Kurt R. Puterbaugh (***) ***. **** ac2hnf@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Engineering Design Modeler position utilizing a profit savvy, robust skillset, paralleled with 24+ years

experience to produce componentry. Strong background in HVAC, BIW, Seat Subsystems and Cockpit modules.

EMPLOYMENT

6-16/-Present Hanon Systems Belleville Michigan. Catia V5 UG NX Senior Designer

Design of Thermal management systems ie HVAC, Radiators, Cores, Coolers, lines. Full service supplier with the 2nd largest company worldwide in HVAC Systems. Feased a package system for Electric vehicles for a first time Auxiliary component cooling system. Achieved and acquired shared patent design on battery cooling plates. Placed as sole designer on GM T1XX HVAC Aux Unit design, also a flagship program distributed throughout numerous programs.

10/15-6/16 Mitchell Plastics Kitchener Ontario York Twsp, Michigan. Catia V5 Senior Designer

Direct hire for Design and feasibility of IP Registers for Toyota 370 Program. Designs are supported with Kitchener to facilitate complex functional designs of all componentry. Feasibility including floating lazy vane theme sought after by customer and manufacturing facets. Designs to all operational and manufacturing guidelines including tooling and customer focus implementation.

2/11-10/15 Key Plastics L.L.C. Northville, Michigan. Catia V5 / UG NX7 Senior Designer

Hired direct for Design and management of IP Registers and Door Handle Modules. Designs are supported with Key of Germany, China, Mexico to facilitate execution of all componentry. Feasibility including attachment and manufacturing facets. Designs to meet all operational and manufacturing guidelines including tooling and customer focus implementation.

6/10-2/11 Roush Technologies Allen Park, Michigan. Catia V5 Senior Designer

Onsite Ford Motor Co. CD391 IP registers. HVAC distribution.

Designing IP registers in contextual filing structure. Follow airflow standard criteria, development feasibility including attachment and manufacturing facets. Designs are to meet CAE analytical standards and manufacturing guidelines.

1/10-6/10 Troy Design & Manufacturing Dearborn, Michigan. Catia V5 Senior Designer

Onsite Ford Motor Co. C346 BEV Electric car. BIW Substructure development.

Designed battery crash-brace tubular and stamped reinforcements for rear and side impact collisions. Along with new underbody panel development feasibility including attachment and manufacturing facets. Designs are to meet CAE analytical standards and manufacturing guidelines.

11/09-1/10 GIBBS Technologies Auburn Hills Mi. CATIA V5 Senior Designer

Design and development of High Speed Amphious vehicles. Aquada, Quad-Ski, Humdinga.

Currently using automotive and ATV transmission components to merge and engineer

a highly efficient land to water transitional function. Also setups of 95th percentile manikins along

with ergonomic sight vectors.

10/09-11/09 MAGNA Electronics Rochester Hills Mi. CATIA V5 / UG Designer

Designed and developed battery charger load serviceability zones on BEV/PHEV Program.

Interfaced with related chassis and platform facets to develop attachment features

to facilitate multiple battery configurations.

6/07-11/08 ABC Group Plastics Van Buren, Mi. CATIA V5 VISTEON Designer. Design of climate control

distribution componentry both injection and blow molded within IP and Console units. Onsite Design

support along with most OEM suppliers to deliver robust products within unheardof timeframes.

9/06-6/07 TOYOTA Technical Center Ann Arbor, Michigan. CATIA V5 Design Support Modeler.

Design surface support for first time core group on sheetmetal components. Analyze, modify

components to all NVH and Standard Protocols. Direct interface with writing tutorials for (SOP)

Standard Operating Procedures.

1/06-8/06 ADAPT Incorporated Farmington Hills, Michigan. CATIA V5 / UGNX Designer.

Digitized and modeled from scan data. Created Assemblies, Drawing layouts including detailing

with GD&T for CAD implementation.

7/05-1/06 TRW Components Farmington Hills, Michigan. CATIA V5 / UG Senior Designer / onsite

VISTEON. Designed and managed support for HVAC Climate Control IP Vent Registers.

Interfaced with all related IP components to develop attachment features managing minimum

clearances with optimum performance. Managed CFD airflow along with configurations

of 49 register vanes.

1/04-7/05 DBM Technologies Pontiac, Michigan. I-DEAS / CATIA V5 Senior Core Designer / onsite Ford

Motor Co. Designed, engineered and managed HVAC Climate Control Distribution for multiple

Vehicle platforms. Designed Injection and Blow molded HVAC plastic components for Instrument

Panel and Auxiliary Unit. Interfaced with OEM suppliers and customer to facilitate maximum CFD

potential within milestone timeframes.

5/03-9/03 P.L. Porter Group Novi, Michigan. SDRC I-DEAS / UG Seating Subsystems. Designed Latches and

Rotary (Keiper-like) recliners (power and manual). Assisted on state of the art tip slide mechanism.

8/02-1/03 ABC Group Plastics Toronto, Canada. SDRC I-DEAS Designer / On site FSS Visteon Corp.

Design and management of HVAC Climate Control airflow within Floor Console and Instrument Panel.

Interfaced with Customer and Suppliers to develop & manage airflow routing feasibility. Also Designed

underhood Dirty air and Clean air convoluted Intakes including sensor formations for 4 & 6 cylinders.

2/02-8/02 ZUA Autoparts Inc. Oakwood, Georgia. SDRC I-DEAS Design Engineer / onsite Ford Motor Co.

FSS Liaison. Technical Design of Power Steering Hydraulic development. Designed steel tubular fluid

flow components for V6 engine platform pump. Interfaced with FEAD Team to run Smart Chassis

Study development of flow routing, packaging and CFD bend requirements under NVH guidelines.

5/00-2/02 MSX International Allen Park, Michigan. SDRC I-DEAS Senior Designer

Sheet metal BIW Substructure development. Designed Body in White B & D-Pillar reinforcement

components, Tail Lamp Housing Brackets and Body Side Inner / Outer.

9/93-5/00 Lear Corporation Ford Division Allen Park, Michigan. SDRC I-DEAS / ICEM Designer

All facets of Interior Hard trim development. Designed Pillar Trim, Class A development of Center

Console register trim, B-surface attachments on trim components, HVAC console duct, seat side shields.

Seating Design Development, Carpet and NVH pad, Package Tray / Trunk Acoustic Trim, Foam Pads.

Seat-frames, Suspension, Mechanisms, Substructure, packaging, track envelop studies, FMVSS studies,

and onsite Launch Team Manual Drafting support.

TECHNICAL TRAINING

Team Center Engineering V9.1.3.7, 2007 / ICEM Surface course, Develop, Analyze, Modify. 1998

SDRC I-DEAS Master Series 5. 1997 / Advanced Surface Development course. 1997

IMI Metaphase / Global Share Drive / DATAX/Vismockup. 2000

EDUCATION

2014 TaTa Technologies, CATIA V5 Kinematics Course: Detailed overview of all moving Mechanisms.

2011 GD&T Full Acknowledgement ASME Y14.5M-1994, ROUSH Technologies; Alex Krulikowski

2006 INCAT, Troy, Michigan. CATIA V5 Core Course: GSD G2 Surfacing, Basics, Assys and Drafting.

2006 ADAPT, Farmington Hills, Michigan. UGNX4 basic, intermediate modeling.

2005 Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, Michigan CATIA V5 Modeling, Assemblies and GD&T.

1993 Hollowell Engineering, Dearborn, Michigan. PDGS Design / Surface and Detail program 80 hrs

1992-1993 Batavia School of Auto Body Drafting, Madison Heights, Michigan Manual Drafting, Philpot

3D projection and Trigonometry 6 months

1992-1993 Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, Michigan. Studied Engineering and Liberal Arts

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