Michael Repa Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

- Design of vacuum End of Arm Tools (EOATs) for FANUC robot arms for carton manipulation/placement- Bench testing EOATs- Aluminum, sheet metal, plastic, and 3D printed part design in Inventor- Designed sub-assemblies for side load cartoner (loading funnels and carton pick tools)- 2D part drawings, assembly drawings, and layout drawings of machines- RFQs for designed parts from local machine shops- Documenting parts and part statuses (in design, designed, out for quote, ordered, etc.) with BOM- Contributed to weekly project status meetings

Salem, Virginia, United States

- Experience managing projects in Curing, Tire Assembly, and Final Inspection departments. Project work included pneumatics and hydraulics design, sensor station and conduit installation, and piping removal and repair.- Project management experience in forecasting project costs, submitting small cap request forms, documenting project expenses and progress. Presented project progress to management and project stakeholders.- CAD experience designing mounting brackets, motor spacers, conveyor diverter assemblies, sheet metal guards and guarding assemblies, chromed press centerpost, piping weldments, mounting assemblies for servos, and developed models for existing equipment. Sent RFQs to machine shops and submitted requisitions for POs of designed parts.- Experience directing and working with outside contractors, union maintenance, and writing work orders.- Provided training to operators and maintenance on new equipment.- Identify equipment with performance issues, investigate root-cause, and recommended corrective actions.- Developed new design ideas, prototyped and tested, and implemented roll out of solution to presses.

Salem, Virginia

- Used Inventor to design safety bars, sheet metal machine guards, sheet metal belly guards, custom safety fencing door, railings, and mounting brackets. Created and constrained assemblies in Inventor. Used Inventor to generate 2D drafts of components.- Sent RFQs to machine shops and submitted requisitions for POs of designed parts.

Duluth, Georgia

- Created HMI applications for food packaging lines with FactoryTalk View ME. Tested HMI screens and documented test results to ensure proper function. Met with customer to conduct a FAT for HMI. Exposure to programming with ladder logic in Studio 5000.- Conducted panel check outs with Engineering Lead and flashed firmware for ControlLogix Controller. For machine startup, aided setting up AB Stratix ethernet switches, assigning IP addresses to devices, and setup FactoryTalk View Station on Versa View PCs. Bumped tested motors from the control center using starters and VFDs to verify motor rotation of pumps and blowers.

Salem, Virginia

- Used Inventor to design safety bars, sheet metal machine guards, sheet metal belly guards, custom safety fencing door, railings, and mounting brackets. Created and constrained assemblies in Inventor. Used Inventor to generate 2D drafts of components.- Sent RFQs to machine shops and submitted requisitions for POs of designed parts.

Boones Mill, Va

- Wired and constructed control panels for controlling and monitoring industrial processes. Planned layout, installed, and wired terminal blocks, breakers, ice cube relays, contactors, din rail, wire duct, solid state relays, variable frequency drives, power supplies, power distribution blocks, transformers, 480V three phase motors, thermocouples (type J and K), and PLCs.- PLC ladder logic programming on Siemens and Allen Bradley controllers. Created HMI displays with Siemens comfort touch screens.- Aided in the construction of the chemical processing skid. Used drill press, tapped bolt holes, bandsaw, angle grinders, sanders, forklift, pipe threader, acetylene torch, and some MIG welding experience

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

GPA: 3.39. In-Major GPA: 3.47.

Associate Of Science (Magna Cum Laude), Engineering

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and a Work Study StudentGPA: 3.671.