1. Steven E. Kerchner
15508 W. Bell Rd. #316
Surprise, AZ 85374
330-618-9889 (Mobile)
Email: skerchner@yahoo.com
Professional Experience
Pressco Technology Inc.
Solon, Ohio
Project Engineer November 1998 to April 2014
• Worked with customers to identify: system configurations, buy off, installations, start-up, and commissioning of PET and
plastics process control products. As well as similar products for the beverage / container industry.
• Managed all phases of customer contact during course of projects, from pre-sale engineering through successful buy-off by the
customer.
• Assumed ownership of all project related issues.
• Effectively communicated and resolved issues with customers at all levels from senior management to manufacturing.
• Coordinated engineering and production activities including verification of system documentation at system shipment and
availability of documentation at time of assembly.
• Participated in the proposal/quoting process through authoring and review of contacts and proposals.
• Designed, installed and integrated process control products into Blow-Molding equipment. Primary emphasis within Sidel
equipment. Other manufacturers including KHS, Krones and Techlong.
Quality Control Inspector October 1997 to November 1998
• Visually inspected in-coming and in-process PC boards, cables, electronic sub assemblies, mechanical fabricated parts, and
optics to blue print specifications.
Applications Engineering Technician Level IV January 1994 to October 1997
• Worked with proprietary hardware and software, set-up of fabricated known and experimental stations for sample evaluations
and feasibility studies.
• Set up for customer demonstrations.
• Conducted application specific experiments for advanced inspection systems as well as standard systems for the containers and
web markets.
• Provided data for application evaluation reports for the Operations Committee, Concurrent Development Teams, and the
Technology Group.
• Designed, fabricated, built, tested, and documented prototype systems
Assembler February 1992 to January 1994
• Assembled, tested and evaluated new and existing assemblies, sub-assemblies , and complete mechanical systems.
• Worked with sheet metal fabrication tools, machines and blueprints.
The Lincoln Electric Company
Euclid, Ohio
Assembler June 1990 to April 1991
• assembled thirty different types of AC, DC, and AC/DC arc welders.
Education
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
B.S. Aviation Management
Skills
AutoCAD / SolidWorks
Current OSHA Forklift Certification