Nancy E. Thacker

Auburn Hills, MI *****

248-***-****

acgc9v@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

. 12 years automotive interior/exterior plastics design experience.

. 10 years designing with Catia V5

. 12 years collaborating with Global Automotive OEMs to maintain,

support and sustain product during lifecycle.

. 10 years PLM/PDM system experience, including GPS, SAP, Windchill and

Product Center.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Harman International Novi, MI

Jan 2011 - July 2014

Design Engineer-Automotive Acoustics

Design and development of speaker components for BMW, Hyundai, Kia,

Toyota, Chrysler, Subaru, Geely, Tata, Ssanyong, BYD, and other

automotive manufacturers in conjunction with various Harman engineering

groups.

Responsibilities include:

. Daily use of Catia V5 (r22) to create new designs or modify existing

designs based on requirements such as available package space,

mounting points, customer specifications, supplier manufacturability

and Harman best practices.

. Collaborate with VAVE, Advanced Manufacturing, Procurement, Program

Management and other internal groups to identify, brainstorm, evaluate

and investigate ideas for cost savings on existing and future programs

without jeopardizing the quality of our product. Achieved over $300k

cost savings through independent negotiation and over $250k

collaboratively.

. Creation and management of design change notification documents after

3D/2D changes are completed in order to release new

components/assemblies/bill of materials for production, modify

existing parts, make plant line transfers, etc.

. Utilize ODA, SAP, Product Center and WindChill as tools for general

data management.

. Use DFMEA, DRBFM and FLDRC analysis methods to ensure successful

design and manufacture of Harman products.

. Apply stack up tolerance and GD&T methods to ensure proper fit and

function of speaker assemblies and communicate crucial part feature

relationships to supplier.

. Create mock up parts in house to test assembly and manufacturing

improvements.

. Proven ability to work successfully with Harman engineering members to

design, create and maintain sustainable, superior quality automotive

speaker assemblies.

Toyoda Gosei, N.A. Troy, MI

Dec 2000 - Apr 2009

Design Engineer-Interior/Exterior Plastics

Simultaneously manage several Toyota Interior/Exterior parts for the

2010 Sienna. These responsibilities include but are not limited to:

. Design part (Both 3D and 2D, following customer

attachment/clearance to mating part requirements)

. Tooling negotiation (most cost effective for customer)

. Collaborate with Toyota Engineers to discuss and implement daily

changes to each part

. Create part mock-ups to confirm potential countermeasures for fit

issues

Responsible for daily communication with TG plants and customers for

items including but not limited to:

. Engineering Changes

. Cost Saving

. Tooling costs

. Data modification and transfer (primary contact due to quick

response time)

. Critical dimensions needed from Catia data for assembly/gage checks

Group leader for Part Data Management with Japanese-created Global

Product System (GPS)

. Create new Part Numbers with all pertinent information in

Assembly/Component format for global use

. Train new employees and Senior Engineers to use GPS system

. Update 3D part, 2D drawings, create Engineering Change documents

and release into global system.

. Liaison to IT department for troubleshooting system errors and

problems

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

B.A. - Studio Art/Art History - Berea College -

Berea, KY

Catia V5 Basics - INCAT - MI

Catia V5 Surfacing - INCAT - MI

Catia V5 Solid Modeling - Rand Worldwide - MI

Catia V5 Assembly Design - Rand Worldwide - MI

ETI Fundamentals of GD&T - ASME Y14.5M-1994

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