Engineer Engineering
Resume:
Jeffrey R. Geske
Lapeer, MI. ****6
abngjo@r.postjobfree.com
QUALIFICATIONS
Engineering Manager: Program Management, Sales, Budget, Estimating, R&D
Eng, Manufacturing Eng and Product Eng.
Project Engineer: Prepare manpower estimates, Project P&L, Design
Scheduling, Design Reviews, Failure Mode Analysis, Producibility and Test
Management
Design Engineer: Concept, Layout and Design of Castings, Weldments, Sheet
Metal, Mechanisms and Test Fixtures.
Quality Engineering : Conduct Failure Review Boards, Manage Test Site Data,
Corrective Actions, Root Cause Analysis, Issue resolution, Six Sigma principles
( Fishbone diagram, 5 Why’s, FMEA's, Pareto charts, Histograms), GM Red X
apprentice.
Manufacturing Engineer: Tooling fixtures, Fabrication, Develop Process and
tools for Assembly, IRT Co-Chairman, Lean Engineering, Vehicle Launch team
EDUCATION
B.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology
Lake Superior State University
Sault Ste. Marie, MI.
EXPERIENCE
September 2009 to Present D-M Fabrication, Sterling Heights, MI.
Manufacturing Project Engineer for build to print Automotive and Aircraft
fixturing.
Prepare material list, program water jet and plasma burn cutting, resolve build
issues with customer and plant and order material.
September 2008 to Present
Owner J&E Engineering ( Cage 582Y1) offering Design, Prototype design and
build, Testing, Build to print, Root Cause and Corrective action support.
July 2004 to August 2008 Champion Bus Inc., Imlay City, MI.
Manufacturer of mid size buses for retail and transit. Buses over 10,000 lb gvwr
Engineering Manager
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Nov. 1999 to July 2004 General Motors Truck Group, Pontiac MI. (Add Staff)
Manufacturing Engineer in General Assembly assigned to vehicle launches
Launch of Chevrolet Avalanche, Cadillac Escalade EXT, 560 Tilt cab heavy
duty truck.
Responsible for Coordination and implementation of Lean Manufacturing,
Assembly tools, Assembly Process, Assembly Process Validation in plant.
Areas of responsibility Final, Chassis, Radiator, Frame and Trim line.
Issue Resolution Team Co-Chairman
Dec. 1998 to Oct. 1999 A.V. Technology
Shelby Twp. MI.
World supplier of armored vehicles. 6x6 and 4x4
Mech.Engineer/ Manf. Engineering
Structural design, Basic stress analysis, provide tech. assistance to
Manufacturing during build of Prototype armored vehicle, Develop wood mock up
templates for ceramic armor. Develop assembly procedures for field retrofit kits.
Aug. 1994 to Dec. 1998 Livernois Engineering
Dearborn, MI.
Head of Engineering Dept. overseeing R&D Engineering, Product Design
Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering for Forward Industries supplying
nitrogen gas springs to the Automotive Industry.
Awarded patent for gas spring design
Organize and establish operational procedures
Lead, develop and generate procedures for ISO certification
Initiate, develop and execute MRPII software implementation for dept.
Head new product development team
Organize and develop standards and procedures for product and R&D testing
Develop and implement ISO 9001 and quality program.
Head and develop Engineering Dept. for Engineering Center providing
Engineering services for Program Management, FMEA's, FEA, Complete Design
Packages, Prototype, Fixtures, Producibilty, Component and System Testing and
Failure Mode Analysis.
Establish and maintain customer base (sales)
Identify and forecast Engineering resource requirements
Quote and schedule projects
Program manage projects to ensure completion with in schedule and budget
Responsible for project P & L
Types of projects: All projects automotive related; Bottle Jack, Seating production
assembly and check fixtures, Vibration fixtures and testing, Transmission
assembly tooling and fixtures.
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1988 to 1994 Southwest Mobile Systems, St. Louis, MO.
Senior Project Engineer
Heavy Equipment Transport: M-1000, 70 ton capacity Semi- Trailer:
This trailer was developed for the Army to transport the M-1 tank. The trailer has
10 axles 8 which are steerable and an independent hydraulic suspension.
* Prepare Eng. estimate for Israel Gov't program ($30 million contract)
* Responsible for Eng. budget on Israel Gov't program
* Saved 4 million dollars on an alternate bearing design.
* Direct incoming test data for reliability and maintainability evaluation.
* Coordinate corrective actions in response to equipment failures
* Develop and initiate corrective action reporting systems and Failure Review
Board
* Direct interface with the customer presenting corrective actions and explanation
of failures.
* Supervise assembly of first trailers to ensure proper fits, tooling and
dimensional integrity.
* Layout and design of trailer deck, steering and air brake system.
* Investigate and solve weld procedure problems
* Develop and supervise hydraulic test fixtures for life cycle testing
* Create tooling to solve close tolerance location problems
* Supervise 5 designers and 6 drafters
Aircraft Loaders: 25k Loader, Self propelled 25 thousand pound capacity with
variable height, roll and pitch features for the Air Force.
* Layout, design and installed cab control features electrical, pneumatic and
hydraulic
* Concept and design interface for hydraulics, pneumatic and electrical bundles
to articulated cab
* Generate test fixtures for palletized load simulation
1983 to 1988 Emerson Electric Co. Electronics and Space Div., St. Louis, MO.
Design Mechanical Engineer
M-109 Howitzer Improvement: An auto loading system for 155mm sh ells.
* Concept, layout and design hydraulic powered round guide extensions into the
cannon breech
25mm Naval Gun Mount (L-Cat 25): A single barreled bolt on gun mount for
small vessels.
* Layout and design full-scale wood mock up
* Concept, layout and design elevation and traverse gun stops
* Awarded for engineering contributions
TeamPack: A mobile communication shelter and antennas for the Army
* Layout and design mounting brackets for various electronic equipment.
* Generate top assembly drawings for fit, form and function
ASG-33: Rear gun mount for B-52 Four .50 cal. guns
* Design test fixtures for vibration testing and Radome testing
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