JOSEPH P. BEHARI JR. *** East St. Springboro, OH *5066

Home Phone: 937-***-****

Cell Phone: 513-***-****

E-mail: adj277@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Senior Mechanical Design/Manufacturing Engineer with extensive history working in the industrial automation and high-speed rotating Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) 24 yrs. and AS9100 & ISO9001 (20 yrs.) certified facilities. Experienced in fixture design for machining and welding of prototype 3D printed aerospace (3 yrs.) components and test facilities. Pharmaceutical equipment design experience(3 yrs.) Strong engineering & manufacturing professional skilled in SolidWorks (8 yrs.), Inventor (8 Yrs.), AutoCAD (20 yrs.), design of castings, weld fabrications, fixture tooling, End of Arm Tooling (EOAT), machined components and sheet metal. Well versed in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) 20 yrs., Root Cause Analysis (RCA) 20 yrs., Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) 20 yrs., Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) 20 yrs. and Continuous Improvement (20 yrs.). Experience with CAD Data Management & PLM management of CAD data (20 yrs.).

EDUCATION

ALFRED STATE COLLEGE Alfred, NY

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology (ABET Accredited), May 1995

CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE Corning, NY

Associate in Science, Math/Science and Mechanical Technology May 1992

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

11/18-1/2021 BENEFICIAL TALENT SOURCE Milford, OH

Senior Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineer

Automation Design of a 16-robot circuit breaker assembly cell using SolidWorks 2020.

Engineered fixtures for welding and machining of additive manufactured prototype aerospace components using SolidWorks 2019 at an AS9100 & ISO9001 certified facility. Designed fixtures for individual component pre-machining, sub-assembly and final weldments, final machining and inspection. GD&T standard practices implemented in design and detail drawings. Created process drawings for component weld feature machining details with material shrinkage allowance, and for recording of pre and post weld assembly critical dimensions.

6/18-10/18 iES – INNOVATIVE ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS Wilmington, OH

Senior Design Engineer

Designed fixtures to locate bent tubular components during forming operations utilizing Inventor 2018. Fixtures featured light weight, quick-change style design, allowing for maximum adjustability while ensuring precise tolerance requirements were maintained. Engineered light curtain and machine safety guarding.

2/17-3/18 NOV - NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO Dayton, OH

Senior Design Engineer

Support of industrial mixing equipment product lines. Design modification utilizing SolidWorks 2016, 2017 and AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop software. Mechanical design and detailing of mixing products with emphasis on customer needs, quality, budget, safety, and on-time delivery. Siemens Teamcenter PLM software was used for Bill of Material management and general engineering order processing.

5/16-2/17 YAC ROBOT SYSTEMS INC. Hamilton, OH

Mechanical Engineer

Integration of industrial robots with aluminum die casting machinery. Design and modification of trim presses, fixtures, jigs, laser markers, and deburring cells using Inventor 2015 and AutoCAD Mechanical 2015 software. Repurposing and retrofit of existing die cast machine cells. Development of EOAT, chutes and other conveyance systems, design of perimeter and machine guarding.

9/14-3/16 GOSIGER INC. Dayton, OH

Mechanical Design Engineer

Integration of industrial robots with machine tools; lathes, machining centers, and grinders. Design software used included SolidWorks 2014, 2015, and 2016. Retrofit of existing machining cells with robotics and development of new robot cells. Design of EOAT, conveyance systems used to transfer finished and semi-finished machined components to other machine tools, inspection equipment, and audit stations contained within an automated robot cell. Design of perimeter and machine guarding.

10/11-3/14 FLUID-QUIP INC. Springfield, OH

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Design of separation and grinding equipment for the corn wet milling industry. Engineering of the following types of processing machinery; disc nozzle and filtration centrifuges, cyclone germ and grit separators, and grind mills.

Development of enhancements for dry-grind corn processing ethanol plants to include fiber filtration equipment and high-speed horizontal decanter centrifuges.

4/11-10/11 SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP. (contract position) Stratford, CT

Test Systems Engineer

Design of test facilities for various helicopter components using Catia V5 R18 solid modeling software. Tested components included transmission gearing and throttle linkages. GD&T was used extensively.

9/10-12/10 BELVAC PRODUCTION MACHINERY (contract position) Lynchburg, VA

Design Engineer

Design of structural steel machined weldments serving as a base/frame for prototype equipment using Inventor 2008 solid modeling software. This project involved extensive use of GD&T. Additional responsibilities include design of pneumatic supply, vacuum manifold and safety guarding of prototype machine which is used to produce differentiated metal packaging.

3/10-5/10 PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP./CHELSEA PRODUCTS DIVISION (contract position)

Olive Branch, MS

Design Engineer

Engineering of structural steel frame weldment as used in Parker Hannifin RunWise® hydraulic hybrid technology program on Class 8 trucks. Optimize existing prototype design; DFMA. During this process, a discrepancy was discovered between prototype design material selection/specification and actual fabrication.

6/07-11/09 WESTERN STATES MACHINE COMPANY Fairfield, OH

Product Engineer

Design of centrifuges used in sugar processing and chemical/pharmaceutical separation. Primarily responsible for the creation of a prototype kilo lab centrifuge using Inventor 2008 & 2009 and AutoCAD 2008 & 2009. This centrifuge is used to process small batches of material for the purpose of process development prior to large-scale production processing. Project management responsibilities included prime orders and rebuilds of used equipment. Other tasks included cost reduction initiatives on existing machine lines.

1/07-6/07 MAGNUM INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES (contract position) Westbrook, ME

Design Engineer

Involved in the design of OEM equipment used in the process of metal ore refinement. Engineered spherical shape forging machine components. Inventor 7 used for all solid modeling, assembly and detail drawings.

5/05-1/07 DAVIS-STANDARD LLC/BLACK CLAWSON CONVERTING MACHINERY Fulton, NY

Mechanical Engineer

Design of web-handling equipment used in the cast film and coating/laminating industry. Engineered extrusion coating/laminating stations and S-wrap pull roll stations. Involved in the design of turret unwind and winding stations. Designed extruder bases and extrusion drying systems, developed necessary supporting platforms, mezzanines, and walkways. Tasks also included the creation of support/structure and machine line assembly drawings. AutoCAD 2004 used for layout, assembly, and detail drawings.

5/04-4/05 CVD EQUIPMENT CORP. Central Islip, NY

Mechanical Engineer

Using Inventor 9 solid modeling software developed a high-temperature heating module for lead-free soldering of populated printed circuit boards in Research International reflow ovens. Designed high efficiency low-cost cooling modules for older Conceptronic® reflow ovens. These options were designed for retrofit of existing machines in the field.

Engineered an increased chamber height retrofit of an older model oven for use with a horizontal and vertical PC board combination having an unusual component configuration. Customer shipped us their machine to have retrofitting done in-house.

1/03-2/03 ITHACO SPACE SYSTEMS (contract through Adecco) Ithaca, NY

Project Engineer

Provided mechanical analysis for TORQROD® design and development. This device is used for the control of a space satellite or space telescope attitude.

9/02-1/03 FRONTIER INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INC. (contract through Adecco) Towanda, PA

Mechanical Engineer

Designed web-handling equipment used in the coating industry. This equipment is used to coat polymer film, paper, and foil mediums. AutoCAD 2000 and Rev. 14 were used for layout, assembly, and detail drawings. Other responsibilities included contact with outside vendors as job shops manufactured most of the machine components.

9/00-6/01 HARDINGE INC. Elmira, NY

Project Engineer

Engineered for the Mechanical Design and Analysis Dept. utilizing AutoCAD 2000 and later Mechanical Desktop 4 for layout, detail and assembly drawings. Responsibilities included product enhancements and reliability, and design of prototypes for Swiss-Style lathes.

Collaborated with Marketing and Sales to determine enhancements desired by customers; met with customers at their location along with executive Engineering, Marketing and Sales staff for purposes of determining and meeting customer requirements.

6/00-8/00 INA USA CORP. Cheraw, SC

Automation Engineer

Worked in the Automation Dept. designing inspection and assembly equipment for use in the manufacturing of precision needle bearings. ME10 software was used for creation of drawings.

7/99-2/00 MAYER INDUSTRIES INC. Orangeburg, SC

Mechanical Engineer

Designed and modified maypole and rotary braiding machines. Catia solid modeling software was used for creation and modification of layouts, detail and assembly prints. Considerable collaboration with vendors regarding components that couldn’t be made in-house was required.

1/95-1/99 HARDINGE INC. Elmira, NY

Mechanical Engineer

Initiated prototypes for the Mechanical Design and Analysis Dept. utilizing Prime Medusa and later AutoCAD Rev. 14 for detail and assembly drawings, as well as bill of material compilation.

Collaborated with the New Product Design Dept. Engineering tasks included Swiss-Style machine tool sub-spindle, live tool, parts catcher, and spindle tooling prototype design.

Designed EOAT for the Automation Department. In addition, databases and spreadsheets were used to analyze test results and prepare design reviews.

MILITARY

7/86-7/89 ARMY, Power Generation Equipment Repair

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers - 1997 to present

Member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers – 2018 to present

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