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Park Drive

Racine WI *****

Phone

262-***-****

E-mail

abh0v2@r.postjobfree.com

Everett Klapperich

Summary of

qualifications Thirty years of experience in the Engineering

Field. The last 14 years have been in the rail

passenger car service and renovation field as a

systems and mechanical designer with special

interests purchasing, receiving and inventory

control. Before that I have designed conveyors for

food grade material handling with and without

pneumatic reject systems, and Metal Detectors. I

initiated and organized the setup of Advanced

Detection Systems Incorporation Engineering

Department. Nine years of experience as an

Electrical, Mechanical drafter doing new piece

part, sub-assembly, layout and final assembly

drawings, laboratory work and reviews on military

and customer specifications.

Education

B.S. in Technology Education - Eastern Illinois

University, 1979

Professional

experience June 2000

To

August 2010

Avalon Rail Inc.

Co-owner. Responsible for all facets of the

company and projects. Primary responsibilities are

managing the Engineering, plumbing and electrical

departments. Specify materials, order the

materials and parts, inspect materials and parts

upon receiving, inventory what needs to be

inventoried, make sure all the correct parts and

material are issued when and where they are to be

used, follow up through fabrication and

installation and make changes upon customer

requests.

March 1996

To

May 2000

Northern Rail Car Corp.

Mechanical / Electrical designer. Responsible for

projects from design stage to completion. Specify

materials, order the materials and parts, inspect

materials and parts upon receiving, inventory what

needs to be inventoried, make sure all the correct

parts and material are issued when and were they

are to be used, follow up through fabrication and

installation and make changes upon customer

requests.

March 1994

To

March 1996

Self Employed

(Residential contractor)

Carpenter. House construction and remodeling.

March 1993

To

March 1994

Cintex of America Inc.

6919-51st Street

Kenosha, WI 53144

Project Engineer. Reported directly to Engineering

Manager. Designed conveyors and other material

handling equipment. Responsible for all facets of

projects from Sales to shipping.

Aug. 1988

To

Jan. 1993

Advanced Detection Systems

4740 W. Electric Avenue

Milwaukee WI. 53219

Product Engineer. Reported directly to Engineering

Manager. Prepared new conveyor designs with

information received from sales. Incorporated

pneumatic reject systems when requested.

Incorporated AC, DC or Mechanical variable speed

controls when requested. Developed Metal Detector

tabled drawing packages and a part number system.

Followed orders through in all facets from sales to

shipping.

Major accomplishments:

-Developed an Actual Wash down Metal Detector

-The start-up of Advanced Detection Systems

Engineering Department

May 1986

To

Aug. 1988

Dings Dynamics

4740 W. Electric Avenue

Milwaukee WI. 53219

Drafter / Technician. Manufactured Electromagnetic

Brakes and Clutches. Reported directly to manager

of Engineering. Responsible for layout and detail

drawings, tolerance studies, material testing,

engineering change orders, exploded assembly views

and communicated with vendors when grinding,

casting stamping or spring design was needed on a

job.

March 1985

To

May 1986

Waukesha Power Systems Inc.

(division of Waukesha Engine) (contract)

Mechanical / Electrical Systems Senior Drafter.

Enginator Manufacturer. Reported directly to

Mechanical and Electrical Design Engineers.

Prepared control panel and Enginator layout

drawings to meet customer specifications. Prepared

detail drawings from unit base layout, control

panel layout, and Enginator layout drawings.

Prepared AC and DC control schematics from similar

schematics. Generated control panel point to point

and interconnecting drawings from control panel

layout drawings and schematics. Prepared Enginator

outline drawings from piece par drawings.

July 1984

To

March 1985

Oster, a division of Sunbeam Corporation (contract)

Senior Drafter. Reported directly to Project

Engineers. Prepared new piece part, sub-assembly,

layout and final assembly drawings for new

projects. Prepared plastic molded drawings,

packaging drawings and clipper cutter blade

drawings.

October 1983

To

July 1984

Self-employed

Prepared final taped layouts of single and

double-sided printed circuit boards from

hand-sketched schematics.

June 1981

To

October 1983

Appleton Electronics, Inc.

(relay sockets and terminal junction modules)

Drafter / Jr. Designer. Reported directly to the

Project engineer of the Module Line. Prepared new

piece part, sub-assembly, layout and final assembly

drawings and bills of material. Prepared final

assembly drawings in conformance with military and

customer specifications. Reviewed existing

drawings for conformance with military and customer

specifications. Assisted in the design of new

piece parts and final assemblies and / or

variations of existing piece parts and final

assemblies. Prepared final taped layouts of single

and double-sided printed circuit boards from

hand-sketched schematics. Contacted vendors for

quotes on pries of new molds and modifications for

existing molds. Prepared engineering change

orders, new drawing bill of material release forms

and revised drawings and bill of material as

required. Performed laboratory tests to MIL SPEC

81714, 12883 and 6106.

July 1979

To

June 1981

RAE Corp.

Mchenry Ill

(Fractional horsepower electrical motors, gear

motors, motor controls and reducers open gearing)

Drafter. Reported directly to Designers.

Generated full set of bills of material and

drawings for new and old orders. Calculated

tolerance studies, designed some basic motor parts,

assisted in lab testing, wrote and completed

engineering change orders, prepared detailed

casting drawings for cost reduction.

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