Dan Charewicz
Suffolk, VA 23432
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Areas of Expertise:
40+ Years in the Manufacturing Industry
** ***** ****-******** ******** Small to Medium Plastic Injection Molds
Recognized for Accuracy, Efficiency, Initiative, and Integrity
ITAR/EAR Certified
Design and Building Injection Molds, Tools, Gages, and Fixtures
3D Solid Model Mold Design
Unigraphics, SolidWorks, Pro/E Wildfire 5.0, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD
MS Office – Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat Pro
Education /Training:
Tool & Die Apprenticeship Program, through Tool & Manufacturing Association,
Park Ridge, IL, 1979-1981 [completed three-year program in two years]
High School Diploma, Maine South High School, Park Ridge, IL, 1979
Siemens NX 10.0 Fast-Start for Experienced 3D CAD Users, December 2015
Introduction to CoCreate 17.0, March 2012
Introduction to Pro/E Wildfire 5.0, November, 2010
AutoDesk Inventor Advanced Part Modeling CAD Training, January, 2008
AutoDesk Inventor Intermediate CAD Training, March, 2007
AutoDesk Inventor Introductory CAD Training, September, 2006
Paulson Training Program – Injection Molding Technology, December 2007
AUGI CAD Camp, April, 2007
RGJ Technology Day, May, 2007
Professional Experience:
Canon Virginia Inc. (CVI) Newport News, VA
Mold Design Engineer III 11-2015-Current
Catalent Pharma Solutions Woodstock, IL
Mold Design Engineer 11/2013 – 11-2015
Molex Inc. Lisle, IL
Senior Mold Design Engineer 10/2011 – 11/2013
Creative Kustom Tool Corp. Woodstock, IL
Owner, Mold Maker, Designer 1990 – 10/2011
Regal Tool Co. McHenry, IL
Journeyman Mold Maker 1987 – 1990
Stromberg Tool Co. Woodstock, IL
Journeyman Mold Maker 1984 – 1987
Octavia Tool & Gage Co. Rosemont, IL
Completed Tool & Die Apprenticeship 1982
Punch Press Depart. Supervisor 1981 – 1984
Tool & Die Maker 1977 – 1984
Professional Experience Defined:
Canon Virginia Inc. (CVI)
Mold Design Engineer III
Design a wide verity of complex molds. Supplies complete solid model tool designs with strict attention to detail. Interact with the customers from initial design concept through design approval & tool build completion. Interact with Business Development, Internal Customers, Internal Quality Assurance, Process Engineers and Tool Manufacturing to prevent and alleviate undesirable conditions.
Catalent Pharma Solutions
Mold Design Engineer
Design Blow Fill Seal molds to seal liquid medical products, keeping them sterile and germ-free. Work with management to more effectively use Pro Engineer CAD software to create and design molds. Assist in establishing design guidelines for the Blow Fill Seal molds that allowed consistency in the manufacture of molds. Use AutoCAD software to update drawings of sterile processing room layouts.
Molex Inc.
Senior Mold Design Engineer
Prepare CAD mold design models, layouts and / or assemblies of new mold designs for new and revised molded products. Prepare CAD details of new mold designs for the purpose of manufacturing the mold. Detailing and dimensioning of mold components, set up charts, and bills of materials. Revise existing mold designs for product engineering changes related to new product revisions or tool qualification issues.
Creative Kustom Tool Corporation
Owner/Mold Maker - Designer
I handled all aspects of the business, including engineering, marketing, and administrative functions.
Performed CAD design, reverse engineering, project management, and customer service. Built small to medium-sized plastic injection molds for the electrical, automotive, health and beauty supply industries.
Invented, patented, licensed, and brought to market the “Kool-Grind System” Pat.# 6039517
[an innovative approach to dry grinding], distributed by Harig Manufacturing