Process Engineer Technical Support
Resume:
CHESTER J. HOJDA
** **** **. ********, ** *****
860-***-****; *********@*****.***
SUMMARY
Experience in the manufacturing field as a Process Engineer and Tool Designer. Responsible for creating and implementing manufacturing plans to launch new products and help maintain flow throughout the shop. Worked with CAD (NX, Solidworks, Creo and Catia) and ERP systems.
EXPERIENCE
GKN Aerospace Services Structures, Cromwell, CT March 2023 - Present
Process Engineer
●Create fixtures for molding, demolding and operation within the creation of carbon fiber product.
oExamples of products include Tip Cap, Splice Cap, CH53 Torque Tube, and BA Fan Spaces.
●Review customer B/P’s and models to determine best ways to flow aerospace components (OME) through the shop.
PCX Aerosystems, Enfield, CT Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
Process Engineer
●Create a Method Master for various parts using Epicor.
●Review customer B/P’s and models to determine best ways to flow aerospace components (OME) through the shop.
●Creating Operation Sheets and Fixturing used to help facilitate parts through the shop.
CHROMALLOY, Windsor, CT
Repair Engineer May 2021 - July 2022
●Provide technical support to the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations and any associated support/test equipment.
●Review customer aerospace components, determine best practices to repair components back to flight worthiness.
●Create DER’s to repair components beyond standard manual repairs and complying with FAA requirements.
●Creating travelers to best breakdown repairs, create tooling to assist in machining and work with quality to meet and exceed customer requirements.
AEROTEK RECRUITING & STAFFING, Farmington, CT Aug 2020 - Mar 2021
Process Engineer (Mechanical)
Contract, Collins Aerospace - S. Windsor, CT
●Implement operating instructions for the production of aerospace components.
●Work closely with inspection on the approval of First Article Inspection.
●Troubleshoot issues that occurred on the shop floor.
HANWHA AEROSPACE USA, Cheshire, CT 2016 – 2020
Process Engineer
●Plan, develop and implement operating instructions for the production of aerospace components.
●Work closely with inspection on the approval of First Article Inspection.
●Troubleshoot issues that occurred on the shop floor (RCCA) help to eliminate MRB.
●Assisted subtler vendors with information and instructions with creation problems.
●Create and alter tooling to be used in the production of aircraft components.
TIMKEN AEROSPACE TRANSMISSIONS, Manchester, CT 2012 – 2016
Process Engineer
●Plan, develop and implement operating instructions for the production of aerospace components.
●Work closely with inspection on the approval of FAI.
●Create and alter tooling to be used in the production of aircraft components.
PDS Engineering, Tukwila, WA
Tool Engineer, Group Leader 2011 – 2012
Contract, Pratt & Whitney - E. Hartford, CT
●Liaison for PDS, intermediary between PDS and Pratt & Whitney.
●Reviewed incoming work with Pratt engineers.
NORTH HARTLAND TOOL - Hartland, VT 2010 – 2011
Tool Engineer, Group Leader
Contract, Pratt & Whitney - E. Hartford, CT
●Supervise group’s personnel.
●Assign incoming work.
●Customer point of contact assisting external (outsource vendors) and internal (PWA Tool Department) customers.
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT, Stratford, CT 2008 – 2010
Senior Tool Design Engineer
●Designed a wide variety of fixtures and jigs for the production of helicopter components.
●Assisted Manufacturing Engineers with tooling problems in the housings, gears and assembly/disassembly production cells for the purpose of improving production.
●Identify and resolve problems such as FOD caused by tooling on the production floor.
TIMKEN AEROSPACE TRANSMISSIONS, Manchester, CT 2006 – 2008
Process Engineer
UNIVERSAL STAFFING, East Hartford, CT 2004 – 2006
Senior Tool Design Engineer
Contract, Pratt & Whitney - E. Hartford, CT
●Designed tooling for lifting, transporting, and assembling/disassembling of jet engine components used internally at Pratt facilities and at external customers.
DESIGN COMPANY (DECO), Collinsville, CT 2003 – 2004
Senior Tool Design Engineer
●Designed a wide variety of fixtures and jigs for the production of components, including fixturing for blade and vanes.
PRATT & WHITNEY, Middletown, CT 1997 – 2003
Senior Tool Design Engineer
●Designed fixtures for grinding, milling, drilling and gages, for use in production and inspection of aerospace components and blades/ vanes.
●Managed multiple tasks with minimal supervision to meet stringent time frames
●Actively participated in team meetings in order to achieve the department’s goals and responsibilities.
APEX MACHINE TOOL, Farmington, CT 1990 – 1997
Tool Design Engineer
●Responsibilities included designing and detailing a wide range of fixtures, jigs and gages.
●Assisted in the design detailing of injection mold dies.
B&F DESIGN, Newington, CT 1984 – 1990
Draftsmen/Tool Design Engineer
Contract, Pratt & Whitney - E. Hartford, CT
●Designed gages and fixtures for a wide variety of machining operations.
EDUCATION
ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE, New Haven, CT. (M.B.A.) 2011
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY, New Britain, CT (B.S., MFG.) 2007
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