EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL ENGINEER:

Highly versatile engineer with professional experience in several areas of

mechanical engineering. Skilled designer and technical problem solver with

an array of experience spanning the areas of automotive product

development, vehicle warranty, and manufacturing. Finite element analysis

engineer with experience in static, dynamic, linear and non-liner

applications using multiple pre and post processing software packages.

Aggressive learner who quickly absorbs technical material and immediately

applies learned concepts and techniques to real work applications.

EDUCATION

North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, May 2002

North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, December 1999

EXPERIENCE

General Motors Corporation, Warren, MI

Design Engineer, July 2009 - December 2012

> Design Release Engineer of exterior plastic trim components and

assemblies for car and truck platforms

> 3D solid modeling of exterior vehicle parts and assemblies

> Release vehicle exterior trim components and installation assemblies

> Global supplier interfacing as Project Lead for product design and

manufacturing (Canada, Germany, Czech Republic, China, Korea)

> Design and process continuous development implementing corporate best

practices

> Collaborate with suppliers on plastic injection molding and tool

design

> Conduct manufacturability studies to support component design

> Manage the production of rapid prototypes, prototypes, and production

parts

> Conduct and lead product meetings with the entire product development

team, including suppliers, to manage and track projects

> Manage projects through manufacturing plant visits and supplier and

tooling vendor facility visits

General Motors Corporation, Warren, MI

Computer Accelerated Engineering (CAE) Engineer, September 2006 - July 2009

> Finite element analysis of body structures and closures for multiple

vehicle platforms

> Vehicle structure and component design with a number of finite

element modeling packages

> Static/Dynamic vehicle and component performance analysis with Liner

and Non-linear solution methods

> Development, support, and evaluation of analytical tools/procedures

for vehicle body structures and closures

> Analytical design optimization to meet mass, cost, and performance

targets

General Motors Corporation, Milford, MI

Vehicle Assembly Engineer, August 2004 - September 2006

> Warranty cost reduction through statistical engineering problem

solving

> Improvement team for JP Power score

> Assembly plant vehicle launch support (Shreveport, LA;

Detroit/Hamtramck, MI; Orion, MI; Wilmington, DE)

> Manufacturing process control and improvement

> Product/product issue resolution and containment

General Motors Corporation, Pontiac, MI

Fastening Test Engineer, January 2002 - August 2004

> Collaboration with design engineer, fastener engineer, and validation

engineers for the development of test objectives, procedures and

documentation

> Coordination of fastening instrumentation, test fixture

design/fabrication, and special tooling/equipment

> Acquisition and evaluation of test data with technicians for the

development of torque specifications

> Issuance of timely performance incident reports and execution of

proper issue closure

> Data review with customer and provide feedback as recommendations on

improvements to design or manufacturing process

> Production of timely evaluation reports that documents test results,

conclusions, procedures, equipment, and material

> Subject Matter Expert, Accelerated Learning of Test Operations (ALTO)

- Training Modules

North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC

Instructor Assistant, January 2001- December 2002

Graduate Research Assistant, May 1999 - December 2002

> Composite material fabrication of S2 Glass/Epoxy systems and

Carbon/Epoxy systems

> Development and implementation of process control methods for

composite fabrication

> Composite testing and data analysis for loss in strength after impact

damage

General Motors Corporation, Warren, MI Internship

Materials & Fastening Engineer, May 2001 - August 2001

> Equipment and software manipulation, troubleshooting and optimization

to achieve desired performance from the test apparatus and procedure

> Initiation of administration duties between General Motors and

partnering companies to obtain verification of test equipment and

method adequacy

> Torque/Tension testing on mechanical fasteners to establish

relationships between coating systems and clamp load

> Analysis and interpretation of fastener coating systems under loading

to determine joint stiffness and reliability

> Database development to catalog data for fastener coating combinations

and clamped joint performance

KNOWLEDGE / SKILL

GENERAL

MS Office Suite Macromedia Suite Adobe Suite

LANGUAGES

CGI Perl PHP MYSQL

Fortran

MODELING / FEA

Finite Element Analysis ANSYS IronCAD

AutoCAD

Visual Nastran IDEAS Hypermesh

Unigraphics

Hypergraph MSC: Sofy Abaqus Nastran

OptiStruct nSoft FE Fatigue DEP Morpher LS-

Dyna

SimExpert NX 5/7.5 Teamcenter 8

PUBLICATIONS

Blount, B.E. (2002), The Behavior of Thin, Moderately Thick, and Thick

Woven Composites. Published master's thesis, North Carolina A&T State

University, North Carolina.

CERTIFICATIONS

> Apprentice Certification, Statistical Engineering (Problem Solver) -

Red X

> Journeyman Certification, Statistical Engineering (Problem Solver) -

Red X

> Six Sigma Green Belt, Fuel Filler Housing Assembly to Fuel Pipe

Interface.

> Six Sigma Black Belt, [In Progress]

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