SORIN HODEA
North Canton,OH
Summary
Innovative and results-driven Mechanical Engineer specializing in product and machine design. Strengths include project management, product development and the Six Sigma approach to improvements. Passionate about delivering projects on time and on budget.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Product Development Engineer n- Project Manager
Infinity Engineered Products (Goodyear Air Springs)
01.2023 - Current
- Design, develop, test and approve new Air Springs.
- Create and maintain accurate product specifications.
- Create bill of materials (BOM)
- Maintain detailed product development records according to department work instructions
- Create DVP&R testing to validate the reliability performance of Air Springs
- Create 3D model and part drawings using SolidWorks software and use finite element and other engineering tools to create optimum designs.
- Meet with customers to define product requirements and provide technical support for sales and marketing activities.
- Conduct benchmarking to competitor air springs, to improve our designs.
- Assistance with analysis of field customer complaints
- Assistance to sales department with quotations through standard cost for new products
- Thorough understanding of core tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC)
Mechanical Design engineer
STEELASTIC
CUYAHOGA FALLS
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Validate, improve/redesign existing, legacy machine designs and processes to be more durable, simpler, and cost effective.
- Interpret, trouble-shoot, diagnose & adapt existing, legacy designs based on customers' requests & order amendments.
- Originate new concepts in products and processes based on customer or market demands
- Generate, issue, revise, BOMs, assembly, and detail drawings.
- Power transmission design: rolls, shafts, pulleys, screws, bearings, couplings, gear trains, lubrication and sealing systems.
- Generate/critique detailed calculations and analysis, such as assembly stack-ups, stress/flow/ heat transfer analysis, power transmission, material selection, related component selection.
- The Steelastic company is a global leader in extrusion-based equipment for tire components production.
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Project Manager, Field Service Engineer
TMSI LLC
North Canton, OH
01.2015 - 01.2020
- Project Manager. Supported and led the engineering aspect of machine building, checkout, debugging, and acceptance testing in cooperation with other internal groups.
- Mechanical Design engineer. Developed design concepts and created a complete engineering package for production.
- Equipment includes High Speed Uniformity Machines, Tire Endurance Test Machines, Tire Load and Deflection, Rolling Resistance Machines.
- Field Service Engineer. Performed maintenance, made service repairs, and installed engineering equipment products.
- Accomplishments
- Designed and managed development of 8 various types of tire testing machines.
- Reduced development time from 12 to 9 months on average.
- Coordinated field installation of 2 tire testing machines per year on average.
- Manufacturer of Precision Tire Testing Machines.
Senior Mechanical Product Engineer
DELTA SYSTEMS INC.
Streetsboro, OH
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Managed, designed, and developed new outdoor power equipment products to improve quality, function, performance, and reliability while maintaining cost objectives.
- Designed Mechanical Enclosures which house and protect high tech electronics.
- Create new designs for Electro-mechanical switches.
- Accomplishments:
- Designed and developed mechanical parts for a 5"X3" dashboard display. Used concepts as Ultrasonic Welding, Hermetic Sealed Connector, Light propagation, Sunlight readable and Backlit LCD display.
- Designed and developed a Low Current, PTO Switch, for next generation Husqvarna yard machines. Required to be IP67 sealed, and last for at least 300,000 cycles mechanical life.
- Used innovative concepts for sealing, mechanical travel, tactile feedback, integrated electric board, wiper action contacts.
- Patent award for an innovative switch assembly.
- Manufacturer of switches, displays, and controls for Outdoor Power Equipment industry.
Senior Design Engineer
ASC-IND
North Canton
01.1999 - 01.2012
- Designed water pumps from concept to prototype and into production, reducing parts development time by 25% while customer warranty claims decreased by 12%.
- Accomplishments:
- Over 12 years of employment, designed about 600 different types of aftermarket water pumps, along with assembly tooling and testing equipment.
- Largest aftermarket automotive water pumps and timing kits supplier in the United States.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Machine Design
Technical University "Gh. Asachi", Faculty of Machine Building
Romania08.1982
Skills
- Machine design of highly accurate tire testing and tire building machines, including hydraulic and pneumatic actuators, spindles, couplers, torque transducers, linear rails, load cells, pulleys, gears, conveyors, thermal control units
- Product development in small precision mechanical parts and assemblies, injection molded parts, electrical contacts, lighted and sealed LCD display enclosures, sealed electrical switches, automotive water pumps
- Skilled in design improvements to increase margin, implement cost reductions, and reduce scrap, without sacrificing product performance
- Pro E WILDFIRE 50 (8,000 hrs),Windchill as PDM
- Siemens/Unigraphics NX 80 (3,000 hrs), Teamcenter as PDM
- SolidWorks (15,000 hrs,), PDM
- AutoCAD 2000-2016 (10,000 hours)
- GD&T and dimensioning, highly proficient
- Design for Six SIGMA (trained not certified)
CITIZENSHIP
Romanian born, US citizen since 2001
Timeline
Senior Product Development Engineer n- Project Manager
Infinity Engineered Products (Goodyear Air Springs)
01.2023 - Current
Mechanical Design engineer
STEELASTIC
01.2021 - 01.2023
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Project Manager, Field Service Engineer
TMSI LLC
01.2015 - 01.2020
Senior Mechanical Product Engineer
DELTA SYSTEMS INC.
01.2012 - 01.2015
Senior Design Engineer
ASC-IND
01.1999 - 01.2012
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Machine Design
Technical University "Gh. Asachi", Faculty of Machine Building