Michael Barjaktarevic Email & Phone Number

United States

Manage the New Product Development team of mechanical engineers

Denver, Colorado, United States

Manage a multidisciplinary team of opto-mechanical engineers, PhD optical engineers and spectroscopists, electrical engineers, embedded and firmware engineers, software engineers and industrial designers supporting the development and implementation of industrial TDLAS combustion monitoring and optimization solutions.Led the value engineering design initiative to cost reduce our TDLAS product by 25%, supporting commercial sales.• Implemented an engineering management framework to track and coordinate project deliverables using sprint based agile methodology.• Foster collaboration and create an environment and culture that promotes innovation and drives accountability.• Responsible for aligning engineering priorities with product management and business commercial initiatives with a focus on delivering projects on time and within scope and budget.• Develop staff RRE’s and conduct regular performance reviews.• Develop staff personal growth plans and support and promote individual professional development.• Provide technical mentorship.• Drive compliance to engineering stage gate development processes.• Lead regular project reviews against well-defined scope and project timelines making necessary project course corrections to adhere to defined objectives.• Attend regular business management meetings representing and reporting out on the engineering department.• Drive continuous improvement initiatives including internal department processes, internal manufacturing support and product development.• Oversee DFMEA investigations and drive appropriate outcomes.• Chair weekly engineering project planning and design sprint sessions to drive transparency and project progress.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Mechanical engineering design support, CAD based FEA & CFD modelling, project management.Utilize FEA and CFD analysis to optimize product design initiatives (SolidWorks FEA and flow simulation CFD) this includes but is not limited to: Modal analysis of various designed assemblies, thermal analysis of opto- mechanical subsystems, thermal analysis of electrical PCB assemblies, heat sinking and appropriate electronic packaging including RF shielding. CFD analysis of extreme temperature furnace environment and gas flow to analyze thermal gradient effects to our sensor assemblies.• Advanced opto-mechanical design for industrial TDLAS systems.Examples include but not limited to:• Thermal management of APD photodiode detectors using tec modules, PID tec control and heat pipe/heatsink. Temperature controlled to ±0.1°c.• Design of highly toleranced collimated laser optic sub-assemblies for use in TDLAS applications up to class 4. Micron sensitive adjustment.• Design of vibration isolation solutions for sensitive opto-electrical sub-assemblies.• Design of enclosures to ensure local environmental control of enclosures to various specified conditions.• Design of enclosure packages to withstand high temperature environments (500°C+) maintaining IP66 ratings for IECEx hazardous location rated products (class 1 zone 2- Exd IIc t5 GC)• Experience with anodic coatings to MIL-A-8625• Experience using various materials in designs with differing CTE’s and thermal conductivity (6061-t6 al, Macor, Incoloy 800HT, Inconel, various stainless steels and carbon steels, fused silica, Kalrez, polycarbonate, PLA, nylon 66)• Design and fabrication of specific coating fixturing to facilitate thin film coating of fiber optic wafer packages.• Design of advanced UV cured epoxy liquid pinned opto-mechanical systems.• Design and implementation of highly toleranced coating tooling and fixturing to solve a supplier vacuum deposition coating issue on sensitive optical lens assemblies.

Louisville, Colorado

Opto-mechanical design incorporating 3D CAD, GD&T, FEA and CFD, supporting new product development of TDLAS combustion monitoring sensors and associated products.• Conducted FEA & CFD analyses supporting product development and continuous improvement initiatives.• Led FMEA studies and managed the successful implementation of mitigation strategies.• Led Hardware testing. Oversee environmental product testing at NTS and NRTL test laboratories including impact and shock loading, vibration dynamics, IP rating testing and stack and travel testing to applicable ISTA standards.• Liaison to sister company CFD department conducting industry specific CFD analyses supporting our product installation.• Hosted monthly supplier review meetings with the aim of continuous optimization to the relevant processes• Technical drawing creation for all designed hardware utilizing ASME Y14.5m GD&T.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Managed a team of 50 personnel comprising mechanical designers, CAM & CNC operators, and tradesmen supporting a 24hr commercial manufacturing operation maintaining > 98%-part availability.• Optimized the mold shop’s operational processes and achieved operational savings of R5 000 000 in 6 months.• Managed suppliers and supplier contracts, significantly reducing operational costs to the business.• Managed tooling requirements and all change requests for the plant in collaboration with the design office.• Responsible for continuous design improvements for the plant• Managed suppliers and supplier contracts in the best interests of the business and its requirements.• Provided technical design input and solutions to the plant.• Responsible for all tooling sign off/ approvals.• Managed all documents and records pertaining to the department.• Personnel skill gap identification and development planning.• Handled all disciplinary matters of the department in line with applicable labor laws and company procedures.• Responsible for the effective planning and maintenance of all tool requirements for the plant.• Implemented of CAD/CAM integration in line with current best practice and model-based engineering (CNC lathes & 5 axis milling machine).• Responsible for updating and implementing operating standards in line with industry best practice.• R&D on product range and improvements.• Commercial manufacturing and production.• Chaired weekly review meetings.• Hosted monthly supplier review meetings with the aim of continuous optimization of the relevant processes.• Technical correspondent for the business in all tooling supplier communication pertaining to new product development, project development and realization.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Design Specialist overseeing the design office operation incorporating tooling design and CFD.

Setup & manage the drawing departmentImplementation of technical drawing to finished manufactured partsCNC machine programmingInventory managementManage IT infrastructurePastel Partner super user

Managed the design, installation and commissioning of mechanical extractive air filtration systems supplied to the mining and other heavy industries.All technical drawings and designClient interaction

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Degree

National Diploma (Ndemc), Mechanical Engineering

Completed

Higher National Diploma, Diploma Project Management And Design

Project management and multi-disciplinary drafting

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