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New Haven, In

Ossian, In

Bluffton, In

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

Reporting directly to Chief Engineer of Chassis Systems with matrix responsibilities to quality and product teams. Supported transition of engineering activities to new facility. Resource planning and forecasting of future product implementation. Hiring and development of new engineers and engineering managers. Provided technical guidance to chassis engineering organization. Implemented design process documentation and developed performance standards. Managed contracted off-site brake system engineering effort toward development of new product. Provided scope definition and product performance targets for program charters.• Implemented clutched air compressor across multiple product lines resulting in >1% fuel savings.• Managed cost savings initiative totaling $3M in FY 2010 and $11M in FY2011. • Published Brake System standards documentation reducing support of plant engineering, prototype mechanics, and test technicians by 50%.• Developed mathematical model of air consumption across multiple models increasing efficiency of engineering resources by directing development focus on appropriate technologies.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

Directed 10-20 engineers on multiple concurrently running programs. Developed and communicated annual performance goals, monitored and evaluated to ensure attainment and provided performance review. Responsible for team providing program deliverables, ensuring regulatory compliance and internal performance targets. Proven results in managing product from concept to production launch. Acted as point contact to executive management for cross functional technical issues.• Developed an innovative traction enhancement system reducing potential failure modes and driver initiated events. Reduced system cost by $2,800.• Managed 680 engineering changes in 2010-2011 while implementing process improvements:• Reduced substitutions on chassis systems open after 90 days by 21%.• Condensed average project planning time from 3 days to under 1 day.• Lowered documented Brake System Engineering issues by 12.6%.• Defined product and program performance targets during development of electric air ensuring compliance with 2010 emission requirements.• Reduced risk related liability and improved customer satisfaction in dual driver configurations as a result of dFMEA identified failure mode.

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

Led Brake System design activities for date-driven product implementation and revision. Ensured successful passage thru all product development gates, supported prototype and production level program build events.• Enabled complex module packaging to be built on production line instead of as a post-production modification, reducing labor by 2 hours per vehicle.• Provided previously unattained clean CA vehicle configuration to product team.• Supplanted air brake system reservoirs as a result of supplier shutdown without disrupting vehicle production and reducing leak rates by 50%.• Ensured federal regulatory compliance of brake system for all new models while reducing quantity of test vehicles required by 50%.• Delivered an innovative air reservoir design that balanced weight, material cost, and resistance to oxidation.• Created consolidated validation plan to ensure federal regulatory compliance of brake system performance for all new models. Specified test vehicle to enable maximum coverage to be met with fewest vehicles.

Van Wert, Oh Area

Designed and coordinated fabrication of tight tolerance gauges, fixtures, and test equipment to support product implementation.•Specified dimensional requirements for new product launches at multiple manufacturing locations. Authored specification documents and fully defined drawings resulting in repeatable, high quality product regardless of point of application.•Due to accelerated schedule of high profile product build, managed additional production of tooling with alternate machine shop. Gauges provided on-time and build completed successfully.

Decatur, In Area

Design, fabrication and testing of specialized equipment and products•Led team of designers to layout and provide dimensional components to fabricators for welding and assembly. Applied subject matter expertise in manufacturing processes, material characteristics, and mechanics.•Trained 12 employees to operate specialized computer aided design software. Application output was incorporated into production pipeline. Cross-training allowed for flexible deployment of employees to design advanced products and provide ongoing standard product to manufacturing. •Implemented programmable CNC plasma cutter to increase speed and capability to produce complex formed sheet metal components. Implementation resulted in 100% increase in output and 50% reduction in waste materials.

Master, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology