SILVIA FIDELMAN
E-mail: ******.********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: Mechanical Designer
QUALIFICATIONS:
Piping systems and pressure vessels design for Power Production Plants and Petrochemical Industry according to the ASME Code.
Extensive experience designing and detailing using AutoCAD and Inventor.
Successfully developed and implemented QA principles in accordance with ISO 9000. Prepared and trained the quality control team resulting in delivering the product on time.
Analytical problem solver, detail oriented, with the ability to work independently or as a part of a team.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Applications: AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidWorks, Optivessel, Microsoft Office.
Database Software: Access.
PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Mechanical Designer
Chevron, Richmond, CA 2008-2015
Vessel design (hydroprocessing reactors and separators) for Front End Engineering in the petrochemical industry according to ASME Code requirements using Inventor and AutoCAD.
Participated in developing the 3D reactor model and the detail design drawings utilizing Inventor.
Performed peer reviews for designs produced by members of the team.
Reviewed fabricator drawings against Chevron’s original design and followed with the reactor internals inspection at the fabricator site.
Developed good collaboration relations with the client, vendors and vessel fabricators.
Developed procedures that described the vessel design process.
Quality Rater
Google (contract position through WorkforceLogic) 2005-2007
Evaluation of web searches in English and Hebrew, which necessitated query research using different browsers.
Worked as a Moderator, helping other raters and providing support in solving difficult (unresolved) tasks.
Software QA Tester
Microsoft-Ultimate TV (Volt), Mountain View, CA 2001-2002
Performed black box testing by executing test plans (testing the product audio and video) and submitted the bug reports into the "File Maker Pro" database.
Mechanical Designer
Galil Engineering Industrial Planning, Ramat Ishay, Israel 1995-1999
Mechanical design and detailing of piping systems for Power Production Plants.
Mechanical design of chemical equipment units such as: pressure vessels, columns and heat exchangers for the petrochemical industry, according to ASME Pressure Vessel Code, using AutoCAD.
Performed structural strength calculations using Optivessel program.
Mechanical Designer
Vulcan Engineering, Haifa, Israel 1994-1995
Mechanical design and detailing of Power Production Plants piping system using AutoCAD.
Mechanical design of chemical equipment units such as: pressure vessels, columns and heat exchangers for the petrochemical industry, according to ASME Pressure Vessel Code.
Mechanical design/detailing of conveyers, mobile and overhead cranes.
Mechanical Designer
Israel Shipyard, Haifa, Israel 1993-1994
Mechanical design of marine equipment including the piping system according to the Naval Army standards.
Used AutoCAD and Euclid for 2D and 3D design.
Coordination and supervision of manufacturing which contribute to the delivery of the product on schedule.
Q.A. Manager
Magam Betihut, Haifa, Israel 1992-1993
Responsible for quality assurance and quality control of new and repaired safety products like: parachutes and vessels for airplanes.
Implementing the Quality Assurance System in compliance with ISO 9000 Standards.
Successfully developed the Quality Assurance Manual defining Test Procedures and the Inspection Methods for each product made by the company.
Implementing Total Quality Management (TQM) by following the product from the raw material stage until the delivery of the final product to the client.
EDUCATION:
University Politechnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Software Advanced Technologies Institute, Sunnyvale, CA
Certificate, Software Quality Assurance
Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA
Courses in Oracle, Access, Data Management Systems and C++
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
Fluent in English, Hebrew and Romanian.
STATUS:
US Citizen