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Mechancial Engineer - Product Development - Machine Design - Industrial Automation - BSME-MS-MBA-PE

Profile Summary

Mechanical engineer with proven abilities to develop innovative, cost-effective, high-impact solutions. Outside-the-box thinker with diverse international experience in concept, quote, design and manufacture of new products, custom automation and machinery for diverse industries. Worked remotely and on-site with clients, customers and vendors throughout the US, Europe and Asia. Developed systems while successfully meeting delivery, performance and budgetary goals. Innovative conceptual designer with hold multiple patents. Skilled in mechanical design with Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor and OnShape as well as electrical design and standards compliance. Designed a variety of PC and PLC machine control systems as well as custom robotic and servo mechanisms. Completed projects with leading automation companies as well as inventors and start-up companies. Client Feedback: "Paul is brilliant. He solved our problems in a highly creative and inspiring way. He is an absolutely genius engineer and I recommend him without any reservation." “Paul is a goal oriented engineer who brings insight and a tremendous variety of engineering talent and experience to any project. He is an "out of the box" thinker. Paul is a team player who fosters and encourages a team work attitude. His technical knowledge, management skills and ability to stay focused on the strategic objective is impressive.” “Paul is an outstanding design engineer. He showed tremendous talent and determination while working on high pressure projects which ultimately became industry standard machines. I consider Paul to be a professional and a gentleman.” ”Paul is a detailed engineer who applies those same skills to managing the engineering function. Paul did a great job of taking a unorganized group of engineers and technicians and created a cohesive team focused on formal engineering methods and project deployment. Paul left a permanent positive mark on the team and its individual members.” Industry experience includes new product development, assembly automation, battery manufacturing, printing, foundry, metals, packaging, converting, die cutting, laser cutting, coating, material handling, robotics, feeders, mechanisms, machining, conveyors, medical devices, printed circuit boards, recycling, heat transfer, drying, combustion, ovens, fluid handling, spraying systems, alternative energy, stationary power systems, electric vehicles, solar and more.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Engineering Design
• ☆ Engineering
• ☆ Computer-Aided Engineering
• ☆ Mechanical Engineering
• ☆ Robotics Engineering
• ☆ Systems Engineering
• ☆ Heat Transfer & Calorimetry
• ☆ Manufacturing
• ☆ Automation
• ☆ Product Development
• ☆ Product Compliance
• ☆ Innovation Management

Services

• Research

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Work Experience

Mechanical Engineer

Korzenecki & Company, LLC

December 2014 - Present

Project Engineer

ATS Sortimat, LLC

June 2017 - November 2018

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Spartanics

November 2015 - February 2017

Project Engineer

Accelerated Machine Design & Engineering, LLC

May 2014 - November 2015

Sr. Project Engineer - Project Manager

Ixmation - COX Automation Systems

January 2006 - December 2008

Project Manager

ACRO Automation Systems

January 2004 - December 2005

ITW Trans Tech

Chief Design Engineer

June 2000 - June 2003

Director of Engineering

Dynapace Corporation

June 1997 - June 2000

Manager Engineering

DISA Technologies

January 1994 - June 1997

Project Engineer

MAC Engineering & Equipment Company

August 1982 - June 1993

Education

BS (Mechanical Engineering)

University of Notre Dame

- Present

MS (Manufacturing Engineering)

Western Michigan University

- Present

MBA (Graduate Business)

University of Notre Dame

- Present

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

PATENT

(2018). Surgical Positioning Device Cover and Patient Restraint . US Patent Office.

(2017). Headgear Padding With Multiple Removable Liners . US Patent Office.

(2015). System and Method for Refurbishing Print Cartridges and Print Cartridge Toner Blades . US Patent Office.

(2014). Heat Sealed Remanufactured Toner Cartridge . US Patent Office.

(1999). Cope with Bore for Gassing Cores . US Patent Office.

(1989). Vacuum Operated Transfer Machine . US Patent Office.

(1987). Flow Through Apparatus for Manufacturing Battery Plates . US Patent Office.