Askar B Nurtaev
PROFILE
Skilled and results-driven Mechanical Engineer with 10 years of experience within various engineering disciplines including mechanical design, R&D and programming
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Creo Elements
Femap/Nastran
MS Office/VBA
Hand Calculations
PLM
Solid Works
Product Development
Networking/IT
Visual Studio C#/.NET
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Designed and engineered complex rotary cutting/creasing tools using 3D and 2D CAD systems. Designed new type of tools which allowed to enter new markets with up to 15M annual revenue
Improved design process utilizing reference drawings and parametric spreadsheets
Designed and developed internal software and applications to facilitate engineering and manufacturing process which helped to eliminate manufacturing errors
Developed company's internal standards and procedures
Successfully managed big construction projects on relining smelting/holding furnaces and installing molten metal transfer equipment in cast houses Alcoa Russia
Successfully finished R&D project for Airbus Russia including stress evaluation of fuselage door opening and nose fairing of A-320, A-380 airplanes
EXPERIENCE
DESIGN ENGINEER, FROST CONVERTING SYSTEMS INC
December, 2010 - Current
Designed and engineered rotary cutting/creasing tools for paperboard packaging industry including rotary dies, hardware and controls
Designed and engineered new types of rotary cutting tools which allowed company to enter new markets with up to 15M annual revenue
Successfully completed R&D projects on tool life improvements, internal equipment design including stress calculations and finite element modeling (FEM)
Designed and developed company-specific software and applications for manufacturing and engineering including gear calculator, grinding calculator, converters, etc. using MS Office API/VBA and MS Visual Studio/.NET/C# programming environment. It resulted in total company's savings up to $20K
Developed company's internal standards and procedures which improved work flow process
Performed IT duties such as user support/software and operating system installations and configurations, managing servers and troubleshooting network issues
PROJECT ENGINEER, PERMATECH INC
June, 2007 – December, 2010
Managed successfully finished construction projects for Alcoa Russia including relining of smelting/holding furnaces, installing molten metal transfer equipment, helping customer to resolve technical issues
Assisted design engineers on design new custom refractory parts
Designed and engineered internal parts and machines to maintain existing and introduce new manufacturing equipment including thermocouples/hot air circulation systems/special filling machines
Supported quality department working on standard operating procedures
Introduced new process for repair of broken ceramic parts that work in extremely hot environment
STRESS ENGINEER, ENGINEERING CENTER AIRBUS RUSSIA (ECAR)
February, 2007 – June, 2007
Performed stress engineer duties such as stress calculations, finite element modeling, 3D design
Successfully completed project for stress evaluation of A-320 fuselage components
Successfully completed project for stress evaluation and finite element modeling of A-380 fuselage components
Successfully completed project for stress and safety evaluation of hydraulic system parts and components
ENGINEER, SAMARA STATE AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY
February, 2004 – February, 2007
Completed various R&D projects including design, finite element modeling and optimization of aerodynamic wide-body fuselage
Managed a group of students working on R&D projects. Achieved excellent results building a solid team of highly motivated people working on complex tasks and routines
Helped to set up a classroom with computers, network and server. Performed IT duties
EDUCATION
SAMARA STATE AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY, SAMARA, RUSSIA. MASTER’S DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
September, 1998 – February, 2004
Faculty "Aircraft Engineering"
Specialist's degree program "Airplane and helicopter design"
Diploma of Master of Science, topic: «Heavy transport airplane with lifting fuselage»
Diploma of Honor for the best research work about the problems of design of heavy transport aircrafts
COMMUNICATION
Languages: English – Advanced, Russian – Fluent
LINKS
The articles about successful 3D-design process implemented at Permatech, Inc
http://ascon.net/source/files/casestudies/permatech.pdf
PERSONAL
Creative imagination
Focus on results
Confident decision maker
Excel in self-supervision and self-improvement
Show eagerness and capacity to learn
Show interest in challenging projects
Project energy and enthusiasm
Excel in verbal and writing communications
Team player
Show positive attitude