Stephan Wagner

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Rochester Hills, MI 48307

585-***-****

ac7xnu@r.postjobfree.com

Education:

**** – 2017 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI – GPA: 3.83

2009 – 2010 Studied Biology at the University of Miami, in Coral Gables, FL – GPA: 3.28

Experience:

Jun 2018 – Dec 2018 General Motors Co. – HVAC and PTC Subsystem Validation Engineer – Warren, MI

Ensured all parts in my programs met established GM and/or federal requirements

Guided first tier suppliers through the validation process from sourcing to production

oPrior to sourcing, responsible for working with Technical Integration Engineers to establish program specific validation requirements, and how they will be tested

oVerified that the ADVP&R (Analysis, Development, Validation, Plan and Report) was kept up to date with an accurate timetable and that timetable worked within the product development plan

oCorroborated the test results and reviewed the reports for accuracy and factuality.

oOnce requirements were met, worked in tandem with the Design Release Engineer to complete the documentation that would give a part ‘saleable’ status

Anticipated and sought to correct program delays through active tracking of test statuses

Traced technical issues back to their root cause and ensured solutions were a Pareto improvement

In conjunction with the quality team, developed DFMEAs (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) to guarantee all potential problems were considered prior to establishing the test plan.

Led a DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) Project to establish a solution to a vehicle service problem that was missed when the initial validation was done.

Worked heavily in union with Supplier Quality Engineers to close any open issues

Determined validation impacts to my subject matter area due to program content changes and reported to senior management along with a feasibility recommendation

Jun 2017 – Jun 2018 RCO Engineering, Inc. – Test Engineer – Plymouth, MI

Test Engineer in charge of facilitating numerous verification and validation tests primarily in seating

Continually ensured technicians carried out testing per specification, confirming that all relevant procedures were understood first, then properly followed

Reviewed, edited and delivered final test reports to customers, ensuring precision, accuracy, and quality of the final product

Performed internal laboratory audits to verify that the documented procedures were consistent with what happens on the lab floor.

Maintained positive, professional relationships with customers from third tier suppliers to OEMs

Witnessed another Test Engineer overburdened with repetitive work on a project; to help I wrote a program in Visual Basic that reduced the time he spent on that project by 80-90%

Went outside typical Test Engineer role:

oTravelled to potential customers both to establish testing RCO could perform and to secure new testing revenue.

oDesigned and fabricated fixturing necessary for testing per the customers’ requirements upon request

Feb 2015 – Jun 2017 Steiny’s Restaurant and Banquet Hall Inc. – Server/Bartender – Shelby Twp, MI

Worked as a weekend Server/Bartender while in school

Utilized this opportunity to improve my interpersonal skills by dealing with strangers every day in the service industry

Started on the bottom as a busboy and worked my way quickly up to being a server, and then a bartender

Trusted to keep two balanced cash drawers – separate lottery and restaurant tills

Nov 2013 – Feb 2014 Retro Fitness, LLC. – Team Leader – Pontiac, MI

Supervised up to two other employees

Gave first time guests a tour of the facility and had a very high closing rate – convincing them to sign up for the gym

Kept balanced register and made nightly cash drops

Ensured all closing tasks satisfactorily completed including setting alarm and locking facility

Aug 2011 – Jul 2013 U.S. Army – Infantryman – Fort Drum, NY

Scored in the 99th percentile on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

Entrusted with U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance

Radio Transmitter Operator and Heavy Machine Gunner

Earned Army Achievement Medal

Discharged under honorable conditions

Skills:

NX, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Team Center, Auto CAD, Laboratory Quality Auditing, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance, Advanced Product Quality Planning, Public Speaking, Microsoft Office, MATLAB, Visual Basic, ANSYS Fluent, gnuplot, Windows and Macintosh platforms, Account/Brand Management, Communication, Continuous Improvement

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