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Plymouth, Mi, Us

Maumee, Ohio, Us

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Electrical system architect responsible for design of Ford' next generation electrical architecture. Designed Power Supply system for safety critical systems for an autonomous vehicle systems. Developed advanced power management system concept that interfaces with a service oriented architecture.

London, Gb

Hybrid and Electrical Systems Program Director • Responsible for business development of engineering services across multiple market sectors: Automotive, Commercial Vehicles, Defense, Clean Energy and Power Generation, Marine, motorcycle and Rail• Responsible for operations and project management of multiple engineering projects Power Electronics, motor Inverters, DCDC converters, HV battery pack design, and BMS systems.• Responsible for quoting product development programs, negotiating price, Term & Conditions.

Novi, Michigan, Us

Technical Program Director of Battery Systems Development • Led a talented design team for the development of the major OEM high voltage battery system.• Interim Program Manager for A123’s BMS system consisting of four electronic modules. • Responsible for the design and development of a 800 V Li Ion battery for a bus• Led Software design team to develop procedures, test plans, and artifacts to meet SPICE and CMMI requirements.• Led APQP developments for core components and overall pack systems • Responsible for hiring and interviewing engineering, quality, and purchasing personnel• Led program purchasing efforts in order to meet program timing and developing suppliersAchievements:• Managed $25 million Lithium Ion battery program for the Chevy Spark EV within cost and timing.• Led a team of 30 engineers through the design, build, validation, and APQP process.• Quoted over 12 programs with an accumulated value of over $100 Million of battery products: engineering budgets, capital, BOM, and validation costs.• Obtained SPICE Certification and ECE-R100 homologation certification for the Daimler OEM program

Oak Park, Il, Us

Responsible for hybrid electric vehicle program for commercial truck applications. Successfully led the development and launched the product in condensed product development cycle.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Responsible for the implementation of new electrical features across several vehicle architectures • Responsible for developing common PCM electrical interfaces across all of Ford’s brands• Developed an advanced engine starting system and systems engineering analysis: Boundary Diagrams, P-Diagrams, Benchmarking, FMEA, Sneak Path analysis, State Modeling, and latency analysis.• Led a multi-divisional team in the design and development of a distributed feature across several electronic subsystems. Achievements:• Led the analysis of hundreds of control signals, designed compatible hardware/software to align the control system for seamless sharing of the modules across numerous brands with varying market requirements. • Negotiated with international superiors to collaborate in developing common system designs across multiples markets and requirements• Designed PCM interfaces to be common that enabled powertrains to be shared across all of Ford’s brands• Obtained executive approval for a new vehicle starting feature that went into production within 9 monthsFord Motor Company - Certified 6 Sigma Black Belt 2003 - 2005Responsible for quality improvements, warranty cost reductions and JD Power’s metric improvement for the vehicle electrical systems utilizing 6 Sigma tools and discipline.• Established a thorough knowledge of DMAIC process, root cause analysis (5 WHYS), statistical analysis tools: hypothesis testing, DOE, process capability, control charts, and Minitab.Achievements• Six Sigma Black Belt: completed twelve 6-Sigma projects utilizing the DMAIC process that resulted in over $27 million in savings. Led the Black Belt department with the most projects and savings in the division.• Received technical achievement award from senior management for achievements

Ms Product Development

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