Profile Overview

Diligent, astute, decisive, and highly versatile professional with over 23 years of diverse experience in the automotive industry. Over 13 years of experience designing seats, interiors, assemblies and dies with several Tier 1 automotive suppliers. Created new designs from concept through production release, modified and updated existing designs and liaised at a leading automotive OEM utilizing IDEAS solid modeling. 7 years of experience in contract compliance and cost recovery at a leading automotive OEM.

Education

Bachelor of Applied Arts in Industrial Engineering Central Michigan University

Concentration in Engineering Design Graphics

Technical Skills and Professional Training

Professional Training – IDEAS and Catia V5 NX9, and P.D.G.S courses

oNX 9 – Sketching, Basic Modeling, Advanced Modeling, Assembly Structures and Drafting

oCatia V5 – Part Design, Assembly Design Generative Shape Design, Sheet Metal Design and Drafting

oIDEAS – Basic SDRC Masters Series, Part Modeling I, II, III and Assemblies

oP.D.G.S – Basic Design and Advanced Surface

Technical Skills – Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, GPS, E2, IDEAS, Catia, NX9

Professional Experience

Experis Finance (Consulting - Financial Operations)

Contract compliance Auditor

08/08 – 01/16

Team member on the largest engagement for a leading OEM focusing on contract compliance and cost recovery efforts with recoveries exceeding $250 million since 2008.

Contributes as a member of the Ongoing Monitoring team specializing in contract auditing and recovery operations with recoveries of $177 million since 2008.

Contributes as a lead member of the Base Material team specializing in contract auditing and recovery operations with recoveries of $41 million since 2013.

Developed and maintained the ILM requirements for the Process Validation and Improvement group.

Aided in the development and optimization of the MS Access databases for processing mainframe payment information.

Responsible for scheduling and processing mainframe payment information for the client, the engagement and for unique data pulls.

Lear Corporation (Design)

Senior IDEAS Designer

05/00 - 02/06

U152 U231 Complete Seat Design

Create and implement new design proposals for seat structures, mechanisms, trim panels, and shields

Modify and update design changes for existing seat structures and assemblies

Develop and manage new pad designs and design changes for seat pads and headrests

Create new and update existing assembly configurations for both Master Packages and subassemblies

Sole designer responsible for part and assembly design for the CMS from conception through product release

Create and modify a Blowmold design for the rear load floor

Supplier liaison for Lear in the design studio for U251 Package and Feasibility at Ford Motor Company

Prepare and implement Teamcenter presentations for design reviews

Troy Design and Manufacturing (Design)

Senior PDGS/IDEAS designer

02/94 – 04/00

Build Class Two Body Panels from wireframe ;

Build Class Two Surface and wireframe from scan data ;

N/C Program Prototype and Production Dies

Product Design

Pioneer Engineering / Aero Detroit (Design)

PDGS Designer

07/92 – 02/94

Graphic Design & Layout changes for Ford Motor Co.

CR/CR program (Underbody, Interior Trim, I/P, Seats, and Insulators).

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