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Warren, MI, US

Manage multiple metal stamping programs for prototype low volume parts. Insure that all programs are on time and meeting quality and budget goals. Interact with customers, shop operations, quality, and finance to make sure these goals are met.Successfully completed multiple programs on time, meeting goals of profitability, quality, and high customer.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Vehicle crash sensor performance development and validation testing.
• Work with suppliers and the crash performance team to develop a balanced crash sensor calibration to meet FMVSS208 and GM internal requirements.
• Completed on time four major programs from concept to saleable.
• Completed on time five mid-cycle enhancement programs with unique calibrations.
• Analyze CAE crash model data with tools such Primer, Animator, and Hypergraph for calibration development.
• Support vehicle barrier crash tests and analyzed crash data. Write reports and present results to peers and management.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Occupant sensing performance development and validation testing.
• Completed all validation testing and report submissions for several vehicle programs on time and to required specifications including FMVSS 208 and GM internal requirements.
• Met unique challenges that drove changes in the way the corporation conducts testing.
• Write reports and present results to peers and management.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Responsible for all starting and charging system service procedures for all GM vehicles.
• Developed service procedures for new programs.
• Wrote deviations and corrections based on feedback from service engineering and dealer technicians’ feedback.
• Developed an electronic document tracking system to increase shared usage of common documents greatly reducing the number of total unique documents in the service information system by 75%, for all starting and.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Advanced Service Engineer. Responsible for service procedures for OnStar, XM radio, and radios.
• Completed all customer requirement documents for 2010 through 2014 service procedures.
• Developed a tool for servicing the 2011 OnStar modules.
• Reduced matrix of radio service parts to eliminate redundancy cost of stocking service parts and maintaining part numbers.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Occupant sensing performance development and validation testing.
• Completed all validation testing and report submissions for six vehicle programs on time and to required specifications including FMVSS 208 and GM internal.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Design Release Engineer, Passenger Occupant Sensing System.
• Release engineer for multiple programs for running changes on current production occupant sensing control modules

Detroit, Michigan, US

• Show car interior responsibility.
• Advised the California Studio designers in following specifications to ensure the vehicle interior will be manufactureable in a future production program.
• Completed a safety restraint specification for show cars to be used in future show car builds.
• Wrote an Excel based program to predict interior mass to be used in development of show cars and specialty vehicles.
• Short term special project known as a Single Mission Challenge for visibility and conspicuity, within the GM Innovation Zone. Part of a team of engineers working on a special project, to develop ideas to improve the.
• Developed a procedure to photograph the interior of a vehicle from the driver’s point of view in a panoramic format.

Auburn Hills, MI, US

• Product Release Engineer – 2001 Minivan Program.
• Responsible for development and production release of the side impact airbag control module.
• Completed the mechanical packaging, J2190 documentation, DV and PV testing, and drawing releases.
• Responsible for calibration crash performance, vehicle J1850 bus communication, vehicle physical interface, DFMEA, supplier interface, and coordination with vehicle manufacturing.

• Design, development, and production release responsibility for both, passenger and driver airbag modules.
• Worked on various Korean and Japanese vehicle programs.
• Developed and production released first airbag cushion at AlliedSignal without heat shields.
• Developed airbag modules that had injury criteria beyond customer requirements.
• Created significant cost reductions before production release to customer by eliminating the heat shields, changing cushion sew patterns, and inflator manufacturing improvements.

• Overseen and analyzed HYGE sled tests, vehicle barrier crashes, and various in-house component testing for specific vehicle programs.
• Gave written and oral presentations of test results.
• Acted as liaison between the vehicle restraints group and various prototype groups and outside suppliers.
• Gave written and oral reports to management for each vehicle crash to track structural results and compare changes from vehicle to vehicle that may influence crash dummy (ATD) injury results.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical And Electronics Engineering Technology

Core Classes Completed In Photography