Project Manager Engineer

Misael M Menezo

***** ******** **.

Farmington Hills, MI 48336

************@*****.***

Tel: 248-***-****

Bilingual (Spanish/English) encouraged individual interested in technical sales, product development & program

management. Experienced at; technical sales, program management, budget control, cost estimation, AQP, product

development, adaptation, tooling, industrialization, validation, manufacturing, quality control, warranty avoidance,

packaging & logistics. Open to travel & international business.

Experience

*May 12 – Sep 13 Key Plastics LLC – Sr Program Manager Michigan, USA

Managed Door Handle Assemblies & Air Register projects for Ford, IAC & JCI accounts

(I.e.: CD391/533, C489, CD539N)

• Budget creation & maintenance.

• Use & enforced AQP guidelines throughout project life to assure projects success.

• Work with global supply base while maintaining timing, quality & budget to meet internal/external customers’

expectations.

• Managing liaison between customer, development teams, suppliers, tools shops & manufacturing plants; to

maximize efficiency & profit.

*June 08 – April 12 Mecaplast Group USA – Project Manager Michigan, USA

Coordinated, developed & managed global Air Induction projects, from RFQ to SOP

(I.e.: Global Epsilon, D2UX)

• Worked with European, Asian & American customers, suppliers & manufacturing sites, for the sound launch of

Air Inductions Systems for GMX350, 1, 2, 3, E5, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, V300, VS300, 3700.

• Technical antenna active contributor for the development & growth of Mecaplast in the USA.

• Technical liaison between customer, technical center, suppliers, tools shops & manufacturing plants.

• Worked mainly on Air Induction Systems; also involved on Cam Covers, Air/Oil separators & PCV systems.

*Aug 05 – June 08 MSXI/G-Tech assigned at:

Chrysler LLC – PowerTrain Product Release Engineer Michigan, USA

HEMI engine product development, for integration on large vehicle & heavy duty trucks. Managed &

engineered windage trays, valve covers, oil coolers & oil pans assemblies.

• Created, evaluated & synchronized source package, supplier assessment, APQP, DFMA, FEA, function models,

DVP&R, prints, GD&T purchase requests, prototype creation, vehicle/dyno testing, IAA, CN, PER, PSO, MCM, FR &

product refinement.

• Tested & developed engine crack case aeration management control & plastic oil pan module enhancement.

• Engine sealing & valve cover CoC core team member: reviewing & generating corporate MCM opportunities &

sealing best practices.

*July 04 – Aug 05 Custom Solutions – Project Manager Michigan, USA

Planned, coordinated & executed a variety of automotive & home custom projects.

• Managed & harmonized projects from concept to completion: rally car, geodesic dome & furniture line.

• Created project estimates, timelines, design changes, budget control while assuring specification compliance.

*Oct 02 – July 04 Kautex Textron – Fuel Systems Product Engineer Michigan, USA

Planned, coordinated & directed all engineering activities to warrant success of all managed projects.

Developed fuel systems to meet customer requirements. Worked with sales rep to ensure new program awards

(I.e.: P32K & X11C/J).

• Developed & engineered LEVII & PZEV fuel systems for Nissan (L32H, X11C/J & P32K)

• Engineer liaison between customer, tool shops, testing facility & manufacturing plant (Japan, Mexico, US, CA &

EU)

• Formulated technical reports & specifications for tooling, suppliers, design verification, testing, prototyping,

assembly, lean manufacturing, analytical studies, VA/VE implementation, and technical proposals.

*June 00 – Oct 02 ABCgroup Program Manager / Sales Engineer Michigan, USA

In charge of account management, program development & sales proposals for a variety of plastic

assemblies. Experienced in HVAC, Interior (IP & Console), AIS (Air Induction Systems) & Fuel Systems.

Customers: Ford, Visteon, DCX, Nissan & GM.

• Program engineer accountable for project proposals & technical presentations to assist sales during quoting

process.

• Program manager coordinating assembly development while observing specification compliance, program timing

& budget.

• Followed & coordinated customer requests, engineering changes, designers, tool shops, suppliers & validation

technicians. As technical liaison between customer, PDT, supplier base & manufacturing plants.

*April 98 – June 00 Revolution Rally / Moriss Dampers (part-time) Michigan, USA

Race/Rally tech for ’98 &’99 Michelin SCCA ProRally series.

• Performed set up & race operations. Optimize vehicle dynamics with suspension control.

• Modified, tune & tested suspension dampening systems for rally vehicles demands.

• Performed data acquisition analysis, drive train buildup and failure mode analysis.

*June 93 – Dec 97 Meca Mad / Plashing Technician (part-time) Madrid, Spain

Projects Technician

• Preventive maintenance, machine overhaul; update aging hardware.

• Tested & calibrated pneumatic equipment.

• Used metering controllers to optimized output precision.

Research

“Non-linear damper optimization” SAE Motorsport, Nov 2000

“Vehicle dynamics-dampers” Meeting of the Minds, May 2000

Education

1996 - 2000 University of Michigan - Flint Michigan, USA

Bachelors of Science; Engineering – Materials and Manufacturing

1994 – 1996 Oakland Community College Michigan, USA

Applied Science

1992 – 1993 Riversdale College Liverpool, UK

ESL & marketing courses

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