Sorin Dinu
*** ******** **. *********, ******* Canada
********@********.***, 309-***-****, 519-***-****
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Heat Treatment Lead Engineer – Standard Machine - Timken Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan May – Nov 2023
Provided support and direction for operators and technicians, facilitates/leads investigation shop floor downtime
Coordinated training for operators, schedule third-party calibration activities
Got quality updates from technicians & engineers, liaison with Engineering Manager
Ensured process, equipment & production running by schedule, investigate scrap occurrence.
Lead participated in problem solving activities to resolve internal and external quality issues.
Lead Corrective Action, 5S and Rework opportunities, initiated and implemented ECR’s
Senior Heat Treatment Engineer at Caterpillar-Volt, Peoria/Decatur, Illinois Mar 2016 – Oct 2022
Oversaw shaft/gear induction hardening, carburizing, laser hardening, quench & temper, stress reliving.
Issued Lab Paper dispositions based on microstructure reading / interpretation used metallographic techniques to perform image analysis, and etch different materials / ISO17025.
I have done micro hardness/spectral /combustion testing and magnetic particle inspections (MPI).
Developed new heat treatment recipes and issued revisions, loaded recipes into HTIS database.
Performed process control plan, line quality audits, issued Standard Work instructions ECN, CI.
Led moving carburizing line from one facility to another, coordination of activities- managed timelines and dealt with parts buffer. Planning, overseeing, leading project, time management, coordinate lead team members while executing projects and providing support.
Requested quench die PM scheduling, ordered new lifting devices, furnace grids, clutch plate grippers, coordinated shut down cleaning/repairs with maintenance and suppliers. I have six sigma Green Belt and FMEA & APQP experience.
Initiated clutch plate furnace automation improvements for washer-furnace integration, adding magnetic collectors at quench oil filters, made shaft gripper jaws with more gripping surface to better hold shafts.
Ran furnace surveys, checked Endo Gas generator parameters and checked tooling change-overs.
Electrical Technologist - Machine Control Systems, Guelph, ON Aug 2015 – Oct 2015
Electrical Technologist - Brock Solutions, Kitchener, ON March 2015 – June 2015
Electrical Technologist GENERAL ELECTRIC / Design Group, Guelph ON Nov 2013 – Feb 2015
Tested wired & troubleshoot control panels; built electrical panels per electrical drawings and specifications.
Installed breakers, PLCs, VFDs, relays, transformers, power supplies, motors CT/PTs and switches.
Experienced with electrical systems, BOM, control/power circuits, communication cables & thermo-couples.
Electrical Contractor-Residential Buildings & Renovation, Kitchener Feb 2012 – Apr 2013
Process / Manufacturing Enginer LINAMAR GEAR, Guelph, ON Jan 2011 – Dec 2011
Developed reviewed and improved metallurgical heat treatment processes for shafts & transmission gears.
Inspected metallurgical microstructures, performed case depth determinations and hardness testing.
Developed new processes for new material D7003 / SAE J434 and AISI 1552 for driven shafts and sprockets.
Supervised equipment installation and start-up of High Frequency Induction hardening and tempering ovens.
Performed quenching polymer analyses: viscosity, suspended solids and concentration determination.
Have TS16949, ISO 9001/14001, PPAP, FMEA, 8D, Control Plan, SPC experience, assured CQI-9 compliance.
Issued work instructions and gained customer approvals for corrective action taken.
Prepared control plans, process troubleshooting, ODS and RDS reports, parts approval process (PPAP).
Medium Voltage Test Technician - ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, Cambridge, ON May 2005–Dec 2010
Tested live control/power circuits, troubleshoot Medium Voltage Smart Motor Controls, Drives, Incomers, Load Breakers, Arc Shield and Motor Starter equipment 2400/7200V and 12V battery charging units.
Experienced in electrical drawings interpretation, troubleshoot control and power circuits, completed rework on assemblies or systems as a result of testing issues and completed High Potential 16kV Testing.
I performed equipment testing in compliance to CSA/UL, CEC and ISO standards.
Set-up, calibration and troubleshooting of circuits, components, instruments and mechanical assemblies
Drawing interpretations experience, troubleshooting of control and power circuits, rework on assemblies or systems as a result of testing issues.
Selected PLC setting according to customer orders, took customer witness photos.
Prepared technical reports, recorded data on non-conformances and verified product safety features.
Electrician - NEW AGE ROBOTICS, Ayr, ON, Canada Feb 2004 – Mar 2005
Wired control and power circuits for robotic welding and packaging applications.
Electrical device installations in robotic cells such as motors, relays, contactors, overloads, PLC, Panel view, CT/PTs I/O circuits, power transformers, capacitors and fuses Tested live circuits, troubleshoot, verified safety.
Process Manufacturing Engineer (Engine Plant) DAEWOO MOTORS, Craiova, Ro May 1997– June 2003
I was in charge of crankshaft & camshaft, phosphate coating, heat treatment & machining process to ensure quality and production conformance. Ordered tooling materials, issued ECN, CI, FMEA, APQP, Standard Work and control plans.
Responded to quality matters, implemented quality assurance procedures - ISO/TS16949.
Issued control plans, process troubleshooting, maintained process specifications ECR, TPM & ODS, PPAP.
Supervised equipment installation/initial start-up and completed supplier materials validation.
Operation Manager - Forge and Heat Treatment Shop, MAT SA. (Tractors Manufacturing) Craiova, Romania, www.matcraiova.ro Jan 1992 – May 1997
Managed production operations/maintenance, oversaw heat treatment, heavy stamping, press forging and drop forging.
I solved production quality issues, prepared work orders, for gears, shafts, discs, ploughs and steering components.
In-charge of employee health and safety, pollution control including air, noise and environment
Liaised with production, contractor/engineering groups to ensure maintenance issue identification
Project Process Engineer, MAT SA. Dec 1990 – Jan 1992
Designed superficial induction hardening coils with interior contour hardening for transmission gears.
Commissioned Annealing tunnel furnace line and Endothermic RX gas generators. Developed and managed project details schedule and work plans; provided project strategy, adjustments, and progress updates. Managed contracts service levels with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables.
Modernized the Quenching Integrated Carburizing Furnaces line according to manufacturer safety regulations, added computerized gas management feature for endothermic and nitrogen gas. I issued Standard Work and control plans.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s Degree / Masters in Metallurgical Engineering
Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania
Degree assessed as Master’s Degree by FIS Edmonds – WA, USA; ICAS Guelph, Ontario
Panel Wiring Certificate – Conestoga College, Kitchener
Medium Voltage Wiring Certificate - Rockwell Automation
Industrial Electro-Mechanical trade diploma High School No. 1, Ploiesti, Romania
TRAINING:
Caterpillar Production System Training Certification, Six Sigma, Saba annual training,
Induction Power Supply Maintenance & Troubleshooting Training Course, Risk Assessment, Layered Audit
Rockwell Production System Training Certification, Packaged Control Products Canada, Medium Voltage MCC; Electrical Safety Qualified Certification; Emergency Responder First Aid/CPR/BBP Certification; Lean 5S; Lockout Tag-out Safety Training; OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, WHMIS, ESD Training, System Quality Assurance Certificate
Staff Training Program in Engine & Transaxle at Daewoo Motor Technical Centre, Incheon, S. Korea 1997
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY: LRS lab paper, ETQ, PPAP, Champ FAMS furnace current parameters, alarms & history, HVC / Parts & Tooling drawings, Citrix, Infinity QS, Factory Talk, MP2, Visio, Visual Shop, AS 400, Lotus Notes, SAP, FoxPro, FTP, AutoCAD, SPC, MS Office, Access.