SUMMARY:

• What I offer is diversified & extensive automotive design, engineering, & supervisory experience. Proficient with Confidential, Confidential, & Confidential design, engineering, & release processes, and data collection from Team Center, IBM Catia, & Unigraphics. Proficient with all Microsoft programs, GD&T, DFMEA, PFMEA, DVP&R, DFA, DFM, DFSS, CADAM, & PPAP. I have a BSME from Confidential & an MBA from Confidential. Looking for DRE or supplier liaison roles working on multiple programs. May I have an interview to describe what I can do for you in more detail, or to answer any other questions you may have?

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

QUALITY ASSURANCE: SPC, GD&T, VSM, DOE, 7D/8D, DFMEA, PFMEA, DVP&R, DFA, QFD, VA/VE, PPAP, APQP, QTS, VQA, QS9000, QS9001, & CARS.

COMPUTER & SOFTWARE: Siemens NX Unigraphics, NX Nastran, NX I-DEAS, & Vis-Mockup, IBM CADAM, CATIA, & Digital BuckMS Office Suite: Project, Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint, Access, Messenger, & OutlookWordPerfect, Visio, Timeline, Photo Editor, Minitab, CATS, & CognosLotus Notes, PROFS, Skype, & One NoteFEA using AUTOTROL, Patran G, & NastraGeneral Motors: PF, E2 3.1, E2KS (AUROS 7.02.21), BP, GDM, APM, GPDS 10.3, GPDSDA, GVDP 6.0, ELB, & GDMQ. Confidential: WERS, SALT, AVBOM, EBOM, TO4, 1EC, 2EC, Attachment 3s, SOBA, ESOW, PDPD, & GPDS. Confidential: TSA, IAA, PCN, WebCN, BeStandard, TMS, CPS, VMS, PFS,TMS, FIS, CMIS, AMPS, SQDCM, PIECS, ELB & JT Visualization, DAC, DAP, LL, I-Speed, EBOM & Co-DEP, CVVR, CKM, KPT, EDP, & SOP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Auburn Hills

Design Integrity Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Engineering release & design assurance for all electrical & electronic components for all programs in timing phases, including harnesses, modules, sensors, batteries, starters, relays, EPB, ESC, ADAS, DASM, EPS, shifters, cameras, FOBs, outlets, chargers, horns, sirens, speakers, radios, amps, antennas, microphones, clusters, HUDs, & switches. Responsible for DAP for each new or revised component, reviewing all design & engineering requirements for accuracy & completeness with each respective DRE, including recall & warranty actions, regulatory mitigations, supplier TKO plans, functional objectives, CAN software & material compatibility
• AME assessments, homologation, joint integrity, serviceability, weights, module inputs & outputs, ECB thermal profiles, current transients, FEA, NVH, supplier deviations & RAR, cost, investment, connector pin sizing & plating, packaging & schematics. Responsible for all accurate & complete core & program specific DFMEAs, PFMEAs, DVP&Rs, EDP/SOPs on CKM, KPT, & CD on beStandard. Responsible for resolution of all JT Visualization Logbook issues from periodic Unigraphics design sweeps. Responsible for all GD&T studies. Responsible for all Lessons Learned document implementation from monthly EE CNs. Responsible for I-Speed wire connection verification of EE components. Responsible for software release level verification (CVVR) for EE modules. Responsible for Blue Document design buy-off approvals. Responsible for weekly program content, updates, & reporting on PM Scorecard, including CAD
• Drive & evaluate Confidential & Lincoln prototype cars & trucks for Voice Of Customer (VOC) program. Drove miles per day over varying road conditions evaluating all physical & functional features of vehicles, including fit, finish, mechanical & electronic controls, HMI, Apple Car Play, voice & phone sync, GPS & navigation, fluid levels, comfort, convenience, infotainment, mileage, safety features, lane change & collision avoidance, ADAS, NVH, & vehicle performance.

Confidential, Southfield

Design & Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• DRE for front & rear seat assemblies for Cadillac SRX. Responsible for seat fastener kits, frames, motors, power & manual adjuster tracks, recliners, lifts, hinges, latches, cushion length adjuster, lumbar bladders, memory modules, seat position sensor, IOS/PODS-D, seat belt reminder, HAPTICS/LDWS, heat mats & modules, vent mats & blowers, foam, side covers, cut & sew materials, head restraints, armrest & cup holders, side air bags, buckles & retractors, wiring harnesses, switches, & knobs. Responsible for design direction, prototype build, testing, quality, fit, finish, performance, durability, ergonomics, & support to suppliers, management, pilot builds, PM, & seat PDT.
• Responsible for leather, vinyl or cloth cut & sew designs, foam packaging & density, laminations, frame formability & CAE, gaging, coatings, FMVSS validation, cost, weight, quality targets, E2KS best practices, & seat benchmarking. Responsible for QS1, QSF, RPO usages using PF Part Finder, APM, & GPDS, or developing new parts on ELB. Responsible for supplier BMB EWOs, production PRT EWOs, & pilot build BSD EWOs, using new components based release (CBR) strategy. Responsible for packaging critical CAD cut sections, MCR/MCO cost savings, & all CNs on E2.

Confidential

Design & Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• DRE for upper body inner & outer side crash ring for Cadillac SRX & GMC Terrain. Responsible for Unigraphics design & packaging of door hinges & check straps, reinforcements & spacers, Mubea Tailored Rolled Blanks, roof flanges, bracket mounts, & all holes & studs for harness clips, soft & hard trim, air curtains, retractors, rear washer hose, cables & antennae. Responsible for design direction, prototype build, testing, quality, fit, finish, performance, durability, ergonomics, & support to suppliers, management, pilot builds, PM, & upper body PMT. Responsible for sheet metal shingling, HSLA & PHS sheet metal, 2T & 3T welding patterns, structural adhesives, material formability & CAE, gaging, coatings, FMVSS validation, cost, weight, quality targets, E2KS best practices, & vehicle benchmarking. Responsible for QS1, QSF, RPO usages using PF Part Finder, APM, & GPDS, or developing new parts on ELB.
• Responsible for supplier BMB EWOs, production PRT EWOs, & pilot build BSD EWOs. Responsible for cut sections with class A surfaces, MCR/MCO cost savings, & all CNs on E2.

Confidential

Design & Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• DRE for upper body inner & outer side crash ring & package tray for Taurus & Lincoln MKS. Responsible for Unigraphics & CATIA design & packaging of door hinges, check straps, reinforcements, spacers, Tailored Welded Blanks, tubular HS steel, roof flanges, bracket mounts, & all mount holes & studs for harness clips, soft & hard trim, air curtains, retractors, rear washer hose, cables, & antennae. Later responsible for design & packaging of rear power sunshade, deck lid hinge & counterbalancing, retractors, child restraints, compass module, rear corner speakers, center woofer, & power rear seat recline on the package tray.
• Responsible for design direction, prototype builds, testing, quality, fit, finish, performance, durability, ergonomics, & support to suppliers, management, pilot builds, PM, & upper body PDT. Responsible for sheet metal shingling, HSLA & PHS sheet metal, 2T & 3T welding patterns, structural adhesives, material formability & CAE, gaging, coatings, FMVSS validation, cost, weight, DEA & MUDD metal blank efficiencies, & QCWF vehicle benchmarking. Responsible for AVBOM2, RPO usages, PCP Cover Letter, Attachment 3 matrixes, 1EC, 2EC, & 3EC Engineering Concepts, Marketing BOM, ESOW, SOBA, defined SALT uplifts, PDL adjustments, & Waterfall matrix. Responsible for cut sections of class A surfaces, MCR Q-forms for cost savings, leading Team Of 4 meetings, & all CNs on WERS.

Confidential, Auburn Hills

Design & Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• DRE for powertrain, steering, frame, & suspension components of military projects, repair kits, & studies. Responsible for Unigraphics design direction, prototype procurement, testing, quality, fit, finish, performance, durability, ergonomics, & support to suppliers, management, & US Army TACOM. Responsible for converting a 4x2 Navistar Terrastar into a 60” shorter WB, state of art, 4x4 truck, with a wide range of wheel travel & turning abilities, including new wheel & tire combinations, transmission conversion, transaxle mount, frame changes, drive line angles, driveshaftsCV joints, shocks, coil springs, 4-bar links, torque rods, pan hard bars, electronic clutch sway bar, 90 degree steering box & hydraulics, intermediate shaft, pitman arm, idler arm, drag links, & body mounts. Developed weight change distribution, center of gravity, roll stiffness, turning radius & maximum velocity, tire tracking, Ackerman studies, bump steer, king pin angles, steering effort, tire patch torque, caster, camber, toe, & thrust angles. Responsible for prototype timing, cost, weight, & vehicle testing. Also responsible for developing a 4x4 air bag spring suspension system field kit for the same truck. Responsible for engineering study of developing a computer & radar controlled, fully automated, driverless steering, braking, & acceleration system field kit for the same truck.

Confidential, Auburn Hills

Contact Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all engineering, performance, quality, or supplier issues in the production of the Jeep Cherokee & Grand Cherokee, including body builds, paint, assembly, & CMM. Responsible for accurate CATIA DRE, CNs, EBOM, GD&T, nomenclature, OBDII & EOL testing, PERs/PTRs, launches, part fit, finish, durability, ergonomics, PPAP approvals, & APQP. Interfaced with facility engineers, production control, UAW, suppliers, DREs, & PMs. Responsible all electrical harnesses & electronic modules or components, all body hardware & paint, all powertrain & chassis/underbody components, all interior & exterior trim.
• Responsible for PFMEA content, CARS, QS9000, QS9001, ODCICS, AMPS, & broadcast sheets using VMS/FIS. Wrote over 11,000 PIECS & hundreds of PTRs, TSAs, IAAs, ECNs, reworks, repairs, substitutions, & established clean points to improve QTS/VQA, costs (including $30M in suggestions), FTC, & safety, per SQDCM to reduce defects by 99.8% in all areas. Supported shift hand off meetings, floor audits, PMTs, & PM using Lotus Notes, radio, & pager. Developed own list of scheduled & unknown ECN design changes, reducing parts rework & yard shut downs, saving millions of dollars.
• Responsible for UAW supervision and departmental JIT inputs, outputs, scrap & SQDCM data of various glass departments, including lamination, cutting, washing, blackout printing, clip glue hardening in KOCH ovens or 1400F roller hearth annealing furnaces on a revolving 24/7 basis. Responsible for employee assignments & performance of up to 30 UAW job setters, Hilo & furnace operators, & inspectors. Responsible for employee attendance & OT on CATS, transfers, discipline, OSHA safety, morale, PQI, materials, tools, & supplies. Responsible for 6 Sigma SPC reporting, Kaizan & Kanban processes bar code labels, CMIS s, & hourly updates on SQDCM scoreboards.

Confidential

Program Management Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Program planning & engineering execution of power train, chassis, & frame components of Explorer & Ranger programs. Responsible for liaison to PATs, PMTs, CAD groups, manufacturing, & finance. Designated WERS Engineering Change Control (ECC) on all ECN submissions. Responsible for WCT deliverables, design data management, & project objectives. Responsible for EBOM content, resolution of prototype issues, DFMEA content, VA/VE inquiries, component cost, weight, investment, & quality targets, management of system risks & opportunities, & resolution of engineering conflicts.

Confidential

Project Engineer

Responsibilities:

• DRE for military accessory kits, battlefield conversion kits, repair kits, & perform engineering studies for HMMW, M1 Abrams tank, & other military vehicles for US Army TACOM. Developed drive train conversions, aluminum body panels, frames, bumpers, chassis components, harnesses, antennas, radios, HVAC, NBC nuclear biological controls, communications, lubricants, fuel & air water snorkels, Stinger missile carriers, generators, water intrusion kits, & Hutchinson run flat packs. Responsible for budgets, timing, prototypes, field testing, manual drafting, & new ASTM, SAE, & MS specs. Interfaced with TACOM, part depots, suppliers, & provided kit launch. Provided sole nightly TACOM engineering support during week long Desert Storm.

Confidential

Lead Project Engineer

Responsibilities:

• DRE for manual & power seats, including seat structures, adjusters, recliners, seat lifts, springs, handles, brackets, foam, trim, head restraints, buckles, & retractors. Responsible for budgets, timing, prototypes, & warranty. Interfaced with customers, suppliers, & provided launch support. Traveled extensively to KT & TN plants to establish PFMEA & GDT&T. Responsible for hiring, supervision, GD&T, manual drafting support, & appraisals of 2 project engineers & 11 designers. Designed Confidential truck structural front seat adjusters & recliners that exceeded FMVSS by 200%.

Confidential

Project Engineer

Responsibilities:

• DRE for body hardware, including counter balance gas springs, clock springs, & torque rods, door cables, latches, strikers, locks, hinges, straps & checks, power & manual sunroofs, & power trunk pull closure. Designed first Confidential Co. Confidential counterbalancing software. DRE for manual & power seat adjusters, recliners, head rests, foam, & trim. Responsible for CGS CAE, budgets, timing, prototypes, & warranty. Interfaced with customers, suppliers, & provided launch support. Responsible for supervision, GD&T, manual drafting support, & appraisals of 11 detailers & a checker.

Confidential

Design Engineer

Responsibilities:

• CADAM Designed tooling for Pontiac engine CNC machines & transfer automation, including fixtures, gages, clamps, & part gantries. CADAM Designed prototype engine block, head, crank case, water pump, oil pan, timing cover. Supported dynamometer testing & failure root causes analysis & developed CAM CNC tapes.

Confidential

Designer

Responsibilities:

• CADAM Designed & developed library of 2000 Confidential Electric connectors & terminals. Designed Chevrolet & Confidential Electric wiring harnesses & connectors, including schematics, wire sizing, & electrical current logic. Designed engine blocks, heads, FEAD, crankshafts, valves, distributors, pans, & covers.

Confidential

Mechanical Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manual & CADAM design & release of tooling for overhead power & free conveyors, inverted carriers, & transfer machines, including vehicle tracks, trolleys, cams, dogs, locks, hydraulic & air control systems, overhead structural steel, braces, hangers, clamps, fasteners, safety mesh, & ladders. Interfaced with sales, customers, & suppliers to develop system requirements & feasibility studies. Responsible for schematics, EBOM, GD&T, procurements, build support, & system testing. Designed & released first Honda vehicle assembly line in Marysville, Ohio.