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Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Teamcenter technical lead for our location.Collaborate with both local and external colleagues to identify and resolve Teamcenter technical and procedural issues.Teamcenter training provider internally and for offsite contractors.Strategize Teamcenter process implementation, for local site, relevant to further phases of our Teamcenter implementation (change management, SAP interface, schedule management).Address local Teamcenter helpdesk tickets and trigger systematic corrective action to external development team where necessary.Develop and roll out training materials relevant to Teamcenter locally.Consultant to business for technical/process Teamcenter utilization and introduction of new functionality.Establish measures for risk mitigation with respect to Teamcenter system usage.Technical consultant to business for strategizing means of data conversion from ProE cad system to NX cad system with Teamcenter integration considerations.

Peterborough

Senior Mechanical design role in R&D.Support implementation of Teamcenter replacing ProI.Integration of ProE in Teamcenter environment.Support implementation of Teamcenter replacing CADIM.Teamcenter test responsible.Relevant data conditioning activities supporting migration to Teamcenter.Mentor/Instructor of Teamcenter for CAD data and change control.

Sourced parts, provided schematics, tracked progress and commissioned the fabrication of an electrical test bench required by Design Engineers within the Controls group. Responsible for validation of the bench and necessary modifications and corrections. Coordinated build of an electrical test bench to satisfy multiple Controls Engineers representing different functions, sourced necessary parts by collaborating with both local and offsite Design Engineers and commissioned build through virtual meetings and multiple remote communication methods.Rewired actuators to allow for bi-directional operation until arrival of modules would enable them to function properly.Verified faulty potentiometers and incorrect wiring and corrected as necessary.

Use RTT Deltagen to develop rendered representations of vehicles/parts/assemblies for review.Operate, troubleshoot and define operational procedures for new Powerwall functionality to support use of 3D powerwalls for design reviews/presentations/demonstrations.Determine and implement most efficient means of demonstrating design review requirements for local engineering teams.Demonstrate presentations of GMCanada capabilities in dedicated 3D powerwall meeting rooms for various audiences (government representatives/media/suppliers).

Single point of contact for the engineering staff for issues and guidance for the Teamcenter application.Represented GM Canada in relevant global conference calls and focus group meetings to aid in directing the use of Teamcenter to align and meet global business needs. Provided additional UGNX, Autoweb and data management support and mentoring.Trained 200+ users a 20 hour introductory course for iMAN/Teamcenter Automotive Edition enabling the ability to properly databank and securely share data across all connected sites.Supported all release events for user issues with data release or creation by mentoring and instructing.Planned and executed the means of qualifying validity of users in the GMCanada Teamcenter db to satisfy the global Teamcenter User Audit requirements. Over 1800 user IDs reviewed and eventual removal of obsolete IDs. Cooperated with other sites to ensure all databases were up to date with user awareness.Completed one year prior to required date, in transition from UNIX based iMAN Motif to Windows based iMAN/Teamcenter Automotive Edition new interface. Developed and executed training material for four hour course for Teamcenter upgrade to over 200 users over a three week period.Designated and supported globally used release procedures.Presented a business case and conveyed the need to local IT representatives to add two additional on-site support representatives from third party vendors which was adopted.

Support/Train over 150 Engineering design individuals with Teamcenter Automotive Edition software controlling CAD data and change control.

Responsible for design and detailing of automotive door latch, power door drives and interfacing hardware. Required to continuously communicate with internal and external customers, fabricators and downstream operators. Balance needs of all parties in decision making and maintain history with formal documentation. Sole design responsibility for a power sliding door drive system including a belt drive system, latch, striker and upper and lower hinges.Co-developed an industry first power cinching latch with power failure manual override capability.Evaluated the failure mode of a non-compliant FMVSS latch. Determined redesign solution and implemented resulting in compliance.Recognized an opportunity to redesign a plastic injection moulded housing to fewer part count and implemented saving two operations for local manufacturing staff.Redefined the data storage procedures of customer supplied reference files. Identified inefficiency and proposed solution which was implemented and maintained by all site CAD designers.

Responsible for design and detailing of electromagnetic stirrers for the steel industry. Initiated use of 3D AutoCAD design from previous 2D drafting only method. Work closely with fabrication resources providing design changes documentation. Determined the mould leveling system requirements and coordinate into the design of the stirrers. Performed detailed drafting and design of all components to make assemblies of electro-magnetic stirrers for customers such as China Steel, USS/Kobe Steel and Stelco.Managed the build process through continuous communication with fabricators and clients.Conceptual and final design of radioactive source mould level detection equipment within stirrer housings.Layout, coordinate part procurement and commission, for necessary plumbing and hardware for pumping stations which cool the electromagnetic stirrers and the moulded steel product by means of drawing generation, bill of materials and fabrication shop design / build reviews.

Certificate, Designing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Technology, Mechanical