Jon Culver Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, In, Us

Indianapolis, In, Us

I volunteer at Genesis Church where I attend. General duties include 110/220 AC repair/installation and trouble shooting at both locations of the church. I also perform general mechanical/plumbing construction and repair.I am a weekend volunteer on an NHRA Nitro Funny Car Team. General duties include routine between race round maintenance and electronic repair as needed. I perform automotive/motorcycle/marine repair, maintenance, and diagnosis/consulting as both a hobby and as a source of income. I also provide electronic repair on items ranging from plasma TVs and cell phones to antique automotive radios.

Gillingham, United Kingdom, Gb

• Service program definition, development, and implementation• Service parts determination and setup• Product test procedure development• Product service bulletin development and implementation• Participate in warranty reduction effortsImplemented service programs for GM North America initially for Navigation Systems and then expanding to all GM Audio and Fiat 500 radios. Provided engineering analysis and technical feedback to the product project teams. Coordinated service program deliverables within the service disciplines to ensure on time project completion.

Gillingham, United Kingdom, Gb

• Product requirements gathering, documentation, and negotiation • Product system interface definition and integration.• Regular interface with other engineering areas to ensure product compliance, issue resolution, and FMEA development• Product bench test hardware and software development • Vehicle interface testing including data bus analysis• Hardware and software testing and issue resolution• HMI (user interface) development and testing• On board diagnostics definition and testing• Product customer sample preparation and documentation• Regular customer communication to review product status• Participation in customer testing and evaluation• Product validation testing and non-conformance resolution utilizing structured problem solving methods (root cause analysis• Conduct engineering management design reviews to ensure compliance with the product development common processProjects: Shanghai General Motors (SGM) Epsilon Platform Navigation System- Support and coach China based team in requirements analysis and the systems common process. (’08) 2010 Cadillac Escalade Navigation System Lead Engineer- Responsible for gathering requirements and implementing new USB/IPOD interface as well as cost savings. (’07-’08)2007 Cadillac SLS vehicle for China. China Supernav Technical Lead Engineer – Lead US based technical team to adapt domestic Supernav Radio for Chinese market involving new trim, HMI, and Bluetooth. Frequent China based customer interface including site visits(’05-’07)Cadillac CTS China Export Lead- Adapted US domestic radio to China market. (’05-’06)Ford FES (rear seat entertainment system) - Brought into this assignment to lead a faltering program which resulted in a successful, on time, launch for this generation of DVD player systems. (’03-’05)2002 Cadillac CTS - Responsible for implementing first OE voice recognition and Traffic Messaging Channel (Real time traffic) functions for Delphi. (’00-’03)

Gillingham, United Kingdom, Gb

Developed and maintained vehicle specific systems benches that provided a test platform for Delphi components. Lead investigations into Cadillac battery drain and Viper Key fob interference. Lead vehicle integration for Harley Davidson V-rod motorcycle for Delphi modules.