Engineer Mechanical

VLADIMIR KLOTCHIKHINE

*** *. ******* **., *******, OH USA 44691 Ph: 330-***-**** E-mail: ***@******.***

* **-*** ****** **., North Bay ON Canada P1B 7Y7 Ph: 705-***-**** E-mail: ***@******.**

Innovative Mechanical Engineer with broad experience in managing different

mechanical engineering projects including R&D and design for automotive, aerospace,

heavy industry, test devices and electronic packaging systems

SKILLS

• Extensive experience in managing of R&D and electro-mechanical design projects for

multifarious environments as automotive, aerospace, heavy industry, robots and

conveyers, rotation systems, electronic packaging and common machinery, injection

molding hot runners and polymer extrusion molding

• Deep knowledge in mechanical engineering, machinery design, engineering

materials, medical engineering, injection and extrusion molding technologies,

welding/brazing, electronic packaging, robotic systems, materials wear, friction and

lubrication (tribology)

• Broad practice on drafting, filing and managing of patent applications

• Design tools: GD&T principles, AutoCAD, SolidWorks/COSMOS, CADKey, Pro-

Engineer/Pro-Mechanica, and Inventor

• Computer skills: World, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, MS Project, NERAC, SAP

• Hold 7 inventions in mechanical engineering, 10 technical papers and over 30

presentations on industrial meetings and conferences

EDUCATION

P h.D (Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering)

Blagonravov INSTITUTE of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (IMASH, RAS), Moscow, Russia

M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering)

Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE, Member since 2006

• Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, STLE, Member since 1995

AWARDS

? JSPS Post- Doctoral Fellowships, Okayama University, Japan, 1994-1995

? Laureate of the All-Russian Economy Fair (Silver Medal) – Thesis: Developing and

Application New Coating Technological and Constructive Decisions into Plain Bearing

Devices For Aerospace, Robotic and Heavy Industry Sliding Systems, 1990

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Friction Systems Engineer 2 006 - 2008

LuK USA LLC, Wooster, Ohio

Performed R&D, design, testing and evaluation of automatic transmissions torque converter

clutches (TCC) with wet friction materials (WFM) and automotive transmission fluids (ATF)

• Managed projects related to evaluation of friction performance and reliability TCC,

WFM, ATF and steel counterface surfaces

• Evaluated reliability test machines; modified test stands and clutch design concepts to

improve their efficiency and mechanical reliability, and increase data acquisition accuracy

• Lead evaluation of materials mechanical properties, estimation of surfaces roughness

and texture, and observation of contacting surfaces by multifarious instrumental techniques

as Instron stress-tensile-hardness machines, profilometers, SEM/EDS, TGA, DMA, and DSC

• Created novel criteria to qualify WFM and ATF friction performance, clutch torque and

TCC friction stability

• Initiated investigations of functional reliability various ATF; interpreted oil analysis

data as oil viscosity, particle count, TAN, TBN, sulfur, H2O contents, FTIR and Ferrography

• Provided technical consultations, prepared technical reports, presentations;

developed new and modified existing tests specifications

• Coordinated cross-function teams and inter-customer activity to develop projects

performance on time and increase accuracy of technical data acquisition

• Supervised working activity of 4 co-op students and technical staff of 3 peoples

ENGINEERING CONSULTING SURVICE, Toronto, Ontario 2004-2005

Managed short-term contracts having mechanical design engineering and R&D consulting

activity with various machinery and test equipment customers

• Modernized transportation chain or seamless belt conveyors for glass and bakery

industries, multifarious auxiliary equipment, pneumatic PLC drive mechanisms and mounted

onto welded frames, and assembled of sprockets, bearing and pulley assemblies, clamps,

slide guides, and take-up devices

• Modified semi-automatic rotary drive mechanisms for rotating stretch wrap

packaging machines mounted onto welded rotating heavy duty platforms with hydraulic

drive cylinders, and assembled by common mechanical devices

• Estimated fatigue, tensile strength, durability, aging, and delaminating resistance of

rigid and semi-rigid PVC solid foils to improve reliability of 1 - 3 ” polymer extrusion

machine lines

• Managed projects scope; supervised design contracts, projects recourses and budget

Lead Mechanical Engineer 2001 - 2004

JVL Corporation, Concord, Ontario

Lead several design projects related electronic hardware design for touch screen video

game machines

• Supervised design crew of 3 persons during creation new countertop game machine

from original design concept through to machine development and production

• Initiated modification of existing upright and countertop game machines to increase

their assembling reliability, product security and reduce their maintenance and

manufacturing expenses

• Controlled design of sheet metal, wooden and injection molding plastic parts

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• Analyzed machine design concepts; evaluated electronic hardware layout; managed parts

design on GD&T principles; performed design troubleshooting

• Managed project scope, input/output design documentation; approved engineering

changes notes, supervised project’s BOM specification;

• Coordinated project performance with supplies, cross-functional teams and

production staff to provide project performance on time and in schedule

Patent Engineer 2000-2001

MOLD-MASTERS LIMITED, Georgetown, Ontario

Assisted in management of the company patent database related to plastic injection

molding technology and hot runners design

• Provided analysis patent prior arts; maintained company patent database; reviewed

issued patents, prepared press releases and drawings for patent application

• Maintained company intellectual property recourses, database and activity; reviewed

issued patents, prepared press releases

• Supervised technician staff and coordinated work with inventors and patent attorneys

• Created one invention proposition devoted reliability of valve gated nozzle device

Senior R & D Mechanical Engineer 1991-1998

Blagonravov INSTITUTE of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (IMASH), Moscow, Russia

Managed R & D projects directed to increase durability and reliability, wear resistance and

load capacity, and reduce metal capacity of sliding friction systems operated under extreme

operation conditions and working environments like aerospace, aircraft, robotic machines and

devices, and heavy industry conveyers

• Analyzed plain bearing best operation performance with multifarious protected

combinations of sliding contact like solid lubricating coatings, self-lubricating polymers,

ceramic composites, and greases

• Evaluated materials combination, contact stress conditions, kinematics of friction

contact, mechanical properties to figure out the best plain bearing design tribological behavior

and operation reliability

• Managed project recourses, budget and schedule, and prepared projects approval

authorization, project scope and feasibility to perform projects on time and with cost

effective results

• Designed and modified test stands, jigs and fixtures, test samples and electro-

mechanical drive mechanism to provide efficient, robust and reliable test process

performing and test data acquisition

• Hold 3 patents devoted to compositions with high wear resistant characteristics, increased

load capacity, enhanced properties strength to stick-slip phenomena, and 2 patents devoted to

test data acquisition and on-line wear monitoring; have 14 technical papers and over 30

presentations on the conferences

Mechanical Design Engineer 1986 - 1991

AEROSPACE MACHINE-BUILDING DESIGN Inc. (KBTKHM), Moscow, Russia

Participated in creation and modification of space and rocket heavy loaded support automated

mechanisms mounted on heavy duty movable wheel machines

• Improved and streamlined existing models, optimized design to improve ergonomic and

reduce stress dissipation of constructions

• Hold 2 design patents devoted maintenance and reliability of pipe connections

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