Robert Pimpis **** Kayla Court NE Corydon, Indiana 47112

phone #: 603-***-**** email: aceluf@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/robertpimpis/

MECHANICAL ENGINEER HAS DESIGN EXPERTISE

A senior mechanical engineer with expertise and patents for creating

optimal solutions for products, processes, and systems. Experienced in

multi-discipline interactions and team leadership roles. Project

contributions range from developing concepts to improving mature products.

Always interested and eager to contribute knowledge and experience to

create and optimize systems. Attention to details results in designs that

operate with minimal variation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2012 - 2013 FLOW INTERNATIONAL INC., Jeffersonville, Indiana

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Advanced Systems

Project senior engineer assigned to design multiple-axis, gantry style

waterjet cutting systems.

Product development team member to design waterjet machines to meet

customer specifications. Softwares learned and used were Pro/Engineer CAD,

Dassault Systemes Enovia PLM, and Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP.

Contributed printing press installation knowledge to resolve gantry

movement on site.

Member of workgroup to evaluate and revise standards to maintain ISO

certification. Submitted process documentation recommendations to align to

new organization structure.

Initiated dialogue with corporate headquarters personnel for optimizing PLM

resource structure.

2006 - 2012 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Kettering, Ohio

Senior Engineer, Systems Research & Development

Hired as the web handling subject matter expert for a new product line of

commercial inkjet printing systems.

Taught the design of web printing systems to a design team located in

Germany. Topics included web path behaviors, alignment, balancing, and

vibration criteria. Engineering prototype transports were fabricated and

shipped to the US for evaluation and optimization. The result is the

Prosper? continuous inkjet commercial printing system. This product aided

Kodak to exit bankruptcy in 2013.

Designed, performed, and evaluated performance of the engineering prototype

transport. Subsequently designed and implemented web handling performance

improvements. Designed simpler web path with less drives to reduce cost.

Improved nip stations to not require setups or alignments. Used SolidWorks

CAD.

Generated calculations and technical criteria to support formulation of

product requirements, and oversaw inclusion of these into the downstream

generation designs.

Proposed concepts and provided technical guidance to project management for

advancing and refining system architecture and configurations. Contributed

modular design methodology to enable configuration modifications with least

cost impact.

Initiated effort with Corporate Engineering to identify the causes and

resolution of image mis-registrations, resulting in innovative and unique

web handling solutions. Submitted patent disclosures for unique web

handling solutions.

Led project with Corporate Engineering resources to construct a closed loop

web test stand to validate image quality of prints using spectrophotometry.

Led start-up and initial qualification testing phases. Following

qualification, created the operating instructions.

Conducted audit and analysis of off-site location for installation of

company's first wide web transport. Determined utilities required,

consumable(s) movements to/from transport, and floor space required. Worked

with machine fabricator to confirm anchoring and installation of web

transport.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE continued

1997 - 2006 GOSS INTERNATIONAL AMERICAS, Durham, New Hampshire

Lead Order Engineer (2000 - 2006)

Project design team leader for modification of configurations to meet

customer specifications for web offset printing press systems.

Led team for design of printing press system configuration modifications

and associated auxiliary machinery into European customer sites.

Calculated electrical, pneumatic, and fluid loads for pump, blower, chill

water, and dust collection systems.

Generated piping schematics, web path diagrams, foundation loads, and web

imposition spreadsheets.

Identified project tasks and resource responsibilities, priorities, and

schedules for order execution. Constructed a spreadsheet used by project

management to track and evaluate order execution progress.

Released technical data packages using Unigraphics CAD and SAP ERP

softwares.

Developed and implemented designs, materials, and process standards for

U.S. and E.U. colleagues.

Senior Project Engineer, Mechanical (1997 - 2000)

Project lead engineer for the design of a webup system and web handling

components in a newspaper printing press system.

Designed prototype system on Unigraphics CAD. Specified motors and presence

sensors, and designed drivers, path diverters and support structures.

Developed system controls logic for each affected equipment from reel stand

to former board for each web path.

Designed, and constructed an engineering breadboard to prove concepts and

implement modifications.

Formed strategic team of US and European colleagues assigned to equipment

designs.

Designed idler roller to meet minimal deflection and inertia goals. Created

a simple and unique method of assembly. Coordinated with off-site

colleagues and vendors to develop processes for turning thin wall seamless

tubing.

Team member to source, qualify, and implement company's first 3D Systems

stereo lithography machine.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mechanical Engineering Group Leader of five engineers, two designers, and

four technicians for design and fabrication of proprietary machinery for

stamping, forming, and product assembly.

Product Team Leader of eight-member, multidisciplinary, new product

development team.

Senior Mechanical Engineer responsible for automated production machines.

Increasingly responsible positions as a United States Federal career

employee:

=> responsible for the overhaul of propulsion plant systems on

nuclear submarines for the U.S. NAVY - NAVSEA

=> designing improved artillery recoil mechanisms for the U.S.

ARMY - DARCOM

EDUCATION

University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire- earned:

Masters of Arts degree in Business Administration, 3.6 GPA

Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, 3.1 GPA- cum laude

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Formally trained and applied ANSYS finite element analysis software to

describe heat generation and transfers

Trained and applied GD&T in all designs per ANSI Y14.5

Trained in Design of Experiments

Completed Lean Six Sigma White Belt certification training in 2012

Awarded patents- ten in United States and six in European Union

Attained Professional Engineer registration in state of New Hampshire

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