Ivan Zhutev

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Driven Senior Engineer with extensive experience coordinating project design, prototyping, testing and implementing to production. Passionate and technical leader with background in manufacturing process improvement, automation and quality control.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

MK PRODUCTS INC – 16882 Armstrong Ave. Irvine CA 92606

04/11/2022 - present Senior Engineer, Team Manager

Leaded mechanical, power electronic and embedded systems team of engineers. Coordinated design changes, prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, analyzing performance and further improvement on a welding equipment project. Evaluated failures and improved other products. Daily managed Document Control tasks and supported production and customer service teams. Collaborated with other department’s teams.

AQUATEC INTERNATIONAL INC – 17422 Pullman str. Irvine CA 92614

2014-2022 Senior Engineer, Team Manager

Laded team of engineers and technicians. Researched planned and coordinated projects. Designed prototyped, tooled, tested and released to production pumps and flow control components, production fixtures and automation. Supported manufacturers and vendors to resolve process equipment and quality issues. Managed Document Control.

Worked close with Production, QA, Purchasing and Sells departments.

2010-2014 Application and Test Engineer

Built tested and qualified applications per customer specific requirement. Tested customer equipment. Managed team of RMA and Test Lab technicians. Set and managed Application and Test laboratories. Designed and built test equipment. Tested and analyzed product returns. Written RMA and 8D reports. Created upgraded and revised models, drawings, test procedures and report forms. Supported QA department, designed and machined gauges and fixtures as well helping with measurements.

2008-2010 Quality Assurance Engineer

Performed daily supply parts and materials receiving inspection and first article inspection. Performed precision electrical and dimensional measurements using wide variety of measurement instruments. Developed and set equipment for products and components inspection, performance and failure testing.

RENNER MOTORSPORT - 337 W Manchester Blvd. Inglewood CA 90301

2004-2008 Automotive Engineer

Developed and customized projects to fit customers need. Upgraded cars engines and systems. Successfully completed repair, restoration and conversion projects. Analyzed computer reports to diagnose problems. Customized, tuned and repaired variety of different car makes and models.

DOGAN AUTOSLOPERIJ - Krukas 2141 BN Vijfhuizen Netherlands

2003-2004 Automotive Engineer

Customized and tuned range of different car makes and models. Estimated repair costs using approved guidelines. Performed diagnostics and repairs on engines transmissions, suspensions, breaks, steering, ignition, electrical and other systems.

HOWALD INDUSTRIAL SISTEMS - Plovdiv Bulgaria

2000-2003 Mechanical engineer

Developed shift scheduling and delegated personal tasks among employees. Oversaw product quality, employee safety and performance. Planned and designed new production processes. Obtained equipment, tools, spare parts and systems for manufacturing. Lead equipment installation and repair projects.

Education

07/1998 TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY – SOFIA, branch PLOVDIV, BULGARIA

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical engineering technologies and manufacturing equipment.

04/2016 Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence

CMM Fundamentals – Certificate

Hexagon MetrologyU eLearning Fundamentals - Certificate

PC-DMIS for CMM 101, 102, 103 – Certificates

Skills

Team Management, Product Data Management(SolidworksPDM), Quality Assurance Management. Document Control Management, Hiring coordination

Product and Equipment Design & Research, Development, Prototyping, Testing, Manufacturing, Quality Control, GD&T, Manufacturing quality standard ISO 9001, Material Selection, Regulatory compliance, Budgeting and estimating, DFA, DFM, DFAM

CAD - SolidWorks (over 1.5K models generated), AutoCAD, ProEngineer experience.

Prototyping and Fabricating - 3D printing, Mill, Late, Router, CNC, Press, Break, Share, Stamping, Engraving and Cutting Laser, General Shop Equipment

Processes - Injection Molding, Compression Molding, Casting, Die Casting, Powder Metallurgy, Galvanizing, Electroplating, Passivation, Powder Coating, Sanitizing and Sterilization,

Electrical & Electronics - Electrical diagrams, AC and DC motors and Drivers, Rectifiers, Transformer and Switching Power supplies, PLC, Embedded Control, Automation Control

Measurement – CMM, Dynamometer, Micrometer, Durometer, Surface Roughness tester, Spring Load tester, Calipers, High Gauge, Dial Indicator, Cylinder Gauge

Measurement Electrical – Multimeter, Oscilloscope, Hipot Tester, Thermometer Data Logger, LCR Meter, Load Cell, Sound Level Meter, Gaus Meter, Clamp AmpMeter, Stroboscope

Welding - MAG(Metal Active Gas), TIG(Tungsten Inert Gas), Stick(Shielded Metal Arc Welding), Flux-cored(Flux-cored Arc Welding), Oxy-Acetylene torch welding and cutting.

Domain networks - Work Stations, Servers, hardware and software installation and configuration, system maintenance, data backup.

Tustin CA92780

Cell phone: 310-***-****

E-mail: adwbfh@r.postjobfree.com

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