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Specializing in solo adventure and cultural travel beyond the normal tourist experience on https://raulersongirlstravel.com. Freelance writer for traditional and online publications in the areas of travel, human interest, food and drink, photography, and a variety of other subjects. Specialty: Travel, Food, Wildlife, Portraits, Landscape, and Street PhotographyNominee Award for the 2022 One Shot Photo Contest at reFocus AwardsAward for Honorable Mention - 15th Julia Margaret Cameron AwardMember of International Food, Wine & Travel Writers AssociationRegular Contributing Writer for Extended Weekend Getaways, Newsbreak

Writing Travel Content for Destinations in the U.S. and Local News Updates for Southeast Michigan

Using a blend of technical skills and an artistic eye to take pictures of restaurants and food. Taking the brief to understand specifications and working closely with the on-site client to deliver quality photos.

Macomb, Michigan, United States

A fast-paced role focused on delivering real estate photography, video, and floor plans.

Created travel experiences and descriptions for cities around the United States and uploaded them to the app.

Troy, Michigan

Responsible for integrating the Voice of the Customer and industry benchmark data into the product development process for head units, safety systems, and apps.

Auburn Hills, Michigan

Responsible for optimizing intuitiveness, ergonomics, and accessibility of all customer interfaces while ensuring harmony though out the vehicle. Create Best Practices highlighting the ideal state for customer interface. Analyze designs to HMI criteria (virtually and through User Interface Testing) and communicate to stakeholders. Be an active team member for resolution of issues protecting the HMI vision that interfaces will be simple, intuitive, and easy to use.• Facilitated development, benchmarking, user testing, alignment, and issue resolution for multiple programs at the same time• Developed the minivan sliding door system logic and Stow-N-Go load floor and best practice criteria by effectively leading user clinics to achieve customer functional objectives• Successfully completed the validation activities on the Pacifica minivan by identifying post vehicle build issues and following them to resolution• Successfully stepped into a leadership role to be the liaison between the Vehicle Integration and HMI groups to ensure consistent processes and to develop HMI roadmaps for new hires• Lead the Attribute Functional Objective database development in streamlining the HMI functional objectives to be used on vehicle programs

Responsible for the development of motor vehicle components requiring human user interface, specifically interior controls and displays, exterior components, and under-hood components, to ensure that comfort and compatibility with the cognitive process of the driver are integrated into the design properties.• Successfully stepped in to a full vehicle program and executed a well engineered product that enables efficient human user interface.• Motivated team members to complete a difficult TALC (touch, appearance, lighting, color) program on time that was originally behind schedule.

Responsible for the design and complete seat packaging of new vehicle programs. Interfaced globally with manufacturing, design, and suppliers. • Increased efficiency in the seat group by developing seat criteria deliverables and a seat structure format for math files that improved product development lead time.• Developed a new math-based procedure by initiating the development of generic seat structures that would benefit the lead time for developing the seat structure and packaging it in a vehicle environment.Responsible for the design, manufacturing, and release of corporate common parts. Conducted seat benchmarking activities including competitive assessments and auto shows.• Successfully launched a headrest cap & button which saved the corporation money in reuse of corporate common parts.

Responsible for the overall occupant and interior packaging of show vehicles. Provided interior engineering support for show vehicles, including overall subsystem ownership, technical guidance, and project management. Actively supported the design studio in delivering the styling theme/image and provided support to the build shop. Developed and maintained parts lists, subsystem timing plan, and release schedule.• Achieved Best of Detroit Auto Show (Overall Vehicle and Interiors) on two of the vehicles I was responsible for: Buick Bengal and Chevrolet Cheyenne.• Developed creative solutions to packaging issues i.e. flat speakers and soft-touch interior components.• Increased efficiency by developing a comprehensive design transmittal process for use on show car teams that improved communication with the build shops and educated the entire department on how to use the process..

Responsible for the overall design, development, and coordination of the Jeep Wrangler seat program. Ensured that all phases of the program were completed on schedule including builds, testing, and homologation requirements. Organized all the current model year seating changes from the supplier and manufacturing and ensured that the changes were implemented in a timely manner. • Reduced Quality Tracking System (QTS) and warranty c/100 to a level below previous model year exit levels by instituting weight saving ideas and cost reductions.

Responsible for complete seat development coordination, customer and supplier communication, structural/hard trim design, and prototype builds. Designed and developed product concepts, components, and assemblies for seat complete systems. Organized the development testing for a seat complete program. Developed the validation plan and established a validation budget for an entire vehicle program. Interfaced with manufacturing, engineering, and plant personnel to develop an initial layout of a seat complete build.

Responsible for Designing, developing, and establishing manufacturing feasibility of Seat Complete Systems. Interfaced with manufacturing and plant personnel to resolve problems and troubleshoot.

Responsible for seat mechanism design, development, and testing of power and manual adjusters. Managed design changes, prototype builds, product tryouts, and customer reviews.• Completed seat adjuster noise studies and prototype design studies for noise improvement that improved the overall seat noise quality on seat adjusters.

Msem, Engineering Management

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering