Steven Kontney
Mechanical Design Engineer at Catalyst Product Development Group, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Kati Lazzer
Steve worked a yearlong contract for us at Allison Transmission. During that time, he was a pleasure to work with and represented our company well. He utilized his years of engineering expertise to go above and beyond Allison's expectations for the contract role. I would be more than happy to represent Steve going forward to any company.
Greg Percifield
I worked with Steve for over twenty years in an automotive stampings environment. Over that time Steve was consistently our best Product Engineer, in my opinion. My professional connection to Steve was primarily in analyzing his capital investment proposals for proper return on investment potential. As he is an extremely detail oriented person, Steve was always quickly able to answer any questions I had regarding his projects. His proposals were consistently well thought out and because of that and his overall engineering ability he was always very highly regarded by management at our facility. Steve would be a tremendous hire for any company in need of a Product Engineer and a valuable asset for any Engineering department.
Kati Lazzer
Steve worked a yearlong contract for us at Allison Transmission. During that time, he was a pleasure to work with and represented our company well. He utilized his years of engineering expertise to go above and beyond Allison's expectations for the contract role. I would be more than happy to represent Steve going forward to any company.
Greg Percifield
I worked with Steve for over twenty years in an automotive stampings environment. Over that time Steve was consistently our best Product Engineer, in my opinion. My professional connection to Steve was primarily in analyzing his capital investment proposals for proper return on investment potential. As he is an extremely detail oriented person, Steve was always quickly able to answer any questions I had regarding his projects. His proposals were consistently well thought out and because of that and his overall engineering ability he was always very highly regarded by management at our facility. Steve would be a tremendous hire for any company in need of a Product Engineer and a valuable asset for any Engineering department.
Kati Lazzer
Steve worked a yearlong contract for us at Allison Transmission. During that time, he was a pleasure to work with and represented our company well. He utilized his years of engineering expertise to go above and beyond Allison's expectations for the contract role. I would be more than happy to represent Steve going forward to any company.
Greg Percifield
I worked with Steve for over twenty years in an automotive stampings environment. Over that time Steve was consistently our best Product Engineer, in my opinion. My professional connection to Steve was primarily in analyzing his capital investment proposals for proper return on investment potential. As he is an extremely detail oriented person, Steve was always quickly able to answer any questions I had regarding his projects. His proposals were consistently well thought out and because of that and his overall engineering ability he was always very highly regarded by management at our facility. Steve would be a tremendous hire for any company in need of a Product Engineer and a valuable asset for any Engineering department.
Kati Lazzer
Steve worked a yearlong contract for us at Allison Transmission. During that time, he was a pleasure to work with and represented our company well. He utilized his years of engineering expertise to go above and beyond Allison's expectations for the contract role. I would be more than happy to represent Steve going forward to any company.
Greg Percifield
I worked with Steve for over twenty years in an automotive stampings environment. Over that time Steve was consistently our best Product Engineer, in my opinion. My professional connection to Steve was primarily in analyzing his capital investment proposals for proper return on investment potential. As he is an extremely detail oriented person, Steve was always quickly able to answer any questions I had regarding his projects. His proposals were consistently well thought out and because of that and his overall engineering ability he was always very highly regarded by management at our facility. Steve would be a tremendous hire for any company in need of a Product Engineer and a valuable asset for any Engineering department.
Experience
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Catalyst Product Development Group, Inc.
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United States
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mechanical Design Engineer
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Jan 2016 - Present
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Safety Inspection
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1984 - 2017
Initially assist in the inspection of cars for safety item compliance as well as assist in accident review/failure analysis and assist in accident database input/maintenance at various assigned Verizon IndyCar race events throughout the season. Initially assist in the inspection of cars for safety item compliance as well as assist in accident review/failure analysis and assist in accident database input/maintenance at various assigned Verizon IndyCar race events throughout the season.
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Cummins Inc.
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Mechanical Development Engineer
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Nov 2010 - Dec 2015
Mechanical Development Engineer - Technical Specialist - Cost Reduction Team in HMLD Engineering as part of the Engine Business Unit of Cummins in Columbus, IN. Mechanical Development Engineer - Technical Specialist - Cost Reduction Team in HMLD Engineering as part of the Engine Business Unit of Cummins in Columbus, IN.
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Aegis Worldwide
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Contract Engineer
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Jan 2010 - Dec 2010
Product Engineer working with the Tracked Vehicle Military Engineering Group at Allison Transmission on projects associated with the X1100 (M1 Tank) and X200 (M113 Armored Personnel Carrier) transmissions. Product Engineer working with the Tracked Vehicle Military Engineering Group at Allison Transmission on projects associated with the X1100 (M1 Tank) and X200 (M113 Armored Personnel Carrier) transmissions.
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Columbus Components Group
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Engineer
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Dec 2004 - Mar 2009
Technical liaison with customer engineering to develop automotive inflatable restraint, heavy duty engine component, heavy duty and automotive exhaust, and automotive trim metal stampings and assemblies. Constructed 3D models, 2D drawings, sourced prototypes, conducted product and material testing, advised customers on material properties/selection, selected or created the needed material specifications, assisted in production tool/equipment vendor sourcing, and assisted product launch activities as necessary to support each specific product and customer. Also created product material and process breakdowns for marketing costing purposes, and for bills of material creation. Maintained drawing and specification archive in accordance with QS/TS requirements. Managed an internal model shop to support marketing and engineering needs.
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Product Engineer Inflatable Restraint Components Business Unit
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Nov 1993 - Nov 2004
Developed product for manufacture by the 17th Street facility as a liaison engineer with the tier one inflatable restraint manufacturers (TRW, Autoliv, Takata, etc.). Created concepts, provided detail drawings, developed complete product cost quotations/bills of material, sourced prototypes, conducted testing, and assisted in the sourcing and launch of production tooling/equipment as necessary to support marketing and manufacturing needs.Also supervised a three man internal model shop that manufactured pilot prototypes, fixtures, and conducted manufacturing concept feasibility studies for the 17th Street facility.
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Project Engineer
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Jun 1979 - Oct 1993
Staff engineer in Product Engineering for the Arvinyl Division. Worked at the direction of marketing to assist OEM automotive and consumer product customers with product development for manufacture by the 17th Street facility. Created drawings, sourced prototypes, conducted testing, and created bills of material for cost quotation of products across all customer and product lines of the facility. Staff engineer in Product Engineering for the Arvinyl Division. Worked at the direction of marketing to assist OEM automotive and consumer product customers with product development for manufacture by the 17th Street facility. Created drawings, sourced prototypes, conducted testing, and created bills of material for cost quotation of products across all customer and product lines of the facility.
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Education
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1975 - 1979
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering -
1971 - 1975
Thomas Carr Howe High School
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