Shawn Devaraj Email & Phone Number

Normal, Il, Us

Fairbury, Illinois, United States

Dixon, Il

Southfield/Detroit, Michigan, United States

Temp Engineering Manager – EngineeringManager/Lead Project Engineer – Product DevelopmentSenior Project Engineer – Advanced Manufacturing Technology/Engineering• Managed and worked on engineering changes (ECR, EC, ECN) and drawing updates• Managed contingency planning and commissioning of multiple products• Managed $7.0M CapEx installation of next generation LASER weld cell and tooling• Managed contractors for import, rigging and install of multiple LASER weld cells• Managed equipment safety buyoffs and readiness buyoffs• Worked with suppliers and plant maintenance on repair and maintenance of equipment• Worked with quality and production on FMEA, PDCA, 5Y, 8D, Kaizen, CI, SMED• Supported program management and APQP process with quick issue resolutions• Supported quality team with failure analysis and corrective actions • Supported sales team on technical issues, quote generation and equipment selection• Worked with off-shore team in France to coordinate crash and forming analysis• Collaborated with Honda and Cosma on Honda Pilot laser welded blanks, which included cost reduction, feasibility, GD&T, tooling, capacity planning, equipment selection, launch• Worked at Chrysler Tech Center (Stellantis) to increase laser welded blank content in the 2017 Pacifica minivan by innovating and optimizing design to reduce mass by 10kg• Managed increasing laser welded blank content in the 2019 Dodge Ram by innovating and optimizing design to reduce mass by 9.9kg• Worked with multiple OEMs to promote products as part of mass and cost savings projects• Developed new procedure to improve dimensional accuracy of prototype process• Promoted AMTB products at multiple OEMs, industry events and conferences by presenting papers and managing display booths• Managed workload, mentored and trained co-op and junior engineers• Created and implemented employee improvement plans and growth plans

Wixom, Michigan

-Analyzed runflat curb impact performance using LS-DYNA and RADIOSS-Optimized front hood stiffness and strength using OptiStruct-Analyzed fatigue performance of class-8 truck hubs using Ansys and nCode-Analyzed class-8 truck brake system FMVSS 121 thermal performance using Fluent-Conducted Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI) Analysis on class-8 truck hub and brake rotor systems using Fluent and Ansys-Analyzed exhaust gas diffuser performance using Fluent-Liaisoned with testing laboratories to validate CAE analysis-Presented summarized data, graphs and visuals to management and customers-Collaborated with Accuride engineers and management to obtain quick design turnaround and create DFEMA documents

-Analyzed plastic shipping pallets and bumper brackets using Abaqus-Conducted failure analysis on aerospace parts using PSD method in Abaqus-Analyzed medical cot crash performance using LS-DYNA-Analyzed automotive body crash performance with forming effects using LS-DYNA-Optimized automotive roof crush performance using HEEDS optimization software-Optimized front bumper energy absorption using LS-OPT optimization software-Optimized stamping parameters using HyperForm, LS-DYNA and LS-OPT-Analyzed and optimized automotive and bus doors, hinges, deck-lids and sub-frames for conformance to OEM standards using Abaqus, Nastran and OptiStruct-Analyzed automotive exhaust system temperature distribution and stresses under thermal load using Abaqus-Analyzed creep performance of plastic coolant bottles using Abaqus-Analyzed sloshing of coolant in coolant bottles using Fluent-Analyzed flow through automotive registers (HVAC vents) using Fluent-Analyzed temperature distribution over hybrid vehicle battery packs using Fluent-Analyzed catalytic converter performance using Fluent-Worked with off-shore teams in India and China to coordinate meshing and analysis-Tracked and coordinated workload for off-shore teams-Trained and mentored off-shore team members-Liaisoned with customers to obtain/create CAE requirements-Presented summarized data, graphs and visuals to customers-Created winning and profitable quotations

-Created 3D CAD for Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using I-DEAS-Created complex shell and solid meshes using HyperMesh, GAMBIT and Tgrid-Designed and analyzed Usui parts using Nastran, Abaqus and LS-DYNA-Conducted Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) analysis using Fluent-Conducted fatigue analysis using strain gauge data and FEA data· Conducted strain gauge tests to infer applied loading-Conducted tolerance stack up analysis-Conducted DOE using Minitab-Presented summarized data, graphs and visuals for design reviews and APQP-Provided launch support for new Usui products-Provided customer support at customer locations-Liaisoned with customer and supplier engineers on Usui products

Masters, Automotive Systems Engineering

Bachelor, Mechanical