Engineering Manager

Bryan N. Bullock

***** ****** ******* **., ******, MI 48042 586-***-**** ************@*******.***

Summary of Qualifications

Strong leadership capabilities, personal accountability as well as drives accountability in other areas

Ability to define clear directions and build consensus within a team

Motivating and developing team members

Experience working through multiple timing and quality issues, gaining knowledge of customer expectations and methods of managing those expectations

Formal business training and skills gained through obtaining MBA and MSF

Direct experience as key contact to customer and suppliers

Experience working, multi-tasking, and prioritizing in a fast paced work environment required in the Aftermarket/Retail Industry

Able to successfully build and maintain project plans, process flows, technical requirements and performance metrics

Excellent communication skills with direct experience presenting to VP Level and above including both internal and external audiences

Experience

Gabriel Ride Control, Farmington Hills, MI Suspension (Shocks / Struts / Mount)

Manager, New Business Development 1/16-Present

Develop personal relationships with key customer contacts

Complete monthly reporting and recommendations for key customers

Fully exploit growth opportunities with current customers

Expand recreational market footprint

Ensure effective project planning

Ensure better financial understanding of customer programs

Maintain business shares at existing customers

o17 Strategic Customers across Heavy Duty, Light Vehicle, and Recreation Markets

Engineering Manager, Light Vehicle Aftermarket 4/13-1/16

Manage team of 8 Engineers, 8 Technicians, and 7 Co/Ops

oStrategic planning of future opportunities

Offsite Joint Venture Development

Supplier review and selection

New Product Offerings

New business development

Helped secure two new customers within first year in position (Nissan OES, Entry Line Struts and ReadyMounts)

Establish standards for design, materials, performance and the reliability for engineering. Verify these standards through testing procedures and prototype development

Responsible for planning, organizing, executing and coordinating engineering projects and maintains liaisons with individuals within and outside the organization as required to efficiently execute engineering project from concept through production

Plan and implement all aspects of the product development process such as; developing the purpose of the product, product features, product design, design criteria, development costs, testing, product business plans, project scheduling, tooling, equipment and resource requirements

Establish standards for design, materials, performance and the reliability for engineering. Verify these standards through testing procedures and prototype development

Develop continuous improvement plans to accomplish key product development deliverables and document lessons learned

Assures the technical performance, manufacturing and profitability of respective products and programs

Initiates engineering studies, evaluating current production products and processes; benchmarking competitors products and processes

Facilitating part design reviews and mold design reviews

Manage engineering changes and processes

Supports the technical development of designers and project engineers

Supports Program Management, meeting program timing and gross margin requirements

Motivate, mentor and coach department personnel to ensure optimal performance

Conduct annual performance reviews for department personnel

Oversee and ensure accurate account of department budget

Lead design and engineering activities, ensuring successful launch of programs

Engineering Team Leader, 6/12-4/13

Direct Supervisor to team of 8 Aftermarket Technicians while retaining all Engineering duties as described below under Senior Product Engineer

oTracked and presented KPI (Key Performance Indicators)

oCreated Processes and procedures in order to improve KPI’s such as:

Dimensional Inspection throughput

Increased 30% with errors reduced 50%

Vehicle Fit and Ride evaluation throughput

Increased 250%

Customer hold times (Answerman Phone Line)

Reduced 10%

oPerformed performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and other supervisor duties

Senior Product Engineer, 8/10-4/13

Led Shock and Strut New Product Introduction Initiative

oReverse engineered approximately 220 Shock and Strut Aftermarket part numbers per year

oWorked with multi-functional team to ensure application coverage is correct

oReviewed and revised drawings to ensure proper dimensions and GD&T

oCreated and released parts, documents, and drawings in Release system (Windchill)

oCreated and tracked DVP&R, including writing test requests, running tests

Changed processes and procedures to create more efficient workflow based on prior experience

oCreated lab clean and organization schedule which helped increase efficiency of technicians

oChanged workflow to allow for a greater amount of tests and drawing releases in a shorter amount of time

oIntroduced numerous tracking mechanisms that allowed management to track progress easily

Responsible for creating Processes, Procedures, and Specifications

oCreated Aftermarket Development Process Flow and released to company

oDeveloped company specification for Shocks, Struts, and Bearings

Toyota Boshoku America, Novi, MI Seat Complete

Evaluation Engineer, 7/06-8/10 & Lab Technical Manager, 11/09-8/10

Led three complete seat evaluations from development to production

oDesigned tests, fixtures, and instrumentation to meet requirements

oCreated DVP&R, gained customer approval, and maintained revisions

oReviewed, analyzed, and evaluated test data at all stages of development

oDocumented test procedures, results, conclusions, and recommendations in technical report

oReviewed open issues and provided documentation to assist in closing issues

Created project time lines based on customer and internal project milestones

oWhen timing was threatened, created work-around plans to get back on schedule

Cadillac SRX program timing reduced by 7 months, met timing

Worked overtime, weekends, and holidays to ensure timing was met

Responsible for three different program budgets totaling more than $8,000,000

o Controlled expenditures within developmental budget

Chevrolet HHR- Completed 10% under budget

Chevrolet HHR SS- Met budget requirements

Cadillac SRX- Completed 20% under budget

Tested, researched and understood Federal Regulations and other safety criteria

oResearched upcoming regulations and determined impact to current and future projects

oCompleted Rigid Fixture and In-Vehicle Regulatory testing

oFederal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), Australian Design Rules (ADR), China Compulsory Commission (CCC), IIHS, Euro NCAP, US NCAP

Worked with multi-functional internal team to implement design changes based on test failures

oExperience with root cause analysis and countermeasure development on Metal, plastic, leather, foam, wire harness

oAssisted Design Engineers with DFMEA

Education Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Walsh College, June 2013

Masters of Science in Finance (MSF), Walsh College, June 2013

Bachelors of Science in Engineering (BSE), Oakland University, 2006

Affiliations Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Skills Tensile Testers, Environmental Chambers, NACHI Robot, Oscilloscopes, Strain

Gages, String Pots (Displacement Transducer), LVDT, Load Cells, Pneumatic

Cylinders, Hydraulic Cylinders, Controllers, Strength Testing, Safety Testing,

Durability Testing, AutoCAD, Windchill PLM, SAP, Sharepoint, Matlab and

Microsoft Office.

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