Engineer Project

LIN JOU

Troy, Michigan *****

**********@*****.*** +1-248-***-**** (C)

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS - AUTOMOTIVE & CONSUMER GOODS ~ INDUSTRIAL

PRODUCTS

Accomplished, results-oriented technical professional with expertise

leading engineering projects with background includes 5+ years managing

technical and business development projects.

CORE COMPETENCIES

. Client Relations /Account Management

. Project Management

. Strategic Planning

. Plastic & Metal Cost Reduction Processing Expertise

. Technical Test Analysis

. International Experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AVL, Plymouth, Michigan Jan 2008- Present

(Global development of Powertrain systems with internal combustion engines,

and test systems with 4,500 employees and $1.1B annual sales. www.AVL.com)

Project Engineer

. Managed customer new programs in development, technical requirements

and project milestones.

. Created and executed new product engineering strategies, including

project analysis in term of emission benches.

. Lead Emission Bench SORE AMAi60 COMBU series project process according

to requirements, design restrictions and drive effort to define cell

requirements for full emission system.

. Develop and maintain timelines for customers' projects and open

issues.

. Participate in opportunity identification, business development, and

strategic planning initiatives with customer in terms of

specification, budget and business development gates.

. Aggressively work with sales and marketing on project technical

details to review new and current project proposals to determine

customer needs and present solutions.

. Analyzes research data and proposed product specifications to

determine feasibility of product proposal.

. Knowledge of EGR Cooler, CLD system analyzers.

Automotive Component Holding ACH, Dearborn, Michigan Nov

2006- Dec 2007

(Global leader in IP, Cockpits, Lighting, Interior & Exterior Trim,

Fasteners)

Reason for leaving: Company closed facilities and eliminate positions due

to sale to assets

Product Engineer

. Led evaluation of customer technical requirements for DV test analysis

and participate in customer test activities in support of engineering

analysis methods as appropriate.

. Participated in communicating promptly and efficiently to handle

technical inquires. Be responsible for account ownership and

management; maintaining schedules and inventory, understanding and

communicating changes and conditions.

. Assertively develop new business with existing accounts focusing on

existing products or variations of existing products by applying lean

manufacturing techniques.

Collins and Aikman, Southfield, Michigan May 2006- Oct 2006

(Global leader in Cockpit modules, automotive floor and acoustic systems,

IP, automotive fabric, and plastic based trim and convertible top systems

with 25,000 employees and $2.9B sales.)

Reason for leaving: Company filled Chapter seven of liquidation and shut

down by early 2007

Product Engineer

. Developed and tracked engineering open issues list, serve as

engineering customer interface for engineering processes when

appropriate or required.

. Led root cause analysis of manufacturing, quality, and assembly

concerns during prototype and production builds.

. Support all phases of production launch in terms of processing and

product engineering.

. Develop and maintain timelines for production tooling, DFMEA, DVP&R,

and open issues.

. Managed launching several OEM projects such as P221 seat trim, GMT

360/370/305 MCE, GMT 900 platform and others.

Delphi Automotive, Troy, Michigan July 2004- Oct 2005

(Global supplier of electronics and technologies for automotive, commercial

electronics with annual sales $6.1 billion. www.Delphi.com)

Reason for leaving: Company shut down division due to financial issues and

declared Ch 11 by late 2005

Process Engineer

. Engineering liaison to internal and external customers for VA/VE

initiatives.

. Participate in design analysis processes and provided engineering

support; ensured products meet customer requirements (quality,

reliability, profitability).

. Built strong channels of communication and relationships with

customers through participation in technical presentation for internal

& external customers.

. Planned and managed engineering analysis projects as related to

analysis tasks and timing requirements.

. Participate in APQP process from business sourcing to post launch

activities. This includes managing milestone for PPAP, CN, and CR

tasks.

. Drove efforts and successfully improve project management initiatives

by communicating with different department for technical/project gates

progress.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SAP, Covisint, WERS, Auto CAD, MS Project, MS Windows, Visio,Solid Work

(3D), SharePoint, Visual Enterprise, PUMA, Concerto, Doc Man.

EDUCATION

Master of Science Automotive Engineering, Lawrence Technology University,

Southfield, Michigan 2004

Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering, University of Baghdad 1989

AWARD & CERTIFICATES

. AVL, Certificate in Puma -test automation system, Concerto, Internal

combustion Engine and PUMA Open Setup & Parameter. Plymouth, Michigan

2009

. Fisher Unitech, Certificate in 3D Mechanical Design/Solid

Works Essentials. Troy, Michigan 2008

. Lawrence Tech University, Certificate in Chassis Dynamometer

Engineering. Southfield, Michigan 2004

. Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), active member since 2002

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