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California City, California, United States

• Plan and oversee Vehicle Durability and Corrosion Testing for Pan-American markets.• Lead a team of Vehicle System Engineers responsible for issue diagnosis, countermeasure, and follow-up.• Assist design and quality engineers in development of robust validation plans.• Work with counterparts in Korea home office to develop vehicle test forecasts and schedule.• Provide testing and root-cause analysis support to overseas sales affiliates.• Execute testing with respect to personal safety and corporate risk-management.• Develop and maintain an annual budget to support vehicle test and related activities.• Develop SOW and negotiate contracts with outsourcing companies for facilities and staffing needs.• Prepare and deliver regular status reports to executive leadership.• Provide mentorship to junior engineers to support technical and career growth.• Grow and learn within a diverse company competing in a changing global industry.

California City, Ca

• Responsible for tracking and resolution of automotive chassis systems durability issues.• Oversee automotive corrosion test development, operation, and facility maintenance.• Published an engineering standard (TDP) for local proving grounds corrosion testing.• Improve processes for durability test execution, reporting, and driver training.• Designed and implemented a relational database for tracking and reporting vehicle test issues.• Organize and conduct durability and corrosion field surveys at dealership and auction sites.• Participate in vehicle teardown events at domestic and overseas plants and technical centers.• Coordinate with a corrosion technician to facilitate test scheduling and regular facility maintenance.

Fremont, Ca

• Responsible for final validation of interior trim, seating, and 12V harness systems.• Meet with design engineers and suppliers to develop system and assembly-level DVP&Rs.• Track issues from initial reporting through root cause, countermeasure, revalidation, and release.• Promote the release of service bulletins and service manual amendments where required.• Responsible for planning and reporting of vehicle endurance and cold-weather reliability tests.

Laramie, Wy

• Conceived and implemented a ground-up plan for vehicle testing and evaluation.• Developed tests for powertrain, braking, steering, and suspension systems.• Collected data for benchmarking of previous year’s vehicle and comparison to new vehicle. • Analyzed data and delivered test reports to support vehicle development.• Instrumented vehicle for collection of race course data to improve future vehicle design.

• Intern for two summers at Hyundai Motor Group California Proving Ground.• Designed and oversaw durability tests for OEM and vendor parts.• Instrumented vehicles for thermal, NVH, powertrain, and EV battery testing.• Conducted vehicle evaluations and durability testing. • Completed inspections and logging of issues on durability test vehicles.• Participated in IQS/VDS events as an evaluator and supporting engineer.

• Worked with a team of automotive engineers and technicians to conduct durability testing on production and prototype vehicles.• Reported anomalies in vehicle behavior to engineering staff.• Assisted in evaluation of vehicle failure modes and parts wear.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: SAE International, Tau Beta Pi

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History