Project Manager Design Engineer

Eric T. Orr

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SUMMARY

Accomplished design professional with more than 20 years experience in complete vehicle development and

program management. Extensive design experience in seating, carpets, headliners, door panels, lighting,

Interior trim parts/components and plastic and injection mold processes.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. PDGS Designer Injection and Blow Mold Designs

* Project Management

Class A Surface Designer

* GD & T proficient * SDRC/ IDEAS Designer

Underbody Frame Development * CATIA V5 Designer * Interior Trim / Headliners

Seating, carpet and acoustics ICEM Surf Designer HVAC Systems

UG/NX 8.5 Training (11/2013) Powertrain and Chassis

* Headlamp carriers and bezels

CAREER HISTORY

Designers Helping Designers Nov 2012

An 80 hour program in conjunction with Macomb Community College and the ASBE to allow underemployed

designers an opportunity to update their Catia V5 skills and design practices and processes.

Matrex Solutions – Ypsilanti, MI 2009 - 2012

Catia V5 Design Engineer Consultant

Recruited by this firm as a versatile senior resource to play multiple roles as current needs require.

Sr. Project Manager: Created client relationships, proposals, RFQ's, and capital cost estimates

Compiled the documentation for (5) proposals for engineering services from all disciplines

Developed proposal strategies to increase probability of becoming the successful bidder

Established relationship with client in order to assist with project justification, capital plan

development,

Assisted design projects using Catia V5

Best Practices Team Participant: Worked with a team in order to improve project management tools

Intent Corporations - Southfield, MI 2004 - 2009

SDRC/Design Engineer

Designed and Re-engineered the Nissan Shroud Design

Developed and managed processes and tools to enable vehicle program teams to meet quality, cost, and

timing targets

Helped to develop the feasibility studies for the Nissan Shroud Program

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Summit Polymers - Dearborn, MI 2001 - 2004

SDRC/Designer

Sr Designer on the Nissan D219 IP and the IP Hood Cluster injection molded parts

Class A surface designer on the D219 IP

Center for Professional Studies - Troy, MI 2000 - 2004

SDRC Trainer

Responsible for training Chrysler employees on IDEAS software and getting them familiar with Ford’s

design standards.

Engineering Technology - Dearborn, MI 1998 – 2001

SDRC/PDGS Designer

Underbody Frame Development and Design for Ford Heavy Truck, modifying body structure parts

Door, Door trim, stepwells, BIW, surface redesign on quarter panel and ‘A’ Pillar

Advance Product Development – Dearborn, MI 1997 - 2000

SDRC/PDGS Designer

Complete Seat design, seat duct work development, carpets, headliners and attachments

Ford Motor Company/Visteon - Dearborn, MI 1993 - 1997

PDGS Designer Leader

Designing IP subsystems and all attaching hardware in the Climate Control Division

Designed the DEW 98 injection molded radiator shroud and 2 piece electrical fan

Design, surfaced and packaged the DEW 98 blow molded defroster and attachments

Engineering Technology - Dearborn, MI 1988 - 1993

PDGS Designer

Designer on the VN-58 and WIN 88 programs responsible for the 60/40 doors and window spacers

BIW designer, sheet metal design, door trim, weather stripping

EDUCATION

Imageware, Advance Product Development, Dearborn, MI 2000

ICEM Surf, (Surfacing Software), Lear Automotive, Dearborn, MI 1998

Unigraphics, Douglas and Lomason, Farmington Hills, MI 1995

CATIA, Breed Technology, Allen Park, MI 1993

PDGS Computer Design, Creative Industries, Redford,MI 1987

Vickers Automotive School of Drafting, Madison Hgts, 1986

H.L. Bosca School of Auto Body Design, St Clair Shores, MI 1985

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 1979

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