Engineering Manager
Resume:
GORDON J. DOLLAR
Simpsonville, SC *9681
************@*****.***
SUMMARY
Product Engineering professional with experience in product design, Quality (manufacturing and supplier), program management, product launches, startups and management of mechanical, electrical and manufacturing engineering groups. Specific expertise in the automotive, public transportation, defense and military equipment industries. Significant knowledge of die cast, sand cast, injection molding, blow molding, stamping and fabrication design, as well as ferrous metals, alloys, thermal formed plastics and composites. CAD, EPDM, ERP software and hardware. GD&T expert.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PROTERRA, INC. – Greenville, SC November 2011 to Present
Manufacturer of high tech Battery Electric Transit Buses
Director, Product Engineering
Program management responsibility for all product engineering functions including design, engineering, change control, configuration management, testing and prototype launch activities. Report directly to the VP of Engineering.
Responsible for styling, engineering, validation testing and prototype builds of complete buses.
Ensure timely product releases through creation of project time lines, resource planning and creation and management of budgets.
Direct a team of 45 mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing engineers, CAD designers, change/configuration control associates and launch team mechanics.
Manage engineering software, software selections and maintenance including CAD design packages, Enterprise Data Management, ERP system.
Ensure compliance to FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards), APTA (American Public Transportation Association) and SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) standards.
Manage engineering documentation including engineering standards, design guidelines, engineering drawings, Bills of Materials, validation testing reports.
Created manufacturing engineering quality system and documentation.
Created and resourced new Product Engineering office – 2011 to 2012.
Created and implemented complete change and configuration management system – 2012.
Successfully directed launch of BE35, 35-foot transit bus – 2012.
Successfully completed Altoona testing – Next Generation, 40-foot Catalyst bus – 2015.
Successfully directed launch of Catalyst bus – 2015.
Plasan North America – Bennington, VT December 2009 to November 2011
Manufacturer of Tactical Wheeled Vehicles and Personal Body Armor
Manager, Product Engineering
Responsible for creation and management of US-based, Product Engineering group for organization based in Israel. Reported to the Director of Engineering and the General Manager.
Worked closely with corporate engineering group in the design and manufacturing of vehicles for US Armed Forces.
Implemented ASME design standards, change and configuration management processes and procedures.
Created manufacturing quality documentation for U.S. based manufacturing.
Responsible for manufacturing engineering of molding processes
Created complete technical data packages for Israel engineered products.
Created GD&T guidelines for U.S. based products.
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Chief Engineer – Armored Chariots
Established and managed a joint venture to design and engineer a new composite, tactical wheeled military vehicle. Reported to the General Manager of Plasan North America.
Worked with TACOM division of the U.S. military to develop and an all composite military vehicle.
Developed new molded composites, and molding processes to mitigate multiple battlefield threats.
Managed engineering programs and testing schedules to meet military standards for tactical vehicles.
Developed manufacturing techniques from new composite assemblies.
Force Protection Industries – Ladson, SC May 2005 to November 2009
Manufacturer of Tactical Wheeled Vehicles.
Director, Product Engineering
Responsible for production vehicle engineering, design engineering and testing activities. Reported to the VP of Engineering.
Created a new engineering department, processes, procedures and design guidelines.
Created yearly budgets, short and long term growth projections.
Worked with executive team to create tactical and strategic plans for product introductions, product timelines and production facilities requirements.
Created manufacturing and quality engineering staff
Integrated manufacturing engineering into product engineering functions
Responsible for manufacturing and supplier quality functions
Managed annual engineering budget of $2M.
Successfully increased yearly vehicle output from less than 10 vehicles per year to over 2,000 vehicles per year in three years.
Ricardo Consulting Engineering – Van Buren, MI February 1984 to May 2005
Provides engineering consulting services for automotive, military, commercial and public transportation industries specializing in engine, powertrain and complete vehicle design.
Manager, Engineering
Managed engineering staff and coordinated activities of the U.S. and U.K. based engineering departments. Reported to the Director of Engineering.
Responsible for engineering quality, training, scheduling and program management of engineering projects.
Provided engineering support including technical presentations and reports, to business development activities.
Created annual budgets and developed yearly growth predictions for management team based on business development data.
Budgeted, benchmarked and procured engineering hardware and software.
Managed testing and validation processes; built and certified 8 cell dynamometer test facility that was profitable within six months.
Secured project from Chrysler Corporation to design the next generation “Chrysler Hemi”.
EDUCATION
Mechanical Engineering, Henry W. Ford Community College – Dearborn, MI. 1968 to 1972.
Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan – Dearborn, MI. 1972 to 1976
TRAINING
Navel Air Reserve – Radar Technician
GD&T advanced applications
APQP, Six Sigma – Ford Motor Company
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