Keith Peltason
Project Engineer @Union Tank Car Company - UTLX
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WORK HISTORY
Project Engineer @Union Tank Car Company - UTLX
Chicago, IL, US
Develops vital aspects of critical and large-scale retrofit program for implementing new DOT/TC/AAR regulations, scope of over railcars• Performs extensive FEA projects, other engineering analyses• Responsible for managing engineering projects while ensuring designs and concepts are complete, accurate, timely, cost efficient, and comply with specifications of regulatory, quality, company, and customer requirements• Primary regulatory requirements are Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR parts 171–180) and Association of American Railroads Manual of Standards of Recommend Practices• Integrated tens of thousands of new assets added to Fleet by acquisition• Other activities include failure root cause analysis, providing engineering assistance to repair facilities, as well as providing training and guidance to others
EDUCATION
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor's Degree, General Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT KEITH PELTASON
Mechanical Engineer (BSME, PE) with over 20 years of experience in product design and research and development of mechanical systems. Focused to utilize and disseminate my knowledge so that the lives of people and the world around them may be improved. Current experience in freight rail transportation. Prior, extensive experience designing and evaluating water treatment devices and water delivery components.Key attributes and skills:• Engineering project management• Finite element analysis• Product design• Lean sigma• Regulatory compliance• Cost savings and efficiencyDESIGN EXPERIENCEDesign, documentation, and commercialization of Rail Tank Car and components, water delivery products, water treatment devices, molded plastic parts, machined parts, and other designing experiences. Prototyping and 3D printing rapid prototyping. Led designers in a collaborative environment. Extensive testing and regulatory experience.RESEARCH EXPERIENCEExtensive mechanical FEA experience. Applied material science and research to facilitate new product development. Studied wear on material coating and suitability in harsh fuel environments and performed subsequent analysis using an SEM.SOFTWARE EXPERIENCEANSYS Mechanical, SolidEdge, Pro-Engineer (PTC Creo, Wildfire) and Pro-E Surfacing, Microsoft Access database design, Visual Basic and JavaScript, Microsoft Project, SharePoint.
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