Milan N. Plavsic Mechanical Engineer
*** ***** **** **, **. 60046, ph. 847-***-****, Email: **********@*******.***
Objective
Seeking a motivating position that will utilize my extensive knowledge and leadership skills, while contributing to experience
and expertise in the areas of tools, packaging and other machine design and development from concept to BOM and testing
Qualifications
Over 20 years of design experience in mechanical packaging machines, dies, presses, power tool machines and industrial
equipment. Self-motivating leader with strong interpersonal skills, and exemplary organizational and project management
abilities. Over 14 years of experience in AutoCAD design. Over 9 years experience in Solid Works, 6 Years experience in
INVENTOR, AutoCAD & Pro-Machinery & Tools Design. Strong knowledge of ISO International Metric System
GEM TOOL CORPORATION. Inc, OAK Creek WI October 2013 - March. 2014
Design Mechanical Engineer ….. Contractor
• Designed ID & OD Tools For machining Steel Pipe & Tubing after Welding
• Designed Power Tools for machining tubing, from Concept, Development models, drawings, BOM, Assembly &
Testing
• Used Solid Works 2014
FROMM Airpad, Inc Warrenville, Il August 2012 - May 2013
Mechanical Engineer Designer ….. Contractor
• Designed custom paper packaging machine from concept, model, drawing, BOM to testing
• Designed custom air pad plastic packaging machine from concept to testing
• Used Solid Works 2012
Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery Inc, Sturtevant, WI May 2011 - August 2012
Mechanical Engineer Designer …… Contractor
• Designed and redesigned packing machinery for putting rice into plastic pouches
• Designed sheet metal parts for guards, guide and covers
• Used Inventor 2010
Pillar Induction Inc.,-Waukesha, WI Nov 2011-May 2012
Mechanical Engineer Designer….. Contractor
• Designed custom order equipment for heating steel tubing
• Designed induction furnace for melting steel
• Used Inventor 2010
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Z Automation Packaging Machinery, Arlington Heights, Il January2011 - October 2011
Mechanical Engineer Designer Contractor
• Designed custom automatic high speed packaging machine for packaging products in carton boxes
• Designed belts, chain conveyors for packaging machinery 150 ft/min
• Designed unit for carton stacking
• Designed closing unit for carton box
• Designed double line angle conveyor
• Used Solid Works 2010
TISHMA Packaging Automation Machinery. Elk Grove. Il January 2010 - November 2010
Mechanical Engineer Designer Contractor
• Designed custom automatic high-speed packaging machine for packaging into plastic bags
• Designed conveyors of several different sizes with chains and belts
• Designed apparatus units for opening, filling, and closing pouch
• Completed design from concept to finish, using Solid Works 2010
L.A.B. EQUIPMENT Inc. (Noonen Machinery) Inc. Itasca, IL February 2006-January 2010
Mechanical Engineer Designer
• Designed automation ball grinding machines.
• Designed delivery system for ball loading in grinding machine.
• Designed vertical and horizontal hydraulic machines with pneumatic fixtures for holding product on platform
• Designed drop tester with electrical lifting mechanism
• Designed Incline Impact machines with pneumatic hold and release system dolly (platform)
• Completed design from concept to finish including BOM, using Solid Works 2008,
• Used Solid Works 2010
SEC Design Technologies Inc, Lake Forest IL Dec. 2004-January 2006
Mechanical Engineer Designer…… Contractor
• Designed packaging machinery which assembles several plastic parts for the food industry
• Designed automation machines for assembling several plastic parts
• Designed units, parts, and covers for automatic machinery. Used Solid Works 2006 & AutoCAD
• Designed sheet metal parts.
COLBORNE Lake Forest, IL February 2004-November 2004
Mechanical Design Engineer… Contractor
• Designed automatic packaging machinery for food industry, conveyors, spin heads, special presses, mixers and
process units
• All machinery designed in Pro-E and AutoCAD
• Designed sheet metal parts
Heim Group Inc. Chicago, IL J anuary 1995- February 2004
Project Engineer Designer
• Designed over 150 different models of mechanical presses from 5 to 1500 tons from concept to final production
• Developed new models for single and double crank mechanical presses
• Designed new presses with servo drive
• Designed tools for punching, bending, and extruding parts from sheet metal
• Redesigned and improved existing models of presses and units
• Designed new type of air and wet clutch brakes (ACAD LT 2002)
P.M.I. Cartoning Packaging Machinery Inc. Elke Grove Village, IL January 1994 -December 1994
Mechanical Engineer Designer
• Designed packaging machine for food industry from Concept through Drawings, BOM
• Designed star wheels for indexing loading parts
• Designed belts and chains conveyors for packaging in carton boxes
• Used AutoCAD 2000
FA ISTRA, Kula, Yugoslavia
Manager of tool and maintenance Department
Project Mechanical Engineer January 1977 - April 1988
• Designed MNF Machinery Equipment for production process
• Designed tools for bending and punching parts from sheet metal, aluminum, and brass
• Designed big hydraulic machine for forming pipe and tubing, steel and brass
• Designed power tools for machining steel, brass, and aluminum
• Designed tools for plastic injection and molding
• Designed machine for washing and drying metal parts from oil
• Manager of Maintenance and Tool Department
• Manager of steel laundry
Education
• M.S.ME Mechanical Engineering - Novi Sad University Yugoslavia 1988
• B.S.ME Mechanical Engineering - Novi Sad University, Yugoslavia 1974
• Certification for Solid Works, Inventor & Pro-E, Oakton College 2003
References Boban Pantelic, Project Manager, Z Automation Inc, Arlington Heights, IL. 847-***-****
Alexander Radovanovich, Project Engineer, Chicago Automation Inc, Bensenville, IL 630-***-****
Tom Gerhardstain, Gen. Manager, FROMM Airpad Inc, Warrenville. IL.60555,, 630-***-****
John Stone SR. Mechanical Engineer, AEM Aladdin Engineering Inc, Waukesha, WI, 262-***-****