ 100 Million/Year