My C.V.
Professional experience
My name is Nimrod Kohen.
B. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Ma. in Quality Assurance & Reliability
I have 34 years "hands-on" experience in steel wire ropemanufacturing,
starting as a stranding machine operator and with more than 25 years, as the cheif engineer at "Wire Rope Works Messilot Ltd."
1984 - 1990 - Machine operator in Wire Rope Works Messilot Ltd, first on small stranding machines, later on bigger stranding and closing machines. Real "hands-on" experience in the manufacturig processes of wire rope.
1990 - 1992 - Aprentice in the engineering department in Wire Rope Works Messilot Ltd while studying for my degree in mecanical engineering.
1993 - 2018 - Head of the enegineering department in Wire Rope Works Messilot Ltd. this includes:
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Design of different wire ropes, issuing thecnical specifications for procurement, manufacturing, testing & verification.
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Developement of new products or processes. Issuing specifications for necessary equipment and searching for potential suppliers.
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Installation and assimilation of new machines and equipment. writing working instructions and procedures.
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Engineering support to the maintenence department.
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Consulting customers, reviewing contracts, investigating customer complaints and non-conformance incidents.
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design, production, implementation of different devices and machines for the production floor. Including hydraulics, pneumatics, PLC's, DC & AC drives.
Education
1993 - Graduated "Cum Laude" as B. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at the "Technion" - Israel Institute of Technology
1998 - Graduated as Ma. in Quality Assurance & Reliability at the "Technion" - Israel Institute of Technology
Affiliations
1998 - 2012 - Member of Technical Commitee 479 - "Lifting Appliances" at the Standards Institute of Israel (SII)
2012 - 2018 - Chairman of echnical Commitee 479 - "Lifting Appliances" at the Standards Institute of Israel (SII)