Technical lead for design, validation, and approval of Honda stabilizer bar products for vehicle launch Responsible for draft and creation of product design drawing for component-level and assembly-levelinternal / customer releaseTechnical understanding of customer specifications and requirements as it relates to the design ofthe product; used to draft DV & PV test plans which satisfies said specs & requirementsLeads prototype component / assembly builds & coordinates testing through internal and externaltest facilities; documents all results for audit purposes and updates the design per performanceAssists with tooling creation & layout of the process within the manufacturing plantUnderstands quality issues and concerns and works with the appropriate liaisons to improvemanufacturability1st-point-of-contact between customer, external parties, and all internal departments to deliverahead of schedule requirements; Management of people and implementation of creative solutions toproduce results

Lead Performance Engineer for all NA-developed low-speed vehicle bumper systems within Stellantis;technical specialist/1st point of contact for global/homologative, domestic, and third-party affairsResponsible for technical subject-matter expertise of low-speed domestic/global regulatory and third-party testing and requirements. This includes: US NHTSA Part581, European Third-Party InsuranceAgency (AZT), ECE-R42, Korean KMVSS93, and Chinese GB-17354 low-speed bumper complianceProject Management of all fascia-mounted system and sub-system components – includes managementof all required release engineers to push fascia design guidelines and recommended dimensional changes from concept to production phase (Includes: Lighting, Signaling, Active-Aerodynamics, Cooling, Studio, ADAS, Exhaust System, Apertures/Latching, Trim, & Body sub-systems)Responsible for pre-CAE/FEA technical analysis of front/rear bumper systems. This includes: performing dimensional/geometrical analysis of bumper systems, identifying critical enablers, establishing system/component target metrics, and communicating recommendations to proper stakeholdersLed CAE/FEA virtual simulation modeling efforts of front and rear fascia to understand bumper performance capabilities; includes obtaining CAD design of fascia-mounted component sub-systems, material properties, and technical analysis of model post-runLed physical compliance, homologative, and 3rd party impact testing along with filing/reporting efforts

Managed impact vehicles for RAM platforms;led efforts and provided direction with Test-House/Proving Grounds test facility in order to support Stellantis development and compliance goalsResponsible for technical analysis of impact performance post-test - performed vehicle high-speed film analysis combined with vehicle physical tear-down/documentation and analytical data acquisition plotting of information received from test accelerometers, motion-film analysis, test dummy force- acceleration numbers, and ORC (Occupant Restraints Controller) moduleIn-depth, comprehensive understanding procedure/requirements of NHSTA FMVSS, IIHS, & NCAP protocol and reporting

Managed full-vehicle and sub-system component models & virtual simulations for Stellantis vehicles;this includes model build, material properties assignment, job submission, model debugging, andphysical to virtual correlationProvided pre-test simulations in order to evaluate severity of high-speed impacts for Stellantis Vehicles;provided post-test correlation of model to physical vehicle impacts and component-level static/dynamictestingTechnical analysis and understanding of various material properties and physical capabilities as it relates to structural performanceLed concept design, creation, and correlation of CAE/FEA material model for Red structural adhesive used within Stellantis vehicles (Patent Pending); Led static and dynamic physical testing of Black and Red structural adhesive with concept fixtures in order to capture performance for correlation to CAE/FEA modelPerformed weight addition/Impact-analysis for Advanced Concepts Engineering packaging teamGenerated CAE concept proposals to protect 2nd row packaging of PHEV battery such as plastic sideinserts, frame-mounted crush tips, door-beam and Body-in-White cross-member modifications

Proving Grounds Test Engineer - Performed high-speed full vehicle impacts (compliance & development)at the Chelsea, MI Proving Grounds. Performed pre-impact prep & test set-up which includes retrofitting data acquisition devices to vehicle and executing technical test procedure. Set-up testing and understanding of pulse-sled whip-lash testing. Witness of ATD calibration processIn-depth comprehensive understanding of FMVSS & IIHS requirements/criteria. Performed FMVSS 208, 214, 301, IIHS 35mph FFF, SORB, Rollover, Curb Trip, & Side MPDB testingDesign Release Engineer, Vehicle Restraints Safety Group - Led supplier thermal shock testing of prototype side curtain airbags for system level design validation. Performed DV/PV at airbag supplier manufacturing facility to witness and recommend engineering solutions to the process and design issues that were presentPerformed DFMEA/PFMEA for side, driver, and passenger airbags. Assisted with production plant manufacturing issues with side-curtain airbag to vehicle headliner out-of-spec buildsPerformed GD&T on side airbag inflator brackets and communicated to supplier issues with out-of-spec dimensionsPerformed FMVSS 208, RIFUS (Rear Infant Facing), 214, 226, IIHS Side MPDB, & Child-Seat Anchorage testingCAE Engineer - Learned the theory of finite element analysis (FEA) & became certified in LS-DYNA (Simulation Application) & ANSA/ANSYS (Pre/Post Processing Application). Ran component-level simulation models and correlated virtual results to physical component performance

Led supplier root-cause analysis of injection-mold tooling for airbag plastic housing and communication to management/customerPerformed project timeline analysis for Stellantis, GM, & Ford safety products and provided program forecast dates to upper management for reviewPerformed customer project tooling cost analysis and invoicingPerformed logistical support of development and prototype parts to ensure timeline successAssisted hands-on with airbag prototype builds (Includes Sew Pattern, Tether/Bracket attachment...etc)