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Detroit, Mi, Us

Michigan, United States

Managing a variety of projects for the Calibration Chief Engineer. Identifying process issues and resolving to reduce Calibration workload. Developing Design Process efficiencies to reduce workload on development and homologation teams. Leading investigation to identify key noise factors affecting stricter homolgation requirements.

Dearborn, Mi

Led successful launch of 20 MY3.0L Explorer/Navigator, balancing performance, fuel economy, emissions, NVH, OBD and other internal attributes to meet Regulatory, Consumer, and Financial requirements.

Dearborn, Mi

Responsible for managing a $200M budget for the Director of Powertrain Calibration, Controls, and NVH. Led the initial project to start moving development from prototype vehicles to powertrain dynos, enabling reduction and elimination of early prototypes. Reduced annual spending by $8M, and improved forecasting freeing up $5m annually.

Chongqing, China

- Development of on-going product Quality team - Responsible to deliver Powertrain Quality targets across 6 vehicle programs, 3 vehicle plants, 2 engine plants, and a transmission plant- Training local JV team to use quality metrics and drive issues to improve overall PT quality- Develop PT Control Strategy for China products- Champion resolution of PT Controls and Fuel System issues

- Planning integration of technologies to meet Customer and Regulatory requirements through 2019- Developing headcount and investment budgets for future projects- Implementing global processes for managing project assumptions

- Coordinated the definition of Global Requirements & Strategy for Ford Engine Control Systems - Managed the development of Global Control Strategy Cycle Plan- Oversaw development of a new connector system to meet Global Requirements

- Developed program direction and short term strategies to deliver a supplier based engine for 2011- Managed the resource/headcount budget and program plans - Defined the change control processes and procedures to be used within the Ford and Supplier teams- Supervised team of 5 engineers to deliver production ready hardware and software for the Engine Control Module, Exhaust Aftertreatment Control System (Diesel Particulate Filter) and related sensors- Won a Chief Engineer Award… Show more - Developed program direction and short term strategies to deliver a supplier based engine for 2011- Managed the resource/headcount budget and program plans - Defined the change control processes and procedures to be used within the Ford and Supplier teams- Supervised team of 5 engineers to deliver production ready hardware and software for the Engine Control Module, Exhaust Aftertreatment Control System (Diesel Particulate Filter) and related sensors- Won a Chief Engineer Award winner for Technical Excellence in development of the Diesel aftertreatment control system,- Led Task Force team to use the control system to address a major issue before start of production- Managed and Trained suppliers to meet 6 Sigma robustness requirements, Failure Mode Effects Management, Reliability and Robustness, and Design Verification processes- Developed and executed work plans and budgets to deliver 7 vehicle and engine programs on time and under budget- Led cross functional teams of Engineering, Finance and Purchasing to create quotation packets with technical and financial requirements, and developed sourcing strategies based on the responses- Issued a patent disclosure for Diesel Particulate Filter Loading Idle Estimation Show less

- Relocated on an international assignment with Ford to Aachen, Germany and London, England- Analyzed functional needs and European and US regulatory requirements to create clear, concise, metric driven system and component level technical specifications, then executed testing to validate the designs to deliver an award winning 2.7L Diesel engine in Europe- Led cross functional teams of Engineering, Finance and Purchasing to create quotation packets with technical and financial… Show more - Relocated on an international assignment with Ford to Aachen, Germany and London, England- Analyzed functional needs and European and US regulatory requirements to create clear, concise, metric driven system and component level technical specifications, then executed testing to validate the designs to deliver an award winning 2.7L Diesel engine in Europe- Led cross functional teams of Engineering, Finance and Purchasing to create quotation packets with technical and financial requirements, and developed sourcing strategies based on the responses- Managed suppliers to deliver production ready components, and managed the production launch process for various engine control and after-treatment control sensors and actuators Show less

- Led a cross-functional subsystem management team to coordinate integration and delivery of hardware, software, calibration, wiring and packaging for the European Transit program

- Design and delivery of electronic engine control & fuel level indication modules and sensors for the Crown Victoria, Econoline, and F-250 Natural Gas Programs- Led subsystem management team coordinating hardware, software, calibration, wiring and packaging into the vehicles- Management of component suppliers to meet cost, weight and timing requirements - Design and execution of Ford diagnostic tool testing procedures

- Designed and implemented PLC control systems on large scale Hatebur manufacturing equipment- Troubleshooting of PLC and relay logic based controllers- Conversion of Bliss and Danly Presses from relay control system to PLC controllers

Mspd, Product Development Theory

Bsee, Electrical Engineering