Ilan Berman adswzx@r.postjobfree.com 914-***-****

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Project Manager Maintenance Engineer Mechanical Design Engineer Applications Engineer Mechanical Engineer-in-Training (EIT) having passed Professional Engineering (PE) License exam. Experience in medical device design and regulatory compliance, heavy manufacturing, oil & gas pressure vessels, turbomachinery, and research & design. Reduced downtimes by 60%, rallied profits by 50%, and conducted rolling total of 40 projects in parallel. Created entire manufacturing facility layouts quality management systems. Utilized sales engineering and project prowess to upsell 25% additional options on $100k+ orders. Applies genuine curiosity, a detail-oriented mind, and pattern-sensitive critical thinking skills to conduct root cause analysis for continuous improvement. Strives for feedback from all perspectives while managing projects to generate the most efficient solution that customers will want to use. Works well both independently and collaboratively to achieve goals. Concise in presenting information to all levels of understanding. Unparalleled ethics and prioritizes customer care. Languages: English (native) and Japanese (beginner). Key skills:

Research & Development

Forensic / Root-Cause Analysis

Engineering Design & Analysis

Pressure Vessel Design

3D CAD Modeling

Project Management

Health Safety Environment

Technical Writing

Cost Analysis

Mentoring

Creo (ProE), Solidworks

SAP, Epicor Data Management

Engines (Turbine, Automotive)

Technical Presentations

HVAC – Student ASHR

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University - College Station Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton Engineer in Training (EIT) Certificate, states of Texas and New York Professional Engineer (PE) Exam, state of Texas (license pending PE references) EXPERIENCE

QA and Mechanical Engineer, Alura, Inc. - Houston, TX Aug. 2021 – Present Formative member during startup phase of new clinical medical aesthetic device company. Implemented quality management system (QMS) to document design history for FDA 510(k) clearance and MDSAP inspection for CE marking. Generated Design History File (DHF), Design Master Record (DMR), Device History Record (DHR), and Technical File packages for three separate product lines. Worked with an international support team for fast turnaround of information, occasionally conferencing outside of typical business hours. Recruited key talent including production manager and senior quality advisor to transition to operation phase.

• Created comprehensive QMS to meet standards of ISO 13485:2016 and FDA 21 CFR 820.

• Singlehandedly created floorplan for 7500 sq ft combined office and manufacturing facility, organizing material flow in 4 assembly lines including restricted-access inventory space. Implemented OSHA-compliant safety protocols including fire protection, personal protective equipment (PPE), and eye wash and first aid stations.

• Reverse engineered prototypes of new products to identify component specifications, redesign devices for ease of manufacturing, generate bills of materials and engineering drawings, establish supply chains using local vendors, and develop assembly processes and instructions, including quality control inspections.

• Served as Laser Safety Officer with training to ANSI Z136.1 standards.

• Appointed as Management Representative for the QMS.

• Located, quoted, and supported testing labs to exceed IEC standards for 3 product lines, including IEC 60601 and 62366.

• Authored and audited standard operating procedure (SOP) documentation for all company processes, including design of new products, internal audits, employee training, work instructions, procurement, and record control.

• Developed assembly methods for 3 product lines with detailed work instructions and inspection checklists / shop travelers. Project Engineer, Mitsubishi Compressor - Pearland, TX Jul. 2020 – Jan 2021 Performed reverse engineering, root cause failure analysis, and wrote technical and sales costing documentation for steam turbines and centrifugal compressors made by Mitsubishi, Siemens / Dresser Rand, Elliott, and others. Performed American Petroleum Institute (API) 687 Phase 1 dimensional and conditional inspections and wrote engineering repair recommendation documents for customer turbine rotors based on data collected. Rapid-response service business unit with 24/7 availability. Ilan Berman adswzx@r.postjobfree.com 914-***-****

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• Authored and audited standard operating procedure (SOP) documentation for manufacturing processes, coordinating with Japanese counterparts to document crucial information for the US shop location from their experience in Japan.

• Prepared engineering drawings for internal and external use, maintaining security of confidential information. Authored customer meeting presentations with illustrative drawings, and engineering drawing packets for field service inspections with specified tolerances to measure.

• Qualified outside vendors for first-article inspections (FAI) to add to the approved supplier list (ASL). Conducted experiments to verify new bearing- and coating-related products and services met rigorous Mitsubishi quality standards.

• Eliminated legal risk by researching patent database to perform clearance check when working with other original equipment manufacturer (OOEM) turbines and compressors. Project Engineer II, Jamison Products – Houston, TX Apr. 2017 – Dec. 2019 Engineering project manager for average rolling total of 40 custom-fabricated pressure vessel projects, designed in compliance with ASME Sec. VIII Div 1, ASME B31.3, B31.4, B31.8 vessel codes ($5k to $1M ea). Mastered Epicor Prophet 21 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to independently handle all project aspects from order acknowledgements to shipping and invoicing. Team player across the whole company, assisting executive, sales, and accounting teams at a moment’s notice. Served multinational Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) firms who required strict documentation and design compliance such as S&B Engineers, Jacobs, Ineos, Enterprise Products, and Energy Transfer Partners. Created prototype designs in SolidWorks and conducted Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analyses for customer technical reports.

• Doubled profit margins routinely from average 25% to 50%, and reduced engineering drawing turnaround times from 1-2 weeks quoted to 1-3 days delivered, by performing engineering design work previously outsourced and strategically contracting fabrication shops with lower overhead costs.

• Used sales engineering skills and fast turnaround of personal work to sell $125k adder at 25% margin on $500k project.

• Led push to bring shipping responsibility back to contracts team and reduced freight costs by up to 25% while improving delivery by 1 day on average by networking to expand industry contacts and add competitive vendors.

• Appointed to lead weekly production meetings between sales, contracts, accounting, and executive management. Requested by management to mentor colleagues on organizational methods to duplicate personal success. Maintenance Engineer, Tenaris – Houston, TX Feb. 2016 – Feb. 2017 At pipe threading mill, responsible for reconditioning and troubleshooting large manufacturing equipment ($100K to $1M+) such as lathes, mills, saws, phosphorous tanks, and handling tables. Performed reverse engineering and Health Safety and Environmental (HSE) functions as the backbone of plant critical safe maintenance models, reaching 365 consecutive accident- free work days. As part of the Continuous Improvement team, mastered pivot charts to track uptime, efficiency, and identifying preventable failure patterns to maximize product quality and safety and reduce operating costs.

• Conducted root cause analysis and initiated plans to restore material handling system with 60% reduction of downtime. Negligible-cost solution replaced millions of dollars in earlier unnecessary and unsuccessful equipment modifications.

• Cut cycle time by 10 minutes, increasing productivity by 50% by designing new inspection table with operator feedback.

• Authored and audited lock out tag out (LOTO) safety documentation for entire Bakersfield, CA satellite location during business trip in less than 40% of allotted time.

• Managed external contractor for plant-wide roof leak remediation efforts, ensuring results met expectations for safety.

• Drafted SolidWorks drawings with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) for external machine shop. Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University – College Station, TX Aug. 2014 – Dec. 2015 Research conducted in the Texas A&M Plasma Engineering and Diagnostics Laboratory (PEDL) focused on upgrading heavy sour crude oil through radiation thermal cracking. Sponsored by Chevron in partnership with PetroBeam as field experts, began from open-ended goal and created test vehicles to be used for years of safe research. Evaluated radiological, chemical, thermal, and pressure risks, and created system that facilitated safe experimentation by removing associated risks.

• Successfully reduced sulfur content of heavy oil by 80% with test vehicle array. Conceptualized and built test vehicles to isolate risks during experiments, including oil heated above 200 C and lethal hydrogen sulfide gas production.

• Wrote Project Safety Assessment (PSA), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and Piping and Instrumentation Diagram

(P&ID) for project, documented chemical Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and building evacuation plans.

• Facilitated testing in remote locations by developing a mobile test cell compliant with DOT and NFPA 45 regulations. Intern Graduate Senior Advisor, Dell, Inc. – Round Rock, TX May 2014 – Aug. 2014 As an intern with the Dell corporate headquarters thermal lab, assisted in developing a new industry-wide standard for communication of cooling requirements to cut excess power consumption in commercial servers. Proposed new frame design to increase server hard drive cooling airflow by 30% and cut materials cost by 70%. Reduced instrumentation cost by 90% with new proprietary sensor; communicated with external company for testing equipment while withholding trade secret info. Ilan Berman adswzx@r.postjobfree.com 914-***-****

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Lab Head Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University – College Station, TX Aug. 2013 – Dec. 2014 Managed 126 students over 3 semesters for introductory engineering lab class. Provided office hours mentoring and project assistance to uphold University standards for quality of work. Wrote solutions for homework assignments and graded midterm and final exams. Strengthened class curriculum by auditing laboratory assignment procedures and identifying improvements. SAE Baja Drivetrain Team Leader, SUNY at Binghamton – Binghamton, NY Aug. 2012 – May 2013 Designed, organized, and constructed the drivetrain for an entirely new race vehicle as undergraduate capstone project. Exceeded weight reduction goal from 550 to 300 pounds through advanced materials and optimized layout. Networked with local business to secured parts donations and tools / supplies to furnish brand new workshop area for future team use. COMMUNITY SERVICE

Volunteer Team Leader, TAMU Big Event – College Station, TX Mar. 2014 & Mar. 2015 Gave back to local community by managing volunteer teams of 4-8 people to help elderly residents in the world’s largest single- day charity event. Organized manpower and resources to finish ahead of schedule and allow time to perform extra work.

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