Alexander Epstein, P.Eng., M.Sc.

Mechanical Engineer

*** ********* **., *******, ******* M8W 3E2

Tel: 416-***-****

e-mail: acp1v3@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY: - Design-to–order of mechanical and structural Units and Systems;

- Custom Design for Manufacturing; Manufacturing Drawings;

- Machining, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Welding, Injection Molding;

- Proficient in using of 3D Modeling Software and MS Office;

- ISO procedures and QC Documentation.

SKILLS: - New Products Development from Concept through to Delivery;

- Design, Analysis, Prototyping, Testing and Reporting;

- Components and Materials Selection, Custom Parts and Units Design;

- Problem Resolution, Design Reviews, Production Support;

- Drives: Electrical (AC & DC, Servo, Step), Pneumatic & Hydraulic;

- Working knowledge of ANSI and GD&T Standards;

- Processes: Cutting, Forming, Casting, Welding, Injection Molding;

- Materials: Carbon and Stainless Steel, Plastic - Profiles, Sheets, Sheet Metal;

- Assemblies: 3D CAD Models, Manufacturing 2D Drawings, Bills Of Materials (BOMs),

- Jigs and Fixtures, Electrical Cable 2D and 3D Drawings,

- Engineering Documentation: 3D CAD Models; Bills Of Materials (BOMs), Manufacturing 2D Drawings – Parts & Assemblies, Component Lists, Specifications, Diagrams, Schematics, ECR, Silkscreen files for Labels / Printing;

SOFTWARE: 3D CAD – Solid Works, Autodesk Inventor, Solid Edge;

2D CAD – AutoCAD;

FEA – ANSYS;

MS Office, Adobe Photoshop & other design software;

EDUCATION: St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute, Russia.

(Member of the International Association of Universities)

Department of Automated Machinery and Industrial Robotics. (5.5 years program).

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, (U of T accredited)

EXPERIENCE:

Mechanical Engineer Consultant (Contracts), (October 2010 - Present).

(Toronto & GTA, Ontario):

1. G&M Engineering Inc., Burlington (October, 2014 - May, 2015)

Designed ramps, mezzanines and stockers for automotive robotic cells, robotic end of arm tools for automotive and food industry applications. Evaluated and modified existing designs.

Duties: Design to Order, Component Selection and sourcing.

Design software: Solid Works.

Analysis software: none, hand calculations;

Other Software: MS Office, MS Outlook.

2. Longford International Ltd. Scarborough (July 2013 – September 2014)

Designed conveyors and units of high speed packaging machinery. Evaluated and modified existing designs.

Duties: Design to Order, Component Selection and sourcing.

Design software: Autodesk Inventor.

Analysis software: none, hand calculations;

Other Software: MS Office, MS Outlook.

3. Visual Sports Systems, Concord (January 2013 – May 2013)

Designed various new products (mechanical and structural units). Evaluated existing designs.

Duties: Field measurements, Design to Order, Component Selection, outsourcing machined parts and assemblies.

Design software: Solid Works.

Analysis software: none, hand calculations;

Other Software: MS Office, MS Outlook, Adobe Illustrator.

4. Outotec, Burlington (August, 2012 - November, 2012)

Designed heavy equipment for metallurgy applications. Provided technical calculations, FEA analysis.

Duties: Design to Order, Technical Calculations, Component Selection.

Design software: Autodesk Inventor.

Analysis software: FEA ANSYS;

Other Software: MS Office, Lotus Notes, Adobe Acrobat.

5. ANCAM, (Consulting Company) Oakville (September 2011 - July, 2012)

Designed various new products (mechanical and structural units). Evaluated existing designs. Provided technical calculations, FEA analysis.

Duties: Field measurements, Design to Order, Technical Calculations, Component Selection, outsourcing machined parts and assemblies.

Design software: Autodesk Inventor.

Analysis software: FEA ANSYS;

Other Software: MS Office, MS Outlook, Adobe Acrobat.

6. SAE Power, Toronto (December 2010 - August, 2011)

Designed sheet metal chassis and rear panel (interface), boards, custom latches, bus bars and overall electronic packaging for the power converter.

Duties: Design to Order, Technical Calculations, Component Selection.

Design software: Solid Works.

Other Software: MS Office, MS Outlook, Adobe Acrobat.

Fortress Technology Inc. (Conveyors Division) Scarborough, Ontario,

Senior Mechanical Engineer, (July 2009 – October 2010).

Designed and manufactured industrial metal detector systems including custom stainless steel conveyors with various belt (chain) types.

Various conveyor configurations were designed for the Food (Meat, Dairy, Confection and other) and Pharmaceutical industries.

Duties: Design to Order, Specifying Components, outsourcing machined parts, assemblies, sheet metal parts.

Design software: Solid Works.

Other Software: MS Office, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat.

GN Packaging Equipment, Mississauga, Ontario,

Senior Design Engineer, (September - December 2008).

Machinery for forming and sealing pouches made from combinations of paper, plastic film and foil. Custom design and manufacturing pouch making machines to meet the special challenges of the packag-ing industry.

Machines are used to make pouches for a number of applications across a broad spectrum of industries.

Duties: Product Design, component specification, liason with suppliers, drawing and tolerances checking and approval, supervising junior designers and contractors, Reviewing and correcting manufacturing drawings/documentation, production support.

Design software: Solid Edge, Pro Engineer, AutoCAD.

Analysis software: FEA Cosmos;

Other Software: MS Office, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat.

SAE Power Co. (former Brown Applied Technology Co.), Scarborough, Ontario,

Senior Mechanical Engineer, (April 1999-August 2008).

Designed high density (both power and packaging) electronic devices, test stations and fixtures, front panels, back panels, bus bars, specialty enclosures (both sheet metal and injection molded plastic) for electronic devices, such as supercomputer power supplies,telecommunication equipment racks, airport radar stations.

Primary customers - electronics, aerospace and telecommunication companies such as Lucent, Tyco, Avaya, Raytheon Canada.

Duties: Design of Chassis, Enclosures, Racks, jigs and fixtures, mechanical component specification, electronic packaging, thermal management, outsourcing of machined and sheet metal parts, manufacturing drawings, tolerance analysis, assembly drawings, cable drawings, BOMs, mechanical layout of PCBs, screens for panels.

Design software: Solid Works, Solid Edge, AutoCAD.

Analysis software: FEA Cosmos;

Other Software: MS Office, Outlook, Corel DRAW, Adobe Acrobat.

Langen Packaging Inc., Mississauga, Ontario,

Mechanical Engineer, (March 1998 - April 1999)

Designed heavy-duty units for automated packaging lines, such as: turrets, welded and modular frames, drives, power transmissions, conveyors, custom enclosures, special industrial guarding. Star wheel feeder for small plastic parts (pharmaceutical industry).

Primary customers - U.S. food industry companies.

Duties: Design of mechanisms and mechanical parts, layouts, mechanical component specification, material and coating specification, manufacturing drawings, tolerance analysis, assembly drawings, BOMs.

Design software: Proprietary 2D CAD, Auto Cad;

Analysis software: Various Supplier provided;

Other Software: MS Office, Outlook.

IPS Automation (former Image Processing Systems Inc.) Scarborough, Ontario,

Mechanical Design Engineer, (December 1994 - December 1997)

Designed mechanisms, drives, fixtures and special enclosures (stainless steel, sealed) for technical vision systems, based on industrial computers and CCD cameras, for Siemens AG (Germany), Philips (USA), Daewoo (France) and Labatt's and Molson's Breweries (Canada).

Duties: Design of mechanisms, Enclosures, fixtures, mechanical component specification, electronic packaging, thermal management, outsourcing of machined and sheet metal parts, manufacturing drawings, tolerance analysis, assembly drawings, cable drawings, BOMs, mechanical layout of PCBs.

Design software: Auto Cad, ProE Viewer;

Other Software: MS Office.

Foreign Experience details available upon request.

MEMBERSHIPS: PEO (Professional Engineers Ontario);

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