LEANDRO CHAR CANDIDO RODRIGUES

Address: R. Elias Rodrigues Claro, 270 cs 13, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil Brazilian

Phone: +55-11-986**-**** Marital Status: Cohabiting

e-mail: acewzi@r.postjobfree.com; Skype: leandro.char Birth: 04/27/1978

+13 years of experience in automotive industry with strong knowledge of CAD tools.

+3 years of experience in Passive Safety with knowledge of regulations FMVSS, ECE, ADR,

GSO, ABNT, GTR and customer protocols (NCAP / IIHS). 5 star rating achieved with the crash

tests conducted by ANCAP with the vehicle Holden Colorado.

I am a passionate about automotive engineering, friendly personality, committed, self-worker,

excellent relations with co-workers, proactive and very organized.

Objective Vehicle Safety Integration / Design Engineer

Bacharel`s Degree:

Education

FEI – Faculdade de Engenharia Industrial / 1997 – 2001

(Industrial Engineering College - Brazil) Mechanical Engineering with

emphasis on Automotive Engineering

Softwares MS Office, Unigraphics NX, IDEAS, VisMock-Up, TeamCenter,

Hyperworks, Lotus Notes

Portuguese – Native; English – Fluent; German – Basic (in progress)

Languages

Experience GENERAL MOTORS OF BRAZIL since Jul/2004

Current Function: Vehicle Safety Performance/Integration Engineer,

working on Passive Safety testing and engineering projects developing the

following tasks:

Crashworthiness and BIW safety development

Roof Crush (IIHS Protocol)

Occupant Protection: Low Speed Rear Impact testing (Whiplash) based

on IIHS/NCAP protocols

Occupant Protection: Co-driver Air Bag and Restraint Systems

Seat anchorage and integrity for rear-end impacts

Fuel System Integrity

Conduct Crash and Sled Tests, analysis of results (videos/curves) and

proposal of countermeasures for product improvement

Creation and emission of Evaluation Reports

Knowledge of standards FMVSS, ECE, ADR, GSO, ABNT, GTR.

Previous Function: Designer Engineer (DE), strong experience with CAD

tools developing the following systems:

Suspension, Frame (BOF), Fuel System, Exhaust and BIW;

Development of Suspension Kinematics and Tire Envelop;

Knowledge of Package and kinematics tools.

6 months working as Design Release Engineer (DRE) developing frames for

Body on Frame vehicles.

Experience TI AUTOMOTIVE Aug/2002-Jul/2004

Function: Designer Engineer (DE), developing the following systems:

Fuel Tank and Filler Pipe made by blow molding

Fuel Lines

Canister

International experience: 6 months developing fuel tanks at TI Automotive in

Warren, Michigan, USA.

TRILOGY INTERNATIONAL Feb/2002-Aug/2002

Function: Designer Engineer (DE), developing Front Suspension System at

FORD in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil

FORMTECH Aug/2000-Feb/2002

Working as Trainee developing automotive parts with CAD tools

Training DFSS – General Motors/2013 (Green Belt Certified)

Product Liability, Law, Litigation – General Motors/2012

Suspension Kinematics and Tire Envelop – General Motors/2008

GD&T – General Motors/2005

Dynamics of Structures – ITA/2003

Academic Member of Mini Baja Team of FEI (Industrial Engineering College) from

Experience 1997 to 2001 taking part of 4 competitions SAE Mini Baja of Brazil and

2 SAE Mini Baja of USA.

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