THOMAS KOS

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Orland Park, Illinois 60462 Email: adcx2q@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaskos

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

Detail-oriented Mechanical Engineer offering strong analytical and communication skills. Extraordinary ability to lead and work within multi-disciplinary teams to complete complex projects.

RELATED EXPERIENCE:

Feb. 2017 BORG WARNER AUTOMOTIVE-TS Frankfort, Illinois to Present ENGINEERING LEAD \ SUPERVISOR \ TEST+DEVELOPMENT LAB MANAGER

Engineering lead on customer interface, development, validation and launch of 10 speed transmission shifting systems for medium/heavy truck platform(s)

Manage test/validation laboratory – responsible for lab staff and the development, procurement and maintenance of new/existing test equipment.

Technical lead on supplier collaboration - material/process optimization (predictive SPC modeling), cost reduction.

Manage all ongoing simulation (CAE) and development of new simulation tools.

Developed predictive statistical tomographic analysis/simulation tool for validation of aluminum die cast components.

Engineering lead on all BOM / cost model development for new projects – ROI / DOI optimization.

March 2010 CATERPILLAR INC. Joliet, Illinois

to Feb. 2017 ENGINEERING TEAM LEADER

Project lead on the design, development, fabrication and implementation of mobile hydraulic sealing endurance test rig.

Engineering team lead for worldwide design and development of suspension, steering and body articulation systems on all large mining trucks (130 through 400 ton payload).

Lead material cost reduction projects incorporating procurement, fabrication and final assembly optimization in alignment with developed cost model(s).

Technical/project manager for the design, development, installation, commissioning and integration of dynamic suspension test rig (world’s largest). Multiple patent applications submitted.

Technical project team lead on the development and implementation of new hydraulic interface coating providing for increased mobile hydraulic system reliability and durability.

Developed virtual suspension simulation model. This model provided for a correlated replication of 90 % of on-machine loading.

Engineering lead on the design, development, testing and production launch of two different steering systems on large surface mining trucks (130 and 170 ton payload).

Engineering lead on the material selection, geometry development and system integration of new alloy suspension bearing design. Patent application submitted. June. 2009 HENDRICKSON INTL. (TRUCK SYSTEMS) Woodridge, Illinois to Dec. 2009 SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER

Project manager for the launch of a vocational (heavy duty – 70K +lbs. payload) truck suspension system in the Chinese heavy duty truck market.

Involved in all phases of development and implementation – component through system design, prototype, structural simulation, test and vehicle implementation. Aug. 2000 BORG WARNER AUTOMOTIVE-TS Frankfort, Illinois to June 2009 SENIOR PROGRAM ENGINEER

Project engineer/manager for the launch of automotive transmission shifting systems

(hydraulic, mechanical and frictional) incorporating initial design, simulation, prototype testing and final production launch.

Patent awarded for torque converter shifting system design (U.S. Patent No. 7,357,233)

Jointly responsible for financial model optimization and completion for new quoted business (ROI and DOI optimization).

Conducted all computational modeling and simulation (FEA/CFD) for the Frankfort facility.

Responsible for failure mode analysis on field returns incorporating transient hydraulic shift scheduling events (cavitations, convergent and divergent flow modeling).

Directed product and manufacturing transfer of multiple product lines from a different facility to the Frankfort facility.

Responsible for client interface for new designs and launching platforms.

Interfaced with international project teams for launch of shifting systems for European and Asian automotive customers.

Led teams that optimize manufacturing processes (insert molding, blanking, forming, friction material bonding and surface refinement, automated inspection and assembly) of automotive transmission shifting systems.

Conducted extensive statistical process optimization studies to improve process and product capability.

Sept 1999 MOLEX, INC. Lisle, Illinois

to Aug. 2000 PROJECT ENGINEER

Lead engineer for the development of a complete high speed electro-mechanical interconnect system for a leader in the Personal Data Assistant industry – Patent granted: (U.S. Patent No. 6,398,577)

Designed and conducted advanced thermal, structural, and contact finite element analysis on both subcomponent and final assemblies.

Optimized FEA solver code (ABAQUS) to conduct specialized simulations.

Responsible for interface with client for design presentation, optimization and implementation.

Directed research into the optimization of material selection (insert molding, casting and stamping) for high volume electro-mechanical assemblies. EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-Chicago 1996

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Graduate Studies in Heat Transfer and Finite Element Analysis National Honor Society

SAE Team Member – Solar Car

ASME Member

Society of Plastics Engineers Member

Six Sigma Green Belt

COMPUTER LANGUAGES + SOFTWARE PACKAGES

Languages / Operating Systems: C++, Script, Pascal, UNIX, Windows, IOS Software: Minitab, AutoCAD/Inventor, IDEAS, Algor Finite Element Analysis, ABAQUS, Hypermesh, ANSYS, Volume Graphics (VGSM), Word, Excel, Powerpoint, ProEngineer/WildFire/Creo, SolidWorks, Pulsar, WinDaq .

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