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Detroit, Mi, Us

Manage strategy and analysis for vehicle program collaborating with teams to ensure customer service and product goals are being met. Implement technical and industry expertise to improve customer experience.• Oversaw three-month customer and user research initiative for Tesla Model 3 that utilized 40 employees of Ford Model E which allowed employees to analyze competitor products, market trends, and industry growth predictions to inform product creation.• Created and managed “Design… Show more Manage strategy and analysis for vehicle program collaborating with teams to ensure customer service and product goals are being met. Implement technical and industry expertise to improve customer experience.• Oversaw three-month customer and user research initiative for Tesla Model 3 that utilized 40 employees of Ford Model E which allowed employees to analyze competitor products, market trends, and industry growth predictions to inform product creation.• Created and managed “Design for Women” data analysis project which was presented to 23 business leaders that focused on improving reach to female customers by understanding their unique experiences with ours and competitors’ products.• Led strategic workstream to reduce hardware complexity for the company to aid in improved quality to customers, lower cost to the enterprise, and reduced workload to the technical development, purchasing, and manufacturing teams. Show less

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Pioneered safety and security enhancements that improved vehicle performance for customers. Utilized data analysis and industry expertise to implement testing and design features that improved products and services.• Identified innovative safety use cases for cabin vehicle cameras that utilized modern hardware and software architecture that supported transmission and data storage.• Implemented project that reused existing signals that led to delivery of desired data to repository in… Show more Pioneered safety and security enhancements that improved vehicle performance for customers. Utilized data analysis and industry expertise to implement testing and design features that improved products and services.• Identified innovative safety use cases for cabin vehicle cameras that utilized modern hardware and software architecture that supported transmission and data storage.• Implemented project that reused existing signals that led to delivery of desired data to repository in cloud, allowing for more efficient management of workflow and reducing time spent by engineers on data analysis.• Created POV for Autonomous Vehicle team on requesting rider consent which led to agreement between 4 departments including business, technology, user experience research, and general counsel teams which provided clarity internally to company through unification with outside contract partners. Show less

Detroit, Mi

Utilized industry research to implement product and software updates that better served users through enhancements to software performance. Led professional development presentations that identified areas for improvement and implemented solutions.• Developed UX Journey for AV ride hail service that allowed for team of engineers, project managers, product owners, and professionals to utilize single source of truth that ensured all stakeholders had correct assumptions in work.• Created… Show more Utilized industry research to implement product and software updates that better served users through enhancements to software performance. Led professional development presentations that identified areas for improvement and implemented solutions.• Developed UX Journey for AV ride hail service that allowed for team of engineers, project managers, product owners, and professionals to utilize single source of truth that ensured all stakeholders had correct assumptions in work.• Created and led workshops that analyzed UX Journey to identify 90+ gaps in understanding and developed solutions that were implemented and tracked to ensure improvements were successful.• Planned and implemented experience-based test plan that was utilized as final checkpoint in process to ensure UX Journey was aligned with vehicle build. Show less

Dearborn, Mi

Utilized the spectrum of experience from my first 2.5 years at the company to conduct and lead sub-component and full-vehicle crash tests for the 2021 Edge program. Led a special-interest workstream around utilizing the increased amount of Assisted Driving cameras and sensors to increase the ability of the vehicle to prevent crashes, instead of just reacting to them.

Dearborn, Mi

Achieved status as skilled engineer in various roles including Design Analysis Professional, Design and Release Engineer, Passive Safety Research Specialist, and Program Crash Safety Engineer. Organized and led improvements to design, engineering, and technical products and tools within company. Managed operation improvement efforts to assist in business development.• Planned multi-level testing to utilize in lawsuits to verify safety features within company vehicles.• Improved database… Show more Achieved status as skilled engineer in various roles including Design Analysis Professional, Design and Release Engineer, Passive Safety Research Specialist, and Program Crash Safety Engineer. Organized and led improvements to design, engineering, and technical products and tools within company. Managed operation improvement efforts to assist in business development.• Planned multi-level testing to utilize in lawsuits to verify safety features within company vehicles.• Improved database storage by converting 100+ documents to PDF files and organizing them based on shared features to allow for more organized documentation.• Conducted 200+ lab tests and 150+ manufacturing trials to validate design of product features before product completion and sales.• Managed creation, implementation, and leadership of product testing to account for new technology, including rear seat airbag testing protocol creation.• Created and led 60 subcomponent and 10 full product tests to revalidate safety ratings for programs affected by Takata airbag recall.• Implemented new sourcing process for retired programs through utilizing used vehicle databases. Show less

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Utilized my undergraduate classroom experience to contribute to the a powertrain cooling CAE (computer aided engineering) team. Applied the learnings from my mentor partner to conduct CAE testing to determine the effect of heat on the coolant hoses for their 2019 police vehicle program. Presented findings to relevant leaders at the conclusion of my 10 week internship.

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Applied biomechanical learnings from my undergraduate classes to develop innovative medical device solutions for the critical care team. Created and then tested catheter prototypes with the goal of developing a new system for delivering IV medications to patients with a reduced risk of infection. Matured designs for new test setup that would measure the maximum forces a certain medical delivery system could withstand, in order to determine whether this device could be inserted into bone.

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Conducted testing on emerging aerospace material technologies. Developed test methods, prepared samples, conducted testing, and analyzed results for patented material that was developed to be used as skin for combat planes. Presented results of this testing to research team and suggested further research and testing that could be done to learn more about the efficacy of this material for its intended use.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Employed the technical learnings from engineering courses to test and analyze sourced refrigeration products. Sourced test samples, tracked logistics information, determined timing, requested lab space, identified test parameters, conducted testing, recorded and further analyzed results, and reported out on findings. Outside of regular professional duties, took part in outreach activities with the local community.