Design Engineer

IRENE M. HALAJKO

***** ******

St. Clair Shores, Michigan 48082

Cell: 586-***-****

Home: 586-***-****

abiclu@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications:

?15 years of direct experience in Automotive Product Design.

?Parametric Solid Modeling CAD

?Extensive Teamcenter knowledge and VPM.

?Ambitious, creative professional self-starter with experience in business

establishment.

?Quick learner with ability to grasp new technologies, software and

hardware.

?Exceptional communication, interpersonal, intuitive, technical,

networking and

leadership skills.

?Energetic and self-motivated team player. Proven ability to work in both

independent

and team environments.

?Vehicle Packaging-Chassis, Powertrain, Lt. Truck, Super Duty.

?Modeling and creating proposals with a pro-active attitude.

?Personal initiative, integrity, dedication, and a commitment to excellence

as a foundation to

build on, to do the best job.

?Eager to learn new processes or get involved with new projects.

?Coordinating projects, data as necessary. Mentoring empolyees.

?Design Reviews using Digital Buck, KBE Motion files for clearance checks.

(Ford)

SKILL SET:

?15 years Design - Package, Design Release (Super Duty Trucks)

?Extensive Exhaust Package Design; Gas & Diesel systems

?Air Induction; Gas & Diesel systems resonator design

?Frame, BIW

?Hego Sensor Wiring, Rear Suspension

?Brake Tubes, Fuel Lines, Bundles

?Engine Mounts, Brake Lines, Bracket design

?3-D Modeling; CATIA V5, 6+ years (PART DESIGN / ASSEMBLY / GSD)

?I-DEAS, 10+ years (PART / ASSEMBLY)

?WERS

?MS Office: Excel/Microsoft Word Documents/Presentations

?Drafting / Detailing; CATIA V5 & I-DEAS

?Unigraphics- NX3 certification (4yrs.ago)

?Digital Buck - Vismockup

?Exhaust Commodity Team

?Diesel Exhaust Diffuser Patent - Technical Excellence Award

?Data Coordinator for Lear at Ford Motor Company

?Conceptual Designs based on hand sketches

?Parametric Modeling (formulas)

?Teamcenter (Ford)

?VPM (Chrysler)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Ford Motor Company 02/10-* (contract G-Tech)

Sr. Catia V5 Designer

Responsibilities; BIW conceptual designs based on engineering proposals.

Revising component environment for feasibility studies as necessary.

Catia V5; Part Design, Generative Shape Design, Parametric Modeling,

Product / Assembly Structure.

Developed Excel spreadsheets for upper management presentations.

Teamcenter; retrieved background data, stored proposals for reviews.

Digital Buck / Vismockup; set up design reviews with locally saved files.

Productive Design Services 04/08-01/10 (PDS)

Catia V5 Designer

Responsibilities; modeling, detailing brake tubes, fuel lines, hoses,

stamped brackets.

Drafting, Modeler, Part and Generative Shape Design, TCe

Customers; Ford Motor Company - Super Duty Truck

Chrysler - WK/WD Builds. Several tier one suppliers.

Extensive TCe experience and VPM.

Dealing with many Ford Standards and Chrysler standards regarding

detail development.

Developed prototype models and drawings for quotes and released components.

Created Assembly Files and detail drawings per customer standards and

processes'

Ran clearance checks (KBE motion) per environment & DPA standards

Worked closely with Martinrea / Ford engineers and Ford designers

Hitachi Cable Indiana 10/08-06/09 (contract PDS)

Catia V5 Designer

Responsibilities; modeling, detailing brake tubes, fuel lines, hoses,

stamped brackets.

Drafting, Modeler, Part and GSD, TCe

Customers; Ford Motor Company - Super Duty Truck

Developed prototype models and drawings for quotes and released components.

Created Assembly Files and detail drawings per customer standards and

processes'

Ran clearance checks (KBE motion) per environment & DPA standards

Cooper Standard Automotive 03/08-10/08 (contract PDS)

Catia V5 Designer

Responsibilities; modeling, detailing brake tubes, fuel lines, hoses,

endforms, quick

connects and brackets using Catia V5, I-DEAS

Drafting, Modeler, Part and Generative Shape Design, TCe, VPM

Customers; Ford, Ford of Europe, Chrysler, Bosch, Honda and Mercedes

Developed prototype models and drawings for quotes and released components.

Finalized many assembly/detail drawings per customer standards and

processes

Worked closely with engineers and customer designers

Ford Motor Company 01/00 - 03/08

Catia V5 / IDEAS Designer

PDC-Ford NAT Product Engineering Design (Contract Kelly Services)

Responsibilities: Engineer Designer; CATIA V5 / I-DEAS / Digital Buck /

TCE-PDM

Part/Assembly Modeling, creating, populating and updating Assembly files in

PDM, Package Design and Release for Powertrain/Chassis components

O/8200 commercial truck program; exhaust, air intake, A/C lines and heater

hoses. Detailing/Drafting in CATIA V5, GD&T application, Standards checked

Coordinating suppliers and engineers to resolve potential issues,

DPA checks to entire system. Ran KBE motion files per environment.

Developing studies and proposals per engineering direction, when needed to

expedite resolution

Ford Motor Co (Contract/Cosworth Technology, Inc) 05/98 - 01/00

IDEAS Designer

Responsibilities: Design/Illustrate on U152 program (I-DEAS)

Chassis Installation Manuals, utilizing both Autotrol and I-DEAS software

to develop illustrations. Training illustrators on I-DEAS Contracted to

Ford Communicating between engineers and suppliers to insure an accurate

and quality document and packaging

layouts for chassis components

Lear Corporation 12/97 - 05/98

Data Coordinator

Responsibilities: Data Coordinator on U152 Trim program (I-DEAS).

Training employees on standards and procedures involving Metaphase/C3P

Developing Master Packages, Insuring Data integrity Translation of PDGS

data into I-DEAS environment and creating step-by-step documents for

employee reference

Ford Motor Co. (Contract: Modern Engineering) 03/86 - 12/97

Illustrator / Group Leader

Responsibilities: Used I-DEAS data to develop Chassis Installation Manual

illustrations on Autotrol, Group Leader (3 years) Coordinator on several

programs within Ford (PN96/UN93/UN153/U152) Chassis, (Contracted to Ford

from October 1992)

Help develop illustration procedures using I-DEAS and Autotrol Trained new

employees on standards and procedure Coordinator on several GM programs

(A/F/W-car) Sheet Metal/Trim. Developed illustrations (on AutoTrol) for

Engine Installation Manuals (Ford)

Creative Universal 01/79 - 03/86

Illustrator

Responsibilities: Manual illustrations - Pencil/Ink on Vellum/Mylar

Trained new employees on procedures, Co-leader of 30 employees

Processed information and coordinated job assignments and deadlines

I & G Tool Co. (Free Lance Work) 07/80 - 05/90

Detailer

Responsibilities: Manual Detailing; Tool & Gauge prints

EDUCATION:

Henry Ford Community College - CATIA V5 Certification - 10/13/06

Bachelor of Science in Automotive Design (Current) Central Michigan

University

Macomb Community College - 1977-1996

Associate's Automotive Design Program

8 years total to date (Design Concentration)

REFERENCES:

Mike Guzowski, Ford Primary; 734-***-**** or 734-***-****

Tom DeWitte, Cooper Automotive Manager; 810-***-****

Charles Williams Jr., Ford Primary; 313-***-****

Al Kinnelly, Ford Supervisor; abiclu@r.postjobfree.com

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