Engineer, Project

Stephen F. Kovacs II

Ph# 1-803-***-**** Cell# 1-517-***-****

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Rock Hill, SC 29732 *************@*******.***

OBJECTIVE

To use my abundant skills and knowledge of engineering and project management. To

oversee and direct in all areas of a project, leading large cross-functional teams.

EXPERIENCE

1/2013 – Present

Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

R&D Laboratory consultant

Laser interferometers for experiments. LabView programming, data acquisition and

hardware interface. Complete project management including planning, budgeting and

scheduling for associated experiments.

7/2008 – Present

Jacobsen/Textron, Charlotte, NC

Test Engineer III / Project Lead

Responsibilities encompass all areas of engineering/mentoring/management. Fill in as

Test manager when needed. Project planning, project management, project scheduling,

product research and development. Spent time mentoring / leading engineers and

technicians. Creation and assembly of reports, DVP&R, DFMEA, RCFA creation.

Expertise in testing of gasoline, diesel, hybrid (AC/DC), AC and DC motors and battery

(charge/discharge) power-plants, including chassis roll dyno. Testing includes system

(entire vehicle) to component (hoses, valves, heat exchangers, actuators, HVAC systems)

to meet ISO, ANSI, EN standards and certification. Design / build test fixtures using

electrical/electronics, mechanical fixturing, servo-hydraulics (MTS for structural fatigue

testing) pneumatic systems and servo actuators based on self-created prints/drawings.

Stress analysis of welds. Strength, durability, endurance, environmental, impact, NVH

(sound and vibration) and various other types. LabView, PLC/HMI and Somat EDaq for

control and data acquisition. Several R&D projects including 1 patent.

10/2006 – 5/2008

ABB, Muskegon, MI

E&I Supervisor / Engineering Manager / Reliability

Management of over 40 mechanical and electrical craftsmen both day and off shift

directing E&I personal, planning all daily PM and work order activity as well as all

shutdown work. Prioritized all emergent and emergency work orders.. Site engineering

manager. On-site safety manager / OSHA contact, starting near-miss program, incident

reporting, working on JSA, JHA and JSO programs. Responsible for RCFA leadership

and reporting, troubleshooting various instrumentation and electrical problems through

inspection specifications and failure criteria. Started predictive maintenance and

lubrication programs. Lean, six sigma and 5S initiatives.

3/1998 – 10/2006 ABB, Auburn Hills, MI

Sr. Test Engineer/Team Leader

Advising and working with engineering team on specifications, methods and

applications. Specializing in Research and Development / product development.

Expertise in engine assembly and test, gasoline and diesel- cold/hot-test, systems. Test

system data collection using time based or angle based (encoder, linear or incremental)

data collection. I have worked on axle assembly lines in the gaging area (application and

integration of lasers, vision, linear and incremental encoders, strain/load/torque cells,

accelerometers, etc…) to fuel/oil pump test stands. My knowledge and I were often taken

into the sales arena to promote assembly and test systems around the world (China,

Europe, Mexico, etc.). I worked with a project from R&D/Concept/Product definition,

product mapping, specification and design through to debug and customer

(engineer/operator) training. Including waveform analysis/data acquisition and

composing training manuals for the customer. Some customers include Cummins,

Caterpillar, Detroit Diesel, Mac, Kubota, GM, Ford, Chrysler, FAW and Beijing Jeep.

10/1993 - 3/1998 - DT Industries/Assembly & Test Technologies Livonia, MI

Sr. Test Engineer/Sr. Project Engineer

Responsible for developing testing procedures and software for time/angle based test

systems. Involved in all areas of test engineering and some project management including

concept, electrical, mechanical, application, debug, waveform analysis and

engineer/operator training. Responsible for all aspects of several small projects (Less than

$500K).

Education

Bachelors Degree BSEE 5/1993 LaSalle University

Masters MBA General Studies 8/2013 Almeda University

Additional Information

Received Patent for the process of detecting missing bearing shells in an engine block

using NVH analysis Method and System For Determining Proper Assembly Of Engine

Components Patent # 6.185.995 B1 Receiving second patent for new reel design.

Approximately 21 years accumulated project management.

Approximately 8 years accumulated direct employee supervision.

Approximately 25 years accumulated project/test engineering.

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