Engineer Engineering

GEE VANSADIA

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Rochester Hills, MI 48306 Cell: 586-***-****

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CAREER SUMMARY

An engineering professional with extensive experience in an automotive

original equipment manufacturing and tier one and two suppliers

environment. Expert in automotive air-fuel metering systems development,

component's product design, development and production launch. In-depth

knowledge in developing and interfacing of electro-mechanical devices with

special expertise in value engineering and developing component parts

including plastics, rubber, castings, springs, stamping, fine blanking,

deep draw, powder metal, forging and precision machining and grinding.

Excellent team player, builder and leader. Self-starter with a very high

energy level.

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

EATON CORPORATION AND SATURN ELECTRO NICS & ENGINEERING, Southfield, MI

Dec. 2002-Jan. 2009

Tier one and two automotive component supplier

Lead Engineer

Worked on the Automotive Fuel storage and Evaporative emissions

management systems of the vehicle.

Designed, developed, and made applications and production launch of

Fill Limit Vapor Valves (FLVV), Roll over Valves (ROV), Inlet Check

Valves (ICV), Vapor as well as Fuel lines, Connections for plastic and

metal tanks. These valves used spherical ball and flat sealing

mechanism for plastic to rubber and plastic to plastic media.

Performed Fill and Tip studies to making sure of correct component

applications to meet fuel liquid carryover and permeation

specifications.

Performed PPAP, FMEA, PVP&R, APQP, QFD, CAE, FEA, Mold flow studies,

System simulations, and executed components Bench and Field

validations and Production release.

Directed designs and advanced engineering studies to engineering teams

located in China, Philippine, India to meet and accomplish corporate

cost cuts goals.

MSX INTERNATIONAL, Dearborn, MI

Oct. 2001-Dec. 2002

Human resources supplier

Assigned to Value Engineering Department of Ford Motor Company

Value Engineer

. Worked on Power Train and Chassis related systems and parts for

Material Cost Reduction (MCR) activities.

. Interfacing with core engineering, purchasing, supplier, manufacturing

plants, planning and validation to implement MCR ideas.

. Performing competitive cost analysis of parts and processes for

benchmarking.

. Defined and performed variable and investment cost modeling of parts.

GENERAL MOTORS AND DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE, Flint, MI

Nov. 1988-July 2001

Automotive OEM and Tier one components supplier

Senior Product Development Engineer

. Assisted development activities, supported prototype builds, and

worked with product management team and purchasing to obtain product

cost of Remote Control Actuator Assembly for Diesel Engine

establishing cost benchmark.

. Designed, developed, engineered, released and launched production of

three Electronic Throttle Control (drive by wire) air valve assemblies

for Air Fuel metering & controls of Internal Combustion engines of car

and truck applications. The air valve assembly uses DC motor actuator

to drive throttle.

. Conceptualized, developed and supported activities for

manufacturability of Electronic Throttle Control air valve assembly

for 1.0 to1.8 liter world class engines (i.e. Japanese, Brazilian,

Korean, and European).

. Interfaced with customer, application and tool engineering,

manufacturing, purchasing and suppliers.

. Managed the product releases to meet tight time scheduling of

prototyping, validation, and production dates.

. Received Spontaneous Recognition Award for developing throttle return

mechanism to meet 10m cycle durability test.

. Setup and simulated icing test condition in the laboratory resulting

in more efficient and timely testing.

. Performed competitive analysis for designs, processes, and cost of the

products resulting in verification of benchmark.

. Performed Design Failure Mode Effect Analyses for air control valve.

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. Averaged 4% unit cost reduction by perfecting designs, eliminating

parts and engineering for automation.

. Teamed up with Micro Processor, Throttle Position Sensor (TPS) and

Electric Motor engineers and suppliers for implementation of their

inputs and outputs to interface with the vehicles and product

manufacturing equipment.

. Worked as liaison engineer with manufacturing plants during the

production launch phase of the product.

. Developed, published, and implemented production technical

specifications.

. Championed product development engineering, and releases of brushless

intank fuel pump for automotive vehicles.

. Led engineering team for execution, prototype build operation,

material and process selection, and cost bench marking for high volume

automated assembly line for brushless fuel pump. Implemented this

advanced technology pump on the vehicles for controlling evaporative

emissions and improving fuel economy.

. Directed designs, packaging, processing and interfacing with intank

(submerged in gasoline) brushless motor and microprocessor teams.

. Developed pumping sections for positive displacement and centrifugal

pumping technology for gasoline engines.

. Participated in hot weather and desert testing trips.

. Participated in quality network team for continuous improvements of

roller vane fuel pump for quality improvement, noise and cost

reductions.

. Perfected pressure relief valve production issue by reengineering and

implementing tangle free spring concept. Consolidated 13 springs into

3 springs. These pressure relief valves used steel, plastic and rubber

ball valve mechanism. The correction was implanted in several

manufacturing plants covering six countries, totaling production

volume of over six million fuel pumps.

HOLLEY AUTOMOTIVE, Warren, MI Acquired by Borg Warner Automotive in 1994

July 1977- Aug. 1988

Tier one automotive component supplier

Principal Product Development Engineer

. Developed single port and multi port fuel injection systems involving

engine mapping of microprocessor controlled fuel injection metering

systems for emissions, economy and drivability.

. Defined and developed air section for equal fuel distribution of

single point injection system.

. Conducted injector vehicle durability and hot fuel handling testing,

including 800 hours engine dynamometer durability testing.

. Designed, developed and launched production of Solenoid valves to

meter air and fuel for electronic feedback carburetion system.

. Developed intank fuel pump for gasoline engines including developing

centrifugal and positive displacement pumping sections, its fluid

dynamics flow study, calculations and analysis.

. Designed, developed, and launched production of single port and multi

port throttle Valves using Butterfly and solenoid gate (on off) type

valves for variable and constant air flow metering conditions.

. Assisted manufacturing, production engineering, and purchasing in the

evaluation and implementations of cost effective strategies.

. Designed, developed, and made applications of carburetion system

components for air fuel metering.

. Performed design of experiment study to improve overall efficiency of

performance, reliability and quality of new and existing products.

EDUCATION

Master of Engineering Management, University of Detroit, Detroit, MI

1985

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Western Michigan University,

Kalamazoo, MI 1977

TRAINING

Management Techniques for Engineering Statistical Quality Control,

QS9000

Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing Mold Flow studies

Design of Experiments, DFMEA, DFMA Electronics I. C. Engine

Controls

PATENTS, RECORDS OF INVENTIONS AND AWARDS

Received Patent for Hot Fuel Handling

Recipient of General Motors Corporation President's Council Award as member

of design team

Recipient of Spontaneous Recognition Award

Published three Records of Invention on Electronic Throttle Air Control

Valve

Published four Records of Invention on Brushless Fuel Pump & Sliding Vane

Fuel Pumping Section

Published one Record of Invention on Carburetion, Noise Suppression concept

of Fill Limit Vapor Valve

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