SID ADEL

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South Elgin, Illinois *0177

847-***-****

abk19m@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

A US Citizen with MSME degree in Thermal Engineering, with more than 20

years of manufacturing experience. Special strengths in mechanical system,

automations, heat transfer and electrical design, along with excellent

communication skills. A creative problem solver who provides quality work

at minimal cost. Proficient in AUTOCAD, INVENTOR, EDEM (Discrete Element

Modeling).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BENETECH, INC. Montgomery, Illinois 2005-PRESENT

Coal Handling Equipment & Dust control Engineering Services

Senior Design Engineer

Designed projects to $10 million of coal handling & chute design in

power plants across the USA.

Invented retractable loading Chute, U.S. Patent # 7,438,171.

VACUYNE, INC. Chicago Heights, Illinois 2003 - 2005

Fumigator Chambers & Oil Processing Equipment

Senior Project Engineer

Designing projects up to $1 million of ETO fumigator or steam chambers

for food, agricultural, & medical industries. Also designed oil

purification systems for re-processing of transformer oil.

FLINN & DREFFEIN ENGINEERING CO., Northbrook, Illinois 2002 -

2003

Industrial Thermal Systems & Project Management

Sr. Project & Design Engineer

Designed material handling automation systems of heat treated pipes of

9"-26" in diameter, 20-40 feet long of a $26 Million project for

United State Steel Corp. at Lorain, OH, @ Seamless Pipe Mill Quench &

Temper Facilities.

BERNDORF BELT SYSTEMS, Carpentersville, Illinois 1996 - 2001

International steel belt conveyor systems manufacturer.

Senior Project Design Engineer

Designed projects for chemical/food/pharmaceutical processing

manufacturers (solidifying, freezing, curing, or drying) range in

value from $250,000 to $21,000,000. Report to V.P. of Engineering.

. Designed projects from start to finish including quoting process,

ordering and expediting materials, plus supervision of manufacture,

installation, and start-up of the systems.

. Designed an air impingement heat transfer steam oven (20'W x 16'H x

110'L) to cure continuous acrylic sheet and artificial marble in a

350 feet long casting machine.

. Designed a casting conveyor to manufacture a base material for

electronic capacitors.

. Designed a semi-automated welding jig for a cross weld of steel

belts up to 12 feet.

MTEC (a division of Panasonic), Franklin Park, Illinois 1994 -

1996

Factory automated equipment manufacturer.

Manufacturing Manager

Supervised manufacturing of printed circuit board conveyors, automated

handling units and custom built factory automation lines. Reported to

V.P. of Manufacturing.

. Successfully transferred a job shop manufacturing to an assembly

line process style, which reduced costs by 30%.

. Consistently met customer delivery dates for over $5 million of

equipment per year.

. Trained employees on proper assembly techniques, which resulted in

ISO 9001 certification.

. Improved productivity by 10% by cross training technicians on

product assemblies.

. Designed and implemented jig and fixture systems, which reduced

assembly time by 40%.

. Managed 32 technicians and communicate effectively with all other

departments to meet dead lines.

BINKS MANUFACTURING, Franklin Park, Illinois 1992 - 1994

A $300 M manufacturer of spray finishing, coating application equipment and

ovens.

Thermal Design Engineer

Quoted customers, and managed the design and manufacturing,

installation and start up of curing oven projects. Reported to

Division Manager.

. Designed and developed flame-less gas infrared curing oven systems.

. Saved over $200,000 by designing a more efficient air and exhaust

system.

. Computerized the quoting procedures, which saved $20,000 in

consulting costs.

. Designed Electro-Mechanical Control System for smaller size ovens,

which increased sales.

WATERS RESEARCH CORPORATION, Elgin, Illinois 1989 - 1992

Consulting company which specialized in designing heat transfer

manufacturing equipment.

Mechanical Engineer

. Reduced manufacturing costs by 40% by successfully designing 3-40

ton air or water-cooled chillers with interchangeable exterior

parts.

. Developed plastic mold temperature controllers for the European

market.

. Developed prototypes of different capacities of plastic resin

dryers and mixtures.

. Developed water treatment systems and products for sale to plastic

industry manufacturers.

A.I.T. INDUSTRIES INC., Schaumburg, Illinois 1984 - 1989

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