Zachary Harrison Email & Phone Number

Detroit, Mi, Us

Novi, Michigan, United States

Shanghai , Cn

Plymouth, Michigan, Us

• Completed full teardown and benchmarking report of 2020 Honda CR-V Driver and 60% seats to compare with in-market products for internal improvement across seating products• Entailed tasks such as pre-teardown photos, teardown and tagging of parts, and closeout/stitching mapping and measuring• Headed teardown and benchmarking for all rows of 15 other vehicles across segments to update current product on shelf• Participated in VAVE events to compare in-market seating segments for customers to show areas of improvement

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

• Headed deep dive in MY20 Ranger warranty claims to better organize within Early Claims Binning (ECB) system for improved clarity• Proposed 318 claim changes from 2460 total claims, resulting in condensed concerns that helped team and auto-binning system with binning efficiency• Involved in Daily Quality, Body Exterior VRT, NA Body Interior Applications FQR, and Hard Rocks meetings to better understand manufacturing and quality aspects

Plymouth, Michigan, Us

• Subject Matter Technical Expert Automotive Seating Intern• Applied Lean Engineering principles (PDCA) to successfully complete IIHS Child Restraint Latch Variation project• Developed tactical plan and data collection methodology• Conducted extensive measurements of multiple products at seat assembly plant, including Gage R&R• Completed statistical analysis of data using Minitab and supported FEA correlation studies• Updated internal seat safety layout knowledge documents based on project results to allow future product teams to achieve better upfront designs• Created EuroNCAP and IIHS Latch Rating Calculators as well as supported extensive benchmarking teardowns of GM and VW seats

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

• Spent 7 weeks as a Quality Intern at the Product Development Center on Ford's main campus with the Warranty Spend team.• Main Project: Worked to find out why the Lincoln MKC heater mats were so high on the Warranty Spend for cost and quantity.• Estimated savings from project: $1.5 million• New design rule and change to Ingress/Egress test were made due to the project• Entailed looking at thousands of claims in Excel, physically working with the heater mats to analyze any problems, working with the supplier to fix problems, presenting data to the Chief Engineer.

• Work mainly as the head referee on youth soccer games for ages 13 to 19 • Required controlling of parents, coaches, and players on the field as well as applying rules learned to certain situations in the games• Developed leadership skills and the ability to control situations• Have done a few national level games and applying to become a Grade 7 referee at the minimum age required

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

High School Degree