Engineer Project Manager
Resume:
Bill Woods
Dearborn, MI *****
Cell/Text: 810-***-**** email: ******.*.*****@*****.***
Objective:
Direct / contract hire as a Project Manager (4+ yrs. experience) or Manufacturing Launch Engineer (1 yr. experience). Well-rounded troubleshooter in the areas of automotive and aircraft structural design, quality, fabrication and assembly of steel and aluminum stampings (prototype or production parts). 10+ yrs. experience as a resident engineer in a production facility.
Relevant Employment History:
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Auburn Hills Chrysler Technical Center (CTC) 08/2014 – 1/2018
Prototype Body-In-White (BIW) Sheet Metal Engineer (Contract: Kyyba)
Prototype Factory, BIW Part Management – All Dodge Trucks, Minivan, Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Truck
● Responsible for prototype part quality buy-offs and GD&T verification of check fixtures at (14) outside suppliers.
● Tracked on-time part delivery, change coordination, and goods receipts in the FCA Pentasap system.
● Helped identify and close FCA prototype assembly problems caused by supplier part issues during APQP phases of TR, TTO, slow build, and Launch.
● Issued 8D corrective actions as necessary.
● Also assigned as Project Manager, responsible for small number of Wrangler sub-assemblies for early Production usage.
Midway Products Group, Monroe Corporate Headquarters 04/2013 – 04/2014
(3rd largest Tier 1 stamping supplier to Ford Motor Company) (Contract: GTA)
Manufacturing Engineering
Launch Engineer - Ford Transit, Ford Escape /Lincoln MKC
● Responsible for the launch of (52) parts and assemblies from the prototype phase through home-line and production launch (PPAP). Also served as Project Manager for (6) months on Lincoln MKC during absence of direct manager.
● Reviewed customer part / assembly prints for manufacturing feasibility, cost / savings, and timing.
● Prepared request for quote (RFQ) packages and supplier kick-off / tracking of stamping dies and check fixtures.
● Provided support for tool and assembly equipment buy-offs.
● Worked with Purchasing on the procurement of materials, components, and services.
● Coordinated with team to create PFMEA’s, operator work instructions and visual aids, control and process plans, and corrective actions.
● Planned, conducted, and directed manufacturing research and development projects.
Chrysler, LLC, Auburn Hills Chrysler Technical Center (CTC) 04/2011 – 10/2012
Prototype Body-In-White (BIW) Sheet Metal Engineer (Contract: Kyyba)
Prototype Factory, BIW Part Management – All Trucks, Dodge Dart
● Owned (30) BIW parts installed in TCF for all truck builds.
● Handled bar-coded part receipts from suppliers for 2014 UT Mule 3A build and close-out of that program.
● Responsible for prototype part quality buy-off at (17) suppliers for the CUSW programs.
Chrysler, LLC, Auburn Hills Chrysler Technical Center (CTC) 03/2008 – 01/2010
FWD (Front Wheel Drive) BIW Team (Contract: EDAG)
Product Design Engineering - Chrysler Town And Country/Dodge Caravan Minivan and Jeep Grand Cherokee
● Responsible for new design and sustaining changes on over (40) parts and assemblies, including heat shields, battery trays, and tow hooks.
Chrysler, LLC, Toledo North Assembly Plant (TNAP) 04/2007 - 12/2007
Body Center Build Team Engineer – BIW (Contract: G-Tech) Product Design Engineering - Jeep Liberty
● Supported Bodyshell and Sealing Engineers with reworks at the assembly plant, clean point tracking, and isolating and scrapping outdated parts.
● Coordinated Product Evaluation Runs (PER’s) to test proposed engineering revisions for feasibility.
● Participated in several Customer Satisfaction Audits (CSA’s).
DaimlerChrysler, Detroit Jeep Truck Engineering (JTE) 09/2005 - 04/2007
Sterling Heights Stamping Plant (SSP) (Contract: G-Tech)
RWD (Rear Wheel Drive) Underbody Build Team Engineer
Resident Engineer - Product Design Engineering - Dodge Nitro and Jeep Liberty
● Accomplished all Resident Engineering responsibilities at SSP, as well as various Buyer functions. This included review of Supplier Part Inspection Reports (SPIR’s) and chairing the weekly Single Agenda for Quality (SAQ) meeting, in which incoming Product Design changes and action items for (39) parts and assemblies were tracked.
● Project Manager for “special means” build of upgraded floor pan assemblies for early Production Nitro builds.
DaimlerChrysler, SSP 01/2005 - 09/2005
RWD BIW Build Team Engineer (Contract: G-Tech)
Resident Engineer - Product Design Engineering - Jeep Commander
● Only Resident Engineer at SSP on this project, with similar responsibilities to those described above, but also including several bodyshell stampings and assemblies.
Previous Employment History:
Boeing Airlift & Tanker Programs, Long Beach, CA (Direct Employee)
● Structural Design Engineer, C-17 Wing.
● Design Team Leader (1 yr.) - Wing Skins, Spars, Stringers, and Access Doors.
● IKC Project Manager, Interface Key Characteristics (IKC) Design Office (1 yr. 4 mo.)-Pylon, Nacelle.
● Design Representative, Wing Team Support Center.
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft, Long Beach, CA (Direct Employee)
● Structural Design Engineer, Airframe.
● Liaison (MRB) Engineering.
● Quality Value Engineer.
● Manager (1 yr.) - Procurement Support Group.
● Bullpen Engineer, Production Floor.
General Dynamics, Land Systems Division, Troy, MI (Co-op Student)
Mechanical Engineer
● University of Michigan co-op student in the following departments: Division Facilities, Reliability, Vehicle Systems, and Concept Design.
Education:
● University of Michigan
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (G.P.A. 3.5)
Skills and Abilities:
● Ford WERS Training and TeamCenter Utilization.
● CATIA V5 (basic training), Unigraphics (UGII-V18), and CADD (Computer Aided Design-Douglas).
● Aircraft Structural and Fluid Systems (Hydraulic, Oxygen, Fuel) Repair Philosophy, Industrial Hydraulic Schematics, Polymers and Composite Materials, Geometric Tolerancing and Dimensioning, Flight Systems Engineering Orders (FSEO's), ISO 9001, TS 16949, Six Sigma training.
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