Engineer Manager
Resume:
James Chadwick Wilkie
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
Education
Bachelors - Operations Management
DeVry Institute of Technology - Columbus, Ohio
Associates Degree in CAD/CAM
Crescent City Tech - New Orleans, Louisiana
Professional Experience
9/11 - Present
General Motors Research and Development/GTA Associates
Diesel Engine Development
. Diesel engine development using single cylinder engines
. Build up of engines
. Fuel injection spray characterization of diesel fuel injectors
. Determine fuel consumption by using fuel injection spray rig
. Testing at a wide range of fuel rail pressures from 200 bar up to 2500
bar pressures.
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5/11 - 9/13
Chrysler Auto Group/Kyyba Engineering
Test Management / Wing Engineer / Supervisor
. Perform Performance, Mechanical Development, Durability, and DTS
testing.
. Manage test plans, schedules, tests, engines, & everything associated
with testing engines.
. Testing of hybrid transmission start/stop technologies
. Run prescribed tests per global standards.
. Performed transmission development on the GM/Ford alliance 6 speed
transmission
. Work with various equipment including, but not limited to:
thermocouples, transducers, accelerometers, torque meters, and strain
gauges.
. Set up software, assign channels, parameters, and establish
communication between PLC cabinet, host computer, and data acquisition
systems.
. Tested engine/trans combinations, running emissions cycles to test
catalysts.
. Manage all test cell systems associated with engine testing.
. Use Inca and CAS to collect data, record, and control engine via ECU.
. Set up sensors and analysis equipment necessary for testing.
. Troubleshoot engine issues, analyze and find root cause of failures.
. Generate end of test reports using graphs, charts, and trend data.
. Use AVL and Schenk Pegasus A/C dynos to test engines.
. Test engines: I-4 turbo and NA, V-6 NA, Hemi, Supercharged Hemi, and
Viper V-10.
6/03 - 5/11
Ford Motor Co./Jacobs Engineering
Senior Dynamometer Durability Test Engineer / Supervisor
. Senior test engineer in durability testing area and former department
manager in engine/powertrain prep and hot test departments.
. Specialist in efficiency in Ford's high volume test environment.
. Previously received Jacobs Technology Outstanding Performance Award
and often recognized in corporate newsletter.
. Set up tests using instrumentation measuring RPM, vibration, movement,
temperature, pressure, and voltage.
. Afternoon shift coordinator/supervisor/mentor/team leader/go to guy
for resolving issues.
. Perform EEC diagnostics after initial start up of engines
. Engine build-up/teardown
. Design and fabricate required hardware for testing in dynamometer
cell.
. Oversee daily activity of 20+ dynamometer cells and communicate test
status of each engine to the midnight shift supervisor.
. Use Horiba emissions analyzers, NOX analyzers, smoke meters, and
diesel particulate charging plates.
. Operate AVL A/C, GE DC, eddy current, & water brake dynamometers.
. Conduct FWD/RWD powertrain development and durability testing.
. Collect test data with requested data plots and test reports and
generate reports.
. High level of engine/dynamometer troubleshooting.
. Procurement and record keeping of test engine parts.
. Engine set up, installation, testing, removal, and tear down.
. Perform hands on diagnostic checks including cylinder leak down,
compression, blow-by, crankshaft torsional measurement, vibration
checks, and N2 integrity checks.
. Set up palletized engines with thermocouples, transducers,
accelerometers, encoders, emissions analyzers, and other equipment.
. Analyze engine performance with data acquisition equipment.
01/01 - 6/03
W/C Technology - A MASCO Co. - Farmington Hills, Michigan
Project Manager - Product Engineer - Technical Service Manager
Responsibilities:
. Product design, engineering, development, and validation testing.
. Report to engineering director on design and test procedures.
. Engineer and develop flushing apparatus for toilets
. Develop, control, and maintain all engineering drawings for the
company using AutoCAD.
. Analyze manufacturing process and engineer, develop, and maintain
testing equipment.
. Design/build assembly fixtures
. Manager of in house product technical support.
. New product design feasibility/cost analysis.
11/99 - 11/00 General Motors Truck Group / G-Tech
Engineering Technical Analyst
Responsibilities:
. Practice "continuous improvement" initiatives
. Conduct testing (not sent out to outside laboratories) at a vehicle or
a component level.
. Posses access to drive and test on all terrains at Milford Proving
Grounds.
. Validate that parts are installed to the intent of the BOM and release
vehicle for testing.
. Manage the engineering parts list for the exterior lighting team.
. Responsible for communicating the status of our team through the
generation of Excel reports and charts, Word documents, and Access
databases.
. Interface with suppliers and engineers to track most current
engineering design changes.
. Seek out testing facilities and accept bids, write purchase orders,
and supply parts to be evaluated.
01/99-10/99 P.D.Q. Industries - Columbus, OH
Toolmaker / CNC Programmer
Responsibilities:
. Manage job orders for the wire-forming department.
. Design and make tools and dies for production usage.
. Setup, fabricate tools, and program a 9-Axis, CNC Wire Forming
Machine. These tools make loops, hooks, bends, coils, and shears in
various sizes (and shapes).
. Make racing valve springs and coil-over shock springs for quarter-
midget racing.
. Supply springs to the Daisy Gun Company.
03/97-03/98 Liberty's High Performance Racing Products Taylor, Michigan
Machinist / Gear Shaper
Responsibilities:
. Cut rod stock to length and machine blanks into close tolerance racing
gears. These gears are for transmissions used mostly in the NHRA Pro
Stock and Competition Eliminator classes.
. Used various milling operations using a Bridgeport milling machine,
lathes, drill press, gear shaper, surface grinder, sand blaster, belt
sander, and other misc. shop equipment.
03/96-12/96 Watson Engineering - Taylor, Michigan
CO2 LASER Operator / P.M. Supervisor - LASER Department
Responsibilities:
. Fabricate exhaust flanges for prototype vehicles.
. Use CAD/CAM system to draw parts and create CNC program to operate CO2
Laser.
. Specialist in the manufacturing process of high performance automobile
exhausts.
. Operate CNC vertical machining centers and CNC lathes.
. Program, operate CNC welding machines
. Weld parts using traditional TIG/MIG welding machines
07/92-07/95 NHRA National Hot Rod Association
Technical Official
Responsibilities:
. Inspect racecars for safety and fairness before, during, and after
each race.
. Conduct independent chassis seminars in which I certify the safety of
the car's chassis.
. My inspection concentrated specifically on the reliability of the
chassis.
. Responsible for policing fuel, weight, engine, and other competition
rules.
. Inspect weld quality, tube diameter, tube placement, and sonic test
each tube to measure wall thickness. Chassis must conform to SFI
specifications.
. Participated as race official in Divisional, Points, and National
Events.
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