Stellantis North America

1000 Chrysler Drive Auburn Hills, MI 48326

Prototype Build Engineer - Engine Cooling Systems Ram 1500 EV Program(s)

• Program(s):

  • Light and Heavy Duty Ram Trucks Battery, Battery & Gas hybrid, Gas & DSL

• Utilized 33 week build plan matrix program direction to the final prototype assembly on the various levels of prototype vehicle builds

  • Carryover, Mule, Archmule, Proto build levels

• Participated and Lead in design reviews to meet with Cad Designers, DRE’s and program managers to ensure the parts met requirements for the specific build(s) based on testing requirements, fit within the environment and met timing.

• Managed TeamCenter CAD Tree to validate appropriate revision levels for part cohesiveness and compatibility with surrounding environment

• Managed supplier bids and sourced components based on price, timing and availability according to the build start date (MRD and TCF Dates).

• Organized meetings with suppliers to maintain timing, build issues, material sourcing, and packaging requirements.

• Ensured internal intellectual property safety with suppliers due to prototype programs within TeamCenter

• Utilized PentaSAP for part ordering and PO management.

• Utilized trackers to maintain part timing in weekly tracker meetings

• Created and Managed Bill of Materials and Process sheets for the internal prototype assembly to display clear and concise instructions for all aspects of the parts in the owned system

• Worked in synchronization with internal stockrooms and internal build floors to meet prototype vehicle delivery dates

• Utilized problem solving and analytical thinking to address daily issues to make sure the builds were on schedule for testing delivery.

• Employed January 20th, 2021 - December 15th, 2021

• Employed August 8th, 2022 - October 10th, 2022

NorthWestern Industries, Inc

7595 E 30th St, Yuma, AZ 85365

Used prior experience to bridge the gap to assist with overall plant purchasing needs from paper towels, to parts for machine maintenance, to substrates for final Glass Units assembly

Works directly under the plants General Manager, to learn the in’s & out’s of the overall plant operations as a whole synchronized system.

Studies technical manuals from manufacturers to not just learn, but know anything and everything to help continue pursuing excellence of the final delivered products to maintain the highest level of customer satisfaction

Study past, present and future performance of each assembly line to continue improvement with the end goal of a 100% success rate off the line and 0% QC related rejects

Learned the process and capabilities of the new HHH Architectural Laminating Glass line (2020) to have become the technical Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Laminated Glass for Safety, Interior Insulation, UV protection and overall customer environmental interior comfort

Liaoning North Machine Code (LNBF) Architectural Glass line with integrated Siemens HMI and PLC controls

Line includes

Glass loader station, Washer & heated dryer, Cleanroom (ISO x), Remote Controlled Glass moving car for moving larger glass lites (>48”x60”), automatic vinyl cutting machine, Vinyl storage and unloading mechanism, pre-heat and pre-press oven, Autoclave

Wrote Technical Documents (SOP) for HHH Laminated Line

Worked Laminated Glass line on all stations with the focus on inside the ISO Clean Room building the units

Worked the final assembly line (Insulated Glass - IG) on the load and unload stations

Assisted 2nd shift maintenance to tackle machine failure using formal education to root cause roller chains and sprockets with metallurgy analysis.

Tackled glass recut issues with internal reorders, using root cause analysis and 5 Why analysis to solve the issue

Horizon Hobby

2904 Research Rd, Champaign, IL 61822

Product Developer - Air

• Taking an idea and making its someone’s dream of flight a reality with the best customer experience

• Identified market trends and met with team to brainstorm product ideas

• Multilevel communication with Management, Purchasing and Marketing to forecast manufacturing production quantities.

• Supplied Factories in China with project bids to meet in house quality and pricing standards

• Received sample(s) from China to test and evaluate for future business opportunities and project evaluation

• Testing products throughout the design process to troubleshoot any potential issues with product structure, electronics or aerodynamic design

• Managed products for the whole lifespan through post production

• Employed: October 17th, 2020 - January, 19th, 2021 - Persused degree related new opportunity

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)

1000 Chrysler Drive Auburn Hills, MI 48326

Design Release Engineer - Interior Hard Trim

• Programs: KL (Jeep Cherokee), LA (Dodge Charger), LD (Dodge Charger), LX (Chrysler 300)

• Maintained design releasing responsibility for interior hard trim (A, B, C, D Pillar, CD Bridge, Liftgate panel(s) & Scuff, Door Scuff(s) for Jeep Cherokee, Dodge Charger/ Challenger & Chrysler 300

• Multi-level management of the production process with assembly plant and various tiers of supplier(s)

• Various levels of technical problem solving throughout the life of a program with warranty claim root cause analysis for warranty and assembly issue(s), Pre & Post program

• PAPP Process for assembly part production

• GD&T analysis to meet part gauge tolerances to ensure production part specification consistency

• Responsible for managing Electronic Bill Of Materials

• Produced mockup parts for various reason(s); Technical cost reduction, Value Optimization, or Warranty claim root cause analysis

• Participated and led Design Reviews for new products and processes from concept to production

• Responsible for initiating and processing Technical Cost Reductions (TCR's)

• Responsible for Compliance (CP) Reports per Federal Regulation

• Attended weekly meetings discussing teams Six Sigma (Reactive Green Belt and Black Belt) projects for whole team feedback and progress updates

• Training: Statistical Process Control (Cp/Cpk)

• Employed: Jan 6th, 2020 - March 24th 2020 - Layoffs

Magna International

750 Tower Dr, Troy, MI 48098

Experimental Materials - Active Grille Shutters (AGS) Intern

• Benchmarked industry leaders to identify current design trends, issues associated with current industry designs and studied current patents to think out side the box to brainstorm new ideas and concepts.

• Designed, modeled and prototyped active grill shutters due to industry push towards increasing fuel efficiency and drag coefficient to make Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) greener and decrease their carbon footprint.

•  Setup test fixtures to analyze durability wear utilizing different material substrates. 

• Post test analysis was conducted and presented to upper management.

• Was chosen, amongst the few top performing interns, to be sent to one of Magna’s assembly plants for a week to get on the floor assembly plant experience with the contrast of being centrally located in the North American Headquarters to help connect the plant workers to the cooperate office.

  • Was placed on the Arura MDX rear composite rear hatch assembly line

  • Took it upon myself to closely analyze the line to find flaws and Root Cause the issues that were causing QC issues at the end of the line

    • The pilot light on the second step on the line that flame treats the plastic to prep the surface material properties to better adhere the adhesive for the rear glass, keep self extinguishing itself and not tripping the alarm, thus no one on the floor was aware why the glass was not meeting spec due to adhesion issues.

  • Studied each station on the line, timing each station to see where hang-ups and where issues were causing the line to slow down. Compiled this data into a spreadsheet, Root caused the troubled stations and helped improve cycle times of the line

  • Employed: April 30th, 2018 - September 7th, 2018 - Summer Intern

Magna International

750 Tower Dr, Troy, MI 48098

Concept Engineered Material Systems Intern

• Worked under Ganesh Singh Phd in Polymer Engineering

• Studied research papers on various polymers on how well they accept various additives such as

  • PE (polyethylene)

  • PP (polypropylene)

  • PA6 (Nylon 6)

  • PA66 (Nylon 66)

• Investigated additives such as various lengths of glass fiber/carbon fibers, carbon fiber prepreg, and various size and density glass beads

• Used mentoring of mold flow and how these additives flow through the mold and affect the material properties of the final assembly

• Used destructive testing to analyze “real life scenarios” of where these additives were actually flowing and how to read surface finishes to understand A surface and B surface feasibility of the chosen additives.

• Benchmarked competitors at dealerships with DIO Wave Length tool to understand where the competitors laid in regards to Orange Peel on painted composite A surfaces based on internal Best Practices.

• Conducted in house testing on prototype material sample(s) to see how temperature affected warping, A surface feasibility, and overall manufacturability

• Developed thermal diffusivity and heat transfer model for composite automotive rear spoiler prior to formal education at Oakland University

• Compiled numerous durability and life cycle analysis tests on newly developed materials

  • Worked with independent testing facilities with newly developed composite rear spoilers, painted and raw material

• Employed: May 1st, 2017 - September 8th, 2017 - Summer Intern

Magna Electronics

2050 Auburn Rd, Auburn Hills, MI 48326

ADAS Test and Validation Engineering Intern

• Performed validation testing on front camera systems in Chrysler Pacifica (Program - RU) Hybrid & Electric PHEV & BEV

  • PHEV - Partial Hybrid Electric Vehicle

  • BEV - Battery Electric Vehicle

• Compiled CAN and LIN bus data and debriefed with ADAS Systems team

• Executed post review of AI camera systems to scan for errors in AI detection errors in regards to people, on road objects, stop lights, lane markers, people, tail lights and detection distance (ISO Tell-Tale)

  • Collaborated with team to document errors in the collected data to establish accuracy with the in vehicle systems

• Executed on-road vehicle testing requirements mandated by Fiat Chrysler Association (FCA) to validate Magna ADAS Systems 

• Conducted testing at the Bosch Flatrock Proving grounds for night testing of the Front Camera System in regards:

  • Tested taillight detection of vehicles with solid bar tail lights i.e. Dodge Charger & Dodge Durango

  • Tested Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) with the Front End Modules in respect to solid bar taillights

• Completed Lane Keep Assist Systems (AKAS) testing on various compositions of road substrates

  • Tested our systems with newly regulated lane markers that had different light refraction in various weather conditions and daylight scenarios ensure the accuracy of our system

    • New regulations in regards to lane markers for MDOT with half white and half black lane markers that showed up on the Front end cameras differently that past implemented lane markers that the system was originally designed around

• Employed: May 2nd, 2016 - December 16th, 2016 - Summer Intern

Magna Electronics

2050 Auburn Rd, Auburn Hills, MI 48326

Summer Engineering Intern

• Responsible for synchronizing the electronic component database that supplied all Magna based assembly plants

• Reviewed electronic components to eliminate duplicate components in the system for improved flow, efficiency and cross compatibility among plants.

• Investigated component suppliers for technical datasheets to compare interchangeable components and removed potential sources of error to keep the plants running

• Employed: April 27th, 2015 - September 4th, 2015 - Summer Intern