Mechanical Designer at CHL Systems
Allentown, Pennsylvania Area
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- Mechanical Designer at CHL Systems
- Design Drafter at Lehigh Cement
- Design Drafter at FLSmidth
- Mechanical Designer at FMC Technologies
- Mechanical Designer at CHL Systems
- Mechanical Designer at Pinnacle Engineering
- Mechanical Designer at Forward Planning
- Detailer at Acumen Industries, Inc.
- Education
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- Macomb Community College
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Scott Fabirkiewicz’s Summary
Over 18 years of experience as a mechanical designer using AutoCAD and SolidWorks. Experience comes from designing various types of heavy industrial equipment, cement mill equipment, strip steel mill equipment, various conveyors, high precision and complex material handling systems, and redesigning of existing equipment for better productivity, reliability, and cost effective replacement, and drawing preparation and writing of bid packages and specifications. Responsible for putting together complete drawing packages that included top-level designs/layouts, drawings of all detailed parts, complete bill of materials including any and all hardware and purchased items, gathering of any additional information needed to fabricate/manufacture to the finished product, and any other drawings necessary for installation of the equipment.
Combine this experience with my ability to learn quickly, my acute attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication skills, sharp mechanical aptitude, and my ability to work with minimal supervision or as part of a team, give me the assets that you are seeking in an employee to join your team.
Scott Fabirkiewicz’s Specialties:
Over 16 years of experience with AutoCAD, two years of experience with SolidWorks, and proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
Scott Fabirkiewicz’s Experience
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Mechanical Designer
CHL Systems
(Privately Held; Industrial Automation industry)
April 2008 — April 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Steel mill industry equipment, including roughing and finishing mills, specialized casting furnaces, electric arc furnaces, ladles, ladle transfer systems, casters, straighteners, pickle line equipment, descalers, rotary coilers, and coil transfer systems.
• Custom design of heavy rotating pipe gripper assembly with self-contained hydraulic gripper fingers.
• Design of special maintenance-friendly guidance tubes for major high speed tubing manufacturing line.
• Design of custom steering adjustment mechanisms for retrofit of rolling stands at major seamless tube/pipe manufacturer. -
Design Drafter
Lehigh Cement
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2007 — April 2008 (11 months)
Engineering support for the company’s North American cement making mills.
• Proposal for the expansion of the Finishing Mill at Glens Falls, NY. -
Design Drafter
FLSmidth
(Privately Held; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
October 2006 — June 2007 (9 months)
Contract work. Vertical Mill engineering group equipment design and detailing, facility layouts, foundation layouts and detailing, including work with the R&D department for development of larger rotating grinding tables and roller systems.
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Mechanical Designer
FMC Technologies
(Public Company; FTI; Oil & Energy industry)
September 2006 — October 2006 (2 months)
Contract work. Energy and mining material handling, including belt conveyors and material transfer towers.
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Mechanical Designer
CHL Systems
(Privately Held; Industrial Automation industry)
May 2001 — September 2006 (5 years 5 months)
Steel mill industry equipment, including roughing and finishing mills, specialized casting furnaces, electric arc furnaces, ladles, ladle transfer systems, casters, straighteners, pickle line equipment, descalers, coilers, and coiler transfer systems. Also worked as the drafting standards checker.
• Design of new strip mill casting staightener with maintenance-friendly removable water cooled roller sections.
• Design of custom mill equipment for mounting and protecting tomographic x-ray strip profiling gauges in developmental strip casting facility including integration of the gauges into the line, with design of special “seal cars” to maintain environmentally sealed atmosphere containment.
• Design of new Table Roll section for installation of prototype strip tension measurement roll at exit of Hot Strip Mill finishing train, including tilting rocker section with water cooled rolls to allow tension metering roll to be lowered out of contact for threading, and design of robust hold down roll and actuator system. -
Mechanical Designer
Pinnacle Engineering
(Industrial Automation industry)
October 2000 — May 2001 (8 months)
Automotive conveyor systems and facility equipment, including various types of conveyors, part and car body transfer systems, work assist equipment, facility layout, and bid package and specifications writing. Also coordinated efforts of the drafting department.
• Design of paint shop conveyors for Hummer H2 Assembly Plant in Mishawaka, IN.
• Writing and drawing preparation of bid package for retooling of GM’s Wentzville Assembly.
• Writing and drawing preparation of bid package for GM’s Lansing Assembly Plant for HHR. -
Mechanical Designer
Forward Planning
(Industrial Automation industry)
June 1991 — October 2000 (9 years 5 months)
Automotive conveyor systems and facility equipment, including various types of conveyors, part and car body transfer systems utilizing robotics, work assist bridge crane equipment, and preparation of bid packages and specifications. Also was on-site representation for customers during shut-downs for retooling.
• Carrier, support steel, and safety guard design, and conveyor layout of body shop systems for Chrysler’s Belvidere, IL plant for the 1994 Neon
• Assistant project management of supervision and advanced planning in retooling of Chrysler’s Brampton, ON assembly plant for the 1998 LH program
• On-site supervision of Integration and retooling of chassis lines for Ford’s Kentucky Truck plant for new Heavy Duty Pick-Up
• On-site supervision as GM’s representative during body shop skid system installation at GM’s Moraine, OH plant for 2001 Blazer/Envoy. -
Detailer
Acumen Industries, Inc.
(Industrial Automation industry)
February 1988 — June 1991 (3 years 5 months)
Detailing of various machine automation, end of arm tooling of robotics, dial tables, and other various automated equipment for manufacturing.
Scott Fabirkiewicz’s Education
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Macomb Community College
Automated Systems Design 1988 — 1990
Additional Information
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