Engineer Mechanical Engineering

STEPHEN P. RADZEVICH, M.S., Mech. Eng. Citizenship: U.S.A.

***** ***** *****, ******** *******, MI 48310, Phone: 586/292-7209 (cell), E-mail: *********@***.***

SUMMARY:

A Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineer having an extensive experience in the field of design, development, and production of complex mechanical systems with focus, in particular, on gear and gear transmissions design and production: gearing, gear machining and finishing of precision gear for various industries, including but NOT limited to aerospace and the automotive industry.

Over 20 years in drive-train design and engineering including systems such as differentials, transmissions, transaxle, transfer case, clutches etc.

An expert in the field of design of: (a) Multi-stage planetary reducers, (b) Multi-flow gear train, (c) Low-noise/noiseless gear train for automotive and aerospace applications, (d) Lighter weight gear trains, (e) Higher power density gear trains, (f) Cost reduction in gear design and production

Able to: Analyzing and using statistical techniques & software; Perform FEA; Applying 8D problem solving methodology; Applying DFMEA, DOE, and tolerance design tools; Use GD&T.

Assist in design and development of mechanical Assembly / Subassemblies and conducted tests on mechanical equipment to determine if it meets the customer specifications

Investigate reports of defective, damaged, or malfunctioning parts, assemblies, equipment or systems to determine nature and scope of problem

Holds more than 30 patents on inventions (US, China, Europe, etc) gear transmission (seats, automobile, etc)

More than 15 years’ practical experience within automotive industry

CAD, CAE, Software knowledge includes ProEngineer Wildfire 2.0; Autodesk Inventor 5; MatLab; MathCAD/Scientific; Visual Basic; Minitab, Microsoft Office and others.

Keywords: Lead Project / Product Engineer, Manufacturing engineer, automotive, new products, launch, design, Gears Design & Manufacturing, Seat mechanisms & transmissions, Trucks transmissions, Car Locking Mechanisms, root cause R&D, 8D, CAD, CAE, AutoDesk Inventor, Six Sigma, ProEng, MatLab, MathCad, MS Office, MiniTab, DfSS, DFMEA, GD&T, Seat component Design, MSME, MSOffice, FEA, CAD, statistic control

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

01/2015-Present: CRC Press, New York, Florida

Writing a book for mechanical engineers:

Radzevich, S.P., Dudley’s Handbook of Practical Gear Design and Manufacture, 3rd Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 2016, 629 pages. https://www.crcpress.com/Dudleys-Handbook-of-Practical-Gear-Design-and-Manufacture-Third-Edition/Radzevich/p/book/978**********

07/2012-01/2015: Principal Mechanical Engineer,

APEX Tool Group, Inc., Lexington, SC.

-Developed novel designs of power-tools and hand-tools for Boeing, Airbus, Audi.

-Performed tests on contact pattern (power density) in bevel gear pairs

-Tested multi-stage planetary gear transmissions

-Performed FEA analysis of spur and bevel gears of novel designs

02/2011-07/2012: Principal Engineer,

Johnson Controls, Inc., Plymouth, MI

-Conceptual design of novel kinds of gearing for low noise and for high power density. As a team member developed an improved of car seat mechanisms. Optimized complex asymmetric mechanical systems with split power flow for car seats

-Participated to the resolution of issues identified by team members in connection with the design and release of Complete Seat (Toyota 2014 D-cab 2nd row, 2013 Nissan P42 JK 3rd row, 2015 Honda Pilot -2nd row, Ford C346).

01/2004-09/2010: Sr. Product Engineer/ Engineering Specialist,

EATON Corp. (Eaton Automotive, Innovation Center), Southfield, MI.

-Designed and development of transmission elements for off-road vehicles, SUVs, heavy duty trucks, combat vehicles, and so forth.

-Developed different novel designs of automotive differentials to increase their torque capacity (torque was increased 15%).

-Improved designs of electromechanical transmissions (actuator, transaxle, transfer case, clutches for cars and light trucks). This development improved the transmission efficiency with 15%

-Implemented numerous computer codes in MathCAD and Excel for computation of transmissions parameters.

01/2000-12/2003 Sr. Design Engineering Specialist,

New Venture Gear, Syracuse, NY.

-Developed mathematical approach and investigated geometry and conjugate action of surfaces for the new novel gear drive (Alpha Worm Gear Drive).

-Participated in the development of transaxles, transfercases, clutches, and so forth.

-Improved/Optimized the manufacturing process to have low-noise/noiseless transmission for cars (Ford, Chrysler, GM) and light trucks (Ford, Chrysler, GM).

03/1976-12/1999 Professor/Associate Professor/Lecturer/Assistant at Machine Design and Conception Dept.

Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (Ukraine)

Teaches courses as: Machine Design, Mechanics, Theory of Mechanisms, Strength of Materials

EDUCATION & TRAININGS:

MSME, Mechanical Engineering,1976

Kiev Polytechnic Institute (Ukraine), Mechanical Engineering

BSME - Kiev Polytechnic Institute (Ukraine), Mechanical Engineering

Six Sigma Green Belt DMAIC

Specialized TRAININGS: TRIZ- a Problem Solving Tool for Mechanical Engineers,

Automotive Advanced Driveline Systems: Theory and Design” (SAE Program),

FEA for Design Engineers – (Hands-On FEA Workshop” (SAE Program),

Structured Team Problem Solving – 8D

ProEngineer – Wild Fire 2.0

MatLab 7.0, MiniTab, v.13

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering

Reviewer for Professional Journals from USA, Ukraine, Russia, and others, in the fields of Mechanics and Machine Design

HOBBIES: History of Science and Engineering, Hiking, Traveling

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