GERALD DIXONBEY SR

Home 313-***-****

Cell: 313-***-****

Email: ad2t58@r.postjobfree.com

Detroit, MI

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position where I can utilize my skills, abilities, and experience with a company that offers opportunity growth and advancement.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Dakkota Kett July 2022 – Nov 1st, 2022

2nd Shift Production Supervisor.

Responsibilities were but not limited to:

• Training employees, training self-defense, hand cuffing and investigating.

• Searching, producer policy, pat down, patrolling, scheduling, and officer’s daily reports.

Ground Effects LLC 10/2017 - 3/2021

Supervisor

Responsibilities were but not limited to:

• Quality assurance checking for over sprays on short and long beds trimming any areas that need to be corrected on box trucks XMF truck.

• Making sure all rails were installed with all the correct screws.

• Making corrections on the paint booth sprays on the cargo of the truck.

• Assisted in making corrections on bed liners, wire pulls, demarking and masking removal of tape.

• Assisted the Repairs Supervisor on all lines logging all documents at the end of each workday shift.

LEAR SEATING 06/2015 – 10/2017

Production Supervisor (Short Term Contract)

Responsibilities were but not limited to:

• Cost reduction and analysis safety scheduling assignment, balancing evaluation, and controls of component build monitoring, of customer, production, and quality.

• Assisted in correct distribution and training of new employees, to coordinate the temporary staff requirement, some shipping and receiving unloading/ loading of trucks on the line setup material handling. Weather stippling and seals seating restrains.

• Provided all departments with support from production personnel.

• Reviewed and authorized all production employees and timecards.

• Assisted in mediation of personnel problems and conducted disciplinary action when required.

• Ensured correct line balancing and flow coordinate line change over activities, ensured correct tooling and fixtures of production line, and coordinated the requirement of engineering and maintenances.

BAE INDUSTRIES INC., AUBURN HILLS, MI 06/2013 – 10/2015

Production Supervisor (Short Term Contract)

Responsibilities were but not limited to:

• Cost reduction and analysis safety scheduling assignment, balancing evaluation, and controls of component build monitoring for customer, production, and quality.

• Assisted in correct distribution and training of new employees, to coordinate the temporary staff requirement, some shipping and receiving unloading/ loading of trucks on the line setup material handling. Weather stippling and seals seating restrains.

• Provided all departments with support from production personnel.

• Reviewed and authorized all production employees and timecards.

• Assisted in mediation of personnel problems and conducted disciplinary action when required.

• Ensured correct line balancing and flow coordinate line change over activities, ensured correct tooling and fixtures of production line, and coordinated the requirement of engineering and maintenances.

FORD MOTORS, INC., DEARBORN, MI 05/2011 – 06/2013

Resident Engineer (Contract)

Responsibilities were but not limited to:

• Design and release, developmental testing, design review and data transfer to CAD files from Team Center.

• Brake and suspension systems and restraints.

• Seating design for front and back seat systems including lumbar systems.

• Implemented corrective actions for statistical process control vehicle.

• Lean manufacturing usage of Team Center

• Seating positioning springs crushing brackets head rest seat belts frame feasibilities.

Study of restraints, electrical wiring lighting, dash broad (I/P systems), cladding door systems, sail plates seal and chisel light. Seals weather stripping.

• Utilized Catia v5 for root cause analysis and resolution of defined concerns.

• Work with other engineering teams to complete the components validating plans during the developmental stage.

HA INDUSTRIALS, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 10/2010 - 05/2011

Design Release Engineer (Contract)

Responsibilities were but not limited to:

• Structural design and development and testing of suspension and brakes systems technical.

• Design component selection and optimization activities.

• Design and development of sail plates, step plates, emerald seals, facials bumpers, doors interior trim, exterior trim hoods, windows seals weather stripping, roof ditch, ABC pillars, harness wiring programs.

• HVAC, body control module, body control systems, tire pressure monitor system testing, and exterior trim plastics.

PRODUCT ACTION, PLYMOUTH MI 09/2004 - 10/2010

Design Release Engineer (Contract)

Responsibilities were but not limited to:

• Cost reduction and analysis.

• Writing test plans for Ambient format, seal, and weather stippling seals.

• Hot and cold cycles testing for door slam, front and rear seat cushion, and front seat back and restraints.

• Prepared BOM for rear seat cushion and rear seat back.

• Aluminum structures transmission tear down park paw.

• Seal door closure weather stripping, windshield seals, static dynamic seals, and exterior and door trim.

FORD MOTORS COMPANY, DEARBORN, MI 09/1999 – 09/2004

Product Design Release Engineer (Contract)

Responsibilities were but were not limited to:

• Cost reduction and analysis, interior and exterior trim I/p systems.

• Design programs modeling feasibilities study using of team center (WERS) training study of lighting, seating, (FEA), (FMEA), (DFMEA), (PMEA), (GD&T), (APQP), (PPAP)

• Process leak testing instrumentation panels, testing havoc body control system tire pressure systems and cluster testing and release of design for speeds odometers trip gauges.

• Reading of fuel gauges, lighting, consoles, design of connectors, harness wiring and development of chassis brake systems, glass channel, seal, weather strip and seal static and dynamic seal doors closure, steering suspension, fuel exhaust, engine transmission power train diagnostics, systems engine calibration (STA), (PPAP), (DVP), (PMT).

• Placing alerts with WERS of designs for seats restraints and interior trim, brackets and doors hinges assisted with fabrication and body control systems design.

• HVACs systems tire pressure, systems weather stripping, HVAC heat transfers, and roof ditch entertainment systems. (FMEA) (DFMEA) (FEA) electrical mechanical packaging for usage of (SDRC)

LEAR /GM MID LUXURY GROUP, FLINT MI 09/1998 – 09/1999

Design Release Engineer (Contract)

Responsibilities were but were not limited to:

• Design and development of chassis systems.

• Design review of document steering, suspension fuel exhaust cooling system, HVAC systems, tire pressure monitor transmission and gears and axles emissions, restraints seating for interior trim, exterior trim door.

• Check systems assembly door hinges and bracket.

• Designs lift gate system headliner, facial bumper, seat belts trouble shooting, (ASQC) PLM process and weather-stripping seals

GENERAL MOTORS, WARREN MI 09/1993 - 09/1998

Validation Engineer (Contract)

Responsibilities were but not limited to:

• Cost reduction, wrote test plans (DVP), testing for transmission Park paw (FTQ) study design and release to meet requirements.

• Coordinating the release of components with BOM support technical group specialists to establish future design and direction of HAVC systems, tire monitor system, body control.

• Design and development and BOM, requirement to ensure design are manufacturing to bop.

• Established requirements to support process within and across the HRC and SST group to communicate pip, cost, budgeting error proof reading improvements document and component issues (DFMEA) and lighting distances of RPM, restraints, seating, head and arm rest, headliners, fuels systems, harness wiring, seals step plates, emblems, doors trim, weather stripping, exterior cladding, molding, windows glazing and lighting.

• Specs for Canadian and federals standard lighting to meet the customer’s satisfaction.

• Assured EWO’s sheet metals, dent resistance, window regulator systems, control electrical calibration, power train transmissions, gears, axles, diagnostics and engine transmissions, arm rest head rest steering column and gap issues and reclining systems.

CHRYSLER CORP GROUP, TRENTON MI 09/1990 - 09/1993 Product Design Release Engineer (Contract)

Responsibilities were but not limited to:

• Product design engineering, cost reduction, planning analysis and A, B, C, D, E pillars, interior and exterior trim, auto conference, and trouble shooting.

• Processed hand gauging data crunching (FEA) (DFMEA) (AQPQ), wire frames for seating systems design and development for seat systems design.

• Restraints and development for interior trim and exterior trim debugging, troubleshooting quality controls to MET standards requirements.

• Weather stripping and seals fabrication.

• Stamping seats (DVP) testing (NVH), (HVAC).

• Experience in calibration of power transmission, diagnostics, and engine transmissions.

PTI GROUP CORP, DETROIT MI 01/1986 - 09/1990

Production Supervision

Responsibilities were but not limited to:

• Cost reduction and analysis safety, scheduling assignment, balancing evaluation, and controls of component build monitoring of customer production and quality.

• Assisted in correct distribution and training of new employees and to coordinate the temporary staff requirement, some shipping and receiving unloading/ loading of trucks on the line setup material handling.

• Provided all departments with support from production personnel.

• Reviewed and authorized all production employee’s timecards.

• Assisted in mediation of personnel problems and conducted disciplinary action when required.

• Ensured correct line balancing and flow coordinated line change over activities, ensured correct tooling and fixtures of production line, and coordinated the requirement of engineering and maintenances.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Wayne State University MI, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Certification and Licenses:

Mechanical, Desktop Designer, C4 Engineering

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

APPLICATIONS; HYPE MESH, PDGS, SDRC, WERS IDEALS, CAD

LOTUS NOTES AND IDEALS HVAC, UG, CATIA V4 and V5, PROE, PACKAGES, NASTRAN, GRR, CPK, SPC, ABAQUS, LSDYNA. AUTOCAD 2000 INVENTORS, SOILDWORKS, SOILDEDGE, WILDFIRE, APQP, PPAP, FEA, FMEA, DFMEA, GDT, PMEA, TS16949.

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

Member of the ALPHA PHI AHA Fraternity.

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