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Farmington, MI, US

Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

Leading the OBD Calibration & Validation team which, in addition to previous responsibilities,- Calibrates and recommends for series release OBD functions for V6 and V8 gasoline enginesused in Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles for all global markets- Verifies OBD compliance for above engines conducting Pre-PVE testing and validation duringTesting-V.

Redford, Michigan

Managing several areas in OBD Validation & Documentation:- Responsible for ramp-up of a group of calibrators for OBD calibration development & validationfor all Mercedes-Benz Passenger Car V6/V8 gasoline engines (MoVE platform), all vehiclevariants, all world markets.- Guiding a group of OBD validation engineers to ensure powertrains for Mercedes-Benz and.

Redford, Michigan

OBD Validation & Documentation team lead- Train, motivate and guide a team of technical experts. Provide expertise and support whereneeded. Program coordination with different RD departments in Germany (Gasoline/Dieselengine, Power Electronics for HEVs)- Responsible for an annual budget. Release invoices, purchase orders,perform annual cost analysis and.

In charge of fleet and customer vehicle support for HEV powertrain related issues. First point of contact for internal incidents with HEV fleetSystems integration for new Plug-In HEV.DVP&R contact within High Voltage (HV) wiring harness team for EV production programsLead a team to validate HEV system response for all kind of failure conditions. Improved.

In charge of fleet and customer vehicle support for HEV powertrain related issues. First point of contact for internal incidents with HEV fleetLead a team to validate HEV system response for all kind of failure conditions. Improved and validated service documentation from a dealer / customer point of view Tested vehicles during field trips in accordance to.

Led budget planning and spending activities for the first HEV series production program. Responsible for complete program timing planning for all sub functions relating to platform modules for HEV program Introduced and applied OEM’s standard planning tools and methods to a research project which was transitioning to a mass production program Supported IT.

Key customer contact for all program-related requests (commercial and technical) for Integrated Electric Drive and Power Converter unit for DaimlerChrysler and FORD fuel cell vehiclesCoordinated and supervised on-site service events. Interface between local customer and U.S. based engineering department.

Responsible for make or buy decisions in cooperation with management, legal, purchasing and engineering departmentsCompiled specifications and sourcing information with engineering department; led sourcing activities with international and local supplier base. Acted as an interface between supplier and engineering department

Responsible for planning, building and operating a two-cell fully automated engine dynamometer center. Supervised all construction activities, programmed OEM-specific test routines and operated the dynamometer center. Responsible for calibration adaptation of high performance engines for GM Europe. Installed and introduced a 3D-CAD/CAM system for modeling.

Delivered lectures in Electrical Engineering, main subject: Electrical drives & transformersCoached laboratory and tutorial groups, taught AutoCAD classes, prepared lectures and examsElectric Vehicle Project: - Defined and sourced electric drive components- Designed the wiring harness and the mechanical interface between e-drive and gearbox- Performed the.

Dipl-Ing (Fh), Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: SHME Sportverbindung Hohenneuffen Industrial term: TRAUB AG, Germany; Development of a measuring device for the.

Kfz-Elektriker, Electrician For Motor Vehicles