Ken Horiski
Shelby Township,USA
Summary
High-performing professional with extensive experience designing and checking body-in-white (BIW) weld systems, suspension and powertrain assembly lines. Skilled in reviewing technical specifications, designing functional and robust tools, creating drawings and BOMs for release and generating controls line-up documents. Strong analytical skills and committed to improving efficiency and effectiveness. Effective skills coordinating customers, mechanical and controls engineering, and manufacturing teams. Proven leader of internal and external design resources from project concept through installation.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner / Mechanical Engineer / Programmer / 3D Printer
AK Automation & Design
Shelby Township, Michigan
02.2019 - Current
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
- Design & check of automotive MiG & Spotweld BIW frame assembly stations, robot end-of-arm tooling.
- Design of belt, roller, slat, accumulation, chain, belt & pallet conveyors.
- Design and 3D Printing of prototypes for aftermarket automotive performance parts, medical radiology and laboratory devices.
- Development of client-specific Windows, CAD, and Excel programs.
Mechanical Design Engineer
Kimastle Corporation
Chesterfield, Michigan
05.2018 - 02.2019
- Design of automated sub-assembly solutions for automotive plastics, facia and grill components (clip drivers, sonic welding) and commercial truck interiors (heat staking, nutrunners, assembly recipe validation).
Sr. Project Engineer – BIW Systems
ABB, Inc.
Auburn Hills, Michigan
11.2016 - 02.2018
- Manage the design and build of automotive mig, spot & projection weld systems from quoted concept through plant installation
- Coordinate the design, build & plant installation of kits for the addition of new product and process changes to existing Ford powertrain lines
- Lead internal and outside mechanical engineering and simulations resources to design solid, functional solutions, released and built on schedule and within budget
- Design of robotic machine tending for CNC mill and lathes
- Mentor less experienced project engineers & designers.
Welding Systems Project Engineer
Fori Automation (A Lincoln Electric Company)
Shelby Township, Michigan
10.2014 - 11.2016
- Manage the design and build of automotive mig, spotweld, projection weld systems, nut/stud feeders, adhesive apply systems from quoted concept through plant installation
- Field check, process, and oversee design and installation of chassis front horizontal and vertical assembly lines kits for addition of new models to exiting lines.
Mechanical Engineer
E-91 (Formerly Entegee Eng.)
Davenport, Iowa
08.2011 - 10.2014
- On-site support at customer location in Washington, MO
- Designed flexible mig welding cells for the production of automotive & heavy equipment exhaust systems (Tenneco, Faurecia, John Deere, and CAT) leading using on-site design team as well as outside resources.
- Design and check of automotive & heavy machinery welding fixtures and assembly systems using Solidworks & Inventor.
Design Leader / Checker
Systems Design, Inc.
Troy, Michigan
10.2007 - 06.2011
- Design and check of automotive and DOD welding fixtures and assembly systems using Fides (Ford), Catia v5 (Chrysler JNAP, VW), Inventor 2010 and AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop
- System layouts, sequence of operations, and ergo studies for new product lines, kitting of existing lines for new models and production increases
- Attend Ford and Chrysler design reviews and buyoffs, perform plant field checks and provide build shop and plant with system/kit installation support
- Perform FEA and stress analysis to prove design integrity prior to build.
Design Leader / Checker
Geometric Engineering (Formerly Modern Eng.)
Rochester Hills, Michigan
10.2006 - 10.2007
- Design of automotive tooling, robotic weld fixtures and material handling systems using Catia v5, UGNX3 & Fides
- On-site project leader at parent company location in Bangalore, India.
Designer / Checker
Comau Pico
Plymouth, Michigan
05.2006 - 10.2006
- Design of automotive tooling, robotic weld fixtures and material handling systems for Ford programs using Fides.
Freelance Software Developer
Self-employed
Shelby Township, Michigan
08.2005 - 05.2006
- Developed solutions for various CAD and CAM systems using VB, VBA, C++ and Lisp.
- Designed and implemented custom CNC post processors
- Developed a dynamic link library (DLL) with objects and methods necessary to generate IGES files containing Non-uniform rational B-Spline (NURBS) surfaces from NASTRAN point cloud data for importing into commercial CAD software for further analysis.
- Concept and development of engineering and shop-floor solutions.
- Provided on-site and classroom training in the use of commercial and custom software.
Checker
Gonzalez Production Systems
Pontiac, Michigan
11.2004 - 08.2005
- Checking automotive tooling, robotic weld fixtures and material handling systems drawings for function and accuracy and ensuring corrections are made prior to releasing to manufacturing and purchasing departments.
Project Manager
Waltonen Engineering, Inc.
Warren, Michigan
07.2001 - 11.2004
- Project management, design, and check of automotive tooling, robotic weld fixtures, and material handling (Unigraphics, Fides and Mech
- Desktop systems) CAD programming to reduce time-consuming tasks
- Development and implementation of custom time & attendance system to record employee hours and track time per job number.
Project Manager
Kraydich Design, Inc.
Clinton Township, Michigan
05.1999 - 07.2001
- Project management, Estimating, Design and Check of Automotive tooling, fixtures, gages and transfer systems using AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop
- Systems and CAD support, Programming and training of designers and detailers.
Tool Designer / Systems Admin
Systems Design, Inc.
Troy, Michigan
11.1996 - 05.1999
- Design of Automotive Welding Equipment using AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop & Fides
- Systems and CAD support, AutoCAD and Windows programming
- Provide training to designers and detailers for CAD usage and drafting standards.
Systems Admin. / Tool Designer
Waltonen Engineering, Inc.
Warren, Michigan
05.1994 - 11.1996
- Setup and administration of Windows & Unix networks, CAD systems, and Office workstations (Novell & Windows)
- Design of Body-in-white weld fixtures (closures, framing)
- Development of CAD productivity tools for AutoCAD using AutoLisp.
Education
Graduated -
Dwight D. Eisenhower High School
Associate of Applied Science - Network & Cyber Security
Macomb Community College
Warren, MISkills
- Customer Relations
- Relationship Building
- Verbal and written communication
- Project Management
- Customer Service
- Autodesk Inventor
- Catia
- Solidworks
- Fides
- Unigraphics
- AutoCAD
- BricsCAD
- Windows
- MS Office
- Excel
- Word
- Powerpoint
- Project
- SAP
- Made2Manage
- Net
- Visual Basic
- VBA
- C/C
- Java
- AutoLisp / Visual Lisp
- GD&T
- ANSI Y145 Standards
Timeline
Owner / Mechanical Engineer / Programmer / 3D Printer
AK Automation & Design
02.2019 - Current
Mechanical Design Engineer
Kimastle Corporation
05.2018 - 02.2019
Sr. Project Engineer – BIW Systems
ABB, Inc.
11.2016 - 02.2018
Welding Systems Project Engineer
Fori Automation (A Lincoln Electric Company)
10.2014 - 11.2016
Mechanical Engineer
E-91 (Formerly Entegee Eng.)
08.2011 - 10.2014
Design Leader / Checker
Systems Design, Inc.
10.2007 - 06.2011
Design Leader / Checker
Geometric Engineering (Formerly Modern Eng.)
10.2006 - 10.2007
Designer / Checker
Comau Pico
05.2006 - 10.2006
Freelance Software Developer
Self-employed
08.2005 - 05.2006
Checker
Gonzalez Production Systems
11.2004 - 08.2005
Project Manager
Waltonen Engineering, Inc.
07.2001 - 11.2004
Project Manager
Kraydich Design, Inc.
05.1999 - 07.2001
Tool Designer / Systems Admin
Systems Design, Inc.
11.1996 - 05.1999
Systems Admin. / Tool Designer
Waltonen Engineering, Inc.
05.1994 - 11.1996
Graduated -
Dwight D. Eisenhower High School
Associate of Applied Science - Network & Cyber Security
Macomb Community College