Bosko COROVIC

**** ***** **. *** ***** Austin TX 78738 acz44n@r.postjobfree.com 619-***-**** Commitment to Product Quality is Second to None. A Professional dedicated to the automotive industry for the last 17 years. A wealth of experience in equipment design, procurement, and installation, with particular focus on

Total of 17 equipment years of experience safety, Summary electrical in Automotive safety, of Qualifications and Manufacturing productivity improvement. Environment

Toyota Manufacturing - Body Weld Process Specialist

SJM R&D – R&D Engineer

EDS Nissan Japan – Class A Surfacing & Interior Design Engineer

Ford Motor Co. – Design & Process Engineer

Created Exhaust Flex High Temperature and Salt Corrosion Study Procedure Conduct Risk Assessments Road Load Data Acquisition at GM, Chrysler & Ford Proving Grounds I-DEAS Design specialist Effective team member, comfortable with leading or collaborating Excellent problem solving/Analyzing/Project Management skills Hard working /Dedicated/Reliable/ Creative Project Leader, individual Production with strong Engineering interpersonal PROFESSIONAL - Body and at Toyota communication TRACK Motor Engineering skills & Manufacturing North America

U nderstand the introduction of vehicle project related model changes in the NA 09/Body 2007 Weld Present shop and implement them according to GBL Weld Process standards (Equipment evaluation, specifications, procurement and implementation).

Project Leader with 17+ years of experience in automotive engineering automated process set up

Manage a team of about 11 Process Engineers and Engineering Techs on Automated process improvement projects to improve quality, increase yield, improve safety, and reduce cost for the General Assembly manufacturing line

Create and manage area project schedule, equipment/installation budget, and negotiate all that with North America Manufacturing Companies (NAMCs)

Worked on vehicle quality issues as they related to Inspection Standards, Quality Audits, and Warranty Claims. Create and manage dimensional accuracy activity

Coordinate with NAMC pilot and (TEMA) technicians on roles, expectations, work schedules and performance

Coordinate and manage vendor activity to include job expectations, schedules and work together to resolve project related issues

Responsible for daily coordination and management of area activities

Lead Body Weld process preparation activity starting with Development stage SE, Equipment evaluation, Cost reduction, Risk assessment identification and implementation, and manage projects to the end with Equipment procurement/refurbishment, Body accuracy mass production trials and SOP support.

Conduct automation troubleshooting, cycle time reductions and new equipment installation.

Analysis and implementation of safety & ergonomic concerns.

Develop bid specs and scopes of work for procuring new equipment

Designed manufacturing processes of welding cells and automated lines for various Toyota

Manufacturing g facilities: TMMC, TMMMS, (Page TMMK, 1/2) TMMTX, TMMBC, TMMI

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• ENGINEERING • R&D

BOSKO COROVIC acz44n@r.postjobfree.com 619-***-****

PROFESSIONAL TRACK

SJM North America – R&D Engineer Monroe, MI 06/2003 09/P rovided 2007 technical support and direction to South Korean R&D department on behavior of Exhaust Flex Couplings application inside NA vehicle platform based, on road load data collection, material corrosion study, • Work noise with performance, Faurecia Product misalignment Engineering preloading group conditions, to duplicate etc and resolve customer-reported product defects

• Generated high temperature and salt corrosion cycle procedures to reflect the true environmental conditions and evaluate mechanical properties performance of high grade austenitic stainless steel materials according to setup conditions.

• Performed vehicle instrumentation and data acquisition on vehicles at customer proved grounds and testing facilities. Analyzed data and system performance, calculated the Cumulative Damage and issued technical and quality reports

• Worked closely with the R & D Department in South Korea on the development of existing and new products, coordinate and drive prototype builds, communicate process flow requirements between Korean product development team and customer manufacturing team for specific vehicle E DS applications, – Design Application etc. Engineer Detroit, MI 11/2000 06/D eveloped 2003 Ergonomic studies and design best practice for Tier I clients that used Ideas NX Cad software as their Assigned Product Development 03/2003 to EDS Tool. Japan – Nissan SUV -Ergonomic group

Developed Ergonomic studies for Nissan - Japan Craftsmanship Core team including Min/Max Reach zones for door/floor/seat controls, Rim block to Cluster IP Hand Reach zones, Down vision zones, Head turn Clearance zones, Foot Clearance for step pad and Manual/ Automatic gear shifter Reach zones.

Provided training courses in development of enhancement requirements in a vehicle Class “A” surfacing

Provided Ford Engineers and Designers with development of design best practice and user friendly rework updates onto sheet metal interior trim & plastic components for different SUV programs

Ford Motor Co – Student Co-op Program

Windsor & Essex Engine Plant Winds Windsor, ON 01/1998 11/2000

Supervised two production lines, Cylinder Head and Crankshaft department at Windsor – Ford Engine plant, while Work adhering Term reports to quality included: standards Bearing and failure improving mode efficiency analysis & Optimized external and internal

cooling of TI Automotive plastic EDUCATION fuel thank in DESIGNATIONS injection blow molding division Bachelor of Applied Science Mechanical Engineering – 08/2000

University of Windsor – Windsor, ON

SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCIES

IGRIP IDEAS/UG NX LOTUS Notes Auto Cad People Software

Microsoft Office FOREIGN (Word Excel LANGUAGES PowerPoint Outlook)

ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS• Serbo-Cooking, Croatian Photography, English – Euro Fluent Football, Skiing, Table Tennis, Chess

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