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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Skilled Mechanical Engineer with 35 years of automotive design, manufacturing, and
tooling experience. Seeking to join a growing company as a Sr. Mechanical Engineer.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
International Automorive Components (IAC), Southfield, MI
Sr. Product Engineer, April 2016 present
Design and release Honda Odyssey and Honda MDX instrument panel vacuum formed
and wrapped trim panels. Co-develop ambient lighting for instrument panels.
Provide direction to a team of designers in coordination with OEM engineers and plant
personnel to produce high quality products and execute flawless launches.
Provide direction for injection molding, mold flow analysis, GDT, cut & sew, seam
alignment, bladder lamination, press lamination, vacuum forming, spray adhesive, roll
coating adhesive, laser scoring (airbag door), vibration welding, final poke-yoke
inspection, product testing, airbag deployment testing, and ambient light intensity testing.
Develop new vibration welding best practice for passenger airbag chutes to meet weld
strength requiements while eliminating read-through on show surface.
Develop new adhesive roll coating process for Monterrey Plant.
Deliver upper trim panel designs with zero engineering changes from tool kickoff through
launch.
Support launch activies in Anniston, AL, Wauseon, OH, Monterrey, MX.
International Automotive Components (IAC), Southfield, MI
Tooling Engineer, Dec 2011 - Apr 2016
Responsible for secondary tooling for Ford CD391, CD533, CD539, U540 instrument
panels and consoles.
Develop manufacturing process sheets, cycle time studies, manpower requirements,
ergonomic and safety assessments, tooling locator schemes, machine requirements,
programming (PLC) requirements, establish quote packages, perform quote reviews, and
machine sourcing.
Provide feasibility direction to product engineering teams for hot plate welding, vibration
welding, sonic welding, laser scoring, flame treating, die cutting, cut & sew, spray
adhesive, vinyl & leather wrapping, bladder lamination, press lamination,
Develop stand-alone assembly stations, assembly lines, laser and camera inspection,
machine data collection and plant MES system with real-time data feedback for
engineers.
Develop automated technique to establish melt position in hot plate welding machine.
Oversee equipment build and de-bugging at tool shops.
Support tooling and equipment launch activites in Strasburg, VA, Wauseon, OH,
Hermosillo, MX, and Monterrey, MX.
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI
Engineering Supervisor, Apr 2002 Dec 2011
Responsible for product design for 2006 Buick Lucerne Instrument Panel, GMT 20%
Front Seat, Chevy Cruze Door Trim Panels, Corvette Door Trim Panels, and Webasto
(GM) Moon Roof.
Develop and test IP topper panel for airbag deployment to meet GM safety requirements.
Assist welding tryouts and dimensional capability studies to achieve design tolerances on
20% seat frame.
Co-develop foam chemistry to achieve necessary customer comfort and foam
manufacturability characteristics for 20% seat cushion.
Support tooling and equipment launch activites in Warren MI, Mendon, MI, Huron, OH,
Lordstown, OH, and Toluca, MX.
Ford Motor Co / Visteon Corp., Dearborn, MI
Engineering Supervisor, Feb 1997 Apr 2002
Engineering supervisor for 2003 Lincoln Navigator 3rd row power seat mechanism and
2003 Mustang instrument panel welded instrument panel steel structure. Performed
durability studies and DOE testing on seat mechanism. Performed dimensional welding
studies on instrument panel structure.
Engineering supervisor for Nissan ZW truck instrument panels. Supervised a team of 20
engineers and designers.
Manufacturing superintendent for console assembly at Saline Plant.
Program management team (PMT) leader for P273 Ranger instrument panel.
Engineering supervisor for Lincoln Explorer instrument panel.
Design supervisor for instrument panels and consoles. Supervised a team of 40 designers.
Assisted in training the team in SDRC I-DEAS solid modelling software.
Ford Motor Co, Dearborn, MI
Engineer, June 1985 Feb 1997
Product engineer for cockpit modules. Performed design and ergonomic studies for
joining IP with a steel dash panel insert.
Lead product engineer for 1997 Econoline door trim panels. Supported launch at Utica
Manufacturing Plant.
Launch engineer for 1995 Fiesta instrument panel in Dagenham England (3 mos foreign
service assignment).
Lead product engineer for 1997 Econoline instrument panel. Supervised a team of 8
designers.
Lead product engineer for 1994 Mustang instrument panel and trim panels. Directed a
team of cross-functional engineers to achieve best-in-class fit & finish for the interior
Product engineer for 1992 Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis IP trim panels.
Quality engineer for 1989 Econoline and TBird/Couger instrument panels and electrical
wiring at Lorain Assembly Plant.
Ford College Graduate (FCG) Engineer in instrument panels. Training rotational
assignments at Saline Manufacturing Plant, Chassis Engineering, Body and Assembly
Operations, Dearborn Stamping Plant, and Body Materials Lab.
EDUCATION
Michigan State University, Troy, MI
MBA, May 1999
Universiuty of Michigan, Dearborn, MI
MS Manufacturing Systems, December 1996
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, May 1985
GPA: 3.4/4.0
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Program Management
Microsoft Office Suite
Teamcenter PLM
GDT
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