JAMES A. DARGA

***** ******

WARREN, MI *****

586-***-****

Email: ad19ay@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Product Designer with experience in industrial manufacturing. Accountable for concept through production released industrial products and components. Work well as team member or independently. Demonstrated ability to meet stringent deadlines while maintaining corporate quality standards. Solid expertise in Siemens NX, Teamcenter 12, VIS Mockup.

EXPERIENCE:

8/2000 – 10/2023

New Dimension LLC / Bartech Group (General Motors) Sterling Heights - Pontiac, Mi

Senior Designer - systems group – using Teamcenter and UG/NX

Responsible for the design and stack ups on multiple General Motors engines, specializing in the design of air system components for shields, beauty and acoustic covers, Front engine cover, oil separator, Air/turbo charter components, Front engine covers and secondary air systems,

Performed stack up and roll studies to ensure manufacturing viability and quality of design ot meet General Motors technical specifications and build requirements

Completed drawings in the Electronic Drawing release system

Participated in CIT meetings, Design Reviews, Interfacing with Design Engineers and working as a team member to ensure high quality engine design

Lead the design and was part number responsible for updating PAS

Air and turbo charge, gas and diesel fuel, evap, exhaust

LF3 turbo inlet adapter (Theta Epsilon and Lambda 2016)

LE5 acoustic cover (Solstice 2006)

LZ8 secondary air systems (manifolds, heat shields, hoses, pipes, brackets)

LM4 engine packaging envelope

Stack Ups and Roll studies

Drawings / Electronic Drawing Release (EDR)

Participated in CIT meeting, Design Reviews, Interfacing with Design Engineers

and Suppliers/Vendors .

Lead Design Assisant- part of team responisble for updating PAS for CSS RPOs

(sumitting proposal, Packaging studies, roll studies, clearence studies

1/ 1997 – 7/2000

Hawtal-Whiting (General Dynamics Land Systems) Sterling Heights, MI

Designer- used UG, Computervision CADDS5 on SPARC and CADD stations

Member of the team responsible for packaging an MTU diesel power pack into an M1A1 hull

Space claim layout

Fuel System

Hydraulic mounting bracket

Utility body (Knapheide) - class “A” surfacing

Member of team responsible for packaging GM LQ4 Engine into 500NPR31 commercial truck

Engine crossmember

A/T crossmember

Engine mounts

Space claim layouts

Door mechanisms

Hinges and latches

Brain Plate

Body reinforcement (belt line)

8/96 – 1/1997

Borg-Warner Automotive Romulus, MI

Designer- Used Computervision CADDS5 onSPARC and CADD stations

Connecting rods

Transmission components

6/ 94 – 8/1996

AIM Executive, Inc. (Ford Motor Company) Dearborn,MI

Designer- used Computervision CADDS5 on SPARC and CADD stations

Designed interior components

Packaging and clearance studies of interior component

6/1991 – 6/1994

Global Technology (Ford Motor Company) Dearborn, MI

Designer-used Computervision CADDS5 on SPARC and CADD stations

Design fuel injector cooling and hose routing

Package layout and design showing 3.0L split port assembly in vehicle

Relocation of EGR valve and routing of EGR tube

Design cast iron exhaust manifold

Design of 2.7L block

Design of 3.4L block

3.8L block (NVH)

Cast oil pan for 3.8L Ranger engines

4/1988 – 5/1991

Precision Technologies, Inc. Mt. Clemens, MI

Designer – used Computervision CADDS4, CADDS5 on SPARC and CADD stations

Designs and packaging provided to General Dynamics Land Systems for M1A1 tank

Routing pneumatic hoses and electrical wiring

Control panels and wire routing

Extensive gears and splines

Detailed assemblies

Design sheet metal bracket and fasteners

Die building

Castings

5/1984 -4/1991

Zeidler Tool and Die Fraser, MI

Die maker- completed a four year apprenticeship

EDUCATION:

1979 Lake Shore High School, St. Clair Shores

1984 – 1988 Macomb County Community College

Applied Technologies Curriculum (Tool and Die Apprenticeship)

TRAINING:

Unigraphics training V11-V18

NX training versions 1 – 8

Teamcenter/IMAN (multiple versions)

NX Sketcher Training

GDT

Wave Geometry Linker

Ergonomics For Product Engineering,

Stackup Manager

DCS

ASD

VAS

Teamcenter Product Visualization (Vis mockup)

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