LEANDRO CHAR CANDIDO RODRIGUES
Address: R. Elias Rodrigues Claro, 270 cs 13, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil Brazilian
Phone: +55-11-986**-**** Marital Status: Cohabiting
e-mail: ************@*****.***.**; Skype: leandro.char Birth: 04/27/1978
+13 years of experience in automotive industry with strong knowledge of CAD tools.
+3 years of experience in Passive Safety with knowledge of regulations FMVSS, ECE, ADR,
GSO, ABNT, GTR and customer protocols (NCAP / IIHS). 5 star rating achieved with the crash
tests conducted by ANCAP with the vehicle Holden Colorado.
I am a passionate about automotive engineering, friendly personality, committed, self-worker,
excellent relations with co-workers, proactive and very organized.
Objective Vehicle Safety Integration / Design Engineer
Bacharel`s Degree:
Education
FEI – Faculdade de Engenharia Industrial / 1997 – 2001
(Industrial Engineering College - Brazil) Mechanical Engineering with
emphasis on Automotive Engineering
Softwares MS Office, Unigraphics NX, IDEAS, VisMock-Up, TeamCenter,
Hyperworks, Lotus Notes
Portuguese – Native; English – Fluent; German – Basic (in progress)
Languages
Experience GENERAL MOTORS OF BRAZIL since Jul/2004
Current Function: Vehicle Safety Performance/Integration Engineer,
working on Passive Safety testing and engineering projects developing the
following tasks:
Crashworthiness and BIW safety development
Roof Crush (IIHS Protocol)
Occupant Protection: Low Speed Rear Impact testing (Whiplash) based
on IIHS/NCAP protocols
Occupant Protection: Co-driver Air Bag and Restraint Systems
Seat anchorage and integrity for rear-end impacts
Fuel System Integrity
Conduct Crash and Sled Tests, analysis of results (videos/curves) and
proposal of countermeasures for product improvement
Creation and emission of Evaluation Reports
Knowledge of standards FMVSS, ECE, ADR, GSO, ABNT, GTR.
Previous Function: Designer Engineer (DE), strong experience with CAD
tools developing the following systems:
Suspension, Frame (BOF), Fuel System, Exhaust and BIW;
Development of Suspension Kinematics and Tire Envelop;
Knowledge of Package and kinematics tools.
6 months working as Design Release Engineer (DRE) developing frames for
Body on Frame vehicles.
Experience TI AUTOMOTIVE Aug/2002-Jul/2004
Function: Designer Engineer (DE), developing the following systems:
Fuel Tank and Filler Pipe made by blow molding
Fuel Lines
Canister
International experience: 6 months developing fuel tanks at TI Automotive in
Warren, Michigan, USA.
TRILOGY INTERNATIONAL Feb/2002-Aug/2002
Function: Designer Engineer (DE), developing Front Suspension System at
FORD in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil
FORMTECH Aug/2000-Feb/2002
Working as Trainee developing automotive parts with CAD tools
Training DFSS – General Motors/2013 (Green Belt Certified)
Product Liability, Law, Litigation – General Motors/2012
Suspension Kinematics and Tire Envelop – General Motors/2008
GD&T – General Motors/2005
Dynamics of Structures – ITA/2003
Academic Member of Mini Baja Team of FEI (Industrial Engineering College) from
Experience 1997 to 2001 taking part of 4 competitions SAE Mini Baja of Brazil and
2 SAE Mini Baja of USA.