Ronald Schapf P.E. Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Drive product development for entertainment industry.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Manage day to day operations of consulting engineering office.Interface with clients. Guide engineering efforts.

Greater Los Angeles Area

WDI – 4/18 to 7/19: Assigned to Disney as Lead Ride Mechanical Engineer on new dark ride. Provided extensive technical support for major ride vendor including very significant design contributions and analysis guidance. Also completed design of several items used in the ride vehicle including a complex dash panel assembly, IR light panel assembly and a.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Worked on setting up a wireless internet provider company.

Winnipeg

Managed small engineering group, oversaw product development, coordinated changes with manufacturing and procurement, worked closely with external suppliers, supported production and quality control. Re-designed entire sweeper to improve performance, manufacturability and durability.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Responsible for product design and development of chassis mounted street sweepers. Redesigned many parts on street sweeper. Re-organized engineering procedures for efficiency.

Performed FEA on suspension and frame of custom mining truck. Did torsion bar design. Advised on various aspects of the design.

Auburn Hills

Responsible for releasing 2014 truck suspensions. Work with all involved parties to ensure correct product developed on time. Trained in FMEA, DVP&R, TRIZ and some AQP. Delivered first prototypes of new 1500 series rear suspensions on time. Vehicles assembled as planned and functioned without failure.

Responsible for new class 4/5 truck air suspension development and release and chassis cost reduction activity.

• As lead engineer for suspension, steering and brake systems worked on designing new personal high speed amphibious vehicle from the ground up.
• Redesigned all suspension control arms and knuckles to cut weight and cost. Reviewed suspension geometry to optimize some parameters for improved handling.
• Worked with shock and spring suppliers to find most suitable product.
• Used Pro Engineer Wildfire 4.0 and Catia for modeling and Catia for FEA of suspension components and assemblies.
• Directed component and assembly drawing creation and content for many drawings.
• Provided extensive support for prototype builds, vehicle testing and supplier selection.

• As Senior Project Engineer for ATV suspensions, drive train and brakes, improved product performance and durability and reduced product cost and weight. Utilized Catia for modelling and fea. Performed FEA on several.
• Worked with suppliers to design ATV half shafts, prop shafts, front differentials and rear angle drives while optimizing weight, cost, durability and performance.
• Developed several new tires and wheels for ATV’s.
• Designed new brake components for new ATV. Reduced brake system costs without affecting performance or durability for a saving of more than $25.00 per vehicle.
• Calibrated suspension for the new Bombardier Outlander ATV, including ride work, spring design and shock calibration. After release the Outlander was named ATV of the Year by the largest U.S. powersports magazine.
• Improved the ride and handling of several other ATV models with new suspension calibrations.

• As Design Engineer for ATV suspensions, improved durability and functionality of existing designs and developed new ones. As Brake System Engineer, greatly improved product performance while reducing component costs..
• Developed new shock valving and designed new springs for almost all Polaris ATV models, improving the ride and handling.
• Designed new steering geometry for 4WD ATV’s significantly reducing steering effort.
• Reduced wheel costs with a different process at new vendor that saved $1.5M annually.
• Developed several new tires for improved handling, ground clearance and brake packaging.
• Together with supplier, designed new rear caliper with improved functionality for 6X6 ATV, which saved $45.00 per vehicle.