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Gm Milford Proving Grounds

Active Chassis Calibration•Calibrate traction control features while balancing requirements and vehicle availability

Gm Tech Center

Innovation Vehicle Engineering·Manages project timing pertaining to customer requirements, budget, part procurement, and shop workload·Provides technical direction and adheres to performance requirements of development vehicle subsystems while reporting out weekly to the customer and program lead·Collaborates with cross functional teams to ensure vehicle and subsystem level requirements are fulfilled

Gm Milford Proving Grounds

Vehicle Dynamics Center· Managing GM’s first full vehicle 8 Post Shaker Rig implementation from start to finish.· Developing damper tuning training vehicle with ride and handling performance owners.· Continued Transient Handling metric development to reduce the number of tests run to validate a vehicle and provide new transient information.· Completed moment about Kingpin Axis study and updated Chassis Design Document.· Developed test to evaluate thermal… Show more Vehicle Dynamics Center· Managing GM’s first full vehicle 8 Post Shaker Rig implementation from start to finish.· Developing damper tuning training vehicle with ride and handling performance owners.· Continued Transient Handling metric development to reduce the number of tests run to validate a vehicle and provide new transient information.· Completed moment about Kingpin Axis study and updated Chassis Design Document.· Developed test to evaluate thermal loads on dampers.· Managed COMP Tire test regimen to support Computer-aided Engineering Group tire development.· Managed Full Size Truck and SUV stabilizer bar testing to gather information for GM’s safety council.· Sourced parts and vehicles to run the Vehicle Control and Subjective Evaluation class. Show less

Gm Milford Proving Grounds

Performance Engineer Co-Op, GM Milford Proving Grounds, Milford, MI, June-Sep 2013 & Jan-Mar 2014 & 2015• Ran Steering Precision test development for transient handling metrics• Worked with performance and test engineers to understand Vehicle Dynamics test procedures, equipment, and analysis.• Benchmarked competitor active aerodynamics• Assisted with Steer Ratio, On-Center, and Sine with Dwell testing.Tire Test Engineer Co-Op, GM Milford Proving Grounds… Show more Performance Engineer Co-Op, GM Milford Proving Grounds, Milford, MI, June-Sep 2013 & Jan-Mar 2014 & 2015• Ran Steering Precision test development for transient handling metrics• Worked with performance and test engineers to understand Vehicle Dynamics test procedures, equipment, and analysis.• Benchmarked competitor active aerodynamics• Assisted with Steer Ratio, On-Center, and Sine with Dwell testing.Tire Test Engineer Co-Op, GM Milford Proving Grounds, Milford, MI, Jan-March 2013• Managed FT1 to CT+ PlyRAT correlation study• Worked with tire test engineers to understand PlyRAT test procedures, equipment, and analysis.• Designed a tool to facilitate the installation and removal of the steel belt on the CT+ test machine. • Assisted with testing Rapid Air Loss, Force and Moment, Residual Aligning Torque, and Wheel Attachment Loosening.Product Quality Engineer Co-Op, GM Tech Center, Warren, MI, July-Sep 2011 & 2012• APQM for Equinox, Terrain, and Captiva• Supported 2013 on line IVER builds at LDT• Used EQF and JD Power IQS to evaluate warranty data• Evaluated CTF vehicle complaints for known issues• Shadowed product quality engineers on the Lambda ProgramThermal Systems Validation Co-Op, GM Tech Center, Warren, MI, Jan-Mar 2012• Received DFSS green belt training and worked a DFSS project• Shadowed validation engineers on Volt, Camaro, Corvette, Terrain, Equinox, ATS, and Mid-Size Truck• Worked with suppliers to provide retrofit parts to Integration VehiclesWarranty Engineer Co-Op, GM Milford Proving Grounds, Milford, MI, Jan-March 2011• Continued RED X training and completed a second RED X project• Worked with warranty engineers to solve current problems • Ran tests on engineering fixes and field fixes• Obtained driving privileges on the ground to run my own tests Quality Engineer Co-Op, GM-Flint Assembly Plant, Flint, MI, July-Sep 2010 Show less

Master Of Science (Ms), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

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