Kevin J Kovac

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palatine, IL, 60074

m0azv1@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Employment in a new position that will allow me to use my mechanical ` skills, engineering experience, and automotive industry knowledge.

QUALIFICATIONS

I-CAR Certified Welder

ASE and ADP trained

ETKA-Volkswagen/Audi Parts Program

Restorations and Updates on Volkswagen and

Toyota, and Japanese & European vintage cars

Computer servers, hardware, and windows

installation and setup

EDUCATION

Illinois School of Welding, Completed 80-hour Heavy Welding Lab Course, Romeoville, IL, 2005

Automotive Technology Program – Machining and Welding, College of Lake County, 2003

EXPERIENCE

Mentor, Motorola/US First Robotics Program – 2008 to Present

Mentor students and assist senior engineers, guiding Rolling Meadows High School students through robotics projects and competitions. Awarded 1st Place in International Competition – 2009 & 2011

Wholesale Parts Clerk, Patrick Cadillac, Schaumburg, IL – November 2006 – June 2012

Assisted with parts selections, orders, and deliveries.

Delivery Driver, Foreign Car Parts, Rolling Meadows, IL – Part-time, 2003-2006

Oversaw stock and delivered parts

Welder, Westlake Welding, Arlington Heights, IL – 2005

General fabrication, welding, and repair welding on structural construction, cars, railings, and staircases. Mig and Tig welder.

Quality Control Lab Technician, Material Testing Technology Corporation, Wheeling, IL – 2005

Tested tolerance qualities of a new plating composition used on solar panels. Machining and plating.

On-Site Machinist, International Field Machining Corporation, Hebron, IL – 2004

Honed and inspected rotors on power plant turbines

Tool and Die Maker Intern, Motorola, Schaumburg, IL – 2004

General fabrication, laser cutting table, CNC operator and engineering projects

Auto Body Shop Apprentice, Dan Davis Auto Body, 2004-2005

Body work.

Counter person, Car Quest Auto Parts, Palatine/Addison, IL – 2002 – 2003

Answered customers' questions, suggested replacement parts

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