Deborah Blackford Email and Phone Number

Creo computer system training. Short term contract, packaging and designing products as needed.

Responsible for drawing updates and exploded view drawings for seat technical manual descriptions.

- Responsible for the design and packaging of EV battery packs, including all the key components for 48V battery technology from concept, prototype to production.- Pouch cell development, working closely engineers on development of cell, from design concept to prototype to preproduction builds for testing, - Concept to prototype testing of pouch cells, hands on development with engineer. Designed fixtures to main cell while curing and cycling fixture for testing cells in the University of Michigan battery lab 2016 - 2017.- Preproduction build of pouch cells in the University of Michigan Energy Institute Battery Fabrication and Characterization User Facility, working closely with engineer and lab techs to build pouch cells in the cell manufacturing machines, 2017-2018

-Responsible for the design and packaging of interior garnish, covering support brackets, A Pillar, packaging of wiring and padding between headliner and roof, using both sketcher and engineering surfacing,utilizing UG NX 8.0 and Teamcenter. -Responsible for PowerPoint presentations and studies created for design reviews.

-Responsible for the design and packaging of the inlet and outlet cooling ducts for a Hybrid battery pack and the packaging of the APM blower controller for a Hybrid Vehicle Program, design and packaging of heat exchanger bracket for mounting a heat exchanger to the transmission.-Responsible for coordinating data and design of a Rear Aero Shield Underbody Panel for an Electric Vehicle Program.

-Idependently working on small plastic prototype components, levers, cams and mounting plates. While completing an Associate Degree in Product Development Vehicle Design and a Certificate in Alternative Fuel and Hybrid Technology.

-Responsible for the design of metal and plastic components, from concept to production release, for the Window Regulator Systems Group, Freightliner Truck project, utilizing IMAN.

-Responsible for the design of plastic Air Induction unit housings and hoses for Chrysler Jeep Truck from concept to production release and utilizing Chrysler VPM.-Interfaced with the customer (Chrysler), suppliers, toolmakers and the manufacturing plant.

-Responsible for the design of plastic Air Induction unit housings and hoses for Chrysler Jeep Truck from concept to production release and utilizing Chrysler VPM.-Interfaced with the customer (Chrysler), suppliers, toolmakers and the manufacturing plant.

-Responsible for the design of brake reservoirs, hoses and plastic components.

-Responsible for the design of metal and plastic components for seat belt restraint assemblies,

-Responsible for the design of seat recliner mechanisms, metal frames, and plastic recliner cover panels and the packaging of seats and hardware into the vehicle occupant environment.

Autoliv - Responsible for the design of metal and plastic components for seat belt restraint.Valeo - Responsible for the design of plastic HVAC components.

-Responsible for the design of metal and plastic interior and exterior components. -Responsible for the layouts of Occupant Packaging Zones to meet legal requirements.

-Responsible for the design and proposal layouts for door trim panels, door map pockets, speakers, floor pan, wheel arch and ‘C’ pillar sheet metal design.-Responsible for the legal layouts of Occupant Packaging Zones for requirements, "W" car project.

-Responsible for the design, layout and detail of seat adjuster and recliner mechanisms, frames, related brackets and plastic trim components, Hi-Lo studies and packaging of seat and hardware into the vehicle occupant environment, "J" car platform.

Responsible for the layout and detail of instrument panels and steering wheels.

-Responsible for the layout of the metal structure for rear shelf panels, carpet and roof assemblies.

-Responsible for the detail of trim panel assemblies, inserts, armrest and door trim panels.