Engineer Engineering
Resume:
Donald M. Baskin, Ph.D.
Email: **.******@*****.***
Telephone: 248-***-****
Summary:
Adaptable, entrepreneurial, innovative, curious, analytical, divergent thinker with
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broad knowledge of science, engineering, and manufacturing
5+ years experience managing scientists and engineers
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11+ years experience in the international automotive industry working in many
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functional areas such as R&D, Engineering, and manufacturing
Fluent in German
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Educational:
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston,
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IL, 1994-1999
Graduate school minor in Business Management, Kellogg School of
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Management, Evanston, IL
B.S. Mechanical Engineering with emphasis in Materials Science and
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Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 1989-1994
Experience:
Senior Associate, Exponent Inc., Natick, MA, Oct 2012-Mar 2014
Consultant in Vehicle Engineering Practice
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Structural Optimization
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Materials Characterization
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Expert witness supporting product litigation
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Business development
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Manager, Xtalic Corporation, Marlborough, MA, Jan 2009-Oct 2012
Xtalic is an MIT spin-off, start-up, commercializing nano-crystalline metals
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Worked with new customers to qualify coatings for their applications
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Developed new nano-crystalline coating materials to better suit customer needs
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Engineered coatings for proper electrochemistry and corrosion resistance
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Ideated, designed, engineered, prototyped and tested custom, bespoke
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laboratory and pilot electro-mechanical equipment
Managed 4 engineers and scientists
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Responsible for Co-Op program including recruiting, hiring, managing, and
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mentoring students
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Lead Project Engineer, Chrysler LLC, Advanced Vehicle Engineering, Auburn Hills, MI,
Sep 2006-Nov 2008
Developed process for designing efficient lightweight body-in-white structures
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meeting requirements for stiffness, durability and safety impact performance
Lightweighting using topology, topography, topometry and shape optimization to
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maximize stiffness and minimize weight
Led group of up to 9 engineers and CAD designers
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Product Release Engineer, DaimlerChrysler Corp., FWD Platform Eng., Auburn Hills,
MI, Mar 2005-Sep 2006
Designed, tested, developed, and launched into series production body
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structural components
Launched the Chrysler Sebring Sedan and Dodge Avenger Sedan into
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production
Product Release Engineer, DaimlerChrysler Corp., RWD Platform Eng., Auburn Hills,
MI, Jun 2003-Mar 2005
Designed, tested, developed, and launched into series production body
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structural components, seals and glazing
Launched the Dodge Charger, Dodge Charger Police Car, Dodge Magnum
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Police Car and European Chrysler 300C into production
Project Engineer, Mercedes-Benz (DaimlerChrysler AG), Rotation Program, Germany,
Apr 2001-May 2003
Rotated into three departments, Research and Development, Pre-Development,
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and E-Class Final Assembly
Primarily worked on developing new composite materials, applying them to
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body and chassis structural applications, and solving production assembly
issues
Project Engineer, DaimlerChrysler Corp., Liberty Group, Rochester Hills, MI, Feb
1999-Mar 2001
Advised VP level management on emerging materials technologies
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Advanced materials technology scouting
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New materials innovation due diligence
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Materials innovation business case development
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Established materials technology adoption roadmap
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Research Engineering Intern, AlliedSignal Inc., Morristown, NJ, 1997
Researched high toughness ceramics for high temperature internal combustion
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engine applications
Honors:
Invited to and participated in the 6th annual “Frontiers in Engineering
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Symposium,” held at the National Academy of Engineering, 2000
Walter P. Murphy Graduate Fellowship recipient, Northwestern University,
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1994-1995
University of California President’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 1991-
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1992
Skills:
Fluent at speaking, understanding and writing in German
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Design of Experiments, Six Sigma
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CAD – Catia V5, Alibre, AutoCAD, Solidworks
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FEA – Hypermesh, Optistruct, Abaqus
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Structural optimization – Genesis, Optistruct
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Materials Analytical – Scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction (phase
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identification, grain size measurement, texture analysis, residual stress
measurement), X-ray fluorescence, Electron dispersive spectroscopy,
differential scanning calorimetry, atomic absorption, and more
Composite materials processing - RTM, SMC, prepreg autoclave, etc.
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Ceramic matrix composite processing- CVD, PVD, liquid metal infiltration and
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reaction
Metals processing – casting, forging, extruding, machining, etc.
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Publications
D.M. Baskin, B.C. Muñoz, J.S. Sylvester, J.P. Cahalen, and A.C. Lund, “XTRONIC®:
Enabler of Improved Performance with Reduced Precious Metal Usage in
Microelectronics,” Conference Proceedings from the 2012 IMAPS conference in San
Diego, CA, September 2012.
N.O. Shanti, D.B. Hovis, M.E. Seitz, J.K. Montgomery, D.M. Baskin, and K.T. Faber,
“Ceramic Laminates by Gelcasting,” J. Appl. Ceram. Technol., 6(5), pp. 593-606,
2009.
D.M. Baskin, D.B. Reed, T.N. Seel, et al, “A Case Study in Structural Optimization of
an Automotive Body-in-White Design,” SAE Paper# 200*-**-****, Presented at the
2008 Society of Automotive Engineers Annual International Congress, Detroit,
Michigan, April 2008.
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D.M. Baskin, S. Dinda, and T.S. Moore, “A Simple Approach to Selecting Automotive
Body-in-White Primary-Structural Materials,” SAE Paper# 200*-**-****, 2002.
D.M. Baskin, “A Perspective on Future Automotive Chassis Component Materials,”
Materials Technologies, 15(4), p. 290-295, 2000.
M.H. Zimmerman, D.M. Baskin, K.T. Faber, E.R. Fuller Jr., A.J. Allen, and D.T. Keane,
“Fracture of a Textured Anisotropic Ceramic,” Acta Mater., 49, pp. 3231-3242, 2000.
D.M. Baskin, K.T. Faber, and H. Ohtsuka, “Forming Tough, Single Phase Laminates of
Fe2TiO5 via Magnetic-Assisted Gelcasting,” J. Japan Inst. Metals, 61(12), pp. 1306-
1310. 1997.
D.M. Baskin, M.H. Zimmerman, K.T. Faber, and E.R. Fuller Jr., “Forming Single-Phase
Laminates via the Gelcasting Technique,” J. Am. Ceram Soc., 80(11), pp. 2929-2932,
1997.
D.M. Baskin, J. Wolfenstein, and E.J. Lavernia, “Elevated Temperature Mechanical
Behavior of CoSi and Particulate Reinforced CoSi Produced by Spray Atomization and
Co-Deposition,” J. Mater. Res., 9(2), pp. 362-371, 1994.
Book Chapter
D.M. Baskin, “The Automotive Body Lightweighting Design Philosophy,” in Composites
in Transport, Woodhead Pubilishing, Cambridge, England, in prep.
Presentations and Invited Lectures
D.M. Baskin, “Automotive Body-in-White Mass Reduction Philosophy,” Transportation
Weight Loss Diet Conference, Stuttgart, Germany, June 2013.
D.M. Baskin, “Methods of Structural Optimization Used in Industry,” invited lecture at
The Cooper Union, New York, NY, October 2010.
D.B. Reed, T.N. Seel, D.M. Baskin and A. Vollmer, “Lightweight Body, Section
Targeting and Materials Selection Process,” Great Designs in Steel Conference,
Livonia, MI, April 2008.
T.N. Seel, D.M. Baskin, and D.B. Reed, “Stiffness Driven Design for Body Light
Weighting,” International Auto Body Congress, Troy, MI, November 2007.
D.M. Baskin, B. Fabio and N. Rau, “Experiences With Exterior Composites on the
DaimlerChrysler Viper and Prowler Programs,” Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Composites Manufacturing and Tooling Conference, Newport Beach, CA, February
2000.
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D.M. Baskin, K. T. Faber and E. R. Fuller, Jr., "Toughening in Single Phase Iron
Titanate Laminates," 101st Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society,
Indianapolis, IN, April 1999.
D.M. Baskin, K. T. Faber and E. R. Fuller, Jr., "Multilayer Iron Titanate
Laminates," 100th Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society, Cincinnati, OH,
May 1998.
D.M. Baskin, M. H. Zimmerman, K. T. Faber and E. R. Fuller, Jr., "A Novel Scheme for
Tough Single-Phase Ceramics," 99th Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic
Society, Cincinnati, OH, May 1997.
E.R. Fuller, Jr., S.A. Langer, W.C. Carter, M.H. Zimmerman, D.M. Baskin, and K.T.
Faber, “On Thermal Expansion Anisotropy Residual Stress Distributions via Computer
Simulations,” 99th Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society, Cincinnati, OH,
May 1997.
D.M. Baskin, M. H. Zimmerman, K. T. Faber and E. R. Fuller, Jr., “Gelcast Iron
Titanate Laminates,” (poster presentation) 98th Annual Meeting of the American
Ceramic Society, Indianapolis, IN, April 1996.
M.H. Zimmerman, D.M. Baskin, and K.T. Faber, “Forming Textured Microstructures via
the Gelcasting Technique,” 98th Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society,
Indianapolis, IN, April 1996.
Patents:
U.S. Patent Pending, Provisional Application# 61/500,595, “Printed Circuit Boards and
Related Articles Including Electrodeposited Coatings,” 2012 (with J. Cahalen, and J.
Sylvester).
German Patent# DE 103 03 351, “Intermetallic Matrix Composites for Tank Armor,”
2003, (with T. Haug, H. Pfeifer, M. Scheydecker, and K.-H. Weisskopf).
German Patent# DE 102 34 249, “Self-Healing Biomimetic Electrical Wires and
Connectors,” 2003. (with P. Rosa)
Activities
Society of Plastic Engineers, Composite Materials Division, Board of Directors,
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2013 - present
Member and Committee Chair, Teetor Engineering Education Committee, SAE
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2000-2011
Chrysler lead, USCAR’s Future Gen. Passenger Compartment design
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committee, 2006 – 2008
Chrysler lead, USCAR’s Mass Efficient Roof Structure design committee, 2007
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Professional Affiliations
Society of Automotive Engineers (member)
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Society of Plastics Engineers (member)
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Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society (member)
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Pi Tau Sigma, Mechanical Engineering Honor Society (member)
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Golden Key National Honor Society (member)
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