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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.

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.
• 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

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.

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

Education record