WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Designer
NSK Corporation – Ann Arbor, MI - May 2016 – September 2017
Duties consisted of 2D/3D Solid Modeling CAD to create Manufacturing Procurement and Customer Sales drawings for multi customer programs and support.
Also, responsible for internal fixture drawings for on-site testing along with maintaining the Global drawings exchange system through custom NSK-Japanese based PDM system. Maintained digital database and hardcopy file system.
•Catia V5 – Ball and Taper Roller Bearings – Light tooling and assembly – Hub components
•TcE – Teamcenter FECDS 29
•SmarTeam PDM
•Q-Checker
•File Conversions for Customer support
•Maintain Parts Database within Microsoft Word, Access and Excel
•Manufacturing Books – Maintain current revision and new product hard copy.
•MS Office
•Access
Product Design Engineer
Federal Mogul - Plymouth, MI - November 2010 to May 2016t
Supplier based CAD support in design of solid models and drawings for multiple customer programs. Support and work closely with application / product engineers in powertrain components. Responsible for bearing design requests and calculations. Primary account supported - Ford Motor Company utilizing Catia V5 and TcE PDM. Manage file organization and data management.
•Bearing, Bushing and Washer Powertrain components
•Catia V5 R22
•Windchill 10.2 PDM
•TcE - Ford Teamcenter PDM System
•Design Facilitator - Bearing Department
•Data Conversion - 2D / 3D
•Outlook
•Lotus Notes
•MS Office
CAD systems also utilized in support of customer native software
• NX 8.0
•Creo 2.0
Design Engineer
Tenneco Automotive - Grass Lake, MI - November 2007 to November 2008
Responsibilities
Product Design Engineer
Responsibilities included design studies in automotive chassis area from concept to production. Requiring assembly modeling, layout, and detailing components for today’s automotive exhaust systems including gas, diesel and hybrid systems. Various components drawn in Catia V5 and Catia V4. Duties consisted of pipe routing, flange sizing and exhaust component design. Attend weekly engineering meetings, assist, aide and brainstorm with engineering team regarding potential design possibilities. Compile complete data assembly layout for FEA. Assist and troubleshoot prototype concept design ideas.
•VPM Data translations
•Autoweb data exchanger
•GPDM
•VA / VE
•Atlas
•Data Exchange
•Catia V5 R16
•Catia V4
•Parametric Modeling - V5
•Microsoft Office Applications
•Pipe Routing
•Model Conversions - STEP, IGES
Kitchen Design
Home Depot - Novi, MI - April 2007 to October 2007
Kitchen and Bath Designer
Duties include customer layout proposals for Kitchen and Bath interiors. Assist and direct customers in all sales departments for product selection.
•20/20 Architectural Design Software
•Kitchen College - 5-week kitchen layout and cabinetry training course
•Sales Associate
Product Design Engineer
Eberspaecher North America Inc - Novi, MI - August 2006 to August 2007
Duties included layout, package studies and detailing components for automotive exhaust and muffler systems for today's advanced fuel technology (Hybrids, conventional, ethanol and diesel)
•IGES - STEP Translations
•FTP
•VPM
•Auto Web
•DCX Standards coordinator
•Microsoft Office applications
•Pipe Routing
•Production ECN
•Concept R & D Sketches
•Drawing release & design standards coordinator
•Catia V4
•GD&T Applications
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SR. Product Design Engineer
TRW Automotive - Livonia, MI - November 1990 to January 2005
Duties included design, layout, and detail of production and concept drawings for passenger car and light truck brake units including DIH, leading/trailing and calipers in body position, including various components as stampings, castings, rubber to metal components, parting lines, draft angle, solid modeling and parametric use.
•PDM - Cadim / Agile
•IGES - STEP Translations
•FTP
•ECN Procedure
•MS - Office applications.
•Certified Six Sigma Greenbelt
•Catia V5
•Catia V4
•Solidworks
•SDRC / IDEAS
•GD&T Applications
•VA / VE Proposals
Product Designer - Foundation Brakes
TRW / Kelsey Hayes -Romulus, MI - November 1990 to August 1996
Duties consisted of advance layout and design for foundation brake components, including drum brake assemblies, calipers, rotors and corner wheel assemblies. Production changes, casting and finish production drawings Utilized Catia-3D wire frame modeling and surfacing, Catia-2D and Cadam.
CAD Designer
Sames Electrostatic -Livonia, MI - August 1990 to November 1990
Responsibilities included complete paint booth layout, design and detailing various paint gun components utilizing Versa Cad software.
Overhead Crane and Service
Structural Steel Designer
Overhead Crane and Service -Romulus, MI - March 1985 to August 1990
Duties consisted of entire design and engineering of custom overhead crane systems. Prepared drawings for manufacturing and fabrication utilizing Cad-key software system and manual board work. Responsible for engineering and calculating gear train assemblies, plate, beam and load distributions, Electrical
schematics, along with field checks, and creating service manuals. Additional custom items designed included single and double leg gantry systems, trolleys, cages and catwalks.
Customer Service Representative
Commercial Underwriters - Dearborn, MI - June 1982 to March 1985
Duties consisted of rating and servicing personal homeowners and automobile insurance policies. Pursued and gained numerous new business accounts within the company.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's in Technology Management Eastern Michigan University -Ypsilanti, MI 2011 to Current – One remaining class
Associate in Architectural Design
Henry Ford College -Dearborn, MI
Associate in Industrial Design Technology
Henry Ford College -Dearborn, MI
Diploma in Training Certificates
Cherry Hill High School -Inkster, MI
CERTIFICATES
First Responder – 2010 to Current
Farrier – Michigan School of Horseshoeing – 2010