Matthew Pottebaum Email & Phone Number

Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States

• Design responsible for side door mechanisms and sunroofs

Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

• Produced technical drawings to send to suppliers for new development parts.
• Collaborated with suppliers to continuously improve parts throughout digital and physical design phases.
• Managed cost and mass requirements for Side Door parts.
• Handled Design Release of Side Door Components through all stages from initial concept to production.
• Conducted value optimization/benchmarking studies in improve current designs and reduce vehicle cost, mass and complexity.
• Led Root Cause Analysis on customer complaints/field concerns and implemented cost effective design solutions.

Farmington Hills, MI

• Managed testing for areas of Closure, Water Intrusion, and Dust Intrusion during both digital and physical design phases.
• Interdepartmental collaboration, with both lab, plant and design teams on development projects.
• Analysis of test results including root cause study and proposal/development of countermeasures.
• Conducted surveys to improve/create new component/system level performance criteria.
• Supported on-site visits at manufacturing facilities during physical design phases leading up to the start of production to ensure performance quality.

East Lansing, Michigan

• Designed beam diagnostic components using SolidWorks to improve system performance
• Interpreted technical drawings to facilitate the assembly and installation of particle accelerator beam line components for mechanical and electrical systems to quicken project development.

East Lansing, MI

• Collaborated as a team to design a unique liquid gas separation system using Siemens NX for research on exhaust gas re-circulation in automobiles
• Manufactured the liquid gas separator as well as a test-bench using the machine shop at MSU to use for testing
• Analyzed test data using Microsoft Excel to form conclusions on the performance of the liquid gas separator
• Presented all aspects of the project to demonstrate our process and research to design day audience

East Lansing, MI

• Installed and distributed phones with surveys used to examine a student’s engagement in STEM classes
• Researched, documented, and organized information on various Michigan high schools using Microsoft Excel
• Examined data using statistical methods to form conclusions for a poster that was presented at UURAF

East Lansing, Michigan

• Interacted with customers and provided services to meet their individual needs
• Cooperated with other staff members to effectively accomplish tasks and objectives on tight schedules
• Trained new employees by shadowing them to help develop their abilities and job knowledge

Nonthaburi, Thailand