James Chadwick Wilkie

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St. Clair Shores, MI 48080

313-***-****

Education

Bachelors - Operations Management

DeVry Institute of Technology - Columbus, Ohio

Associates Degree in CAD/CAM

Crescent City Tech - New Orleans, Louisiana

Professional Experience

9/11 - Present

General Motors Research and Development/GTA Associates

Diesel Engine Development

. Diesel engine development using single cylinder engines

. Build up of engines

. Fuel injection spray characterization of diesel fuel injectors

. Determine fuel consumption by using fuel injection spray rig

. Testing at a wide range of fuel rail pressures from 200 bar up to 2500

bar pressures.

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5/11 - 9/13

Chrysler Auto Group/Kyyba Engineering

Test Management / Wing Engineer / Supervisor

. Perform Performance, Mechanical Development, Durability, and DTS

testing.

. Manage test plans, schedules, tests, engines, & everything associated

with testing engines.

. Testing of hybrid transmission start/stop technologies

. Run prescribed tests per global standards.

. Performed transmission development on the GM/Ford alliance 6 speed

transmission

. Work with various equipment including, but not limited to:

thermocouples, transducers, accelerometers, torque meters, and strain

gauges.

. Set up software, assign channels, parameters, and establish

communication between PLC cabinet, host computer, and data acquisition

systems.

. Tested engine/trans combinations, running emissions cycles to test

catalysts.

. Manage all test cell systems associated with engine testing.

. Use Inca and CAS to collect data, record, and control engine via ECU.

. Set up sensors and analysis equipment necessary for testing.

. Troubleshoot engine issues, analyze and find root cause of failures.

. Generate end of test reports using graphs, charts, and trend data.

. Use AVL and Schenk Pegasus A/C dynos to test engines.

. Test engines: I-4 turbo and NA, V-6 NA, Hemi, Supercharged Hemi, and

Viper V-10.

6/03 - 5/11

Ford Motor Co./Jacobs Engineering

Senior Dynamometer Durability Test Engineer / Supervisor

. Senior test engineer in durability testing area and former department

manager in engine/powertrain prep and hot test departments.

. Specialist in efficiency in Ford's high volume test environment.

. Previously received Jacobs Technology Outstanding Performance Award

and often recognized in corporate newsletter.

. Set up tests using instrumentation measuring RPM, vibration, movement,

temperature, pressure, and voltage.

. Afternoon shift coordinator/supervisor/mentor/team leader/go to guy

for resolving issues.

. Perform EEC diagnostics after initial start up of engines

. Engine build-up/teardown

. Design and fabricate required hardware for testing in dynamometer

cell.

. Oversee daily activity of 20+ dynamometer cells and communicate test

status of each engine to the midnight shift supervisor.

. Use Horiba emissions analyzers, NOX analyzers, smoke meters, and

diesel particulate charging plates.

. Operate AVL A/C, GE DC, eddy current, & water brake dynamometers.

. Conduct FWD/RWD powertrain development and durability testing.

. Collect test data with requested data plots and test reports and

generate reports.

. High level of engine/dynamometer troubleshooting.

. Procurement and record keeping of test engine parts.

. Engine set up, installation, testing, removal, and tear down.

. Perform hands on diagnostic checks including cylinder leak down,

compression, blow-by, crankshaft torsional measurement, vibration

checks, and N2 integrity checks.

. Set up palletized engines with thermocouples, transducers,

accelerometers, encoders, emissions analyzers, and other equipment.

. Analyze engine performance with data acquisition equipment.

01/01 - 6/03

W/C Technology - A MASCO Co. - Farmington Hills, Michigan

Project Manager - Product Engineer - Technical Service Manager

Responsibilities:

. Product design, engineering, development, and validation testing.

. Report to engineering director on design and test procedures.

. Engineer and develop flushing apparatus for toilets

. Develop, control, and maintain all engineering drawings for the

company using AutoCAD.

. Analyze manufacturing process and engineer, develop, and maintain

testing equipment.

. Design/build assembly fixtures

. Manager of in house product technical support.

. New product design feasibility/cost analysis.

11/99 - 11/00 General Motors Truck Group / G-Tech

Engineering Technical Analyst

Responsibilities:

. Practice "continuous improvement" initiatives

. Conduct testing (not sent out to outside laboratories) at a vehicle or

a component level.

. Posses access to drive and test on all terrains at Milford Proving

Grounds.

. Validate that parts are installed to the intent of the BOM and release

vehicle for testing.

. Manage the engineering parts list for the exterior lighting team.

. Responsible for communicating the status of our team through the

generation of Excel reports and charts, Word documents, and Access

databases.

. Interface with suppliers and engineers to track most current

engineering design changes.

. Seek out testing facilities and accept bids, write purchase orders,

and supply parts to be evaluated.

01/99-10/99 P.D.Q. Industries - Columbus, OH

Toolmaker / CNC Programmer

Responsibilities:

. Manage job orders for the wire-forming department.

. Design and make tools and dies for production usage.

. Setup, fabricate tools, and program a 9-Axis, CNC Wire Forming

Machine. These tools make loops, hooks, bends, coils, and shears in

various sizes (and shapes).

. Make racing valve springs and coil-over shock springs for quarter-

midget racing.

. Supply springs to the Daisy Gun Company.

03/97-03/98 Liberty's High Performance Racing Products Taylor, Michigan

Machinist / Gear Shaper

Responsibilities:

. Cut rod stock to length and machine blanks into close tolerance racing

gears. These gears are for transmissions used mostly in the NHRA Pro

Stock and Competition Eliminator classes.

. Used various milling operations using a Bridgeport milling machine,

lathes, drill press, gear shaper, surface grinder, sand blaster, belt

sander, and other misc. shop equipment.

03/96-12/96 Watson Engineering - Taylor, Michigan

CO2 LASER Operator / P.M. Supervisor - LASER Department

Responsibilities:

. Fabricate exhaust flanges for prototype vehicles.

. Use CAD/CAM system to draw parts and create CNC program to operate CO2

Laser.

. Specialist in the manufacturing process of high performance automobile

exhausts.

. Operate CNC vertical machining centers and CNC lathes.

. Program, operate CNC welding machines

. Weld parts using traditional TIG/MIG welding machines

07/92-07/95 NHRA National Hot Rod Association

Technical Official

Responsibilities:

. Inspect racecars for safety and fairness before, during, and after

each race.

. Conduct independent chassis seminars in which I certify the safety of

the car's chassis.

. My inspection concentrated specifically on the reliability of the

chassis.

. Responsible for policing fuel, weight, engine, and other competition

rules.

. Inspect weld quality, tube diameter, tube placement, and sonic test

each tube to measure wall thickness. Chassis must conform to SFI

specifications.

. Participated as race official in Divisional, Points, and National

Events.

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