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Dearborn, Mi, Us

Dearborn, Mi

Career Statement:As an intuitive and strategic leader, my career is driven by a commitment to optimizing design and processes, ensuring that vehicles and systems are delivered to target with precision. I excel in managing complex information and leading teams through intricate problems, always applying process discipline to achieve excellence. My leadership philosophy centers on people, effective communication, and a clear vision for success. With a proven track record of collaborating… Show more Career Statement:As an intuitive and strategic leader, my career is driven by a commitment to optimizing design and processes, ensuring that vehicles and systems are delivered to target with precision. I excel in managing complex information and leading teams through intricate problems, always applying process discipline to achieve excellence. My leadership philosophy centers on people, effective communication, and a clear vision for success. With a proven track record of collaborating across functional organizations, I am dedicated to delivering targeted and balanced cross-attributes and function, fostering a culture of teamwork and innovation.Position Achievements:• Lead propulsion systems thermal management, sound design, and simulator NVH for North American and global programs.• Manage a team of 12 direct reports and a department of over 60.• Interface with program management, vehicle integration, and cross-functional teams.• Lead development of new methods and processes for robust analytical and physical design verification.• Lead NVH physical and analytical development of current and future propulsion system technology.• Lead process improvements deploying analytical optimization, robustness methods, and new technology to prevent recurrence of new failure modes.• Lead resolution of NVH issues from program start to production-related issues. Show less

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Position Achievements:• Led vehicle and system NVH integration for global programs.• Managed a team of 8 direct reports and a department of over 50.• Directed over 20 vehicle programs for Powertrain NVH.• Interface with program management, vehicle integration, and cross-functional teams.• Pioneered NVH Simulator technology and advanced sound control systems.• Deployed powertrain mount cross-attribute process to optimize cross-attribute and manage the decision… Show more Position Achievements:• Led vehicle and system NVH integration for global programs.• Managed a team of 8 direct reports and a department of over 50.• Directed over 20 vehicle programs for Powertrain NVH.• Interface with program management, vehicle integration, and cross-functional teams.• Pioneered NVH Simulator technology and advanced sound control systems.• Deployed powertrain mount cross-attribute process to optimize cross-attribute and manage the decision process.• Utilized Kano process/product excellence strategy to achieve significant vehicle multi-year cost savings with minimal quality impact.• Developed a sound quality model to correlate to JD Power APEAL sound of the engine for multiple markets. Deployed the model to drive product improvement to achieve top JD Power APEAL scores among major automotive competitors. Show less

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Position Achievements:• Led the first application of NVH Simulator technology for vehicle program development.• Developed advanced Interior Noise Contribution Analysis tools.• Created advanced tools using MATLAB, LMS, and Head Acoustics to support simulator and transfer path methods for vehicle assessment.• Developed cascade methods and tools for analyzing tonal issues such as whine and moan in axles, drivelines, transmissions, turbos, and powertrain units.• Led the design… Show more Position Achievements:• Led the first application of NVH Simulator technology for vehicle program development.• Developed advanced Interior Noise Contribution Analysis tools.• Created advanced tools using MATLAB, LMS, and Head Acoustics to support simulator and transfer path methods for vehicle assessment.• Developed cascade methods and tools for analyzing tonal issues such as whine and moan in axles, drivelines, transmissions, turbos, and powertrain units.• Led the design and development of the Drivetrain NVH Laboratory.• Provided comprehensive NVH support across all program development stages, resolving major issues in all areas of propulsion NVH. Show less

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Position Achievements:• Authored several MATLAB tools for broad application at Ford (Tonal Masking, Tonal Cascade, Multi-Plane Balancing, Powertrain Sound Decomposition, and Synthesis).• Led the integration of statistical robustness tools into vehicle design verification processes.• Pioneered techniques for powertrain sound quality and tonal noise reduction.• Provided comprehensive NVH support across all program development stages, resolving major issues in all areas of… Show more Position Achievements:• Authored several MATLAB tools for broad application at Ford (Tonal Masking, Tonal Cascade, Multi-Plane Balancing, Powertrain Sound Decomposition, and Synthesis).• Led the integration of statistical robustness tools into vehicle design verification processes.• Pioneered techniques for powertrain sound quality and tonal noise reduction.• Provided comprehensive NVH support across all program development stages, resolving major issues in all areas of propulsion NVH. Show less

Livonia, Michigan, United States

Position Achievements:• Designed planetary gears, straight bevel gears, and splines for transmission products.• Led gear noise quality review teams and technology introduction projects.• Led the introduction of FEA dynamic analysis techniques to successfully reduce noise issues on multiple programs.

Livonia, Michigan, United States

• Designed Ford's first prototype power steering assist gear mechanical system for use on control development (Research Team).• Developed and applied noise path analysis techniques to vehicle and powertrain systems (Powertrain NVH).• Designed planetary gears and splines for multiple transmission programs (Gear Design).• Designed planetary shaft and clutch components and developed kinematic arrangements for automatic transmissions (Automatic Transmission Design).

Columbus, Ohio, United States

• Authored and co-authored software for gear load distribution, noise prediction, and gear stress estimation techniques.• Investigated and developed advanced methods for predicting gear root stress.• Conducted analytical and experimental research on gear noise prediction and measurement techniques, including work on NASA's advanced rotorcraft transmission.• Master's Thesis: “Gear Root Stress Prediction and Comparisons to Experimental and FEM Results” - a new method to accurately… Show more • Authored and co-authored software for gear load distribution, noise prediction, and gear stress estimation techniques.• Investigated and developed advanced methods for predicting gear root stress.• Conducted analytical and experimental research on gear noise prediction and measurement techniques, including work on NASA's advanced rotorcraft transmission.• Master's Thesis: “Gear Root Stress Prediction and Comparisons to Experimental and FEM Results” - a new method to accurately predict gear root stresses for parallel axis gear using a combination of gear body contact analysis, moment-image method, and boundary elements. Show less

Endicott, New York, United States

• Engineered high-speed printer components, developed new fonts, and optimized band design arrangements for high-speed band printers based on customer requests.• Pioneered 3D CAD Implementation, leading initial trials of early 3D CAD (CATIA) for printer design applications at IBM.

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Research Associate OSU Gear Dynamics Research Laboratory

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering