Milan Zdráhal - Mechanical Design Engineer, CATIA V5

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Vsetin, Czech Republic

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Experience

Oct 2019 - Jun 2020

9 months

Cam Mechanism of the Pick-And-Place Production Line Feeder - Master's Thesis

Personal project

Mastered the design of mechanical cams and pick-and-place mechanisms in assembly machines
Designed special machinery from simple support devices up to fully automated production lines
Created cost calculations for special machinery projects

Jun 2016 - Present

10 years 3 months

Streamlining of design processes

Personal project

Reduced project design time by over 30% by creating standard catalogs and developing custom macros for repetitive design operations

Jan 2016 - Present

10 years 8 months

Catia V5 Environment Tuning

Personal project

Created a highly standardized work environment across the Leader Part, Assembly, Drafting, and BOM modules
Provided direct connectivity to the storage management of Hirschmann Automotive VS s.r.o.

May 2014 - Present

12 years 4 months

Aftermarket maintenance

Personal project

Completed over 1000 special machinery projects
Scaled the team from 2 to 18 employees

Jun 2012 - Present

14 years 3 months

SmartROBOT assembly machine concept

Personal project

Designed a multi-purpose assembly machine with plug@play changeable workstations to handle more similar products on one machine
Led special machinery projects from concept stage to final acceptance at the customer side using a 6-axis robot as a flexible pick and place solution

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Automotive, and Information Technology.

Manufacturing

Automotive

Information Technology

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Product Development, Project Management, Operations, Information Technology, and Production.

Product Development

Project Management

Operations

Information Technology

Production

Summary

More than eight years of experience in special machine design, production automation, and project management.

Skills

Cad, Cae Software
Catia V5
Siemens Nx
Siemens Solid Edge
Solidworks
Mechanical Design
Project Management
Technical Computing
Leadership
Communication Skills
Wolfram Mathematica
Process Automation
Technical Thinking
Machine Safety
Safexpert
Machine Design
Fem Analysis
Problem-Solving
Creativity
Cad Software
Microsoft Office Apps

Languages

Czech

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Sep 2018 - Jun 2020

Tomas Bata University in Zlín

Master's degree · Production Engineering · Zlín, Czech Republic

Sep 2015 - Jun 2018

Tomas Bata University in Zlín

Bachelor's degree · Process Engineering · Zlín, Czech Republic

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 5

Experience in Manufacturing 14 y

Avg length 9 y 7 m

Longest experience 14 y 2 m

Expertise

Recent roles Cam Mechanism of the Pick-And-Place Production Line Feeder - Master's Thesis, Streamlining of design processes, Catia V5 Environment Tuning

Main industries Manufacturing, Automotive, Information Technology

Main business areas Product Development, Project Management, Operations

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Profile

Created

June 2025

Last Update

August 2026

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Milan is based in Vsetin, Czech Republic and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Milan speaks the following languages: Czech (Native), English (Advanced).

Milan has at least 14 years of experience. During this time, Milan has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 1 company. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 10 months. Note that Milan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Milan would be well-suited for roles such as: Cam Mechanism of the Pick-And-Place Production Line Feeder - Master's Thesis, Streamlining of design processes, Catia V5 Environment Tuning.

Milan's most recent position is Cam Mechanism of the Pick-And-Place Production Line Feeder - Master's Thesis at Personal project.

In recent years, Milan has worked for Personal project.

Milan is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Automotive, and Information Technology.

Milan is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Operations. Milan also has some experience in Information Technology and Production.

Milan has recently worked in industries like Manufacturing, Automotive, and Information Technology.

Milan has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Operations.

Milan holds a Master in Production Engineering from Tomas Bata University in Zlín and a Bachelor in Process Engineering from Tomas Bata University in Zlín.

Milan is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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