Christopher Kopkau

**** *** ***** ***** ****

St. Petersburg, FL 33778

727-***-****

acdtzs@r.postjobfree.com

To obtain a position with career opportunities utilizing my solid modeling skills,

Objective

ability to program very complex forms, reverse engineer and manage/maintain

large projects.

Experience

2006 (July) - (Present)

Hired as Program Manager, Design Engineer, CNC Programmer.

Promoted to Engineering Manager 01/01/12

Establish scheduling and timing for all Tool Room and Engineering Department jobs

and projects, reporting directly to the Plant Manger.

Tooling Design: Including thermoplastics, LSR, HCR, and FKM. Part removal systems

and secondary operation equipment.

Part Design: Medical devices, automotive parts, and reverse engineering of OEM part

construction. New Product Design and Development and customer design

optimization using Unigraphics. This includes document control with revision levels.

Insure rigorous problem solving techniques are used to resolve customer and internal

issues necessary to meet project timelines for completion.

Design fixtures and tooling with poke yokes to limit operator mistakes. Also, speaking

with operators regularly to see possible improvements that can be made with

existing systems in place.

Work with operations on the development of engineering solutions that will lead to

improve first time yields and operational efficiencies.

Identify and execute continuous improvement focused on customer satisfaction and

cost reduction.

Plan and participate in audits and assessments as required or needed (internal and

external).

Assure appropriate safety related procedures and standards are in place and being

practiced.

Programming CNC and Operations: Optimize utilization and output of 3 HAAS CNC

Milling machines and a CNC Laser. Also, the creation and programming of

electrodes when necessary using Unigraphics.

Quote new tooling and engineering projects.

Reverse engineer very complex assemblies and new product development. Some

assemblies requiring vibration welding, sonic welding, and other secondary

operations.

Developed mother base/ quick change system for changing in and out molds and dies

to limit mold cost and labor cost.

2001 (July) - 2006(July) –Belac LLC (Oldsmar, FL)

Tooling Manager & Design Engineer

Design and engineer ceramic molds and steel dies for aerospace products. Designs

were primarily solid models and are designed with Unigraphics. The designs are

very complex, geometrically tolerance, and can be up to thirty pages. The parts

that are being produced have very few if any flat surfaces on them.

My responsibilities include managing the Tooling Department and designing all new

gages and fixtures the shop requires. This includes designing electrodes for all tools

and dies in shop, making all CNC programs for both graphite and steel, and ordering

the materials necessary to complete the job. Also, setting up and running the

machines which includes a Bostomatic High Speed Mill and Cincinnati Mill. Some of

the parts I have made programs for are very complex, requiring up to five programs

and over a week of machining time to complete.

In the developmental stages of a part design I was required to use a variety of

measuring machines and instruments which includes the use of a Video Measuring

Machine (VMM), Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM), and also the use of

Imageware (software).

Another one of my responsibilities includes maintaining all part reworks. This

includes determining the proper type of rework, inspecting the part or tool after it is

reworked, and documenting the final outcome. The tools that are being reworked

and new tools being built can cost up to $200,000.00.

1998 (October) - 2001 (June – Company Closed) Reliance Precision Molds

(Security Plastics)

St. Petersburg, FL

Mold Designer & Engineer

Designed and engineered plastic injection molds utilizing Pro Engineer 2000i2.

Designs were primarily solid models (three dimensional) and often involved complex

assemblies for some of the world’s largest companies such as Motorola and TRW.

Design cycles ranged from one week to two months.

Created final manufacturing drawings using CAD Key, ME 10, Fast Surf, Draft Pack,

Mold Advisor, and Part Advisor.

Managed drawing revisions and change control. Responsibilities included updating

the drawings with changes from manufacturing and the redistribution of the revised

drawings.

Maintained the physical environment of the drawings. Duties included managing

server disk space, back-ups, and software updates.

1998 (Feb) - 1998 (October – Company Closed) Hytennas, Inc.

Largo, FL

Autocad Engineer

Managed all aspects of the CAD and drafting department

Created detail assembly procedures and drawings using Autocad 14 that replace

hand sketches or where previously documentation did not existed

Maintained and updated manufacturing drawings to ensure compliance with current

revision

Utilized Autocad’s solid modeling capabilities to assist in prototyping, engineering,

and design

Attended Team Management Training classes

Responsible for all drafting and CAD procedures, organization, and planning to

include software, hardware, and physical files

2010 – Internal Auditor Training For TS16949:2009

Training &

Education

Received Certificate

2009 – Unigraphics NX4 to NX6 CAD Update

Received Certificate

2005 – Unigraphics NX3 Multi Axis Machining & Contouring

Received Certificate

2004 – Unigraphics NX2 Free Form Modeling

Received Certificate

2003 – Advanced Concepts and Practical Application of Geometric Dimensioning

& Tolerancing

Received Certificate

1999 - Certified Basic Pro Engineer Training

Received Certificate

1999 - Cad Key 98 Solids Training

Received Certificate

1995 - 1998 St. Petersburg Junior College St. Petersburg, FL

Received Certificate in Computer Integrated Design (4.0 GPA)

1990 – 1994 Osceola High School

Seminole, FL

Received diploma

Completed four years of mechanical drafting

Biking, Fishing, SCUBA diving, computers.

Interests

Available upon request.

References

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