Kevin — Mechanical Designer

2004-Present KAN Enterprises LLC Independent Contractor President / Senior Design Engineer - Contract Engineering, Construction & Technical Services. - Contracted to the following: Encore Automation, Haden International, REM Technologies, TEN Tech, Capriol Engineering, Lake Fenton Automation, ND industries, Right Angle Inc / Creative Automation

2008-2009 ELI contract to Norgren Automotive Product Design Engineer - Product design of mechanical components for automated systems / BIW tooling. - Create product line and component matrix. Generate mechanical build / installation prints. - Software used: SolidWorks 2008, AutoCAD 2007, and M.S. Windows applications

2008-2008 Industrial Automation LLC Mechanical Designer - Design and detail mechanical components for automated assembly production systems / EOA tooling. - Generate mechanical build / installation prints. - Software used: SolidWorks 2007, AutoCAD 2002, and M.S. Windows applications

2003-2004 Letnan Industries / Friendship Industries Mechanical Engineer - Engineer, design and detail all mechanical components for needle bearing assembly machines. - Maintain and manage engineering department. - Manage all projects requiring engineering. - Oversee all internal engineering and manage all engineering outsourcing. - Software used: SolidWorks 2003-2004, AutoCAD 2000-2002, and M.S. XP Windows applications

1999-2002 Argus & Associates contract to Fanuc Robotics Mechanical Designer - Design and detail all necessary mechanical components for automated robotic paint systems. - Generate all necessary mechanical system integration / installation prints. - Software used: AutoCAD 2000, and M.S. Windows applications

1995-1999 Durr Robotics / Alstom Paint Application / Cegelec / AEG Paint Finishing Systems Associate Mechanical Engineer - Design and detail mechanical, pneumatic and electrical components for robotic automation systems. - Design feather tack-off and blow-vac/blow-off machine equipment. - Design linear rail systems for robots, both clean wall and In-booth robotic applications. - Survey manufacturing facility for system feasibility; conduct robot reach and fit studies. - Design robotic paint booth layouts, hose containment, piping layouts and pneumatic schematics. - Maintain CAD workstations. Implement Auto Lisp and script macros for streamlining AutoCAD. - Software used: AutoCAD 2000, ProEngineer R18, Lotus notes, Microsoft office 97', Windows NT 4.0