Engineer Mechanical Engineering

JAVIER ACOSTA

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL

A dynamic, team spirited and driven engineering professional with extraordinary blend of leadership, and business

and manufacturing industry knowledge. Professional skills include team leadership; product design, development and

validation; creative problem solving; process validation; test protocol development; and data analysis. Recognized

for keen ability to improve component design, increase efficiency and decrease the need for re-engineering.

Computer Skills Advanced Coursework Test Equipment

AutoCAD, ProE, CNC and CAM Kistler Torque Transducers

Solid Works, Solid Edge, Eco-design, Ergonomics MEMS Accelerometers

Inventor, CATIA V5 Measurement Laboratory Honeywell Thermocouples

TOTAL (Accounting Software) Virtual Reality Thermo- Magnetic Sensors

CorelDraw Rapid Prototyping Signal Conditioners

SEM Microscopes

ALGOR, IDEAS (FEA) Modeling, TRIZ

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Design Engineer; 3M Thermal and Acoustics Solutions for aircraft (Indianapolis, IN)

2012- Present

Duties include a variety of engineering work to design complete sets of aircraft solutions for NVH control and

thermal insulation while minimizing added weight: Create 2D and 3D models and part prints, evaluate

interchangeability of materials, solve communications problems with manufacturing plant in Mexico and develop

solutions for other tasks as assigned.

Mechanical Engineer; Heartland Sweeteners (Indianapolis, IN)

2011- 2012

Designed and manufactured a machine for bottle cap assembly. Final design was highly automated and of high speed

(200 bottles/min). Designed next generation bottle, production molds/tooling and established bottle source of supply.

Coordinated multiple internal and external supply chain activities, meeting the required timeline to commercialize

this new product. As interim solution I designed a manual cap assembly machine to supply initial product orders with

new bottle design.

CAD and Technical Drawing Teacher; Ivy Tech Community College (Indianapolis, IN)

2010-Present

Duties include teaching students CAD/CAM design to translate engineer’s and designer’s ideas into graphic forms.

Assist students to understand the expectations and demands of the engineering profession. Prepared more than 100

students per year with high drafting level skills and obtained high evaluation scores from students/department

committee.

French and Spanish Language Teacher; University of Indianapolis, IN

2010-2011

Duties involved teaching of French and Spanish for students pursuing bachelor’s degrees. Prepared more than 50

students with high level of language skills and obtained high evaluation scores from students/department committee.

Language Teacher; LaGuardia Community College of New York (Long Island City-New York)

2009-2010

Duties involved teaching French for students pursuing bachelor’s degrees. Prepared more than 150 students with high

level language skills and obtained high scores during the students/department evaluations.

Research Engineer (Part of PhD program); Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts et Métiers, Mechanical

Engineering Department, Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Research Group, (Chalons en

Champagne - France) 2006-2008

Duties included research and development on magnetically assisted machining technology: literature research,

experimental set up design, strength and hardness tests of work pieces, simulation, scanning electron microscope

(SEM) observations, CNC machining (milling/turning/drilling), and magnetic field characterization and its effect on

machining process. Compiled analysis results and findings and presented to the multinational project team

(Laboratory of Electrical Engineering and Electronics Lille -France and University of Wisconsin-Platteville USA).

Design Engineer Internship (Part of Master’s program); ABCD INTERNATIONAL (Paris-France)

2006

Duties included design of a high end residential door ($7.000- $12000 USD/door) with aluminum frame and

development of its manufacturing process. Door is currently available in the European market. Responsible for

market research, door design, production, and market introduction. Identification of external material suppliers to

support customer requirements, cost analysis and/or project economics. Resolved manufacturing operations issues

related to material suppliers, product quality and international marketing. Frequent project development status

presentations to investors and clients.

Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineer; MARCOPOLO S.A. (Bogotá-Colombia)

2002-2004

Designed, planned, and oversaw assembly of bus bodies onto chassis for different brands and types of buses. This

included analyzing and becoming familiar with the chassis structure, brakes, electrical system, driveline and power

train. Researched, developed, and studied bus aerodynamics using FEA tools and wind tunnel analysis. Designed a

new structural body for the bus model “LISTO” (17 passengers) which had 4,000 units sold in the first year.

Documentation of manufacturing process for bus assembly operations as required by ISO 9001. Improved

manufacturing operations reducing cycle time by 7% as well as decreasing material waste and accidents.

Sales Manager; ALIATUBOS (Bogota-Colombia)

1998-2002

Duties entailed weekly and monthly written reports on sales analysis and sales collection for this well established

PVC pipes, Sika, faucets, electrical and water tanks distribution company. Coordinated multiple internal and external

customer and supply chain activities, executed product cost analysis and customer quotations. Supervised and set

priorities and day-to-day activities for 13 sales team members. I developed a complete warehouse layout redesign,

improving cleanliness and safety thus improving health and wellness of employees.

Automotive Mechanic, Class III, Autonal (largest Ford, Renault and Fiat dealership; Bogota-Colombia)

1996,98-month Internship

Duties included initial vehicle evaluation with customers and various automotive repairs (engine repairs, tune ups,

brakes, tire changes, transmission replacement and electrical testing.)

EDUCATION

2-year research of PhD program in mechanical engineering (see Research Engineer experience.)

M.S. Product Design Innovation, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts et Métiers (Paris-France) 2006.

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de America (Bogota-Colombia) 2003.

Courses on Management and Accounting; National learning centre SENA; (Bogota-Colombia) 2001.

Languages: Fluent in English, French and Spanish.

Professional Societies/Interests: Member of l’Association Française de Mécanique (AFM) and SAE;

marathon runner and musician at the covenant symphony orchestra at E91 Church.

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