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Timothy S Wiesner
Professional Summary
Results oriented Engineer in Product Development, with fifteen plus year's
diverse experience and strength in, Plastic Injection Molding, R&D
Engineering, CAD Design, Gage & Tool design. Strong communication skills
with customers internally, externally, and globally. Time management and
budgeting. Comprehensive knowledge in G,D,&T, DFMEA, DVP&R, Toyota
Production System and Kaizen management. ISO/TS16949 Internal Audit
Certified. Managing ten employees, Associates of Applied Science degree in
Engineering.
Professional Experience
Valeo - Automotive Lighting Company July 2011-Present
Design Engineer Group Leader
Managing ten design engineers including contract designers in product
development plastic automotive exterior lighting products. Time management
deadlines, balance of work load, employee evaluations, design guide lines,
budgeting, mentoring design engineers with my experience. P2 projects
design and developing of LED light piping, thick lenses, light guides and
development of design rules/standards.
Valeo - Automotive Lighting Company 2007-2011
Senior Design Engineer
Product Development in plastic automotive exterior lighting products.
Managing design engineers, interfacing with Asian designers. Face to face
interaction with the customer. Intimate knowledge of plastic injection
molding, G,D,&T, assembly processes, optical, and legal functionality of
lamp assemblies. Experience with GM, and Toyota.
Significant accomplishments:
. Designed and developed exterior lighting products that are on
GM, Ford and Toyota vehicles today.
Timothy S Wiesner (continued)
Valeo - Automotive Lighting Company 2006-2007
R&D Engineer
Product Development in plastic automotive exterior lighting products.
Managing technical design of the product, respecting quality, cost and lead
time targets, customer interface technical needs, leading CAD technical
design, building mock-ups, analysis of characteristics parameters, DFMEA,
DVP&R, budget for design activities, interfacing with Asian customers,
kaizen management, and TPS (Toyota Production System).
Significant accomplishments:
. Developed a low cost global fog lamp with superior optical
performance, low heat materials, and a low heat bulb to meet OEM's
requirements in all markets.
. Developed a low cost single function low beam projector with
material the industry has not yet used.
Guide Corporation - Automotive Lighting Company 1989-2006
Lead Design Engineer
Designed the spectrum exterior lighting assembly products. Managed design
engineers, leading design projects, face to face interaction with internal
and external customer. Intimate knowledge of plastic injection molding,
G,D,&T assembly processes, optical, and legal functionality of lamp
assemblies. Primary customer GM.
Significant accomplishments:
. Designed and developed exterior lighting products that are on
GM vehicles today. Design experience in Gage, Tool, and Test Stand
Design.
CAD Experience
. Unigraphics - Versions 18, NX, NX2, NX3, NX4, NX5, NX7.5,
NX8.0
(15 year's experience) (Team Center experience)
. Pro-E - Versions 16-20 (4 years experience)
. Catia V5- Basic class completed. (Matrix Experience)
Software Tools
. Excel, Word, Power Point, & Lotus Notes
Certificates
. ISO/TS16949 Internal Auditor Certified
. 80 hour training course by Dynargie on management
communication and people behaviors.
Education
ITT Technical Institute - Indianapolis, IN
Associates of Applied Science in Architectural Engineering
Interests
Musical Instruments- Drums, Guitar, Bass, Piano
Live Performances, Residential Architectural Home Design