Leading and defining corporate processes for product development and product management. Creating, integrating, and maintaining system infrastructure in PLM (Arena), ERP (NetSuite), and Atlassian Products (JIRA + Confluence). Educating the greater team and driving the use of data analysis tools (JMP) throughout the business.

Assisting with the acquisition and sale of rare fine automobiles + automotive consulting. Inquire at Tarlo.co

Leading a start-up with teams in the Silicon Valley and LA to create a global brand producing world-class connected personal protective products.

Leading cross-functional activities with all departments to set and deliver class-leading yet attainable quality targets. Creating company standards for engineering quality assurance processes including the engineering release process. Responsibility as the strictest gatekeeper for all product releases, exercising criticism to the finest detail on parts from all vehicle systems (ADAS, Low Voltage, Connectivity, Digital Engineering, Powertrain, HV Battery, Body Structures, Closures, Passive Safety, Exteriors, Interiors, Chassis, and Thermal Systems). Assessed as having identified $60M in design, validation, and tooling errors or exclusions over the duration of 800 component and assembly releases. Leader in the development of requirements management (JAMA), vehicle warranty, DFMEA , document control, the appearance approval process, and company-wide problem management and problem solving processes. Stakeholder in Safety, Homologation, Appearance, NVH, Aero, Durability, Mass, Vehicle Dynamics, and Perceived Quality.

Leading suspension development, packaging, and vehicle integration. Supervision of bushings, bearings, wheels, and tires. DRE for springs, air suspension, and damping.Management of key prototype development activities including mule vehicles.Active role in vehicle architecture definition and chassis controls.Active role in vehicle dynamics attribute definition and development.

Responsible for suspension systems and all associated packaging, attachments, and supplier management, and vehicle integration.Management of chassis development vehicles focusing on adaptive suspension development, vehicle dynamics including tire development, and some NVH activities. Leading cross functional teams across the company to kick-start development in areas needing support. Driving chassis side architecture development of future vehicles.

• Working with chassis electronics to optimize air suspension performance.• Developing and packaging semi-active and fully active damping systems.• Developing internal tools for part optimization and generation. • Revising Chassis components for weight-savings and durability.• Driving prototype vehicle builds for active damping development vehicles.

• Performing chassis side vehicle development, especially in the areas of air suspension and active suspension.• Conceptual brainstorming for Drive Mode Logic, UI Functions, Service Modes, Manufacturing Modes, and other functionality within Chassis Group.• Performing system simplification by eliminating hardware and utilizing predictive algorithms.• Constructing test stands and devising test processes for validating manufacturer claims and acquiring data to support methods of maximizing component life in realistic conditions.• Supporting general suspension validation for goals and functions• Assisting in the creation of service procedures

• Designing, fabricating, and installing cost-effective solutions for upgrade and OEM steering systems on classic and new vehicles. Also, writing the corresponding installation manuals.• Creating and implementing new test procedures for remanufactured electric power steering units by reverse engineering OEM CAN communication.• Performing tests on steering components to provide OEM’s with specific performance characteristics.• Developing and fabricating new test and manufacturing equipment as needed to upgrade the manufacturing line and meet customer quality standards.

Working within the Quality Division in the Powertrain-Transmission Department. • Performing subjective and objective vehicle testing for product development, quality assurance, and warranty support. Writing and presenting conclusive reports.• Providing assistance in the standardization and development of new testing technologies, writing a training manual, understanding and manipulating vehicle communication protocols, making diagnostic equipment harnesses.• Providing software solutions for challenges that arose in Transmission Department.

I worked under Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Christian Weddeling as he performed research and experiments regarding the standardization of electromagnetic forming techniques to bond metallic tubing to non-magnetic composite tubing. I was responsible for preparing specimens, performing experiments and testing, analyzing the results, and processing all of the data for my experiments and all of the experiments that had been completed by Mr. Weddeling in the past that pertained to this project.

• Write a training manual for their non-volumetric underground tank testingequipment for international use.• Understand the operation of the equipment and research underground storage tanktesting methods to provide trainees with the most current and accurate information available.