Kenneth Giurlando has over 20 years of experience as a project/development engineer in various industries including automotive, military, and medical. He has directed engineering teams and new product development from concept through validation testing and production. Some of his responsibilities have included managing multi-million dollar programs, product design, value engineering analysis, and establishing test procedures. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University and has additional training in value engineering, electrical engineering, and business subjects.

1. KENNETHC. GIURLANDO
749 Barrcrest Lane, Lancaster PA 17603 ♦ 717-940-2183 ♦ kgiurlando@gmail.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Project/Development Engineerwithover20 yearsof experience in design,manufacturingandtesting inautomotive,
military,medical andcommercialindustries. Directedengineeringteamsthroughthe developmentof newproducts
fromconceptthrough validationtestingand production. Experience andskillsinclude valueengineeringanalysis,
hydraulics, structural analysis,designof powersteeringgears,steeringcolumns, electro-mechanical steeringand
military ordinance.
TECHNICAL SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS
 Five PatentsAwarded andtwopreliminaryapplications
 ProficientinCADandFEA modelinganddesignusingPro/E, Windchill PDMsoftware,MSProjectandMS Office
 Experiencedinductile ironcasting,injectionmolding,stampings,powder metals, zinc, plastics,stainlesssteels,
carbons steels, inductionandfurnace heattreating.
 Experiencedin designvalidationtesting, acceleratedaging, audittesting, destructive testinganddesignof
experiments.
 ExperiencedinValue engineeringdesign, FMEA,APQP andconcurrentengineering.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RH SHEPPARD CO. HANOVER, PA 2001 – 2015
ISO/TS16949 certifiedmanufacturerof automotive hydraulicpowersteeringgears,steeringcolumnsandother
automotive products.
Senior Development Engineer, RH Sheppard, Hanover PA
Directedthe designanddevelopmentof atilttelescopingsteeringcolumntocompete withTRWwhichhasa virtual
monopolyonthe market. Directedthe designanddevelopmentof hydraulicpowersteering systemspecifically
designed forthe Asianmarket. Ledthe APQPplan includingschedulingandcoordinationwith Engineering,
Manufacturing,Assembly, QualityandPurchasing. Served asliaisonwithcustomers.
Principal Engineer, RH Sheppard, Hanover PA
Conceivedanddirectedthe designanddevelopmentof ahydraulicvalve whichreducednoiselevelstobelow65dB,
improvedroadfeel andresultedintwopatentsanda new line of powersteeringgears.
Designed,developed, andsimplified aclosedcenterhydraulicbrakingandsteeringsystemforuse inhydraulichybrid
vehicles. Thissystem wasbuiltandiscurrentlyundergoingtestingwiththe EPA, andendusers.
Designedthe company’sfirstelectronicsteer-by-wire secondaxle steeringgearsystem. Workedwithacontractorto
produce a conceptdesignfora lowcost ASICchip toimplementthe electronicsforthe steeringgearcontrol.
Developedanddirectedadepartmental taskmanagementandcontrol system for5 designersand4engineers that
improved productivityby15% and provided archival projectsearches throughmetadata. The systemrecordedand
chartedperformance metricforISOcompliance.

2. EstablishedFEA boundaryparameters, procedures andphysical auditparametersforacceleratedaging testsforall
steeringgearmodel lines whichgreatlyincreasedreliability. Establishedtestproceduresandreportingmethodsto
identifykey performancecharacteristics forcomparative testing.
Project/Application Engineer, RH Sheppard, Hanover PA
WorkedwithmajorOEM customerstoassesstheir requirements andcoordinate productdesignproposalsthatmet the
customer’sschedule needs. Thisincludedproductdesign,productioncontrol, andcoordinationof the foundryand
manufacturing.
BULOVA TECHNOLOGIES LLC, LANCASTER, PA
BulovaTechnologies wasaproducerof ballisticordinance fuzingfor military artillery andcommercialproducts.
Program Manager, Bulova Technologies
Managed multi-milliondollarprogramsinvolvingthe developmentandproductionof medical robotics. A setof 3 robots
were designedbyourcustomer,ComputerMotion,to worktogetherandperform orthoscopicCoronaryArteryBypass
Grafting(CABG) surgery. Directedthe activitiesof a14-personcross-functional programteamcomprisingbothhourly
and salariedpersonnel.DevelopedaContinuousImprovementProgram, whichresultedincostreductionsthrough
improvementsin bothyieldandreliability.The programgreatlyimprovedcommunicationswithcustomers,fostered
increasedcollaborationbetweencompanies,andresultedinadditional salesandproductlines.
Senior Design Engineer, Bulova Technologies, Lancaster PA
Lead Engineerforseveral militaryandcommercial developmentprograms.The programsrequired clean-sheetproduct
design,basedoncustomerrequirementsand envelope restrictions.The programsincludedanAbramsA1tank round
Safe and Armingdevice forthe Army,aSafe and Armingdevice foraMarine beachclearingfuel airexplosiveround,a
sensorfora passengerside airbag (US Patent),anda blastingcap witha highlyaccurate electronictimerthat didnot
require anyelectrical power, couldbe producedfor lessthanone dollar, waslessthana ¼ inchin diameter,and
survivedalocal explosionproducing60,000 PSI.
Senior Value Engineer, Hamilton Technology, Lancaster PA
Employed value engineeringmethodologytoperformacomplete functional analysisof aproductor processto achieve
minimumcost,consistentwithperformanceandsafetyrequirements.Responsibilitiesincludedmanagementof a
matrix-styleteamthroughthe technical,economicandpurchasingphases,testingandproof phases,proposal writing,
and final acceptance bythe customer.Performedvalue analysisonbid andproposal tasks tojustify pricingandto
illustrate willingnessandtechnical capabilitytoimprove the value of the product.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 Bachelor of Science Mechanical EngineeringBSME,VillanovaUniversity,VillanovaPA
 Value EngineeringCertification, Universityof Wisconsin
 Electrical engineeringclasses, PennState,HarrisburgPA inElectrical Engineering
 Statistics,marketing&accountingclasses,F&MUniversity,LancasterPA
 MemberAMBUCS (AmericanBusinessClub) LancasterPaChapter