KEVIN A. KORDIS

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Ayer, MA ***32

617-***-****

acxk6y@r.postjobfree.com

Highly skilled Senior Mechanical/Plastics Contract Engineer with 30 years of engineering experience and a successful record of accomplishment in product design, machine design and automation assembly programs. Primary product/automation design experience in the medical/surgical and consumer electronic and food industries. Elegant design solutions for product, process and manufacturing simplicity. Project managed product development, automation equipment implementation and validation, factory creation and expansion. Excellent short/long term contracting choice, with successful track record with failing or delayed product and automation programs. Expert within mechanical/plastics design engineering field. Completed PMP certification requirements for Project Management.

EXPERIENCE

Contract Product Design Engineer from 3/16-10/16

Shure Corporation, Chicago IL. Manufacturer of Consumer/Professional Sound Electronics

Delivered product design assignment in 6 months. This critical project was 12 months late delaying the new product business plan.

Product designed in Unigraphics NX

Developed work breakdown structure and set critical path priorities

Solely performed all mechanical design of Rack Mount Lithium Battery Charger

Host stake holder milestone design reviews

Worked with outside prototype injection mold houses for proof of principle and production models for the marketing/sales team

Worked with electrical team packaging PCB electronics for Lithium Battery and Charger Platform

Released multiple production components through SAP for build

Supported prototype and production builds with direction and documentation

Coordinated for offshore production and assembly activities

Contract Project Manager/Senior Design Engineer from 6/12-6/15

Bose Corporation, Framingham MA. Manufacturer of Consumer Electronics

Created internal product equipment quote proposals/budget MS Office

Managed design of new manufacturing equipment in Unigraphics NX

Directed cross-functional team of 6-12 personnel per program

Performed Static, Dynamic analysis with SolidWorks Simulation supported with applied calculations in Excel

Host stake holder milestone equipment design reviews

Established supply chain strategy and implementation

Released multiple production cell equipment platforms through SAP for build

Hosted prototype alpha, beta product builds followed by equipment scope changes at corporate headquarters

Coordinated offshore plant layout and facility requirements for production cells

Executed international onsite installation and validation of production cells

Trained international technical staff. Continued support consulting from corporate

Start to finish four programs. Received Directors Award for Project Management

Supported and consulted as an SME on multiple design and process developments

Onsite consulting SME, Mexico, of injection molds, stereo system components and assembly equipment. Delivered 1st article inspection fixtures for automotive stereo speaker housings.

Contract Program Manager from 12/11-5/12 Weir Valves & Controls, Ipswich, MA. Manufacturers of large valves for the Nuclear and Petro-Chemical industries.

Managed factory and warehouse consolidation from Washington, NC facility

Organized Task for 16 departments from Facilities to Trade Compliance

Coordinated contractors for factory and warehouse expansion bids and awards

Monitored Contractors for additional loading docks, machine foundations, electrical and other facility upgrades

Managed Plant and Warehouse layouts with Lean Manufacturing Manager

Coordinated large equipment, assembly line and inventory move with Contractors

Modeled portion of factory in Solidworks and AutoCad

Weekly Corporate Management dashboard progress presentations

Contract Project Manager/Senior Design Engineer from 6/10-11/11: Sensata Technologies, Attleboro MA, (formerly Texas Instruments). Completed an extended 17-month assignment Project Managing at Sensata Technologies in Attleboro Massachusetts.

Managed simultaneous equipment and mold tooling programs with a cross-functional team of engineers, designers and electro-mech technicians internally, and externally

Senior Subject Matter Expert for mechanism and mechanical system design

Directed contract automation houses in the build of $15M in plastic injection mold, assembly and test equipment for the manufacture of pressure/temperature sensor devices for the automotive/aircraft industry

This equipment was part of a $40M manufacturing expansion effort at Sensata facilities in China

Established supply chain strategy and implementation

Supplied technical leadership and direction within the programs assigned

Equipment was designed and built internally at Sensata Technologies, at domestic shops and at oversea automation shops

Designed and documented mechanisms in SolidWorks/PDMWorks

Performed mechanism simulation, deflection and fatigue analysis (Solidworks)

Performed Static, Dynamic, Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow models with SolidWorks Simulation supported with applied calculations in Excel

Supported oversea installation and validation efforts with design and procurement support

Managed programs were completed on time and within budget constraints

Excellent references from the Unit Manager and Engineering Vice President

Independent Contract Design Consultant 8/08-5/10 (CasePick LLC, Watertown, MA), (SepSensor, Marlboro, MA), (Microfabrica, Van Nuys, CA), (Somerset Industries, N. Billerica, MA)

Design and build of custom automation and process machinery, with expertise in electro-mechanical design and high speed / precision mechanisms

Designed and documented mechanisms in SolidWorks/PDMWorks

Performed mechanism simulation, deflection and fatigue analysis (Solidworks)

Medical Device and Electro-Mechanical Product Design and Development

Medical Device development in an ISO and FDA regulated industry

Expertise in product design for high volume manufacturing

Expertise with plastic and metal injection mold design and build

Contract Design and Documentation on SolidWorks 2009/2010/2011

Fluent with SolidWorks Simulation

Intermediate SolidWorks Surfacing Skills

ANSI / ASME Y14.5M Certified GD&T

Project Management Services for equipment design/deployment

Senior Contract Project Engineer 9/06-8/08 Innovative Products and Equipment Tyngsboro, MA

IPE is a premier ISO 9000 custom equipment design house in the

Northeast U.S.

On-site customer visits to review product and automation requirements

Assist customer in product design/design for manufacture and automation

Generate top level concepts for proposal and quotation activities

Perform engineering modeling and calculations, FEA, Dynamics and Heat Transfer

Design and manage the build, debug and deployment of large high speed automated process and assembly machinery

Locate and qualify suppliers for manufactured and stock components

Specify and procure subsystems from a diverse technology base

Manage Factory Acceptance Test and GMP protocol in an ISO and FDA regulated industry

Designed, detailed and documented in SolidWorks, PDMWorks

Excellent working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance (GD&T)

Working knowledge with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point

Contract Consultant 4/04-8/06 Automation Machine Co. Inc., Ayer, MA

Design and build of custom automation and process machinery, with expertise in electro-mechanical design and high speed / precision mechanisms

Medical Device and Electro-Mechanical Product Design and Development

Awarded patent 5320214 for sealed linear system for ultra-harsh environments

Expertise in design for volume manufacturing

Medical Device development in an ISO and FDA regulated industry

Contract Design and Documentation on SolidWorks 2009/2010/2011

Fluent with PDMWorks, SolidWorks Simulation, Mold Flow

Intermediate SolidWorks Surfacing Skills

ANSI / ASME Y14.5M Certified GD&T

Project Management Services for equipment design/deployment

Program Manager/ Senior Design Engineer 3/93-4/04

Global Design and Procurement, North Andover, MA

Medical and Surgical Device Design Company Class I, II, and III

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GD&P was a full-service mechanical/electronic engineering firm with 16 employees supporting the medical device industry.

Directed engineering and manufacturing departments in day-to-day activities.

Supported sales with proposal and quotation packages.

Medical device design for FDA regulated industries.

Responsible for the design and build of automation equipment, product design for manufacture and injection mold design using advanced engineering tools, such as SolidWorks and third party software.

Directed contracts with customers for product design & design for manufacturing

Dictated design directives for engineering/design staff.

Coordinated capital, labor and materials to ensure an efficient work flow.

Created documentation system and maintained documentation control throughout design, build and debug with ECO system.

Utilized current engineering tools MS Project, SolidWorks, Anvil 1000

Working knowledge with Standards and Codes, not limited to ANSI 14.5Y, ISO, JIC, OSHA, FDA

Generated top-level technical specifications with Best Engineering Practices.

Consultant 6/92-6/95 Accel Linear Incorporated, Lowell, MA

Designed 30+ custom metrology positional tables under my own corporate banner.

Configured tables with Optics, Lasers, Encoders, LVDT, and other measurement systems

Designed and prototyped high volume automation products for Parker Hannifin

Customers included Texas Instruments, Teradyne, Schlumberger Well Service, Ford Motors, Proctor & Gamble, Cornell Univ. and Parker Hannifin.

Project Engineer 9/83-3/92 Design Technology Corporation, Billerica, MA

Company of 100+ personnel deployed automation solutions for the medical, electronic, pharmaceutical and consumer industries.

Customer’s included Proctor and Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Xerox.

Lead a Project Team of designers/technicians in the building and factory installation of large high-speed process equipment.

Designed automation equipment using proven technologies for 35 programs

Performed documentation and ECO duties.

EDUCATION

University of Massachusetts, Lowell Degrees

MS Mechanical Engineering; Concentration: Heat Transfer

Graduated 06/1988

MS Plastics Engineering; Concentration: Advanced Plastics Design

Graduated 06/2010

UML Graduate Certificates

SolidWorks Intermediate/Advanced 06/2002

Nano-Engineering Technology (Polymer Nano-composites)

Graduated 06/2010

Advanced Plastics Design

Graduated 06/2010

Massachusetts Certifications

1st Class Machinist Medford Voc-Tech High School

PATENTS

Sealed linear motion apparatus and method Patent number: 5320214

Shoe Lasting with a plastic fastener apparatus and method Patent number: 5678746

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