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Consultant to various services in area of manufacturing and warranty data.Design; fabricate tools, fixtures and molds. Machine shop services. Fabricate parts required to restore vehicles to original status. Diagnose and repair vehicles mechanical and electrical.

Preparing, organizing, and loading food and clothing to help people in need.

Interpreted Electrical and Mechanical drawings. Wrote detailed work instructions for the assembly of Military hardware. Supervised assigned production team. Interfaced with designers and product engineers to assure both a quality and functional product. AccomplishmentsDelivered assembled hardware ahead of posted schedule.Detected fault in test process, avoiding faulty parts from delivered.

Manufacturing / Process Engineer (contract employee)Interpreted Electrical and Mechanical drawings, write detailed work instructions for the assembly of Military hardware.Supervised assigned production team.AccomplishmentsAccelerated delivery of hardware by planning, organizing and managing product work area.Designed and fabricated assembly fixtures and tooling aids to assist in the assembly process.Analyzing test failures, and providing corrective action to the assembly team

Spark PlugsEmployed Quality Value Convenience tool (QVC) to identify machine problem areas. Provide engineering and maintenance solutions leading to all stages including definition, design and implementation of corrective actions. Supervised and aided skilled trades in proper machine repair and diagnoses. Interpreted mechanical drawings while working with tooling vendors for extended tooling life and at a reduced cost. Maintain record of changes prints, work instructions. Interfaced with production supervisors for optimum production time. AccomplishmentsReduce machine down time, and increased production 20%. Increased first time quality output 15%. Designed and implemented machine station cleaning device in less than 20 hours. Generated tooling cost savings of $4,000.00 per month. Developed and implemented plant-wide tooling for fast, efficient distribution and replacement of tooling. Appointed to plant-wide engineering responsibilities.

Delphi (Energy and Chassis) Manufacturing / Process Engineer (contract employee)Improve and evaluate manufacturing equipment and processes for Spark Plugs.Employed use of Quality Value Convenience tool (QVC) to identify machine problem areas.Supplier assessments ensuring purchased tooling is consistent with standards, cost and delivery time. AccomplishmentsReduced machine down time, increased production 60%, and increased first time quality 15%.Designed and implemented machine station cleaning device in less than 30 hours.Current Product Engineer (Electronics and Safety) Instrument Clusters (contract employee) Responsible engineer for product changes, PPAP certifications.Coordinated and tracked multiple design changes with on site and overseas vendors.AccomplishmentsDesigned a patentable, removable waterproof audible alarm for harsh environments.Awarded Certificate of Recognition for design improvements, resulting in elimination of quality issues.

Manage multiple vehicle instrument cluster programs. Coordinated and tracked multiple design changes with overseas suppliers and off-site manufacturing locations. Responsible engineer for product changes, PPAP submissions and customer communication. Identified manufacturing troubled areas, suggested corrective action. AccomplishmentsLeader in product cost savings $21,000.00.Awarded Design Disclosure for a removable, water proof audible alarm for harsh environments. Certificate of Recognition of design improvements for elimination of quality issues.

Build Site Liaison (contract employee)Provided assembly plant engineering and technical support for Powertrain, Chassis and HVAC during Alpha and Beta vehicle builds.AccomplishmentsInstrumental in resolving quality and assembly issues before vehicles released for pilot production.Electrical diagnostic of automobile engine control modules, connectors and associated wiring. Staff Engineering Representative (contract employee)Represented design release engineers (DRE) at Orion and Buick City vehicle assembly plants.Coordinated plant production time for production trial runs (PTR).Collected build data for submission to responsible engineers.AccomplishmentsSuccessfully resolved 139 pilot / launce build issues before start of regular production.All production deadlines were successfully meet..

Provided technical support for power train, chassis, power train cooling and HVAC during Alpha and Beta vehicle builds. Communicated to component release engineers, provided an accurate description of issues and suggested corrective action for permanent fixes. Reported progress to the build floor management and brought issues to closure.Coordinated plant production time for production trial runs (PTR), collected data submitted to responsible engineers AccomplishmentsResolved 139 pilot build issues before start of regular production. Achieved all production deadlines.

Manufacturing Engineer (contract employee)Instrumental in evaluating and debugging four new modular production assembly lines resulting in an increase in assembly plant’s production of vehicle steering gears.AccomplishmentsSaved 3.8 seconds by streamlining assembly process and eliminated production bottleneck.

Product Assurance Engineer (contract employee)Provided on site liaison communication between five North American vehicle assembly plants and engine release engineers.Educated assembly plants with new product information and OBD 2 diagnostic tool.AccomplishmentsDetected an unusual warranty trend and set corrective actions in place.Parts Supplier Quality Engineer (contract employee)Provided engineering support for the Oldsmobile and Buick “G” car launch.AccomplishmentsGenerated quality technical report outlining methods of improving handling of vehicle bumper fascias saving $5,500.00 in scrap and lost production time.