Ivan Tole
Product Designer
Experience
Sep 2022 - Present
2 years 11 months Wörth am Rhein, Germany
Product Designer
RSZ GmbH Karlsruhe/SKA Sitze GmbH Wörth am Rhein
- Technical product designer specializing in product design and engineering
- Creating 3D models, 2D drawings, and assemblies, managing and archiving technical documents and CAD data, preparing technical documentation, working closely with development engineers, implementing changes/change management, creating and maintaining parts lists, working independently
Jun 2017 - Sep 2022
5 years 4 months Straubenhardt, Germany
CNC Specialist
a/m/e GmbH Karlsruhe/Polyrack Gmbh Straubenhardt
- CNC machining
- CNC specialist at Polyrack
- Manufacturing various products for the electronics industry
- Machine setup, making minor edits to the program used on Datron machines (e.g. changing tool numbers or program zero points so programs match machine setup)
- All tasks related to the machine in my area of responsibility: order and material intake, machine setup, and complete production according to drawings – these are my regular duties
- I can also assist with programming
May 2016 - Oct 2016
6 months Rohrbach, Germany
Design Engineer
Relineeurope AG
- Designing technical equipment for trenchless sewer rehabilitation
- Creating detailed designs and order-ready parts lists
- New technical designs to improve and simplify workflows in existing production facilities
- Data management using Vault, including maintaining parts lists and revision statuses
- General CAD tasks
- Inventor
Jun 2015 - Mar 2016
10 months Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mechanical Engineer
SIK d.o.o
- Mechanical engineer – design
- Design, plant planning, work preparation, material procurement
- Production control up to delivery of various mechanical components to customers mostly in EU countries (Germany (Grob GmbH), Switzerland, Scandinavian countries (Smed Engineering), Italy (Danieli))
- SolidWorks, CATIA, and AutoCAD
Feb 2015 - Jun 2015
5 months Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Design Engineer
Juwal d.o.o
- Design engineer for steel and aluminum building elements
- Development, planning, production, and installation of quality facades and windows made of aluminum and steel
- Plant planning, work preparation, material procurement, production, and delivery
- SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and Logikal
Feb 2013 - Feb 2015
2 years 1 month Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Managing Director
IWATA (Eigentümer) – Karosseriebau-Reparatur
- Bonding, welding, painting, and polishing auto parts
- MS Office and various tools for painting/repair
May 2010 - Feb 2013
2 years 10 months Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Design Engineer
EZ Engineering
- Designing grippers and stations – mechanical fixtures used in production plants. Systems are detailed for welding, bonding, and assembly in the automotive industry.
- Company receives guidelines from EDAG (a major engineering firm) or automakers, and I create CAD files of the gripper fixtures on KUKA robots.
- Depending on the project, I used different CAD programs (CATIA for BMW and Skoda, SolidWorks for VW, UG for Opel, and Fides for Ford).
- Initially I focused on detailing drawings, then on design. Finally, everything was simulated and checked with Robcad.
- Catia, Unigraphics, Fides, SolidWorks
Aug 2008 - May 2010
1 year 10 months Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Design Engineer
Feal d.o.o.
- Designing various steel and aluminum elements mostly for doors, windows, and steel/glass facades
- AutoCAD
Jun 2003 - Aug 2008
5 years 3 months Zagreb, Croatia
Design Engineer
Dalekovod d.d.
- Designing connection and suspension equipment for long-span overhead power lines (transmission and distribution of electricity). I mostly designed various forged and cast parts using CATIA. I also worked closely with the tooling department because the tools were designed based on the 3D models (for example, a 3D model scaled at 1:0.2 was used by the tooling department).
- Catia, AutoCAD, MathCAD
Jan 2001 - Dec 2003
2 years Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Service Advisor
Jelić auto, AC Boras
- Service technician
- Consulting services
- ETKA, ELSA
Apr 2000 - Jan 2001
10 months Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Maintenance Consultant
Luka-Buna
- Consulting and sales of equipment used in industrial plants
- MS Office
Sep 1999 - Apr 2000
8 months Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina
School Teacher
Gesamtschule Rudjer Boskovic
- Teacher in four technical subjects, training technically oriented students
Apr 1998 - Sep 1999
1 year 6 months Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Production Engineer
Alfatrend
- Woodworking
- Production manager for 10 employees
- AutoCAD; woodworking tools and measuring instruments, MS Office
Languages
Croatian
Native
English
Intermediate
German
Intermediate
French
Elementary
Spanish
Elementary
Education
Sep 1990 - Jul 1997
Technische Universität Mostar
Mechanical Engineer · Mechanical Engineering · Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 3,1
Sep 1985 - Jun 1989
Berufsbildende Schule
State-certified Technician · Mechanical Engineering · Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina · 1,1
Certifications & licenses
CNC Training
Intera Technology Park Mostar
AutoCAD Mechanical Training
Prior Ingenieuring Zagreb
Catia Training
CadCam Design Centar Zagreb
Driving License Car B
Driving License Car C1
Similar Freelancers
Discover other experts with similar qualifications and experience