DERIK A. THOMAS

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Sterling Hts., MI 48313

248-***-**** – Cell

SUMMARY:

An automotive Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineer with over twenty six

years’ experience in the concept, design, layout, and detail of assemblies and sub-assemblies for BIW mechanical welding fixtures, tooling and special machines, and various automotive and non-automotive tooling and fixtures.. Contract Design/Advance Manufacturing Engineer responsible for Project Management, Plant Layout, Material Flow, MODapts studies, Process Development, Manning.

7/13 – PRESENT

Project Engineer – Atlas Copco, Inc.

Project engineer responsible for concept, vendor line up, CAD design facilitation, Releases for fabrication, Customer & internal design review, run off, build shop follow up, project management support, and sales support, full production implementation. Projects include various fastening and torque tools for interior and exterior automotive parts for Ford, Visteon, GM, Chrysler, BMW, and Mercedes, as well as non-automotive parts for Catterpillar,GE, Husky, Rheem, Etc.

9/10 – 7/13

Contract Mechanical/Manufacturing Design Engineer – The Productivity Team, LLC.

Current projects include:

6 month contract for Ford Motor Co. as Industrial engineer at Michigan Assembly Plant mid-cycle launch of Focus and C-Max. Responsibilities include MODapts time study, kitting studies, material flow and plant layout.

3 month contract for Ford Motor Co. as quality engineer at Michigan Assembly Plant investigating warrantee claims for Focus and C-Max.

6 month contract for Chrysler Corp. as Project Management of Line side Limo Project Management, design and build for the Jeep KL Launch at Toledo Assembly North.

2 month contract for Chrysler Corp. as BIW Facilities & Equipment Lead for the Jeep KL Launch at Toledo Assembly North.

17 month contract for Johnson Controls working as an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer. Responsibilities included plant layout design, process development, material flow, manning, MODapts studies, ODS development, and PFMEA. Extensive use of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), and AutoCAD.

Programs included Ford, Nissan, Toyota, KIA, GM and Chrysler.

6 month contract for Navistar Engine Group in Huntsville, AL. Responsibilities include concept, design, fabrication follow up, run off, and production implementation of Error Proofing tools for the Caterpillar 15L engine assembly line. Extensive experience with AutoCAD.

Trained in MODapts.

1/02 – 10/09

Application Engineer – Automation Systems Schwope, Inc.

Project engineer responsible for robotic tooling to unload injection molds and secondary equipment. Responsibilities included quoting, CAD design, fabrication, run off, full production implementation, build shop management, project management, and sales support. Projects include various Robot Tools for interior and exterior automotive molded parts for Ford, Visteon, GM, Chrysler, BMW, and Mercedes, as well as non-automotive parts for GE, Husky, Nokia, Etc.

4/00 – 10/01

Mechanical Design Engineer - Classic Design

Project designer responsible for tooling for BIW welding fixtures and transfer equipment for Ford and GM. Duties include concept, design, layout, detail, and design improvement. Extensive experience with 2D AutoCAD and 3D Mechanical Desktop Cad Design.

7/97 – 4/00

Mechanical Design Engineer - Valiant International

Project designer responsible for concept, design, layout, and detail of sub-assemblies and robot end effectors for Ford BIW welding equipment. Extensive experience with Mechanical Desktop 3D Cad Design. Trained in ISO-9001 QS/TE Compliancy.

9/96 - 7/97

Mechanical Design Engineer - Schenck Turner

Project design engineer responsible for electric motor testing stations and special machine equipment Duties include concept, design, layout, detail, fabrication follow up, run off, and design improvement. Followed design from concept through build. Extensive experience with 2D and 3D AutoCAD (Release 13).

2/89 - 9/96

Mechanical Design Engineer - Gonzalez Design Engineering

Project engineer responsible for design, layout, and detail of mechanical welding fixtures for BIW automotive assembly. Extensive experience with manual drafting and use of computer aided design tools such as AutoCAD and AutoLisp.

3/88 - 2/89

Assistant Warehouse Manager - Raymar Casuals Patio Furniture

Responsible for the general operation of two warehouses. This included scheduling and tracking incoming delivery trucks and outgoing deliveries, and the organization of warehouse inventory.

5/86 - 7/87

Mechanical Detailer / Print Runner - Multi-Craft Engineering

Associate engineer responsible for the manual detail of various parts for mechanical welding fixtures and special machines for automotive assembly.

EDUCATION:

1998

Cards Engineering

Certification in Basic FIDES Training

1994

Center for Professional Studies

Certification in Advanced AutoCAD

1994

Quantum Training Centers

Certification in AutoLisp & Advanced AutoLisp Programming

1988 - 1990

Macomb Community College

Circuit Analysis I & II

Electronic Diagnosis I & II

Electronic Signals & Signal Paths

Electronic Systems

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