James Kovach

Design Engineer

Brooklyn, MI, USA

Work Experience

Roberts Sinto

Design Engineer

Worked closely with production while designing and creating manufacturing drawings for equipment to be used in metal foundries.

Controlled the release of drawings for mold casting production, pouring equipment, and production lines
January 2018 - July 2018 Grand Ledge, Michigan, United States

Sekisui Voltek

Project Engineer

Responsible for purchasing and hiring contractors to install equipment used in the production of extruded polypropylene and polyethylene foams.

Managed projects from ten thousand to 1 million dollars including creating a project scope, budgeting the project, managing expectations, and ensuring that the project is completed on time within the approved budget.

Sourced suppliers, contractors and subcontractors for bid proposals prior to project submission target dates.
March 2015 - August 2017 Coldwater, Michigan, United States

Sekisui Voltek

Design Engineer

Utilized Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD in order to design specialized equipment to be used in our manufacturing process, as well as created detailed production line layouts.

Improved Allen Bradley and Opto 22 programs causing production downtime, and updated programs to comply with newer software versions.
October 2014 - April 2015 Coldwater, Michigan, United States

Oxbow Machine Products

Contract Tool Design Engineer

Worked closely with the costumer to design ergonomic lifting equipment utilized in automotive production.

Used AutoDesk Inventor and AutoCAD to design, create, and release detailed drawings.

Worked with fabrication and machinists to better improve and reduce cost of the design.
June 2014 - October 2014 Livonia, Michigan, United States

Education

Western Michigan University

B.S. Aeronautical Engineering

B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering, and a minor in Mathematics. Coursework included static and dynamic mechanical analysis, material and thermodynamic science, CAD engineering graphics, machine design, engineering experimentation, and statistics.
September 2009 - April 2014 Michigan, United States

Languages

English (Native),
German (Beginner),

Skills

Autocad, Catia, Design, Drafting, Engineering, Inventor, Solidworks,