SHIRIN ZEHTABFARD
I have a degree in Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Industrial Design) and over ten years of experience in manufacturing/ designing fields including: establishing required plant services, designing equipment, parts, jigs and fixtures using CAD/CAM, programming CNC and Panel Saw machinery, estimating the necessary raw material and cost of manufacturing per unit and supervision of design projects.
I have excellent up-to-dated woodworking knowledge, with almost 6 years of experience in different woodworking fields and very good knowledge of metal and plastic fabrication , managed projects for different metal/ plastic / wood store fixtures and POPs . I have dealt with different suppliers and products and designed custom furniture, attended woodworking shows, seminars and courses. My experience is balanced blend of industrial production management and project management
I would bring my focus to organize the projects, reduce the cost of manufacturing by modifying the designs, improving the efficiency of machines as well as work force using my extensive knowledge and excellent computer skills and problem solving skills. Further more I work well with others and I am firm believer of team spirit.
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Strong project management and leadership
skills.
Excellent up-to-dated
Woodworking knowledge, with almost six years experience in different fields. Knowing a lot of suppliers and products. Attended woodworking shows, seminars and
courses.
Over ten years
experience in manufacturing fields including: establishing required plant
services, designing equipment, jigs and fixtures using CAD/CAM and experience
in supervision of design projects.
Excellent computer
skills including AutoCAD 2004, Solid Works and e-drawings, Autodesk
Inventor, CNC Programming
(AlphaCAM, point to point programming and programming by G codes), Panel saw programming, Microsoft Office
(Access, Excel, Word, Outlook, Project and Power Point), good knowledge of
Mechanical Desktop, VIZ and CADKey.
Two years of
experience as a Sales Engineer for tools, machinery and equipment, working with
different factories and workshops, solving various engineering situational
problems, and developing a very good knowledge of trading terms.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sept 2004- Present Design Engineer Star Quality Office Furniture
(Manufacturer of Office Furniture),
Designing new Furniture, trouble shooting and constantly improving the existing designs.
Organizing the drawings, files, instruction sheets.
Trouble shooting the production.
Programming CNCs and Panel Saw.
Jul 2003-Sept 2004 Manufacturing Engineer CDA Industries (Manufacturer of Store
fixtures),
Programmed CNCs and Panel Saw.
Scheduled the woodworking machinery including, CNC, Panel Saw, Laminating machine, Doweling machine and Edge banding.
Trained new CNC and Panel saw operators.
Performed trouble shooting assembly line, correcting the problems.
Helped engineering department in designs, trouble shooting the designs.
Nov 2000- Jun 2003 Engineering Manager Video
Furniture International (Manufacturer of Office Furniture),
Supervision of Engineering Dept. Prepared charts, forms, shop orders and tables to organize the procedure in engineering department and in production, using Microsoft office. Made standards for office to do the drawings and programs to be readable and usable by everyone and more accurate. Checked all new programs and drawings to be correct and approved them.
Supervising part of production from raw material arrival till assembly. Organizing the operations on table-saw and CNCs. Monitored material handling.
Design New Furniture requested by marketing: Designed more than 20 different items and met very tight deadlines. For every trade show introduced at least 4 new designs that have been very successful and increased the sales rates.
Technical Evaluation of Machinery and Tools
Wrote CNC programs for custom made designs, new developments and revising existing production CNC programs.
Performed maintenance of CNC Machinery and Programs and Trouble Shooting: Up-to-dating the Machine Data, Introducing the new routers, drills and other tool to machinery, Installing the tools, Modifying the existing CNC programs due to development and changes in production techniques, product design and materials.
3D Models: Created 3 dimensional models by Solid works and e-drawings, helped sales department to demonstrate the products to customers easily and efficiently and had increase in sales.
Feb 1999-Nov 2000 Manufacturing
Engineer and Programmer Tayco Panelink Ltd. (Manufacturer
of Office Furniture),
Assisted Plant Manager on Technical Evaluation of Machinery and Tools such as BIESSE Point to Point, Selco Panel saw and Shoda CNC machine.
Wrote CNC programs for custom made designs, new developments and revising existing production CNC programs Made more than 3,400 CNC programs in less than two years
Maintenance of CNC Machinery and Programs/ Trouble Shooting: Up-to-dating the Machine Data, Introducing the new routers, drills and other tool to machinery, Installing the tools, Running the tests and trouble shooting; Modifying the existing CNC programs due to development and changes in production techniques, product design and materials. Giving instruction to production for trial run and manufacture sample pieces of customized CNC programs. Trouble shooting the machine set up, related problems and giving instruction/ training for proper set up to the operators.
New Projects: Participating in new development projects or custom made products. Performing various tasks such as drafting the engineering drawings using AutoCAD, writing special CNC programs and instruction to production for manufacturing prototypes.
Designing different databases in Access such as Programs Name Database including the program names, location on CNC machines, production method, job # and other necessary information for production; Raw Material Statistic Database including the material quantity, supplier, technical description, ordering date and other necessary information for Production management.
Making new shop orders for order entry and production department to understand and communicate efficiently and error free. Sorting materials in groups in order to increase efficiency. Revising the existing shop orders to reflect the changes of design/ production techniques and material of product.
Based on order entry request; finding cut sizes, designing and drafting assembly drawings for custom made products using AutoCAD.
1998-1999 Technical
Purchasing Clerk Taim
Canada Inc. (Engineering Trading Company),
Worked on Inquiries and Bill of Materials that have been received from clients.
Found American Equivalent of Materials related to different standards in clients inquiries and worked with Standards such as API, ASTM, ASME and European Standards.
Prepared a database for different materials and estimated a reasonable price.
Performed Calculation jobs such as pressure, weight and volume for pipes, tubes, plates and other raw materials.
1997-1998 Sales
Engineer IIPI (Agent of 14 European and American Companies),
Provided technical information and sold various machine tools, machinery and workshop equipment to factories and companies.
Negotiated technical and financial matters and provided assessment for client needs.
Researched, evaluated and selected
new clients monitored the marketing and sale of tools, machinery and equipment
in two major industrial cities of
Prepared monthly statistical report accounting for sales, inventory and status of all suppliers and clients.
1995-1997 Mechanical
Engineer Sholehpa
Supervised and evaluated mechanical design and drawings performed by junior engineers.
Performed preliminary and feasibility studies for design projects.
Ordered parts to various workshops and factories and raw materials.
Trained technical staff for production and assembly.
Prepared suitable standards.
Designed and supervised production of lab equipment, various jigs and fixtures and quality control equipment.
Reviewed and modified design of assemblies for manufacturability.
1995-1998 Computer
Instructor (Part time) Isiran Institute,
Taught AutoCAD to engineering and architecture students.
Taught Windows, DOS applications, Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) and conducted practice sessions.
EDUCATION
1989-1994 Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Mechanical Engineering
(Industrial Design) Faculty
of Engineering,
2001 Advanced 3D AlphaCAM and post processor programming,
2003 Optimization for
Panel Saw,
INTERESTS
Skiing, Water
skiing, Skydiving, Windsurfing, Traveling, and
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST