Erik Mcconnell Email & Phone Number

Decatur, Mi, Us

St Joseph, Michigan, United States

Engineering Consultant - Metal Forming Simulation at Whirlpool Corp.- Evaluating/developing new simulation capabilities- Providing simulation support to all appliance categories- Mentoring other Analysts on model set up and results interpretation

St Joseph, Michigan, United States

Acted as metal forming simulation Subject Matter Expert (SME) by establishing capability. Increased Analysts 3x to meet growing customer demand. Instructed and mentored two junior Analysts.• Proved preliminary formability before design release which reduced die development time by weeks and cost by tens of thousands.• Minimized part cost by identifying process or design changes that enabled using lowest cost steel.• $6.0M/yr in 2023 | $5.2M/yr in 2022 - Validated cost reduction feasibility by determining process or design changes required to implement. • Achieved $2.3M/yr cost reduction by modifying Dishwasher part stamping die/process.• Reduced scrap expense by over $100k and improved aesthetics by eliminating wrinkles on multiple parts.• Decreased spring back by up to 75% which improved part quality, die-to-die transfer, and ease of assembly.• Submitted multiple requests to simulation software company to add capabilities and proposed model solving efficiency ideas.• Created modified process for forming perforated blank with thousands of holes that resolved a software modeling limitation.• Invented pseudo topography optimization method that minimized spring back by optimizing form geometry.• Co-developed method to predict damage to pre-painted steel finish during forming by collaborating with cross functional team.• Established modeling best practices and standards documents.• Routinely received 5-star ratings from customers for quality and efficiency.