Billy Brooks Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Leads a skilled group of mechanical engineers and vehicle calibrators in design and development of new hard parts systems, stage packages and engine calibrations. Continually striving for improvement and support of existing COBB products. - Coordinate and manage various mechanical design and development projects through all phases of the lifecycle including initiation, planning, execution, release and closing.- Coordinate and manage various vehicle calibration projects in conjunction with our hard part products and packages.- Evaluate processes; apply knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials; conferring with equipment vendors/suppliers.- Drive on time delivery of committed new products – while achieving cost targets.- Spearhead improvement projects that result in significant reduction in time-to-market and overall improvements in engineering productivity.

Austin, Tx, Us

Manager of Hard Parts for all supported COBB platforms. Leads a team that is responsible for new product development from conception to ready to ship for customer consumption.- Revitalized COBB’s Hard Parts program to account for 40% of total Gross Profits- Integral in the addition of 3 all new platforms to COBB’s line-up consisting of full Hard Parts offerings- Designed, specified and set-up in-house manufacturing operations- Directs in-house manufacturing for R&D production operations- Lead engineer for the case/holster design of the Accessport V3- Responsible for finding new suppliers (domestic and international)

Co-owner of high quality installation facility for paint protection film, window tint, and under vehicle protection.

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

Start-up investor in Pro Bicycle Shop in downtown Phoenix.

Offer consulting services on engineering projects for enthusiasts and Professional Motorsports Teams.- Performs vehicle chassis setup, including aerodynamic enhancements, custom alignments, and corner balancing.- Research, design, and develop components using Solidworks- Vehicle brokerage. Helping clients find vehicles to fit their needs.

Provide data acquisition and racing technical support to Motorsports teams.

Austin, Tx, Us

Responsible for the design of aftermarket performance parts for Subaru, Mazda, Mitsubishi and Nissan small displacement applications (Naturally Aspirated and Turbocharged).- Designed intake systems for Mazda, Subaru and Nissan platforms- Performed durability and validation testing for new product designs- Driver for COBB Time Attack Vehicles (Nissan GT-R, Mazdaspeed3, Subaru STI)- Performed engine calibration/tuning for customer and COBB vehicles using various OEM ECUs.- Project manager and project engineer for various components, Time Attack vehicles, and racecar setups.- Completed carbon fiber layup for an all carbon Subaru WRX.- Acted as the company spokesman and driver for trade shows (SEMA, PRI, etc), TV, and magazine interviews.

Austin, Tx, Us

Manage the COBB Tuning Dyno Facility at Miller Motorsports Park- Supported customers during facility rentals.- Performed engine calibration/tuning for customer and COBB vehicles

Detroit, Michigan, Us

Employed by GM Powertrain, Automatic Transmissions. Positions held included Manufacturing/Development Engineer, Product Engineer, Process Engineer (Plant Environment), Plant Engineer (Future Programs and Plant Environment), and Health & Safety representative. Developed and organized a pre-production transmission build room (Tools, Equipment, Layout) in a foreign market for a future program. Responsible for manufacturing and assembly processes for various hybrid powertrain components. Documented and diagnosed damaged transmission parts during assembly line processes. Provided help with the elimination of downtime issues. Created a web-based safety protocol-training program using Microsoft PowerPoint. Documented and compared the start-up of two engine plants for safety issues to be used for the start-up of future plants. Completed project and cost forecasting for existing and new products. Provide engineering support to plant engineers in a plant environment and for new products.

Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bme, Mechanical Engineering