Matt Kosko

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Western Illinois University - Macomb, Illinois December 2006

Bachelors of Science in Business and Technology

Major: Manufacturing Engineering

Minor: Management

Kosko’s Woodworking – Peoria, Illinois

Owner/Manager June 2013 - Present

Custom furniture per customer order

Home remodeling and finish

Dell – Innovation Services – Peoria, Illinois

Mechanical Associate Engineer II June 2008 – June 2013

Consultant engineer onsite at Caterpillar Inc.

Working with suppliers to obtain proper turbochargers for Caterpillar

MS Project and APQP - Managing 20 new and current product projects

Redesigning and fixing current field product issues

Warranty and dealership failure tracking and plotting - Weibull

Analyzing and charting engine data in Excel for tractor applications

Reviewing the application and turbocharger for cost reduction savings

Setting parameters for the turbocharger for emission development

Establishing BOM and releasing prints - HVAC

Ordering and handling prototypes, tooling, and fixture expenses

Create and implement new standard process controls and measures

FMEA and validation planning and tracking – lab and field

Hands on failure inspection for lab and warranty returns

Installing hardware instrumentation – temperature, pressure, speed

Diagnosing and troubleshooting engine issues in person in test cell

ProE - Turbocharger balance valve design for EGR

Working with mechanics, writing work orders, maintaining good rapport

Weekly report out meetings with management via Powerpoint

Tyco Valves & Controls – Prophetstown, Illinois

Application Engineer – Boiler Trim Steam Products June 2007 – June 2008

Specialist for high temp and high pressure steam boiler products

Compiling customer project pricing, bidding, and installation diagrams

Lean manufacturing process improvement

Defense Department project coordinator and contact

Advanced Technology Services – Peoria, Illinois

Lab engineer – Advanced Materials Technology July 2006 – June 2007

Doing surface metrology wear measurements 2D and 3D

Surface metrology analysis via surfascan and digital surf programs

Tribology - lubricity wear testing with fuels, oils, and thin coatings

Created PRL testing fixture for wear testing in HFRR

Six Sigma Green Belt certified at Caterpillar – DMAIC

Dale Carnegie Course – received “Highest Award of Achievement”

4 years of AutoCad and solid 3D modeling experience through college courses

OSHA Certified

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