Engineer Mechanical
Resume:
J. Duree Godwin Smallwood
Summerville, SC 29485
*****.*********@***.***
Experience
Laurentec, LLC, Summerville, SC 04/2011 - 06/2011
Mechanical Engineer
. Creation of Maverick Hammer Bill of Materials (BoM) and routings into E2.
. Cleanup of E2 system for estimating cost of product.
. Creation of system for estimating cost of product.
. Understanding of how a job shop runs.
Job-Seeker, Family Caregiver and
Volunteer with SC Quilts of Valor 2008-03/2011
Behr Heat Transfer Systems, Inc., Charleston, SC 1998-2008
Project Engineer
. Calculated costs for successful acquisition of the Volvo, PACCAR, and
Freightliner Heavy Duty Truck engine-cooling projects for 2007 and 2010
production.
. Continued to calculate the costs of the above products through
development and series production - as customers requested changes,
worked with all areas of engineering and manufacturing to determine the
cost impact of each change.
. Lead product cost optimization workshops on the above projects -
internally and externally with customers and suppliers; Design for
Manufacturing & Assembly (DFMA) workshops.
. Maintained action items list for each project's cost optimization tasks.
. Updated and reported monthly the costs/savings on the above products.
. Calculated costs for various bids that ultimately were not awarded to
BHTS.
Design Engineer
. Completed design of various engine-cooling modules, included sheet metal
and plastic components, for the BMW X5 SUV.
. Released drawings and Bills of Materials (BOM) both internally and at
BMW.
. Scheduled and lead prototype and pre-series production builds.
. Requested tests and verified results per Behr and BMW standards (DVP&R).
. Lead cross-functional team to create and maintain APQP documentation such
as design reviews, Design and Production Failure Effects and Mode
Analysis (DFEMA and PFEMA) for all assemblies and components that BHTS
had responsibility.
. Reviewed with quality engineering all internal and external Production
Part Approval Process (PPAP).
. Supported production of engine cooling modules for both the BMW X5 SUV
and Saturn LS passenger car.
Honda R&D North America, Inc., Raymond, OH 1995-1998
Design Engineer
. Completion of front and rear bumper systems, included sheet metal,
aluminum extruded and plastic components, for 1996 Acura EL.
. Lead cross-functional team with factory engineers to correct warranty
issues of body components on current production vehicles.
. Completion of front and rear bumper systems for 1998 Acura TL for
Japanese markets.
. Designed initial prototypes of front and rear bumper systems for 2001
Acura CL.
. For each vehicle, the design engineers were responsible for the 3D CATIA
models, 2D vehicle layouts, 2D drawings, prototypes, and cost
calculations.
Education
June 1995
Mercer University, Macon, GA
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
June 1992
Macon College, Macon, GA
A.S., Computer Science.
Certificate
Engineer-In-Training - State of Ohio, June 1997
ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor
Computer Skills
. CAD Applications: CATIA, CADAM, AutoCAD, Solidworks
. Engineering Data Management (EDM)
. ERP/MRP: XPPS (AS-400), E2
. Microsoft Office Suite
. Microsoft Project
. Lotus Notes, Outlook
. Languages: BASIC, Pascal, COBOL, FORTRAN
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