Stephen Rescsanski

ac762g@r.postjobfree.com

203-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Senior mechanical/electrical project/manufacturing engineer with over ten years experience in low and high speed automation, machine design, machine control design, PLC programming, new equipment selection, factory layouts, and automation system sales. MBA, BSEE and BSME degrees. Worked for machine tool builders; watch maker; cosmetic/health/beauty care company, medical instrument/ equipment/suture manufacturers; N.D.T. equipment manufacturers; aerospace and consumer products companies; optical equipment; automotive equipment and parts manufacturers and in the food industry. Know Kaizan and lean manufacturing techniques.

SKILLS:

•Project management.

•System, machine and tooling conception and design using SolidWorks

•Documentation and manual writing, PLC programming, ladder logic

•Troubleshooting equipment, designs, ladder logic and PLC programs.

•Locate vendors

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

FiberQA, Old Lyme CT October 17, 2018 – November 12, 2018

Mechanical Engineer (contract)

Used SolidWorks 2016 to redesign hook and latch assembly

Thermatool, East Haven CT August 22, 2017 – March 5, 2018

Mechanical Engineer (Contract)

Use Solidworks 2016 to design and detail pipe welders and cutters.

GSS, Watertown CT April 25, 2016 - December 9, 2016

Mechanical Engineer (Contract)

Used SolidWorks 2016 to design steering gear part to print verification fixtures. Identify label options and tooling. Located a label placing machine manufacturer to use my 3D fixture designs.

Airgas, Cheshire, CT March 2015 – May 2015 & September 2015 – December 20 2015

Mechanical Engineer (Contract)

Used SolidWorks 2015 to design missing components in existing 3D model gas cylinder filling equipment and document parts.

Carlin Combustion Technologies, Inc., North Haven, CT October 2014 - January 2015

Mechanical Engineer

Used SolidWorks 2014 to design 3D models and document furnace burner parts and fixtures. Sent models to 3D printer.

Edmunds Gages, Farmington, CT November 2013 - May 2014

Design Engineer (Contract)

Used SolidWorks 2014 to design 3D models and document components and master gages for part inspection machines.

On Site Gas Systems, Newington, CT November 2012 - October 2013

Design Engineer (Contract)

Used SolidWorks 2012 and 2013 to design 3D models and document existing oxygen and nitrogen generating equipment.

Bridgeport Fittings, Stratford, CT April 2008 - October 2012

Design Engineer

Used SolidWorks to design 3D models and document zinc die casting tooling. Generated 3D models of company concepts of new products and sent models to 3D printers.

CAD Designer/Engineer Contract Positions July 2006 – March 2008

Risdon, Danbury, CT

Designed and detailed automation tooling and fixtures for cosmetic containers using Solidedge 2004.

Andrews Corporation, Cheshire, CT

Detailed communications platforms and tower reinforcement components using SolidWorks 2006.

Spine Wave, Shelton, CT

Detailed equipment and instrument concepts for Spine Wave spine reinforcing product using SolidWorks 2007.

Sargent Lock, New Haven, CT

Documented and detailed new door locking concepts using SolidWorks 2007.

Smiths Medical, Southington, CT

Designed fixtures for assembling a prototype catheter using SolidWorks 2006.

Memry Corporation, Bethel, CT

Designed concepts for automating in house process using SolidWorks 2006. Detailed work to be done by outside vendor.

Home Depot, Fairfield, CT April 2005 – July 2006

Kitchen Designer

Designed kitchens using 20/20. Sold kitchen and bath products

ACMI, Stamford CT October 2000 – December 2004

Senior Tool Designer

Designed and documented tools and fixtures for lens grinding and to assemble cystoscopes using ME10 and SolidWorks.

CAD Designer/Engineer Contract Positions May 1996 – October 2000

Wentworth Laboratories, Brookfield, CT

Located a laser system to produce micro holes in ceramic. Traveled to USA and England to evaluate systems.

Producto/Moore Tool, Bridgeport, CT

Upgraded existing drawings with CAD. Conceived a new generation jig borer automatic tool changer using AutoCAD.

Thermatool, East Haven, CT

Used CAD to document tube welder components and tube cutting tooling.

ANCO Engineering, Shelton, CT

Created a program to generate component packing lists for sheet metal assemblies by entering top part number and quantity

Kahn Industries, Wethersfield, CT

Corrected electrical schematics for industrial regeneration system

Huck International (Division of Thiokol), Kingston, NY January 1995 – February 1996

Senior Project/Sales Engineer

Traveled to domestic, Mexican, Belgium, and German companies to identify areas where Huck’s fastener installation tools could be automated. Two of my concepts resulted in sales, a company first. Did project documentation and controls.

CAD Designer/Engineer Contract Positions October 1992 – December 1994

Davis and Geck, Alford Engineering, Casco, Schick, and Rolock

Use AutoCAD 12 and some Intergraph to assist manufacturers of industrial heat treating furnaces, automotive accessories, personal razors, hypodermic syringes, and medical containers.

Duracell, Bethel, CT April 1986 – July 1992

Senior Equipment Manufacturing Engineer

Project responsibility to conceive equipment and tooling, detailing, fabrication and final checkout/training for Duracell Testor strip. Responsible for electrical schematics and PLC programming, production and test equipment improvements. Designed machines to produce Duracell Tester Strip and install in blisters.

Designer/Engineer Contract Positions November 1985 – April 1986

Dynamac, Mikron, and Ronson

Use AutoCAD 4 to create automation concepts for assembling tape measures and coffee pots. Use early version of ME10 to develop standardized pick and place mechanisms.

Cheesebrough-Ponds, Clinton, CT June 1983 – October 1985

Automation Engineer

Designed automated nail polish bottle blister filling and carton packing system. Needed to integrate three commercial machines with custom designs into one machine system. No empty cartons or dropped bottles, one operator not 6. Redesigned Aziza cover labeling, ladder diagrams and PLC programs.

Milford Rivet, Milford, CT February 1981 – March 1983

Senior Machine Design Engineer

Incorporated riveting machines into semiautomatic machines mechanical and electrical details for auto industry.

Prior to 1981

Timex, Waterbury, CT

Mechanical Engineer

Designed automation to accurately set mechanical watch time and install cannon pinion. Designed tooling and fixtures for manual assembly of watch components.

EDUCATION:

MBA, Operations Research, University of New Haven, New Haven, CT

BS, Electric Engineering, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT

BS, Mechanical Engineering, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT

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