Antonio Jimenez Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Arizona, US

Phoenix, Arizona, US

Phoenix, Arizona, US

Phoenix, Arizona, US

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Head of Engineering and Design for Programs for Underbody components for Cadillac V Series, CT5 and CTS for USA and Asia coordinated areas of support such as, CAE (computer-aided engineering), Purchasing, Materials &.
• I achieved savings of US $ 1.7 million in the project of the Cadillac CT5 and V Series 2020/2021 program implementing a strategy of injection molds for prototypes.
• Successfully restructured program budget that represented 28% of the total budget of two plastic component programs worth US $ 6.3 million and US $ 7.8 million per year. Redesigned components for a high-performance.
• I obtained two patents from the United States Patent & Trademark Office for engineering solutions for the Cadillac V Series program.
• Developed and implemented a methodology and procedure to avoid and anticipate deformations in plastic parts injected in early stages of development, achieving improvement in the design process by 35% and.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Engineer for Emerging Markets in Interior Trim, for the GEM Vehicle designed in China and manufactured in Mexico, working as an engineering interface with the engineering centers in Brazil, India and China.
• I coordinated the development of the interior commodity for Mexico of a vehicle designed in China and manufactured in Mexico and other world regions.
• Creation and implementation of a strategy for locating and manufacturing components and tooling for Headliners and Garnish commodities, which established the basis for global savings of US $ 6.4 million in the first.
• Engineering focal point in Mexico for Headliners and Garnish commodities.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Leading Design Engineer for Acoustic Insulators and Carpets. (06/2014 - 08/2016) - Providing technical support to management, designers, release engineers and customer service areas, on the design execution and.
• I Designed the solution and guided the strategy to provide alternative component designs, derived from the bankruptcy of a supplier that provided components to 80% of the plants in North America, thus avoiding stopping.
• Generated and implemented a protocol for virtual design reviews, which resulted in an improvement in the efficiency of the design process, reducing rework time by 75% with non-quantifiable savings.
• Supervised several DFSS projects, several of which achieved Green Belt certification of 12 engineers.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Lead Engineer for the design and implementation of acoustic insulators in SUVs and Trucks
• Coordinated the technical studies and designs of soundproofing components for the new generation of SUVs and Pickups, for which I won the Truck of The Year award for its high acoustic performance.
• Recovered, diagnosed, corrected and implemented correctly the new Cargo system for SUVs that had a pneumatic opening system, taking the project in a critical phase in time and cost, finishing its validation and putting.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Design time maximized on 25 %
• Successfully design and lunch of garnish parts for GM Programs,
• Optimice plastic resin formulation-processing for textured molding parts, class A.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Introduce of this activity in GM de México
• Selection, hiring and training of engineers for this activity
• Responsible of materials proposals as well fastening designs for new products

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Laboratory accreditation to international agencies
• Design and implementation of quality system at Testing Laboratories GM de Mexico

Peachtree City, GA, US

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Foundation Degree, Fastening Technology