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BRANDON SCOTT MARRIOTT

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Goshen, IN 46528

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actwlh@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

University of Michigan

• M.S.E. -- Mechanical Engineering, December 2002

• B.S.E. -- Aerospace Engineering, May 1997

• B.S.E. -- Mechanical Engineering, May 1997

EXPERIENCE

Technical Director, SHIELD Restraint Systems, Inc. (June 2011 – current; formerly AmSafe Commercial Products)

• Responsible for the Engineering and Quality teams in U.S.A., China, and the U.K.

• Supporting more than 500 customers worldwide with over 3,000 SKUs

• Established Key Performance Indicators for first-time quality in the design and release of new products; used these metrics to identify organizational weaknesses, and implemented plans to improve performance

• Optimized the engineering change management process to reduce errors and increase throughput

• Strengthened the Design Review process to include suppliers and a cross-functional AmSafe team; achieved <12 month conception-to-production while significantly reducing design changes in production tooling

• Culturing innovative thinking and encouraging out-of-the-box analyses of new product designs has resulted in numerous patent applications for products that we expect will reshape our market

• Trained team in FMEAs, root cause analysis, lean principles, and data-driven decision-making

• Contributed to the development of the AmSafe Supplier Quality Manual; continuously working with suppliers to resolve production issues, design tooling, and optimize product quality

• Significant customer-facing responsibilities, including defining new product development requirements, conducting root cause analyses, and resolving quality issues

• Elected to the SAE J2292 subcommittee on restraint systems for off-highway vehicles Takata (TK Holdings, Inc.) August 2003 – June 2011 General Manager, SynTec Seating Solutions (January 2009 – June 2011)

• Promoted from Engineering Manager at TK Holdings to be General Manager of the SynTec joint venture startup at the request of JV Board of Directors

• Responsible for all operations and personnel, including P&L, for this $20M school bus seating company jointly owned by TK Holdings, Inc. and M2K, LLC (private equity investment group)

• Applied 5-S and lean manufacturing methodologies to achieve goals in a highly-flexible manufacturing environment with daily customer-driven sequencing and product order changes

• Improved operational performance by $2M in first 12 months while increasing quality and customer satisfaction

• Led SynTec to improve from a “C” to an “A” supplier to Daimler Trucks/ Thomas Built Buses

• Empowered the SynTec team to achieve additional ISO certification in Design within first 12 months

• Interfaced with NHTSA and customers to support FMVSS certification of the new “M2K” school bus seat design

• Defined Sales and Marketing strategy to launch new seat system into the marketplace Engineering Manager, Takata Restraint Systems, Inc. (December 2005 – December 2008)

• Managed the cradle-to-grave development of a school bus seat belt system, including technical presentations to NHTSA, market research, test specification development, and the static and sled test validation

• Team received a PACE Honorable Mention Award from Automotive News for our school bus seating system

• Responsible for overall program timing, including supplier performance and customer interface

• Coordinated development and validation of LS-DYNA/MADYMO FEA models to shorten development cycle

• Led the development and integration of several side airbag and seat belt systems for the Chrysler Customer Team

• Co-developed fifteen patented airbag and seat belt technologies

• Experienced in injection molding, stamping, design for manufacturing, GD&T, and engineering economics Engineering Supervisor, Takata de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (November 2004 – December 2005)

• Received the 2006 “Takata Global Airbag Engineering Best Practice Award” for manufacturing improvements

• Planned, organized, and implemented an Airbag Engineering team in the Monclova, Mexico plant

• Relocated to Mexico in February 2005 to lead the integration of the new Engineering team into plant operations

• Responsible for leading post-launch engineering activities for all production air bag programs within the plant

• Implemented poke-yokes, process controls and revised procedures to improve product quality Crash Safety Systems Engineer, Takata Restraint Systems, Inc. (August 2003 – November 2004) Page 2 of 2

• Responsible for analyzing the dynamic- and out-of-position occupant safety performance of several Ford vehicles

• Designed, conducted, and analyzed static module deployments, sled series, and vehicle barrier tests

• Designed and patented OOP injury risk mitigation technology that is included in many Takata DAB modules

• Experienced with FMVSS and ECE standards for frontal and side impact safety

• Launched stamping and injection mold tooling, including PPAP/PSO of components and assemblies

• Developed DVP&R, DFMEA, PFMEA documentation; worked with Manufacturing to ensure smooth launches DaimlerChrysler (June 1999-August 2003)

Product Engineer, Truck Vehicle Safety Restraints (July 2000 – August 2003)

• Responsible for the design, performance, packaging, and management of the 01AN/DN and 04HB/DR driver airbag programs

• Airbag VA/VE Team Leader; experienced in component/process analysis and optimization to meet cost goals

• Developed module- and system-level DVP&R, DFMEA, PFMEA documentation Contract Engineer, MSX International, Inc. (at DaimlerChrysler; June 1999 - July 2000)

• Co-developed the 2001 ‘Common Truck’ driver airbag module, including sled testing, supplier management, and integration with the instrument panel, seat belt, and steering wheel, and steering column teams

• Co-designed and patented inflatable knee bolster/glove box door technology

• Researched out-of-position occupant performance and defined design criteria for the 2004 HB instrument panel, steering wheel, steering column, inflatable knee bolster, and frontal airbag modules Breed Technologies, Inc. (May 1997 – June 1999; formerly AlliedSignal Safety Restraint Systems, Inc.) Product Engineer (November 1998 - June 1999)

• Responsible for the performance, packaging, and manufacturability of the 2001 Chrysler RS driver airbag.

• Co-designed and patented OOP technology for the 2001 RS driver airbag module in response to the NPRM Test Engineer (May 1997- November 1998)

• Significant research into reducing out-of-position occupant injuries related to airbag deployments

• Conducted data analysis, presented test results, and proposed test plans to meet program performance goals Co-op Student, Automotive Systems Laboratory (a division of TK Holdings, Inc; January-April 1996)

• Worked as a test engineer on experimental non-azide airbag inflator programs REFERENCES

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