As a design engineer it is very beneficial to have on site experience. To see designs evolve and improve is crucial to future development. i have been lucky enough to have worked on site at various vehicle production facilities including ford genk, ford niehl (Germany) ,jaguar land rover hailwood and perkins engines for extended periods dealing with design snags and work throughs.Experienced in welded, riveted and bonded automotive vehicle production.I have used many CAD systems over the years, AutoCAD, mechanical desktop, FiDES, and most recently Catia V5.Now involved in product design at the ford broadmeadows site in Australia producing sheet metal designs for the underbody and upper body structure of the P375 ford ranger vehicle using catia V5.