Engineer Mechanical

Elliot Cotler

*******@*****.*** (***) *** – **** Brooklyn, NY US Citizen

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

R&D Engineering research, Machine design, Design for manufacturing, 3D modeling and simulation, Failure mode analysis, Strain gauge instrumentation, Temperature and vibrational sensing, Monitoring and data acquisition, Two-phase flows, Aerosols, Fluidized powder handling, Particulate countering and analysis, High speed photography, Product life cycle support Product Mechanics, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Metering, Mixing, Pumping, Screening and Separation Machinery, Air sampling instruments, Compressors, Hoists, Lubricators, Gear-motors, Drives Process Thermal spray, Atmospheric and low pressure processing, Heat treating Production Machining, Casting, Powder metallurgy, Additive manufacturing, Industrial fabrication and tooling PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS

Six U.S. patents, three more pending, as well as several international applications. Twelve foreign patents. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology – Pressure-Based Liquid Feed System for Suspension Plasma Spray Coatings – Vol.20(4) June 2011, pp.967-973

Sulzer Technical Review – Liquid suspension spray – New challenges, new opportunities, No 2/2011, pp.26-29 EXPERIENCE

Oerlikon Metco (US) Inc. (former Sulzer Metco) Westbury, NY Senior Project Engineer – R&D Equipment Operations of Surface Solutions Aug 2007 – Sep 2016

Solved critical engineering problems for high risk technology research projects

Coordinated efforts of team specialists to achieve project milestones

Conceived, developed and validated experimental technique and instrumentation

Designed, developed and validated proof of concept prototypes for Stage Gates 0, 1 and 2

Introduced and performed stress, modal frequency, thermal and flow simulation for critical components

Conceptualized and conducted accelerated life tests for wearable components in vibrational systems

Justified and approved material and components selection and specification

Implemented functional pilot designs using traditional and Additive Manufacturing methods like metal powder bed SLS and plastic FDM

Improved proprietary technology procedures that resulted in better quality and sharp increase in market share for consumable spare parts

Contributed several invention disclosures and three world patent applications to company IP portfolio

Represented company in round table discussion at 5th International Workshop on Suspension and Solution Thermal Spraying held in Tours, France, October 2011

Range of technologies includes fluidized powder metering and conveying, OFHC copper casting, tungsten and tungsten lined parts fabrication, vibrational agitation of dry and suspended media, pumping, mixing and dispersing of sub-micron ceramic particles, EDM and chemical etching, spark plasma sintering, atmospheric plasma spray, HVOF (high velocity oxy-fuel) thermal spray.

Successful projects include Liquid Suspension Spray system for plasma spray guns, Next Generation of Powder Material feeders and elimination of radioactive components for legacy spares as well as various proprietary solutions to company needs.

Uniwave Inc. (consolidated into Memminger-IRO Gmbh.) Farmingdale, NY R&D Project Engineer / R&D Manager Jun 1993 – Aug 2007

Managed company efforts in research and development of new products

Generated new ideas and provided engineering analysis and feasibility studies for new concepts

Designed critical components that utilize advantages of flat stock chemical etching and round bar Swiss CNC turning to guarantee quality and precision of company flagship products

Contributed six patents to company IP portfolio

Managed relationships between different stakeholders including customers and external suppliers as well as the Sales and Marketing, Purchasing, Production, Inspection, and Design Engineering departments

Developed products include a patented family of coalescing miniature nozzles, a leading market brand of Projectile-419 and Projectile LF oil mist lubrication system, UNIPULSE solenoid driven pulse lubricator, improvements to a product line of industrial lint cleaning fans with two rotational degrees of freedom, a lubrication system for embroidery machines, a compact high speed blower with brushless DC motor, the Lint Buster family of air knife cleaner, and miniature air control devices EDUCATION

Belorussian Polytechnic University, Minsk, Belarus M.E. in Mechanical Engineering Technology and Machine Design Diploma with Distinction - GPA 4.97/5.0 basis

TRAINING / CERTIFICATION

US Export Control Awareness, Export Compliance Training Institute July 2016 EOSPRINT 1.2 Basic Operation, EOS e-Manufacturing Solutions August 2015 SolidWorks Flow Simulation, CADD Edge May 2014

2011 – 2012 Inventor Update, Autodesk Training Center March 2012 Project Management, Stony Brook University certificate March 2010 Basic Powder Metallurgy, Metal Powder Industry Federation July 2008 Applied Tribology, Rutgers University Center for Professional Advancement April 1998 SolidWorks Basic Training, CIMQUEST, Inc. July 1996 Spray Technology, Carnegie Mellon University May 1994 SOFTWARE

SolidWorks, FloWorks / SolidWorks Flow, Cosmos/SW Simulation Professional, Autodesk Inventor, SAP ERP, HSC Chemistry, HotMux Data Logger, LabVIEW 7 Express, XCAP-STD Image Processing, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Project

AFFILIATIONS

Member of American Society of Materials (ASM)

Member of Thermal Spray Society (TSS)

Member of Long Island SolidWorks User Group (LISWUG) Member of SolidWorks User Group of New York City (SWUGNYC) Member of TRIZ and Innovation discussion group on LinkedIn Member of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) professionals on LinkedIn

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