ANATOLY RYKLIN **** Warwick Ct.
Wheeling, IL **090
E-mail: *********@*****.***
Cell 847-***-****
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
A mechanical engineering position capitalizing on consistent success in
streamlining product development costs.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
. Ambitious, self-starting with analytical and systematic
problem solving skills mechanical engineer with excellent
reputation for integrating customer's requirements into
design
. Expert in geometric dimensioning tolerance (GDT), design for
assembly (DFA) and design for manufacturing (DFM). Proficient
user of AutoCAD, Inventor and Solid Works software.
. Specialized expertise in design of automated industrial
equipment, robotics (X-Y tables and gantries, pick-n-place
units, utilizing hydraulic and pneumatic), custom machines,
equipment for packaging and material handling systems,
including conveyors, collating devices, transmission design
and calculation.
. Goal-driven; takes ownership of deadlines, costs, and quality
goals.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TREDEGAR FILM PRODUCTS, Lake Zurich, IL -
Consultant 1/09 - 01/15
Teamed in plant equipment design, engineering and upgrades, mechanical
machine design, structural upgrades. Designed or revised
mechanical pars of new or existing equipment. Assisted in
implementation of new equipment.
Designed new production lines and equipment,
created new plant layouts.
Projects included adding motor driven rolls or
idlers, changing the web paths,
adding servo driven equipment, changing motors, power
train elements, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment.
Sourced vendors and delivered equipment layouts, element drawings, bill
of materials and quotes.
GENESYS, St-Charls, IL - Consultant 2/08 - 12/08
Designed automated production equipment, automated
assembly stations
included rotary table with surrounding assembly stations
and robotic
material handling equipment. Prepared layouts,
element drawings and bill of
materials.
. USG, Chicago, IL - Consultant 4/06 - 12/07
Teamed in design of new and upgrading of existing equipment for new
drywall production plant.
Delivered stress and dynamic analyses, transmission and structural
calculations, layouts, element drawings and bill of materials.
. Projects included high-speed continuous and intermediate
motion material handling equipment, directional and cross-
directional conveyors, screw conveyors, and buckle elevators.
USATECH, Elgin, IL - Consultant 8/04 - 3/06
Worked directly with OEM clients on total machine tool concepts, design
and applications of custom grinding machine tools,
fixtures/workholdings, part handling systems and system
integrations.
Prepared evaluations and proposals for grinding operations.
. Designed seven machines for Ford Co., sold for $10.2 million.
Goodman Packaging, Waukegan, IL - Consultant 2/04 - 8/04
Designed and delivered layout, element drawings and bill of material for
top loading product packaging machine, robotic pick-n-place
vacuum packing head, tray/case and product conveyor. (Machine
was presented at packaging show).
ARPAC, Schiller Park, IL 1/00 -10/03
Project Engineer
Managed product line of tray loaders, pouching machine, tray packers,
wrappers and bundlers, including engineering documentation and
cost reduction initiatives, supervised assembly and testing
functions.
Developed proposals for corrugated carton packaging and material handling
equipment for clients such as TetraPak, Pepsi, Welch Fruit Inc.
Designed high-speed continuous and intermediate motion machines, fixed
compression conveyors, collators, blank magazines.
. Reduced manufacturing costs 35% and assembly 15% by employing
laser-cutting technology for tray loader.
Wes-Tech Automation Systems, Buffalo Grove, IL 4/99 - 1/00
Project Engineer
Designed automated production equipment and material handling systems
layouts, element drawings and bill of materials.
. Designed X-Y positioning tables, gantries, pick-n-place
units, rotary tables.
Gerhard Designing & Manufacturing, Bridgeview, IL 7/93 - 3/99
Design Engineer
Sample projects:
Trading Card Automatic Press System: J.L.Clark Co.
. Designed tooling, cam driven part transfer system, blank feeding
system, cam driven side die, walking beam conveyer to
transfer formed parts from main die to side die, roller
feeding system.
. Rotary Pin Insertion Machine: Delphi Co., GM Corp.
Designed tooling for multiple machines, including pin twist-cut and
insertion station, pin pre-forming and forming stations, pin
length check station, reject station.
Previous:
Design engineer, die maker positions in USSR and US.
Projects including design, testing and supervision of
installation of machine tools, fixtures and dies used in metal
cutting operations.
EDUCATION
Polytechnic University, Minsk, USSR
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, Mechanical Engineering.
REFERENCES
Available upon request