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Shanghai, China

Shanghai, China

杭州湾

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

• Continuous engineering mentoring to PKC’s three Chinese Joint Ventures in Zhenjiang, Hefei, and Shiyan. • Working closely with JVs to prepare designs for business pitches and resolve technical issues. Clients include Renault, Dongfeng, Tenneco, JAC (Heavy duty, Light duty, and passenger EVs).• Transitioning from batch ordering and assembly into modular design compositions.• R&D support of new tools, targeting improvements in quality and efficiency of manufacturing… Show more • Continuous engineering mentoring to PKC’s three Chinese Joint Ventures in Zhenjiang, Hefei, and Shiyan. • Working closely with JVs to prepare designs for business pitches and resolve technical issues. Clients include Renault, Dongfeng, Tenneco, JAC (Heavy duty, Light duty, and passenger EVs).• Transitioning from batch ordering and assembly into modular design compositions.• R&D support of new tools, targeting improvements in quality and efficiency of manufacturing (VAVE).• DFMEA and FMEA of chassis harness designs.• Counseling European engineering teams in Poland, Lithuania, Russia.• Creating procedural manuals for engineers and production.Key projects & achievements:- Established a new company internal global coding system for fixtures and insulations, that helps identify suitable material replacement candidates to reach cost savings.- Created a Monobloc harness design from a 3D model for an SUV to help win a Renault pitch.- Provided engineering support in prototyping multi-screen smartboards for assembly. Show less

Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China

• Trained local engineers and instituted best design practices• Established and maintained materials database within design software.• Automated component part selection and checking for design rules compatibility.• Created a coding system for sorting and selection of materials.• Exported Bill of Materials (BoM) and calculated wire cutting data from designs. • Worked on compiling harness designs. Clients included Daimler, FAW, Foton, JMC.• Traveled out of China to Brazil… Show more • Trained local engineers and instituted best design practices• Established and maintained materials database within design software.• Automated component part selection and checking for design rules compatibility.• Created a coding system for sorting and selection of materials.• Exported Bill of Materials (BoM) and calculated wire cutting data from designs. • Worked on compiling harness designs. Clients included Daimler, FAW, Foton, JMC.• Traveled out of China to Brazil to lead a 2-week design software workshop.Key projects & achievements:- Created a new graphical symbols system to simply identify the correct direction of clip heads, along with other graphic styling guideline updates to make assembly more perceptive.- 4-month full-service on-site support in transition from schematic logic draft designs to completed mechanical harness designs ready for assembly for JMC trucks based on Ford standards. Show less

Tallinn, Estonia

Junior Process Engineer | 2013.01-2013.05Process Engineer | 2013.06-2013.12Senior Process Engineer | 2014.01-2016.09• Managed a 5-member process engineering team.• Designed quality control drawings and assembly drawings in CAD software such as Siemen’s Capital Harness XC and AutoCAD. Clients included Scania, Volvo, BRP, DAF.• Reviewed and assembled harnesses in CATIA 3D.• Communicated with clients on engineering change implementation.• Led design workshop… Show more Junior Process Engineer | 2013.01-2013.05Process Engineer | 2013.06-2013.12Senior Process Engineer | 2014.01-2016.09• Managed a 5-member process engineering team.• Designed quality control drawings and assembly drawings in CAD software such as Siemen’s Capital Harness XC and AutoCAD. Clients included Scania, Volvo, BRP, DAF.• Reviewed and assembled harnesses in CATIA 3D.• Communicated with clients on engineering change implementation.• Led design workshop seminars in Lithuania and Germany.Key projects & achievements:- Developed assembly methodology for Scania’s truck NGC generation for both cab and chassis modular designs from prototyping to serial production.- Lowered number of quality claims by half two years straight.- Optimized formboard material usage by standardizing smaller formboards into sets of dual, triple, and quadruple groups. Show less

Master'S Degree, Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Civil Engineering, 2:1