Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
Jay M. Shores
Springboro, Ohio 45066
*********@*****.***
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Engineering Mgr Project Mgr Mechanical engineer
Results-driven, highly-analytical Engineering professional, with 16 years experience in the Automotive
industry. Expertise in design innovation and all aspects of product development. Extensive leadership
experience as a Team Leader, Project Manager and Engineering Director. Broad knowledge of suspension
and mounting systems and components Superior problem-solving and time management abilities. Team
spirited with excellent communication skills.
Core Competencies Include:
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Organizational leadership Design, Analysis, and Validation
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Budget and time administration Strategic planning and implementation
• Team building and development
Design requirements/specifications
• ISO and safety compliance
Patents and intellectual property
• Root cause analysis and resolution
Prototype and concept demonstration
Professional Experience
ThyssenKrupp, Bilstein of America, Hamilton, Ohio 2006 - Present
Director of Engineering
Head of engineering department responsible for planning and implementing all aspects of product
development of Mono-tube dampers and modules. Responsibilities include: product design, program
management, testing, business planning, project scheduling and human resource allocation.
• Twenty one direct reports including: Product Engineers, Project Managers, Design Engineers,
Ride Development Engineers, Test and Validation, Prototype coordinators and Warrantee
Analysts.
• Coordinate, optimize, and track cross functional efforts to meet program imperatives.
• Establish milestones and monitor adherence to program master plans and schedules.
• Lead customer communication, coordination & issue resolution within the enterprise.
• Establish standards, testing procedures and prototype development protocol to ensure
performance and engineering reliability.
• Develop and maintain Engineering department budget.
• Provide design and financial analysis for new business quotes.
• Complete career development guidance and performance appraisals for all direct reports.
• Maintain appropriate program documentation to comply with ISO and TS requirements.
Delphi Chassis Systems, Dayton, Ohio 1993 - 2006
Project Manager: Ride Controlled Suspension (2005 – 2006)
Managed projects from initiation to close-out with the goal of meeting customer and business objectives as
well as to achieve successful execution of program requirements.
• Developed project plans including scope, timing, cost, resources, risk, quality, and
communications.
• Developed detailed timelines to ensure that all project deliverables were completed in
a timely manner.
• Conducted regular project team meetings to communicate and monitor key
deliverables.
• Scheduled updates, design and project reviews as appropriate. Ensured resolution
of open issues.
• Monitored and reported program performance metrics including financial, quality, and
timing.
• Identified, analyzed, resolved and escalated risks in a timely manner.
Senior Project Engineer: Ride Controlled Suspensions (2003 to 2005)
Project leader of multi-functional teams responsible for the design and implementation of magnetorheological
dampers.
• Successfully launched three MR damper customer programs for new vehicle
applications.
• Worked within design teams to develop and document design proposals that met
program requirements.
• Generated and released engineering drawings that met customer and internal
requirements.
• Coordinated analysis, simulation, and validation of controlled dampers and
components.
• Championed design cost reduction activities; coordinated meetings and reviews;
communicated project status to product groups and management.
Project Engineer: Ride Controlled Suspensions (1999 – 2003)
Responsible for the design and implementation of controlled suspension dampers.
• Key member of an engineering team responsible for the production
release of controlled dampers utilizing magnetorheological (MR) fluid.
The team successfully launched the first OEM application of this
technology in the automotive industry.
• Designed, produced and supported controlled suspension components
for demonstration vehicles used to showcase new damping technology.
• Validated key components of damping system to meet performance,
quality, durability and cost requirements.
Project Engineer: Advanced Development Group (1993 - 1999)
Directed projects for the Advanced Suspensions and Powertrain Mount Group that focused on the
development of new products, technologies, and concept validation.
• Provided technical support to several product groups to implement
continuous improvement methods and facilitate technology exchange.
• Executed three semi-active mount projects, which included electronic,
vacuum, and controllable fluid technologies.
• Explored new technologies to optimize damping, improve high frequency
isolation, and eliminate cavitation in hydraulic mounts.
• Generated new intellectual property by patenting new ideas and
technology.
Education
Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering, Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio
Awards
Inducted into the Delphi Innovation Hall of Fame (May 2004)
Patents: Pneumatic Suspension System (5678810, 5690319), Bi-state Hydraulic Engine Mount (6547226,
6036183), Adaptive Hydraulic Engine Mount (6361031), Hydraulic Mount with Magnetorheological Fluid
(6622995), Slim Profile Hydraulic Engine Mount (6068246)
Defensive Publications: Pressurized Strut/Top Mount (39147), Low Profile Strut Mount (441054), Non-
Cavitation Mount (444045), Magnetorheological Flexible Couplings (451061)
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