Steven Bizzarro
Macungie, PA ***62
**********@*****.***
Software packages: (* = I own my own license)
Pro/Engineer* (Wildfire 4 & Creo), SolidWorks* (v. 2013), AutoCad* (v.2007), Unigraphics, Microsoft Office* (Word, Excel & PPT), PDM's (Interlink & Windchill), FEA: (Ansys & SolidWorks Simulation*)
Manufacturing disciplines & skills:
Plastics (Injection & Compression molding), Sheet metal (Stamping, Forming, Laser cutting & Nesting), Advanced Surfacing, Mechanisms, Machine Design, Tolerance stack-ups & studies, E/M Packaging, Casting & Forging, Machined & Extruded parts, Large assemblies, DFM (Design for manufacturability), Root Cause Analysis (Fish bone, The 5 Why’s & Intro to Six Sigma).
Experience:
DesignBiz LLC (Aug '14 - Present)
Owner/Freelance Designer
Customers include St. Jude Medical, Hartz, BizTech, Habitech LLC & DoD
Design Engineer (Feb 2014 - Aug 2014)
Knoll Inc. (Contractor) East Greenville, PA
Responsible for design changes and modifications to an existing product lines of modern office furniture.
Pro/E Creo & Windchill, heavy use of Family tables and UDF's (user defined features) to streamline hole drilling process.
Mentored other employees in DFM practices for both plastic & sheet metal fabrication.
Sr. Mech. Designer (July '13 - Nov '13)
SeaKeeper (Contractor) Mohnton, PA
Design of NG9 (Next Generation 9000 rpm) stabilization gyroscopic unit to replace the existing M8 model (8000 Rpm's). The gyro was flywheel driven and sensor activated to act as a counterbalance on vessels to prevent side to side rolling.
Reduced cost of NG9 as compared to M8, its predecessor, by 35% while increasing efficiency.
SolidWorks (v. 2013)
Design Engineer (Feb '13 - Jul '13)
Everson Tesla (Contractor) Nazareth, PA
Design, Documentation & FEA of a winding machine used to "de-spool" miles of copper tubing and feed it into magnet mold to create a 40 ft diameter, "walk-in" MRI machine for Jefferson Laboratories.
Solidworks, Simulation, Motion analysis and Tolerance study.
*Was offered a direct position with Everson Tesla.
Sr. Mechanical Design (2011-2013)
BizTech Inc. Denville, NJ
Responsible for designing & modifying customer designs, creating production drawings when necessary (remote cameras and transmitters, hand-held devices, consumer products etc
Worked w/ Stryker on various Medical devices, tools & artificial joints.
Design, create layouts, parts, assemblies, research OEM compatibility, tolerance study and prototype for rapid prototyping customers. Extensive design of plastic and sheet metal components. Solidworks, Pro/E & Auto-cad.
Sr. Mechanical Designer (2008-2011)
Lutron Electronics Co. Coopersburg, PA
Responsible for Design & documentation of electronic roller shade product lines.
Roller shade design: Consists of Gear boxes, Bearings, Pulleys, Sensors, Machined parts, I/M Plastics, Sheet metal parts, GD&T & Tolerance studies/stack-ups.
Mentoring Pro-E & Autocad to mechanical designers & engineers.
Sr. Mechanical Designer (2005-2008)
Transistor Devices, Inc. Cedar Knolls, NJ
Design of AC/DC Power Supplies for applications such as the Military, Medical and Aviation fields.
Design of machined and sheet metal parts for power conversion products using Pro Engineer & Auto-cad.
Mechanical Designer (2002-2005)
DPC/Cirrus (Contractor) Flanders, NJ
Part of a team that designed the "Immulite 2000 Immunoassay system. (Bio-tech machinery)
Worked on redesign of existing products to improve performance, streamline manufacturing & reduce cost. Interact with vendors, such as domestic & overseas mold manufacturers, machine shops & OEM'S.
Pro/Engineer, Solidworks & Autocad
Designer (2001-2002)
Laser Prototypes Inc. Denville, NJ
Generate Pro/Engineer models of parts to be prototyped using SLA (Stereolithography).
Provide full QA inspection of SLA prototypes & production drawings for all customers.
Provide sales support as needed.
Soldier (1997-2001)
Army stationed at Ft. Sill, Ft. Eustis & Ft. Bragg
Vessel Master of 75’ Landing Craft, Mechanized aka. "LCM" or "Mike Boat".
Achieved the rank of Sergeant.
Squad leader in charge of 6 man unit. Responsible for the lives, performance, training, safety morale and well being of each member of my squad
Received the Army Achievement Medal for my performance during Operation Big Red (99’)
Drafter / Detailer (1983-1997)
Lucent Technologies & Allied Signal
Provided drafting support on a wide variety of products for numerous departments within Lucent Technologies.
Designed test fixtures to secure products to vibration testing equipment. (Failure testing of products.
Produced final documentation according to MIL-Spec ANSI-Y.14.5
Education:
US Army (1997-2001)
CLEP (College Level Examination Program)
ANSYS Training @ Lutron University along with many other engineering courses.
Kean University (1983-1984) Computer Science
College of Morris (1984-1985) Computer Science