Engineer Engineering

Eric Hummel

**** ******** ** . ******, ** *****

Phone 734-***-**** . E-mail: abm3e5@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Work in a progressive company as an Engineer or SR Engineer at which I can expand my

knowledge and career in an engineering field that is product development or design

related.

Education

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY - Kalamazoo, MI

Bachelor of Science, Manufacturing Engineering (1988 - 1993)

Professional experience

April 2005 - Nov. International Automotive Components (formerly Lear Corporation) -

2008 Dearborn, MI

Senior Engineering - Asian OEM Interior Systems Division

Responsible for the design, development, validation and engineering

release of the 2010 model year Nissan Sentra, and Versa Overhead

Systems (Headliners, Map Lamp assemblies and Overhead Consoles).

Entire trunk trim system for the 2008 model year Nissan Altima and

the carpet assemblies for the 2008 model year Nissan

Xterra/Pathfinder. Design of components extended to the development

of the component and system interfaces as well as analysis and

verification of the system's behavior.

Support the tool development and all part trials in the manufacturing

facilities and interfaced regularly with the customer to ensure

continued satisfaction through progressive part reviews. Emphasis

was placed on making continuous, proactive improvements throughout

the development process, rather than "reactive" modifications late in

the program.

Responsible for conducting design/compatibility reviews between

interfacing parts and cross-functional team members (including

Tooling Engineering, Advanced Engineering, and Manufacturing

Engineering), verifying DFA/DFM, coordinating customer and supplier

meetings to resolve cost, quality, and/or design issues and verifying

part design through GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis

Track key deliverable progress using the corporate program management

system. This is critical to ensuring the required engineering

documentation is distributed to all affected parties in a timely

fashion and is also used as a measure of the "health" of the program

throughout its life.

Program delivered 100% of parts on time (including part gages and

design verification testing) for all build phases, despite customer

delays in design approval and tool kick-off. Significant quality

improvements have been verified as the program enters its third month

in production.

Mar. 2000 - Apr. Collins & Aikman (Dearborn, Michigan)

2005 Principle Engineer / Engineering Manager (March 2003- April 2005)

Responsible for overseeing and training new employees on the design,

development, validation and engineering release activity for all 2006

model year floor carpet, trunk trim, package tray trim, and NVH

acoustic insulators on the Ford C-Car platform vehicles

(CD338/334/378).

Utilize and train new employees on internal and customer systems that

include Cost Requesting (RFQ), Work Orders, Data Transfer, Sample

Request, WERS (Worldwide Engineering Release System, Ford), AIMS

(Automated Issues Management System), and eFDVS (On-line Design

Validation test reporting)

Facilitate discussions of critical company functions as they relate

to the design of the products. This includes design reviews with

Tool Engineering/Building for tooling compatible design, Advanced

Product Engineering for development of new technology utilization,

Product Development for color and appearance development, and

Manufacturing Engineering for ease of assembly.

Product Engineer (March 2000-2003)

Responsible for design and release of all 2003 model year Lincoln

Aviator flooring and NVH acoustic insulators into the Ford Motor

Company engineering system (WERS). This responsibility included

developing new parts and complete redesigns of existing parts to help

the vehicle achieve its overall interior NVH targets.

Responsible for the design and release of the first production

"Acoustically Tuned" light-weight carpet system for Collins & Aikman.

On-site support at customer New Models Product Development Center for

all prototype and pre-production vehicle builds.

Participated in Ford benchmarking activities to identify

cost-effective, superior craftsmanship solutions to engineering

challenges identified by the customer and compared to internal

corporate standards.

June 1998 - Mar. Lear Corporation (Allen Park, Michigan)

2000 Product Design Engineer

Responsible for coordination of all 1999 & 2000 model year Ford

Econoline engineering changes on flooring systems and interior hard

plastic trim from three different Lear facilities.

Participated in a successful launch of a Center Dash Console for the

2000 model year Ford Econoline. This included design ownership,

test/validation reporting, DFMEA development and maintenance,

providing customer support onsite during production preparation and

Job 1 builds.

Coordinated the development and prototype build of a limited-edition,

specialty door trim panel on the Ford Ranger.

Worked with Ford engineering and Lear design team to develop

conceptual properties for the 2003 model year Ford Econoline.

Participated in Ford-sponsored cost optimization activities that were

coordinated as a way to identify potential cost reduction

opportunities.

June 1993 - June Fawn Industries, Inc. (Allen Park, Michigan)

1998 Project Engineer (June 1997 - June 1998)

Responsible for program development and coordination of three

programs from program quotation through full production.

Coordinated the production and budget of $250,000 in new 75 - 500 ton

injection mold tools for new programs.

Coordinated engineering changes between customers and the

manufacturing plant for existing programs.

Manufacturing Engineer (June 1993 - June 1997)

Developed, set-up, maintained, and root-caused the assembly processes

for all Ford products in the Middlesex, NC facility.

Authored and updated ISO-9000 operator instructions, control plans,

PFMEAs, and monthly report-out charts.

Participated in the APQP process, cost reduction activities, and

launch support for three Ford programs.

Additional TRAINING & SKILLS AQUIRED

CATIA V5 basic coarse, AutoCAD, IDEAS, Digital Buck, VisMockup,

VisView, TOPS/8D (Team Oriented Problem Solving), TCM/TQM (Total Cost

Management / Total Quality Management), Design of Experiments (DOE),

LEAN Manufacturing, Value Added (VA), Value Engineering (VE), Value

Management, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Control Plans, Flow

Charts, ASME, ISO, and FMVSS Standards, SAE & FLTM Test Procedures,

SDS Requirements, best practices, lessons learned, cost reduction

analysis, world-class competitive benchmarking, Microsoft Office,

Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook, Lotus Notes, Product

Lifecycle Management (PLM), AS400, WERS, AIMS, eFDVS

PRODUCT dESIGN & DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

Carpet Assemblies (Includes molded insulator carpet, die cut

insulator carpets, and 100% coverage insulated carpets)

Vinyl Flooring Assemblies (Includes cast foam insulated floors and

die cut insulated floors)

Trunk Trim, Trunk Flooring, and Deck Lid Trim (Includes Load Floor &

Cargo Management)

Throw-In-Mats

Package Trays

Center Consoles

Door Trim

Headliners / Overhead Systems

Back Panels

Ashcups

Hood Insulators

Engine Side Dash Insulators

Passenger Side Dash Insulators

Cowl Insulators

Tunnel Insulators (Underbody)

Rear Quarter Insulators

Fender Stuffers

Mass Dampers (Mastics)

Engine Covers

Major Ford Programs: P150, VN127, U152, U231, CD338/334/378

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