Design Engineer

Marjorie St.Onge

248-***-**** ********@*******.***

Promoting organizational success with a strong understanding of business

operations, creative problem solving abilities, broad-ranging design

skills, and an analytic nature.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent Design Consultant, Birmingham, MI

1996-present

Provided marketing, graphic, and product design services for various

retail, end-user, and industry clients.

Designed and produced vector graphics in a variety of themes for clients.

Employed unique methods of producing and presenting event graphic displays.

These new methods greatly increase visual impact while reducing production

costs and material use.

Collaborated with interior designers, artistic directors, and independent

clients to design and install large-scale graphic murals for retail,

residential, and theater settings.

Created original designs, patterns, and construction processes for product

manufacturing businesses. Identified design improvements which increased

product quality and halved production times.

Developed brand graphics and marketing materials for retail product and

event promotion.

Deloitte Consulting L.L.P., Senior Consultant Financial Services, Detroit,

MI 1995-1996

Performed Strategic Planning for Health Care, Utility, and Automotive

Supply companies.

Evaluated financial and operating performance for the natural gas service

businesses of Consumers Energy. Formulated peer benchmark groups,

identified appropriate performance measures, and conducted financial

analysis of capital allocations and targeted returns for six business

segments.

Explored strategic options for Detroit Edison to expand its core business.

Evaluated the financial and operational performance of 18 energy companies

in adjacent operating regions. Identified potential combination candidates.

Conducted performance analysis for Allied Signal's Accounts Payable

departments. Identified numerous improvements to improve efficiency,

controls, and operating costs. Worked in cross functional teams to

implement concurrent process redesign in three locations.

Assisted Blue Cross Blue Shield to develop an offer to acquire a large

managed care business. Assessed the impact of alternate combination

scenarios and performed valuations of the HMO and PPO operations.

General Motors Co., Sr. Project Engineer - Body Structures, Flint, MI

1988-1995

Responsible for design and development of major underbody structural

assemblies.

Led a cross-functional team to design and produce the underbody structural

foundation for two car lines. Major department interfaces included assembly

plants, fabrication facilities, purchasing, financial planning, die

engineering, and product engineering.

Served as GM's primary representative in Japan to authorize the $4.5

million purchase of major die sets.

Identified design opportunities resulting in die cost savings of $2.5

million. Designed a unique structural joint configuration that reduced

costs, sped assembly, and improved dimensional quality.

Skills: XHTML, CSS, ActionScript 3.0, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Flash,

Dreamweaver, Photoshop,

MS Project, MSWord, MSExcel, MSPublisher, PowerPoint, CorelDRAW

EDUCATION:

Master of Business Administration, 1995

Ross School of Business

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Bachelor of Science, Engineering, 1988

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design, 1988

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

design portfolio: www.saintonge.me

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