JEFFREY B. KOWALEC

** ********* ***** *********, ** 06791

Cell: 959-***-****

e-mail: add0mi@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE:

Dec 2015-Feb 2019

{May 2011-Aug 2013* (direct)} – {Jan 2006-May 2011 (contract)} – {Nov 1999–Nov 2004 (direct)}

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Bridgeport, CT

Propulsion Staff Mechanical Engineer: Nacelle IPT-Integrated Product Team Lead & Design Supervisor

Integrated Product Team lead- successfully executed the CH53K Engine Nacelle detail design & build. Responsible for meeting the functional & Gov’t contractual requirements regarding design, integration and manufacturing.

Design lead- responsible for supervising the preliminary & detail design configuration of the CH53K Engine Nacelle. Including, creating ICM-Interface Control Model definition between multiple suppliers, creating/checking composite detail designs, and coordinating offload activities with engineering design centers.

16+ yrs experience designing composite components according to specific company design standards. Design experience using Catia V5(10k + hrs), CPD-Composite Part Design (Dassault), Catia V4, FiberSim (Vistagy), Enovia LCA, as well as typical MS Office applications.

20+ yrs experience with air vehicle & engine component installations, assemblies and details, including high speed machined bulkheads, operable composite/mechanical assemblies, struts, latch mechanisms, insulation panels, fuel cell installations, EAPPS/Inlet design, Engine Mounts, Engine installation and Exhaust systems.

Experienced utilizing MBD-(Model Based Definition) for complete part definition according to ASME 14.41, & 14.5.

12+ yrs Sub-System Design & Integration experience: Pneumatic Bleed Air, ECS, BAS, Fuel system

Sr. Design Engineer responsible for the detail design of the RAH-66 composite cowl & transmission doors, S-92 Engine Installation Drawings and CH-53K Nacelle Preliminary Design effort.

Additional Skills: Solid Works, LCA/Enovia, Kinematics, Mechanism design, creative problem solving

20+ year exp designing Insulation panels, conductive seals, latch mechanisms, handles, springs, integrating “consumer off the shelf items” (COTS), sheet metal design.

Aug 2013*-Dec 2014 Meggitt PLC, Rockmart GA

Design Supervisor/CMO representative: S-92 Sponson Project

Design Supervisor- Successfully executed the Preliminary and Detail design effort for the S-92A Sponson. Led interface coordination, composite detail design, Fuel cell installation, composite mechanical assemblies & installation, efforts. Coordinated offload design activities with ASR & Butler America engineering services.

Configuration Management representative for S-92 Sponson Project. LCA subject matter expert. Responsible for the submittal & release of detail designs through Enovia LCA.

Received “Certificate of Achievement” for S92 Sponson Design Completion, awarded by SAC S-92 Program Manager.

Nov 2004–Jan 2006 (contract) Northrup Grumman Bethpage, NY Design Engineer, ECS

Responsible for the Pneumatic Bleed line routing design and release of component drawings for the E-2D.

Environmental Control System design experience, ducting, installation and supplier interface.

May 1998-Nov 1999 Wittmann Robot & Automation Systems, Inc. Torrington, CT

Design Engineer/Applications Engineer

Design & Drafting, mechanism design, project management, customer interaction, and manufacturing support.

Applications engineering - project estimating of automation systems for the injection molding industry.

1994–1996 Nat’l Spring & Stamping, Inc.: Machine Operator and Set-up Technician. Thomaston, CT

1985–1994 RidgeBound Construction Company: Foreman and Job supervisor Torrington, CT

EDUCATION:

1996-1999 University of Hartford, BS Mechanical Engineering, GPA 3.3 West Hartford, CT

1994-1996 Waterbury State Technical College: Mechanical Engineering Technology. (GPA 3.8) Waterbury, CT

Contact this candidate