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Fenton, Mi, Us

Seongnam-Si, Kr

Seongnam-Si, Kr

Florence, Ky, Us

Florence, Ky, Us

Software team leader responsible for SW development activities for Ford, GM, and Chrysler projects• Managed software development resources, tasks, and prioritization of personnel to meet customer milestones and production releases• Interfaced directly to the OEM negotiating schedules, deliverables, content, and costs for software development activities and new feature implementation• Planned and executed software development activities from project pursuit through production and beyond• Assured quality of the software development process to meet ASPICE and ISO26262 standards• Responsible for the delivery of final approved software to our global manufacturing facilities• Coordinated/Forecasted SW development resources required over the next 5 years including outsourcing of software development activities• Participated in the development and pursuit of GM AUTOSAR software initiatives• Responsible for interviewing, hiring, and the development potential candidates• Organized and tracked the completion of HiL and SiL validation testing for all software releases

Auburn Hills, Michigan, Us

Responsible for the functional safety management of Nexteer EPS (Electric Power Steering) products including: • Planning/coordination/management of safety activities, audits, and assessments • Development of the safety case and requirements and execution of the safety V&V plans • Perform qualitative and quantitative safety analysis’s to the customer OEM to prove adherence to the safety metrics set forth in the ISO26262 • Manage the Safety Requirements flow from goal definition to technical safety concept • Provide guidance for the decomposition of system level functions to me software/hardware design requirementsTasked to lead vehicle/bench level functional safety testing for design, verification, and validation activities: • Developed bench level calibration/verification procedures for safety related DTCs • Organize Nexteer support of vehicle level fault injection and safety testing • Coordinate the appropriate tools, interfaces, and parts are available to complete safety related testing

Auburn Hills, Michigan, Us

Responsible for electrical integration of Nexteer EPS (Electric Power Steering) into customer vehicle platforms including: • Provide technical expertise and support for new business pursuits with European OEMs • Coordinate/support the development of ECU HW and electrical interfaces in accordance to customer milestones • Support/implement HIL (Hardware In Loop) testing in the BMW facilities and Nexteer Munich office • Work with core engineering to develop requirements and achieve compliance to customer electrical specifications including thermal; electro-mechanical, and EMC/EMI requirementsAct as the resident electrical/system engineer supporting BMW on multiple vehicle platforms: • Built confidence and strong working relationships with BMW (first time sourced by this OEM) • Develop steering feel functions and customer safety functions with vehicle dynamics experts • Rework, retrofit, and recover damaged and/or old electrical hardware saving Nexteer and BMW $500k+ in prototype material costs and shipping/customs costs • Resolved all Nexteer/BMW related electrical and vehicle integration issues in Europe • Calibrated vehicle safety thresholds using fault injection techniques to gain compliance with ISO26262

Auburn Hills, Michigan, Us

Responsible for DEV, DV, and PV electrical environmental validation of EPS ECUs • Managed a team of engineers/technicians to deliver validation results to meet customer milestones • Developed product specific validation test specifications and test plans for per OEM requirements • Standardized build processes which insured sample quality and reduced cost by $20 USD per sample • Optimized testing sequences to reduce standard validation cycle from 16 weeks down to 12 weeks resulting in: - Increased laboratory throughput by 20% - Decreased validation cost by $12,000+ per validation cycle - Delivered 100% On-Time DV and PV test results and reports to the our OEM customers

Auburn Hills, Michigan, Us

Developed the following software applications in VB.NET/VBA to perform Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing: • Radiated Immunity and Bulk Current Injection software (Thesis Completed 2003) • Automated Parametric Testing For Electronic Control Units (ECUs) (ROI Received) • Lab Equipment and Test Part Tracking Database in Microsoft Access (ROI Received)Tasked with the responsibility to achieve A2LA accreditation for the Nexteer EMC Laboratory: • Authored an EMC Lab Quality Manual to encompass all aspects of the ISO 17025 Quality System • Integrated the EMC Lab Quality System with the Nexteer TS16949 Quality System • Implement and train personnel with new quality procedures and data management techniques • Interfaced with the A2LA organization to achieve accreditation (Accredited June 2005)Acted as Nexteer’s Manufacturing Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Control Auditor for EPS assembly plants: • Researched noise reduction techniques for automotive EMC applications • Implemented manufacturing ESD control standards at Nexteer facilities around the world to comply with ISO 61340-5-1 and ANSI S20.20

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

• Developed and contributed to the development of end of line (EOL) test data system for Sharonville Transmission plant: • Learned PLC ladder logic programming and logic control systems for automated function testing • Developed front panel interface (GUI) for retrieving test data from a SQL database using queries • Analyzed and gathered test data for EOL Vehicle assembly plants and generated warranty analysis reports for product engineering