Silvan Nastase
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
Home: 626-***-**** Cell: 626-***-****
e-mail: ************@*******.***
Experience
SVF Flow Controls Santa Fe Springs, CA
September 2011 to October 2012
Product Manager
• Manage and coordinate the work of the technical staff toward conformance to all areas necessary in engineering design,
development, testing and product development
• Assist manufacturing/production, marketing and sales with technical valve information, as well as product limitations
• Ensure that all designs meet required specifications, manufacturability goals and profit requirements; includes defining the
problem, establishing the work scope, preparing budgets and schedules, planning the work, providing technical direction
and reporting work status
Ball Sales and Engineering Huntington Beach, CA
June 2010 to August 2011
Sales Engineer
• Interface with customers to offer solutions for their bulk material processing and handling equipment needs in a wide
variety of industries.
Master Body Works/Sales South Gate, CA
May 2000 to October 2009
Mechanical Engineer
• Support field sales by reviewing bid proposals to ensure that they meet product line offering
• Generate conceptual drawings of custom utility vehicles for bid(s), braking sketches, electrical schematics, hydraulic
schematics, plumbing schematics
• Prepare weight calculations that follow government standards
• Coordinate & facilitate building, inspection and delivery of units and support field sales through interfacing with
customers on technical issues
• Design and develop new systems required by the customer vehicle specifications
• Warranty troubleshoot & repair
• Update AQMD VOC database
• Develop and update web site for customers to check on progress of their vehicles
Tomadur Engine Company / Genuine Parts Distributors - LA Whittier, CA
January 1997 to May 2000
Manufacturing Engineer
• Product Line Coordinator for Motorcraft Remanufactured Disc Brake Caliper contract with Ford Motor Company
o Develop new business bid proposal and interface with Ford engineers to win the contract
o Develop bid package pricing structure based on sales forecasts and company growth plans and operating profit margin
o Generate bills of materials, failure mode and effects analysis, control plans and process sheets for approximately 150
part numbers
o Internally coordinate multifunctional team efforts of Quality Control, Engineering and Purchasing departments to
conduct Product Validation testing to satisfy Ford requirements
• Product Line Champion for A/C Clutch and Compressors, Power Steering Pumps, Rack and Pinion, Engines, Oil Pumps,
Cylinder Heads and Boosters
• Help train Product Line Champions of the remaining product lines remanufactured at the facility (Alternators, Starters,
Water Pumps and Transmissions)
• QS9000 auditor trained to conduct weekly audits to determine and propose processes that fix the quality weaknesses
found within the company
• Trained in field of Lean Manufacturing, to reassess manufacturing process in order to produce less waste
Education:
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, CA
1996
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Significant courses having hands-on laboratory include: Strength of Materials, Electronic Instrumentation and Control, Material
Design, Manufacturing Systems Processes, Fluid Mechanics, Advanced Engineering Measurement, Air Conditioning, Machine
Design and Internal Combustion Engines.
1999
Engineer-In-Training
References: Available upon request.