Karl F. Berger
1201 Hiawatha Drive
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(920) 885-6842
kberger8@gmail.com

Jungchul Language Junior School Seongwhan, South Korea  2009-2010 
Taught English to elementary and middle school students

Briggs and Stratton Wauwatosa, WI 2005-2007
R & D / Carburetor Lab - calibrated the fuel and air intake, emissions, and governing of small engines.  Statistical analysis of carburetor specifications for production.  Tested capacity of different supplier's fuel pumps.

Waukesha Bearing Peewaukee, WI 2005
Contract position - designed and reverse engineered bearings for turbines and generators.

AC Equipment West Allis, WI 2005
Contract position - designed heavy machinery for kilns on AutoCAD.  

Custom Mechanical Equipment East Troy, WI 2001-2003
Manufacturing Engineer / Design Engineer- Designed customized HVAC equipment to fit customer needs. Performed heat load calculations to determine each area’s HVAC needs, selected unit to go into each area.  There are four different product types manufactured by CME which are customized to fit into the constraints of each individual job.  Designed equipment in AutoCAD and supervised manufacturing.  

Nordberg Corporation Milwaukee, WI 2000
Redesigned portable mining equipment to accommodate new supplier of screens and feeders.  Calculated structural strength, materials selection and weight distribution.  

Siemens Power Corporation Milwaukee, WI 1996-199
From 1/97-9/98 worked at Siemens Kraftwerk Union in Muelheim Germany.  Designed HP/IP components for turbine upgrade. 
In 1999 worked in the field performing steam path audits.  Recommended replacement parts to restore efficiency.  Performed adaptation inspections, examining layout of turbines for possible replacement with a Siemens turbine. 

Education 
BSME Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 1996