Benjamin Okeagu

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Sterling Heights, MI 48310 aczbwe@r.postjobfree.com

US CITIZEN

CAREER SUMMARY

Seasoned engineering professional with extensive experience in quality assurance, program management, structural analysis, design, and validation. Demonstrated leadership, initiative and persistence in problem solving. Strong organization, planning and decision making abilities. Excellent oral and written communication skills. A Team player with a demonstrated ability to work in a global team environment. Strong background in supplier management; advanced quality planning; DFMEA/Control plan; ability to work in a highly productive, constantly changing environment; ability to lead/manage supplier quality engineers to meet APQP deliverables. Certified Shainin RED-X Journeyman

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Advantage Technical Resources 12/2012 -Present

Quality, Reliability and Continuous Improvement Lead

At Chrysler Group LLC

Lead and Manage the development and execution of the APQP process from DFMEAs, PFMEAs and DVP&Rs, through final PPAP.

Monitor appropriate measures of effectiveness of the APQP process and other engineering activities

Continuously improve the effectiveness of the APQP process and other key engineering activities

Report corrective actions internally and to the suppliers; work with suppliers to improve their quality systems

Ensure knowledge transfer by documenting, updating and sharing lessons learned.

Interface with the customer & supplier teams and manufacturing facilities to ensure AQP deliverable are met and quality planning properly executed.

Lead activities to identify and implement corrective/preventative actions for reported concerns for both prototype and production programs

Track and report AQP deliverables and review documents (i.e. PFMEA, Control Plans, and Work Instructions) & manage/lead SQA team

Leverage contemporary Problem Solving Techniques to successfully resolve quality issues

MSX International 03/2011 -10/12

Lead Systems Engineer

A key player in developing Front End Modules configured for various automotive OEMs

Conceptualize, create, and analyze designs to meet the chassis configuration, options and performance expectations of the customer

Determine and communicate project objectives and strategies for their accomplishment. Ensure technical, performance, cost, schedule, and quality requirements are met. Ensure project outcomes are consistent with established engineering and management principles and practices.

Regularly prepare, present, and defend project technical issues, results and recommendations to external customers and internal high-level management. Participate in formal technical reviews with customers and internal technical reviews with peers and subordinates

General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan 1989-2009

Senior Engineer

2003 –2009

Appointed to lead Program Integration and Program Development Teams to ensure successful completion of HVAC/PTC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Powertrain Cooling) components and full vehicle validation testing and documentation ahead of program milestones

Program Management responsibilities in Product Engineering for GM North America. Projects included design release management of chassis frames and supporting components, as well as validation of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems on various major vehicle platforms, and managing the creation and maintenance of a typical sections repository website for all General Motor’s and competitive vehicles

Initiated, directed, planned and organized design activities from concept through completion. Established program objectives, requirements, budget and timings. Conducted competitive product evaluation, source evaluation and customer clinic.

Conducted program meetings, established action items and responsibilities. Conducted design failure mode analysis (DFMA), process failure mode analysis (PFMEA). Established DFM, and DFA requirement. Established repair and service procedures

Developed and delivered Statements of Requirements (SOR) to suppliers and coordinated supplier execution of the SORs to consistently ensure delivery of production parts in time for Pilot Build

Conceptualized, created, and analyzed designs to meet the configuration, options and performance expectations of the customer

Determined and communicated project objectives and strategies for their accomplishment. Ensured technical, performance, cost, schedule, and quality requirements were met. Ensured project outcomes were consistent with established engineering and management principles and practices.

Regularly prepared, presented, and defended project technical issues, results and recommendations to external customers and internal high-level management. Participated in formal technical reviews with customers and internal technical reviews with peers and subordinates

Quality Assurance Leader - Pontiac East Assembly 1996-2003

Responsible to oversee assembly operations to ensure vehicle quality

Led the teams that tracked customer system data requirements and quality performance for assigned programs/manufacturing facilities and ensured corrective actions were effective

Analyzed Voice of Customer Warranty Data to Determine Opportunities for J.D. Power Quality Improvements.

Leveraged contemporary Problem Solving Techniques to successfully resolve quality issues

Monitored appropriate measures of effectiveness of the APQP process and other engineering activities

Continuously improved the effectiveness of the APQP process and other key engineering activities

Led the initiative to achieve ISO 9002 for Pontiac East Assembly

Provided direction to subordinate QA associates and managed the maintenance of corporate quality standards

Sought continuous improvement of the product quality, reliability, durability, cost and engineering processes. Heavily involved in cost reduction and communization of parts activities.

Reported corrective actions internally and to the suppliers; worked with suppliers to improve their quality systems

Ensured knowledge transfer by documenting, updating and sharing lessons learned.

Interfaced with the customer & supplier teams and manufacturing facilities to ensure AQP deliverable were met and quality planning was properly executed.

Led activities to identify and implement corrective/preventative actions for reported concerns for both prototype and production programs

Tracked and reported AQP deliverables and reviewed documents (i.e. PFMEA, Control Plans, and Work Instructions) & manage/lead SQA team for metals.

Design Release Engineer – P-Truck Platform

1992- 1996

Managed the Design Release Engineering function for chassis frames and components for the General Motor’s P-Truck Platform

Developed and delivered Statements of Requirements (SOR) to chassis frame vendors, and coordinated vendor execution of the SORs to consistently ensure delivery of production parts in time for Pilot Build

Conceptualized, created, and analyzed designs to meet the chassis configuration, options and performance expectations of the customer

Determined and communicated project objectives and strategies for their accomplishment. Ensured technical, performance, cost, schedule, and quality requirements were met. Ensured project outcomes were consistent with established engineering and management principles and practices.

Regularly prepared, presented, and defended project technical issues, results and recommendations to external customers and internal high-level management. Participate in formal technical reviews with customers and internal technical reviews with peers and subordinates

Focused on removing costs, achieving continuous improvement, removing inefficiencies, and complexity by selecting local suppliers with a good history of quality, which resulted in a significant reduction in freight costs

Structural Engineer, Advanced Structures Group

1989-1992

Performed structural analysis within the Advanced Structure Group using the finite element method

Pioneered the use of NASTRAN to conduct thermal-structural analysis of the vehicle control module for the GMT800 full-size truck

Coordinated Finite Element Analysis (FEA) activity for new Full Size Trucks.

Built finite element models. Performed static structural, fatigue and dynamic analyses on various vehicle components using NASTRAN. and HYPERWORKS pre and post processor.

Worked closely with design engineers to reduce mass and improve structural performance per requirements (NVH, Durability, Vehicle Dynamics and Body)

Predicted structural performance for load cases, e.g. Structural modes (modal separation from chassis and powertrain

Coordinated activities for vehicle models and provide input to model construction

Optimized design and balanced requirements

Interpreted results and made design recommendations to Performance Team Leader and others

Closed loop learning proposals to improve capability and productivity

Responsible for evaluation, resolution and documentation of discrepancies related to structures and components to satisfy governing requirements.

Some experience using ABAQUS

Additional Training

More than 50 training programs including the following:

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft

Project Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Project Management

For Engineers, Strategy of Experimentation, Design for Assembly,

Making Effective Presentation, Robust Design Modules I, II, III and IV.

Weibull Analysis, Effective Listening, Design For Six Sigma, Lotus

Notes, Shainin Red-X Problem Solving Technologies

EDUCATION

BS, Civil/Structural Engineering, University of Illinois

MS, Civil/Structural Engineering, University of Illinois.

Ph. D Civil/Structural Engineering, Michigan State University

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