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Responsible for R&D of metal sealing systems and drivetrain components including: rubber coated metal gaskets, engine cylinder head gaskets, hot gas gaskets, rotor stator stacks, transmission separator plates, Busbars, oil pain covers, service covers with integrated gaskets. Responsible for developing products in North American and South American markets, sharing our core competencies with potential new customers, and leading development from initial RFQ phase to the serial life phase. During this role, I have traveled to our facilities in Brazil, Mexico and Germany and have consistent communication/support from our product line leads at our headquarters in Germany.

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

The sole program engineer for a high runner vehicle production program (165k+ vehicles per year). Responsible for leading all 1st and 2nd row seating serial life activities including: quality, model year releases, and cost reduction initiatives. Leading all plant/customer communications, investigations and design changes.

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

Budgeting for cost savings initiatives, automated engineering budgets and validation plans, improved efficiency of customer cost agreements, training all NAO business units in updated efficiency improvements, performing Nissan quick Design Reviews (DRBFM, Change List, Newness Assessment), Customer reviews, cost reduction idea generation, plant support, prototype builds, market benchmarking.

Launched WS (wagoneer/grand wagoneer) complete seat 2R. Responsible for root cause analysis on complete seat and in vehicle, intermediate corrective actions, permanent corrective actions, functional performance improvements (Headrest dumping, fold flat & easy entry efforts, BSR), stack up analysis, quality analysis, customer reports, understanding seat frame influence, seat tear downs and prototype builds.

Gained basic knowledge in GD&T, developed CAD and drawings for test fixtures, managed key product characteristics (KPC) lists for quality drawing controls, performed studies to improve seat track performance (functional and BSR), initiated efficiency projects to improve supplier feasibility agreements, supported seat folding speed/efforts design enhancements, supported CAD storage improvements, supported in production quality action items, designed seat steaming robot head

Auburn Hills

While working as an intern at Faurecia, I have rotated through several departments in the company. I have worked in Complete Seat, Industrial Design, Validation/Crash Testing, metals/mechanisms and foam/comfort. The diverse background that I have gained will be highly beneficial to my problem solving ability as an engineer.

South Lyon, Mi

Providing quality, efficient, and friendly service to members in the Creek Pub

Rochester, Michigan

Providing a safe environment for residents to grow as students and individuals, facilitating floor programs, and promoting and supporting greek life on campus. I even had the amazing opportunity to work with Oakland Housing in order to create the engineering floor for incoming freshmen students.

Royal Oak, Michigan

Brighton, Michigan

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Master'S Degree, Engineering Management