Kellen Beauchesne Email & Phone Number

Hire and Develop a team of test professionals. - 3 team members at this time. Provide vision for the direction of the team. - department growth goals- 5 year visionEnsure engagement through direct communication. Separate the politics from the actual work. Serve the team in ways one being by removing roadblocks.

Barneveld, Wisconsin

Test lab development- literally starting from scratch. Equipment procurement- what equipment is the best bang for buck initially SOP creation- developing what tests are required to provide a good product.

Oostburg, Wisconsin

Oostburg, Wisconsin

Raymond, Oh

 Group core responsibilities are confirming fuel tank, filler pipe, pump components and in-vehicle performance• Explain, demonstrate, and remedy problems for the group’s 16 test procedures for 2 associates and 2 technicians• Assign projects to 2 associates and support workflow management with 2 technicians• Created simple, visual yearlong schedule via MS Excel to manage group resources and up to 7 project test plans• Utilized group’s schedule by negotiating for improved test vehicle delivery dates to minimize test overlapo Only group of four in department to manage project overlap to minimize resource back log – Fall ‘14• Organized and lead offsite vehicle performance testing at Automotive Enviro Testing, Baudette, MN, Jan’15o Snow build up characteristic testing for fuel canisters – 5 projects completed in 5 days.• Support supplier product validation for fuel tank fire resistance at Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TXo Assemble vehicle bodies that imitate actual vehicles to reduce cost and report results – completed 5 projects• Conduct and counter-measure group’s 16 component and complete vehicle tests for fuel system o Vehicle/fuel temperature confirmation, refueling characteristic, pump pickup effectiveness, fuel system pressure relief, cabin seal performance, tank band strength, fuel tank and cabin noise level evaluation, and system acceleration data collection during drivingo Counter-measure activities involve building mock-up parts from existing parts by welding and epoxy in addition to designing rapid prototype partso First to incorporate rapid prototyping for complete fuel tanks to begin early design testing – NSX project• Tested and developed new to Honda twin tank system for NSX project• Industry contact and project support to Ohio State University Senior Capstone project to develop a data acquisition system to collect volume vs height

Raymond, Oh

 Group core responsibilities are confirming subframe and suspension strength and durability in addition to complete vehicle strength and durability by high input tests and rough road driving modes.• Designed jigs with CAD to support rear chassis of vehicle for static strength, durability, and impact testing.o Rear chassis systems consisted of a subframe, dampers, springs, suspension arms – tested in vertical, lateral, longitudinal directions along with each directions momento First to validate test jigs using FARO arm CAM software• Performed ultimate strength, durability, and impact testing for MDX and TLX projectso Hands-on with technicians to build rear chassis test setups confirming parts and torques before tests• Generated test estimations using basic CAE methods and full vehicle layout checks in CAD. Confirmed estimations with actual vehicle testing at Transportation Research Center in Raymond, OH. Results were summarized into report format and presented to technical experts for judgment.

Wauwatosa, Wi

• Designed and implemented custom test map using Visual Basic – allowed for manager to understand resource use and engineer workload• Applied hundreds of strain gages to vehicle components (frames, exhaust brackets, luggage) used for component ultimate strength testing and complete vehicle durability testing• Assembled custom electrical connectors to support lab needs• Designed, with CAD, detailed drawings, to have fabricated, and calibrated a steering head axial load transducer used to collected loads during tightened• Performed torque to failures, using a DC torque nut runner and analyzed torque vs rotation/displacement curves, in addition to wheel/hub durability testing to meet JASO specifications• Designed fixtures and miscellaneous hardware via Pro/Engineer to be used in the lab

Wauwatosa, Wi

• Designed and assembled first ever Lever Effort Gauge – used to collected Input load vs displacement for a motorcycle brake lever to characterize its feel. First design incorporated load cell and calipers to take discrete readings. Lever Effort gauge saw further improvement with digital data collection. • Supported CAD work using Pro/Engineer to design outriggers (safety devices used to mitigate motorcycle/rider drop and injury), to encompass brake component layout space especially brakelines, and completed engineering change notices (official requests to modify part drawings)• Coordinated brake testing with test engineer at Arizona Proving Grounds and summarize data for review and judgment by staff engineer• Supported the design of the XR brake pedal