Александр

Oleksandr Pavliuchenko
Email: [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
Stockholm, Sweden
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Engineering Portfolio: View Online Portfolio (Google Drive)

Languages: Ukrainian / Russian - Native
English — Beginner


Senior Mechanical Design & Manufacturing Engineer
Product Development & Industrialization:
Concept → Design → DFM → Tooling → NPI → Production

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senior Mechanical Design & Tooling Engineer with 18+ years of experience in product development,
high-precision injection mould design, DFM, and manufacturing industrialization. Combines advanced
CAD & CAM expertise with a deep hands-on background in multi-axis CNC machining, tooling
fabrication, and T1/T2 production validation. Proven track record of bridging the gap between R&D and
serial production for complex plastic and metal assemblies.

CORE COMPETENCIES & TECHNICAL SKILLS

Mechanical & Product Design • DFM/DFA • Injection Mould Design •
Product, Tooling &
Die-Casting & Casting Tooling • Custom Fixtures & Tooling • Reverse
Manufacturing
Engineering

SolidWorks • PDM • SolidWorks Plastics • Siemens NX (CAM) • PowerMill
CAD / CAM & (CAM)
Engineering Software
FANUC • Heidenhain • Mazak • Mitsubishi

CNC, CNC Programming & Machining • Multi-axis CNC • Toolmaking • Machining
Industrialization & Strategy • NPI • Pilot Production • Production Readiness • Process
Production Development • Production Optimization • Supplier Coordination

Engineering Methods GD&T / ISO GPS • Tolerance Stack-Up • Root Cause Analysis • 5S / Lean
& Quality Manufacturing • Technical Documentation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineer | Engineering
Consultant
Self-Employed | 2017 - Present (Project-based / On-demand).
Core Engineering Focus:
● Design, manufacture, and repair injection moulds, dies, and specialized tooling equipment.
● Repair and restoration of conventional (manual) and CNC milling and turning machines and
other industrial equipment.
● Custom component production, including CNC programming, machining, mould assembly and
finishing.

Tooling & Manufacturing Processes:
Plastic Injection Moulding • Die Casting (HPDC) • Shell Moulding • Permanent/Gravity Die Casting
(GDC) • Thermoset Compression & Transfer Moulding

Mechanical Design Engineer
BLAUBERG Ventilatoren / VENTS | Ventilation Equipment Manufacturing |
2023 - 2024 | Kyiv Region, Ukraine
Key Engineering Contributions:
● Designed high-precision injection moulds for thermoplastic enclosures and High-Pressure
Die-Casting (HPDC) tooling for aluminium structural components.
● Developed 3D CAD models and production-ready technical documentation according to ISO
and ESKD standards for production.
● Conducted DFM and mouldflow simulations (SolidWorks Plastics) to optimize gate locations,
wall thickness, and cycle times, significantly reducing tooling trial iterations.
● Closed-Loop Manufacturing & Quality Audits: Gathered direct feedback from IMM shop floor
operators, QA, toolroom repair, and CNC machining areas. Performed on-site mould
performance audits and plastic material analyses to eliminate production bottlenecks and
resolve quality defects.

Mechanical Design Engineer & Mould Production Lead
NETRONIC Group (SKIFTECH / Lasertag.net) |
Laser Tag & VR / Tactical Training Systems | Kharkiv Region, Ukraine |
2020-2023 (Full-time) | periodic project-based collaboration continuing to present.
Key Engineering Contributions:
End-to-End Product & Tooling Engineering - Designed and led product and tooling projects
across four core engineering areas: product design, mould engineering, toolroom fabrication
management, and moulding process industrialization:
● Product Design & DFM: Co-developed products for laser tag and tactical simulators within
cross-functional R&D teams (electronic engineers, software engineers, designers, mechanical
engineers, QA testers, and analysts), taking joint ownership of product architecture from
concept alignment and data-driven requirement analysis through to final release. Developed
plastic components, assemblies, enclosures, internal systems and mechanisms, balancing
functional requirements, production capabilities, available technologies, material

characteristics, tolerances, cost and other constraints. Defined production methods,
technologies, and strategies for newly developed components.
● Mould Engineering: Designed cost-effective injection moulds for plastic components and
generated complete tooling packages (2D drawings, assembly layouts, BOMs), resolving
machining limitations, tooling constraints, tolerances, and production challenges.
● Toolroom & Mould Manufacturing: Established and managed the mould manufacturing
process, coordinating toolmaking personnel and external manufacturers across machining,
heat treatment, grinding, standard components and mould assembly. Defined technical
requirements, manufacturing methods, quality requirements, costs and lead times, and
controlled workmanship and dimensional accuracy.
● Moulding, Industrialization & T1/T2 Validation: Coordinated the moulding process, including
mould trials, IMM setup, process parameter adjustment, T1/T2 trials and evaluation of moulded
components. Transferred validated tooling and manufacturing processes to serial production
and provided engineering support during production.Used trial feedback to refine tooling
parameters, optimize cycle times, and execute engineering change orders (ECOs).

Manufacturing Technologist & Experimental Production Area
Manager
SpecMash | Crane Equipment Components & Spare Parts |
2010 - 2017 | Kharkiv Region, Ukraine
Key Engineering Contributions:
● Progressed from CNC machining into manufacturing technology and later took responsibility
for an experimental production area.
● Developed manufacturing processes from engineering drawings through process planning,
tooling, pilot production and preparation for serial manufacturing.
● Developed tooling, fixtures, process documentation and manufacturing instructions for new
and existing products.
● Coordinated experimental production activities, including machining, tooling, assembly and
production of prototype and pilot parts.
● Supported the development and introduction of new products through pilot and experimental
production before transfer to serial manufacturing.
● Gained practical experience with aluminum and brass casting, thermoset moulding, heat
treatment and tooling assembly.

CNC Programmer | Manufacturing Technologist
Empire of Metals | Food Industry Forming Equipment & Tooling | 2008-2010 |
Kharkiv Region, Ukraine
Key Engineering Contributions:
● Developed CNC programs and CAM strategies for precision components and tooling, planning
machining sequences and optimizing cutting parameters across operations.
● Worked across multiple CNC machining centers and control systems, supporting process
optimization from setup through dimensional control.

CNC Machining Specialist (Turning & Milling)
State Enterprise "Impulse" | Military & Defense Manufacturing | 2004-2008 |
Shostka, Ukraine
Key Engineering Contributions: Set up and operated CNC turning and milling machines for
precision machining of industrial components.

EDUCATION
Specialist Diploma in Mechanical Engineering - Master's level | 2008
Qualification: Mechanical Engineer
Specialty: Equipment for Chemical Production and Enterprises of Building Materials
Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering | 2007
Specialty: Equipment for Chemical Production and Enterprises of Building Materials
Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine

Junior Bachelor's Degree / Short-Cycle Higher Education | 2004
Qualification: Technician-Technologist
Specialty: Materials Processing on Machines and Automatic Lines
Shostka Chemical-Technological College named after I. Kozhedub, Shostka, Ukraine

Engineering Philosophy
I intentionally built my experience by learning manufacturing from the inside - progressing through
machining, CNC programming, tooling development and industrialization - to understand not only how
products are designed, but also how they are made, assembled and improved.

I believe the strongest engineering decisions are those validated by practical manufacturing experience.