KEVIN GLADSTONE Cell 770-***-**** & other 770-***-****

**** ****** **** ** **, Kennesaw, Ga 30144 adwlnc@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: A position as Mechanical Design Engineer

Summary

20 years of design and development of automated equipment used in textile and manufacturing industries, with significant record of achievements in, Engineering Mechanics, 3D CAD Design layout and piece-part design (DFM), Steel Structural weldment, Sheet Metal Enclosure, Inventor & SolidWorks, Piping fittings, Cast & Plastic Injection Molding, Product Manufacturing /Production of Equipment (tooling), Mechanism Design (linkage, cams) or friction transfer motion, Process Designed from conceptual to finish, Etc.

Solid educational background in Mechanical Technology, GD&T (ASME Y14.5M-1994), Power Transmission Equipment, Materials Handling, Component Packaging, Stress analysis (FEA).

Problem Solving: Formula Load: how much work is remaining after factoring the coefficient of friction on flat or inclined surfaces, Hole & Shaft Basis Fits, Shaft/Housing stationery or rotating Bearing Tolerances.

Equipment Sizing: (Motor HP, Torque, External Ratios, FPM, RPM, 480V/3PH/60HZ), Chain & Sprocket, Hydraulic & Pneumatic Cylinders, Pulleys, Ball Screw Actuator, Compression & Extension Springs, Etc.

Engineering Formulas: Moment of Inertia, Section Modulus, Beam Deflection, Materials: Coefficient of Static Friction for Steel, Weld Stress formula to determine what size welds are safe for actual loads, Etc.

Results-oriented; consistently exceed goals in rapidly changing and highly competitive environments.

Experience:

Feb 2017 - Present 5 years FORTNA\MHS

Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, II

Responsibilities Include: Design and release material handling automation systems (Conveyors).

Calculation, Power Transmission, Equipment Sizing, Research & Development, Insulation Drawings (Complex Cross-Sections), Project Management, (DCR) Document Control Review, Weekly Meetings. Catwalk designs, OSHA compliant specifications.

Design, development, and delivery of parcel distribution solutions (conveyors systems).

Conveyor platforms, and overhead structures are designed to maximize parcel flow while freeing up space in warehouse for Egress and Cart Path. This method always results in customer satisfaction and renewed investments.

In-house automated tools (ADM) that generate conveyor parcel designs and steel structures. (Inventor 2022)

Frequently used customers are the following: UPS, FXG, and Amazon.

Experience:

Mar 2015 – Feb 2017 JSI/SPS (Spare Parts Specialist) 135 Celtic Blvd.

Mechanical Engineer

Responsible for successful implementation, designing, process improvements, innovative ideas, Procurement, problem solving:

Designed robotic gripper mechanism with DC-Powered Electromagnets that held a series of 9 fingers. (displayed at the Georgia World Congress Center-patent pending)

o1st three fingers remove and hold Cap until 2nd and 3rd setup is completed.

o2nd setup allowed removal of dull blade from slitter holder and hold for 3rd setup.

o3rd setup place sharp blade on slitter holder, revolve 240-degree, place Cap that was on idle mode, then returned home with dull blade. This design was intended to reduce downtime with blade change and eliminate the need for an operator touching the slitter blade.

Designed Innovative Cast Aluminum Holder that functions as both right- and left-hand position for Slitter Blades. The Cast Holder was designed for easy installments, accurate location for blade mount and replacement of 12 machined parts that ultimately reduce the price of the holder by 40%. This design had over 20 customer repeat orders.

Reverse engineer a die press for M.A. Industries that produce porous plastic parts for a wide range of pharmaceutical applications. The plastic parts allow gases to escape while preventing liquids and chemicals from passing through. Initial press was designed to carry loads of 70 lbs. New design resized to carry loads of over 280 lbs. (8 machine table mount and 1 press ranged over 3000 Solidworks parts)

SolidWorks 2016 premium software package.

Experience:

2011 – 2015 Atlanta Grotnes Machine Company 305 Selig Dr. SW

Design Engineer

Responsible for successful implementation, designing, process improvements, innovative ideas, time management, problem solving:

Designed 20ft long Winder Station that create Fiber Drums from initial stage to finish. The Winder includes an automated exit and return glue pan system along with a roller Cam mechanism that steer it from damaging critical rollers when overhauling for maintenance.

Designed an automated Brush Line Machine that include: Robotic Grippers, Hard Stop Lift table, Steel Drum Orientor for Weld Bead positioning, Nip Station for shearing Welds on opposite sides of Steel drum, and Brush station to polishing Welds for a natural look. Total cycle time include: 128” in 10sec @ 65ft/min.

Design and help manufacture custom metal forming machines for Steel Drums that can form beads with corrugations, Neck-in (loop), Flange (lip), Body Expanders, Etc.

oEquipment used: Eurodrive Gear Motor, Parker-Hydraulic & Pneumatic Cylinders, Browning-Gear Belt Pulleys, PHD-Rotary Actuator, Skf-Combined Needle Roller/ Cylindrical roller Thrust Bearing, keyless locking device B-Loc, Entrance & Exit Hytrol-Gravity Roller Conveyor, Etc.

oSensors: Photoelectric, Proximity, & Limit Switch

oSoftware: SolidWorks 2014, Autodesk Inventor 2011, AutoCAD 2014

Experience:

2007 – 2011 ACS, A Xerox Company 3100 Medlock Bridge Road

Design Engineer

Responsibilities included industrial equipment design as well as:

Designs of sheet metal Toll & Parking automated equipment, Machine Design with Servo and Stepper Motors, Steel Structural weldment, Product Manufacturing, Plastic Injection mold, Electromechanical, Process Design-conception to finish.

Red Light Detection system: high speed camera snapshot, Housing & Electromechanical components

Tooling – support Manufacturing with test jigs, fixtures, platform layout, and Machine equipment

Electromechanical-Created designs to support multiple platforms for printed circuit boards.

SolidWorks skills (12 yrs): 3D Solid/Surface, Sheet Metal, Weldments, 3D Pipe Rout, Motion Analysis, Photo Works, Tol Analyst, and Simulation

Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing or GD&T (ASME Y14.5M-1994)

Stress analysis (FEA) of mechanical systems, composite materials, and heating components

Coordination with electrical engineer and shop floor managers

Innovative Idea: Carriage Pulley Mechanism

Design Sheet Metal carriage and pulley mechanism that gives operators the reach and access for loading and unloading heavy cash dispensers.

Carriage/ Pulley Components:

Pulley Housing Drive, Carriage Cradle Drive, Gear motors, Spring Balancers (counterweights), Cam Rollers, Dual Door Latch mechanism, Hoist Rings, Gas Springs, Torsion Springs, Bearing Turntable, Rubber Seals, Spring Plungers, Toggle Clamps, Piano Hinges, Pem Fasteners, Etc.

Experience:

2003-2007 MI-Technologies. 1125 Satellite Blvd

Mechanical Designer

Responsibilities included the design and development of industrial machinery, including:

Design heavy-duty industrial entrance and exit door for furnace modules. Responsibilities include Door weldment assembly, Expansion Joints, High temperature compression seal track, Pneumatic Cylinder link-connect chain door lift, and Hydraulic dual Clamping door track mechanism.

SolidWorks skills (12 yrs): 3D Solid/Surface, 3D Routing, Sheet Metal, Motion Analysis, TolAnalyst, Simulation and PhotoWorks

Designed Antenna housing that included primary and secondary worm wheel drive that control.

Down tilt adjustments during phase shifting operations.

Created designs to support multiple platforms for printed circuit boards.

Designed test jigs and platform layout to test RF equipment.

Design transition duct that connected to blower and furnace module

Designed PAU Boxes and RF Electronic Packaging that controls positions up to 16-axes of motion. Hoffman and Schroff boxes are used for packaging Wave Guide and RF components. Data sheets are also used to generate 3D part models.

Design Roll Cage Antenna Housing that carries a series of antenna, ranging from 2-40 GHZ. The antenna is used to measure the radar cross section of an object in order to determine how well radar will see the target. The Cage required a high-level degree of accuracy. In order to provide uniformity in the drawing specifications, GD&T were used to reduce controversy, guesswork, and assumptions throughout the manufacturing and inspection process.

Participate in the weld certification processes and optimize weld schedules.

Create weld support documentation in Microsoft Office Suite

Experience:

2000-2003 Phoenix Automation Peachtree Industrial Blvd

Mechanical Engineer

Responsible for successful implementation, designing, process improvements, innovative ideas, scheduling, time management, problem solving, coordinating and 3D designs.

Design automated Vision Slitting Carpet Line that tracks and slits carpet into 4 sections by way of a cognex camera. The Cognex Camera is mounted on six carriages with a motor, slitter blade and toggle assembly. A ball screw Actuator is mounted to each of the carriages to allow for slow push and pull modifications in register with the camera.

Vision Slitting Carpet Line, including:

oGravity Rail Conveyor, Flip Carpet Conveyor, Unwind, Dancer, Carriage Slitting Assemblies, Salvage Edge Trimmers, Pull Roller Assemblies, Cradle oscillate Assembly, and Rewind Machine.

Designed structural frame that concealed a Digester Vessel in the load and tumbling position for mixing and heating pulp at 200 degree Celsius for the Institute of Paper Science and Technology.

Design a Pre-fold Flag machine that accepts incoming flags that are hemmed. The flag enters the conveyor from the center, it pauses then a folder arm moves into place and folds it in half.

Solid Edge Skills (8 yrs): 3D Solid/Surface, Sheet Metal, and 3D Routing.

Designed a Textile machine that shortens the time it takes to stack and unload variable size Terry Towels. The Terry Towel enters the machine at 32ft per minute and doubles its speed as soon as the entire length of the towel is consumed.

Designed a machine that could pull and cut Hook and Loop materials at various lengths and widths. The machine has an innovative central guide system that allows webs of different size widths to stay centered before entering the Die Cutter. Also, a design element was implemented that kept the web from being trap between the table and the guide rails when traveling at 20 inch per second.

Hook \Loop Machine, including:

oServo Motors, Hydraulic Cylinders, Die Cutter, Anvil roller, Rewind, Unwind, Central Web Guide Mechanism, Pull Rollers, protection enclosure housing.

Machine Design: included Power Transmission Equipment with Servo and Stepper Motors

Responsible for the welding design of complete steel structural frame assembly

Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing or GD&T (ASME Y14.5M-1994)

Work with internal design teams, suppliers, and customers to provide process studies and mockups.

Providing assistance and technical information to Manufacturing and Product Managers and personal

Ensure product design meets the functional specifications and the company's standards.

provided Engineering Support and follow up at the plant during prototype phase through product launch.

Experience:

1994-2000 Printpack, Inc., Atlanta, GA

Design Engineer

Responsible for the design and development of automated equipment used in the textile and manufacturing industries, including:

Design and supervised the manufacturing of an entire Coating Station for Prescott Valley plant to put in-line on their Premier Press to apply Anti-Fog coating in register with the print.

oProduct label stacker / dispenser including pneumatic robotic actuator.

oReciprocating trimmer, used in shape and tape sewing operations.

oLaminating line, Coating Station, Etc.

Design and fabricated a second Coating Station that saved Printpack more than $1,000,000 annually in costs and quality returns. The new compact station was specifically designed to fit in a very constricted location and to add primer to the film before extrusion lamination.

Made recommendations and process improvements for optically aligning a Blown Film Line for Grand Prairie Films Plant.

Designed an innovative Auxiliary Layon Roll system for New Castle Plant, Line 42. The Layon Roll was designed to keep an even nip pressure during roll turreting and splicing.

Gravure roller for the Villa Rica Converting Plant contained a tapered journal and bushing that resulted in concentricity problems. Improved by re-boring the journal to specification and replacing the tapered bushing with the shaft-hub locking Device. This provided good self-centering action and concentricity as well as increased torque capacity. This stops the wobbling when in running position.

AutoDesk Inventor Skills (6 yrs): 3D Solid/Surface, 3D Routing, Sheet Metal, Motion Analysis

AutoCAD Skills (16 yrs): 3D Solid/Surface, AutoLisp (Pipe Valve and P&ID insertion program)

Work with internal design teams, suppliers, and customers to provide process studies and mockups.

Providing assistance and technical information to Manufacturing and Product Managers and personal

Computer Skills:

SolidWorks 2022 (12 yrs), SolidWorks Simulation & Motion Analysis, PRO/Engineer WildFire 4.0 (6 yrs), Autodesk Inventor 2022 (10 yrs), Solid Edge V18, AutoCAD 2022 (15 yrs), and Microsoft Office

Innovative Award: President’s Award / Printpack, Inc., Atlanta, GA

August 14, 2000 Designed and supervised the manufacturing of a Coating Station.

Education: Queensborough Community College (CUNY)

1986-1989Bayside, New York, Associates in Applied Science, Mechanical Technology

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