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theo_karypidis

Mechanical Design Engineer & CAD Coordinator

Thessaloniki, Greece

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73,792 / 93,811

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2D & 3D Mechanical Design 3D Plastic Parts Additive Manufacturing Agile Management Autodesk Inventor CAD Design CAD Development CAD Mechanical Engineering Design Processing FEA Mechanical Engineer Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Design Reverse Engineering Sheet Metal Design Visual Studio

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About

Analytical and critical thinker with talent for developing design process and prototype solutions, leveraging strong mechanical engineering background, product configuration expertise, problem-solving skills, CAD software development, and a passion for FEA.

High integrity with a track record for building productive, trustful relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Fluent in Greek (native) and English, with basic proficiency in German and Dutch.

Credentialed with Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering and Professional Scrum Master and Autodesk Inventor Associate certifications.

Key Strengths:
CAD Mechanical Engineering • CAD Standards/Procedures • CAD Software Developing • Agile Methodologies • Automation • Multiple Industry Experience • Workflow Management • Product Data Management (PDM) • Staff Training/Coaching • Quality Assurance • Root Cause Analysis • Reverse Engineering • Continuous Learning • Project Management • Strategic Planning • Resiliency

Experience

Mechanical Design Engineer & CAD Coordinator KLEEMANN HELLAS · Full-time Jun 2018 – Present 6 yrs 8 mos Kilkis, Greece Creating high-level 3D models and manage the design work plans and workflow, as well as design process creating for company that manufactures and distributes mechanical lift systems. Train and mentor colleagues in 3D parametric design and high-level drafting practices.
• Significantly reduced design rework and errors, as well as increasing efficiency of product development process by developing new guidelines and design rules for 3D modelling and introducing streamlined design workflow.
• Decreased drawing creation time by 50+% by automating several processes within Inventor, such as elimination of title block filling process, creation of custom content center items, and connection of item data with the ERP database.
• Strengthened organization and tracking of entire design process that benefited R&D, Engineering, and Manufacturing stakeholders by architecting and administering new, well-structured PDM system using Autodesk Vault Workgroup.
• Redesigned 3D models for fast and high-quality order creation with the company’s knowledge captured in built-in rules. Also multiplied by 16 daily order creation capacity and further improved designing time by building product configurators using C# and ilogic.
Mechanical Design Engineer NUMAFA CLEANING & AUTOMATION · Full-time Oct 2015 – Jun 2018 2 yrs 8 mos Heinenoord, ZH, Netherlands Charged with engineering and designing machinery and equipment for company that specializes in developing, manufacturing, and distributing high-quality industrial cleaning machines and handling systems. Optimized collaboration among product and design stakeholders by leading agile-based weekly meetings.
• Enhanced company’s reputation within industry by designing high quality standardized products, such as crate/pallet washers, conveyors, and crate stackers, as well as customized solutions and machine prototypes.
• Reduced chain conveyor design time by 80% by introducing a modularized 3D model process.
• Shortened designing time for time-consuming spray nozzle pipes in crate washers by 75+% through development and use of standardized single universal 3D template.
• Spearheaded company’s ability to quickly calculate motor requirements of conveyor types by producing automated spreadsheets.
• Decreased design process checking time from few hours to few seconds by creating automatic cross-checking process of item number-file name-ERP information using VBA. Efforts also eliminated errors in order-making.
Mechanical Design Engineer INNOTEC SYSTEMS · Full-time Feb 2015 – Oct 2015 8 mos Werkendam, NB, Netherlands Engineered and designed customized food processing machines according to customer’s needs, facility, and product for a global supplier of machines for production of fresh and frozen potato products. Operated within a quality-driven work environment.
• Gained valuable knowledge and experience in mechanical design engineering with a focus on manufacturing by working closely with the production team to design and assemble a range of machines.
Packaging Engineer ECOLAB (NALCO) · Contact Feb 2014 – Dec 2014 10 mos Leiden, ZH, Netherlands • Composed technical specifications, maintenance and safety guidelines, in a team that manages specialized chemical containers.
• Carried out audits to ensure that technical, quality and safety standards are in place and that EU plants and third parties operate accordingly.
• Formed an extensive spare parts data spreadsheet, to simplify equipment maintenance and to provide faster, more accurate methods for part tracking, and consolidating information.
• Resolved incoming technical queries from around the EU.

Education

International University of Greece – Serres Campus Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering 2003 – 2011

Other experience

Automotive Mechanic in my family's Car Garage, Thessaloniki Greece • Ensured the correct functioning of the vehicles, diagnosed and repaired the probable problem to maintain the cars in the best possible condition.
Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic during Greek Military Service • Trained and functioned as a military wheeled vehicle mechanic, in addition to my military duties.
• Inspected the proper operation of the vehicles, diagnosed and repaired the possible problem.
Mechanical Engineer Intern at RWE nPower, Thessaloniki, Greece • Inspected the operation of the machinery and equipment and replaced faulty parts where necessary.
• Organized the supplying of tools and equipment to the third-party personnel, during the planned outage, in which the company suffered no losses in tools or equipment, compared to previous years, with losses of more than EUR 10,000.
CAD Designer at Vakalopoulos Pumps, Thessaloniki, Greece • Designed industrial and smaller pump parts and water/fuel reels with the use of Autodesk AutoCAD and ExtraCAD.
Sales Engineer in Essence Energy S.A., Thessaloniki, Greece • Promoted solar energy solutions to customers, according to their needs and carried out on site autopsies in the preparation of the project.
Project Manager in Sunlife, Thessaloniki, Greece • Planned, designed and coordinated the work to be done throughout the project.
• Installed solar panel systems on the roof of houses, industrial rooftops and fields with either ground mounting or sun trackers, with the assistance of third-party personnel.
• Ensured that the project is completed to the highest standards of quality within a set of constraints, such as time, resources, staff and materials.

Licenses & Certifications

Professional Scrum Master Certification (PSM I) Scrum.org May 2021 – Present
Autodesk Inventor Certified Associate InfoTech (Authorized Autodesk Training Center) Apr 2012 – Present