Derek Mcfall Email & Phone Number

Troy, Mi

• Primary single source contact for program engineering issues• Provide engineering feasibility and propose concepts to customer during theme and product development stage• Lead root cause analysis, develop solutions and implement changes from prototype to production builds• Prepare engineering product specifications, participate in test design, oversee product testing, validation, redesign and final production sign-off• Provide engineering support during product launch at plant facility and the customer’s facility

• Coordinated releases and engineering changes for front and rear fascias and grilles• Developed designs and attachment strategies for fascia/grille components and assemblies• Organized and implemented DV plans for fascias and interacting systems• Supported vehicle launches in assembly plants long term

• Designed plastic fasteners and other injection molded parts using Catia V5• Provided customer/tooling communication of design concerns• Performed FEA and Moldflow simulations to verify design concepts• Created technical drawings using Catia V5• Provided customer design support through meetings, drawings and data transfers

• Provided engineering support in product development for mechanical seals• Developed test programs to isolate and test failure modes highlighted in FMEA• Designed, built, and ran testers within test program requirements• Performed pre and post test measurements and analysis to determine roots of failure• Documented test results and wrote technical reports following test programs

• Designed flexible screw conveyor systems using SolidWorks• Created technical drawings of designed parts, assemblies and weldments for manufacture• Sourced and met with fabricators to find solutions with the lowest production costs• Oversaw projects from concept to customer delivery

• Developed and fabricated subassemblies and test fixtures for analytical instruments• Skilled at modeling parts and assemblies in SolidWorks and interpreting technical drawings• Earned machine shop proficiency certificate following machine training• Located and sourced purchased parts weekly• Collaborated with cross functional teams to complete projects