Kyle Crifasi
Garden City,MI
Summary
Dynamic Manufacturing Process Engineer skilled in utilizing Solidworks and KIMoS to optimize manufacturing processes. Experience in managing projects that reduce waste and improve sustainability, contributing to significant cost savings and enhanced operational efficiency.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Manufacturing Process Engineer
Delta Research Corp
Livonia, MI
11.2014 - 04.2026
- Utilized Solidworks to model, detail, check, and sign off process sketches laying out the manufacturing process of part details and assemblies for automotive and aerospace applications.
- Designed fixturing and gages for parts at various stages of the manufacturing process including intricate Gleason quench dies for small to large bevel rings and annulus rings.
- Utilized Klingelnberg's KIMoS and KOMET5 software to reverse engineer various Spiral Bevel, Zerol, and Hypoid bevel sets for development purposes. This includes sets which no longer have a Gleason summary, or a lack of sufficient data to properly produce parts.
- Utilized Klingelnberg's Centric software to manufacture Curvic Couplings.
- Setup and blocked out Gleason's No. 523 and No. 6 Roll Tester machines to roll test and pull tapes from various bevel sets.
- Reviewed, and approved gear cutting and grinding tools including hobs, shaper cutters, skive cutters, pull and rotary broaches, and dedicated final grind dressing disks and CBN wheels.
- Maintained database of all fixturing and tooling and used data to reduce cost of tooling by utilizing in-house cutters to manufacture various parts.
- Managed projects focused on reducing waste and improving sustainability initiatives within operations.
- Evaluated new technologies for potential implementation into the manufacturing process, enabling cost reductions or productivity enhancements.
- Implemented lean manufacturing principles to reduce lead times, improve efficiency, and increase customer satisfaction.
- Contributed to cost savings initiatives by identifying opportunities for material substitution, process improvements, or equipment optimization.
- Conducted root cause analyses to troubleshoot production issues and implement corrective actions.
Education
Associate of Science - CADD Mechanical Design
Schoolcraft College
Livonia, MI04-2017
Skills
- Proficient in Solidworks (16 years)
- Proficient in KIMoS (6 years)
- 8D problem solving
- Engineering drawings
- Manufacturing processes
- Cost reduction strategies
- Problem-solving
Accomplishments
- Successfully reverse engineered bevel sets for various customers.
- Greatly improved the outcome of large, and thin-walled gears post-heat treat utilizing Quench Dies reducing cost of post-heat machining processes.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
German
Limited Working
Italian
Limited Working
Polish
Limited Working
Timeline
Manufacturing Process Engineer
Delta Research Corp
11.2014 - 04.2026
Associate of Science - CADD Mechanical Design
Schoolcraft College