SUMMARY

Engineer and Project Management Professional (PMP) with over seven years of

experience within the automotive and industrial industries. Solid

experience in designing and quoting fluid handling products, gas springs,

dampers, lift supports as well as in designing packaging products for

automotive parts. Extensive experience working with and managing projects

for customers, including Chrysler, Ford, Nissan, Honda, Toyota and General

Motors. Familiar with FMEA, DFMEA, PPAP, APQP, GD&T, DVP&R, and other

engineering and project management principles.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AVM Industries - Marion, SC

October 2007 - December 2008

Product Engineer

Responsible for coordinating OE gas spring design, application / program

management with engineers in Detroit and manufacturing and quality

engineers in Marion, SC.

Responsible for the creation of new product designs and the oversight to

see them through to production readiness.

Liaison with AVM engineering in Detroit, Marion, and customers

Responsibilities included application design, part design, testing, program

management and product launch planning.

Ferndale Electric - Ferndale, MI

September 2007 - October 2007

Project Management Consultant

Managed projects within the established scope, schedule, and budget while

meeting or surpassing standards of quality.

Defined the objective, requirements, and assumptions necessary to structure

a project.

Developed Project Plans and Schedules that represented the appropriate

level of detail and task interdependency.

Developed accurate resource planning estimates to effectively manage

personal workload and maximize individual productivity and revenue

generation.

Led (coordinated, facilitated, and motivated) the efforts of the

individual, team, client, and other resources associated with project

activity.

Mark IV Automotive - Rochester Hills, MI

March 2006 - November 2006

Application Engineer

Coordinated assembly, component, testing, and material design activities.

Applied practical application of APQP principles to monitor and document

program activities.

Successfully interpreted customer requirements for fit, form, function and

timing of products.

Made technical presentations to customers to showcase the company's ongoing

technical activities.

Responsible for managing the proper application of fluid handling products

on advanced and production OEM systems.

Responsible for establishing and maintaining an engineering relationship

with the customer.

Dana Corporation - Coupled Products, Rochester Hills, MI

February 2003 - March 2006

Product Engineer/Cost Estimator

Reviewed customer "Request for Quotations" (RFQ's) and print layouts to

determine the "Bill of Materials" (BOM's) and Labor Routing Process

required to build the part.

Developed cost estimates based on the BOM's and routing for each RFQ.

Created tooling and Capital Equipment requirements for building each part.

Worked with the manufacturing facilities to establish accurate costs and

developed a system to ensure information is current.

Prepared "Absolute" and "Variance" financial analysis of the quote for use

by Sales.

McNulty Hicken Smith, Inc. - Rochester Hills, MI

December 2001 - November 2002

Project Engineer

Planned and directed activities concerned with design and development of

protective packaging containers.

Analyzed engineering drawings and specifications of products to determine

physical characteristics of item, special handling and safety requirements,

and type of materials required for container.

Consulted with establishment's purchasing and production departments to

determine costs and feasibility of producing proposed packaging.

Set up and ran tests on proposed packaging to test physical capabilities.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science: Engineering Arts with Cognate in Business, Michigan

State University, East Lansing, MI

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI),

2009

Project Management, Walsh College, 2009

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Florence-Darlington

Technical College, 2008

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