Engineer Mechanical

Dave French

*** ********* **. ● Saline, Michigan 48176 ● ***********@*****.*** ● 734-***-****

Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, Master Black Belt in Six Sigma with proven dMAIC Methodology experience, expert of GR&R, practitioner of GD&T and FMEA. Solid background in exhaust development, testing, and program launches. Automation experience in Canning lines and Benders. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

More than twenty years of automotive experience in research and development, including suspensions, components, interiors, engines, and exhaust systems. Develop new processes for manufacturing for example used conservation of mass theory to back-calculate raw shell lengths for cold spun converters. Provide seamless launches from development to production for example, Support quoting and aggressive costing exercises, create new testing techniques, for example standardized reinforced end cones for hot vibration testing. Create predictive models, coaching technicians, Mentor over 100 Black Belts and Green Belts, and utilize lean techniques to drive efficiency improvements, Scrap reduction projects, for example implemented design change that reduced burn through scrap from 30% to less than 1%. Collaborate with other engineers to problem solve. Black Belt certification project saved $1.2M. Use Six Sigma tools on daily basis to correlate predictive tools with production data. Practitioner of Taguchi Design of Experiments

(DOE) and trainer of Advanced DOE methodologies.

EDUCATION

Oakland University Rochester Hills, Mi

School of Engineering and Applied Science

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, December 1999 Michigan Technological University Houghton, Mi

School of Engineering Technology

Associate of Science in Electrical Engineering,

Associate of Science in Electro-Mechanical Engineering, February 1994 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Faurecia – Faurecia Interior Systems 2017 – Present Automation Engineer Saline, MI

Responsible for purchasing automation systems and integration on automotive interiors. Managing the quoting of integrators and planning the implementation of laser markers for barcoding. Implementation of collaborative, industrial,, and SCARA robots as well as automation guided vehicles. Further responsibilities include programming UR10, designing robotic end of arm tools for pick and place, clipping and screwing applications. Develop nests and cart systems to present parts to robots in a repeatable manner.

Tenneco, Inc - Manufacturing-Engineering Technology 2016 – 2017 Global Lead for Core Competency Team for Bending Jackson, MI Responsible for Global standardization of bending equipment. Purchasing automated bending cells ($12M annually). Working in coordination with suppliers and program team to ensure flawless launch. Quoting activities supporting new business acquisition. Maintaining capacity charts and investigate technology to reduce cycle time and increase capacity. For example, implementing cutting devices on benders to reduce offal up to $200K per bender. Also optimizing non-value add servo speeds to increase bending capacity between 8-30%.

Dave French

448 Berkshire Dr. ● Saline, Michigan 48176 ● ***********@*****.*** ● 734-***-**** Tenneco, Inc - Advanced Manufacturing-Engineering 2015 – 2016 Core Competency Team for North America Converter Canning Jackson, MI Standardization of converter canning equipment. Purchasing automated canning lines ($2.5M). Working in coordination with suppliers and program team to ensure flawless launch. Quoting activities supporting new business acquisition. Maintaining capacity charts and investigate technology to reduce cycle time and increase capacity. For example, investigating laser-marking barcodes for converters compared to dot peen marks (reducing cycle time and increasing capacity by 25%). Strategic planning of logistics and centers of excellence. Tenneco, Inc - Global Process Excellence Team 2012 to 2015 Master Black Belt – Six Sigma (Team of 25 out of 39,000 employees) Monroe, MI Training dMAIC methodology to Six Sigma Black Belts and Green Belts. Mentor individuals with six sigma projects including GR&R studies, 8D’s, DOE projects, and continuous improvement initiatives. Coordinated Supplier development projects involving multiple facilities. Facilitated multiple Lean events that result in stream lined processes. For example, reduced customer lead-time by 10 weeks.

Tenneco, Inc - Grass Lake Engineering Center 2005 to 2012 Senior Hot End Development Engineer Grass Lake, MI Launched multiple exhaust system programs with Ford, FCA, and GM including diesel and gas systems. Managed development of cold spin forming manufacturing production cells. Lead continuous improvement activity of predictive simulation tools for catalytic converter design and development. Tear down and bench marking competitor products. Warranty investigations using root cause analysis. Developed and tested mixing devices for urea injection systems. Federal Mogul 2001 to 2005

Senior Test Engineer Ann Arbor, MI

Research and development of bearing materials for pistons, rod bushings, and journal bearings for crank shafts. Procured prototype test material for testing. Oversaw test rigs for seizure, flow, cavitation, wear, and fatigue tests. Performed statistical tests to determine material improvements or differences. Maintained test data database for analysis and reporting. Defiance Testing and Engineering Services, Inc. 2000 to 2001 Project Engineer Plymouth, MI

Lead customer projects that involved instrumenting vehicle, collecting road load data, and then massaging data for road simulation tests. Test machines included MAST tables, impact machines, four posters, and full vehicle simulation. Other projects included door latch, windshield wiper, environmental, and corrosion testing.

Saturn (contract) 1999 to 2000

Road Simulation Test Engineer Sterling Heights, MI Duties included inspection and daily maintenance of prototype & mule vehicles, operation and maintenance of MTS full vehicle and four post simulators, collection, analysis and publication of data and RPC programming. Published data and vehicle issues to product engineers. Monitored high stress areas for crack initiation & propagation

Dave French

448 Berkshire Dr. ● Saline, Michigan 48176 ● ***********@*****.*** ● 734-***-**** TECHNICIAN EXPERIENCE

Borg Warner Automotive 1997 to 1999

Electro-mechanical Technician Warren, MI

General Motors, Power Train 1996 to 1997

Noise & Vibration Technician Warren, MI

Eaton Corporation 1994 to 1996

Electro-mechanical Technician Rochester Hills, MI

ACADEMICS / HONORS

Member of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) (2001 – 2009) University of Michigan – Lean Product Process Development Program (2005) Tenneco Leadership Program I & II (2005)

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (2009)

GD&T Training (2009)

DFMEA Training (2010)

Black Belt 3n d

Degree– Taekwondo (2009 - 2017)

TMS Training for Executives (2012)

DDI Training (2013)

Train the Trainer Boot camp (2015)

Universal Robot Academy (2017)

Fanuc Training (2018)

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